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Michael Dreisinger

Male 1854 - 1938  (84 years)


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  1. 1.  Michael Dreisinger was born 1 Jul 1854, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Jacob Dreisinger and Eva Oswald); died 30 Nov 1938, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-96712
    • Residence: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1881, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Carpenter
    • Residence: 1884, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1901, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Cooper
    • Occupation: 1911, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Cabinet Maker, Furniture Factory
    • Residence: 1911, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Notes:

    Mr. Michael Dreisinger passed away Wednesday afternoon at 3.40 o'clock at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Herb Huehn and Mr. Huehn, in Conestogo, after a lingering illness.

    The departed, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Dreisinger, was born in Woolwich Township on July 1, 1854. He was married to Amelia Hollinger who predeceased him years ago. Since that time, he has made his home with his daughter, Mrs. Huehn. Prior to that time Mr. and Mrs. Dreisinger resided in Elmira.

    The deceased is survived by one son, Alvin, of Elmira, and one daughter, Mrs. Huehn, of Conestogo, also two grandchildren, as well as two sisters, Mrs. Katie Brox and Mrs. Fred Hektus, and three brothers, John, William and Jacob, all of Elmira.

    The remains will rest at the Dreisinger Funeral Home, in Elmira until Friday noon when they will be brought to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Huehn in Conestogo, where a brief service will be conducted Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The main service will be held at the St. James Lutheran Church, Elmira, of which he was a faithful member for many years. Burial will be made in the Elmira Cemetery. Rev. L. H. Kalbfleisch, pastor of the church, will officiate.

    Michael married Amelia "Emma" Hollinger 13 May 1884, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Amelia (daughter of Jacob Hollinger and Eva Niergarth) was born 25 Mar 1863, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Jan 1933, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Alvin Dreisinger was born 23 Mar 1885, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 24 Dec 1941, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Irene Eva Dreisinger was born 20 Mar 1892, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 May 1957, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Heidelberg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Jacob Dreisinger was born 25 Jun 1829, , Bavaria, Germany (son of Frederich Lewis Dreisinger and Magdalena Brinkert); died 27 Jul 1914, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Jakob Dreisinger
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-127577
    • Immigration: 1832, , Ontario, Canada
    • Immigration: 1836, , Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1853, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
    • Occupation: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1881, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Retired: 1901, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1911, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Income
    • Residence: 1911, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Notes:

    Jacob Dreisinger

    Early Monday morning, there passed to his reward a well known resident of this village in the person of Jacob Dreisinger, after five weeks of painful illness. Deceased was born in Bavaria, Germany, on June 25, 1829. In his 7th year he came with his family to Conestogo. On the 11th of October 1853 he was married to Eva Oswald, wife for over 60 years who shared with him the joys and sorrows of life and who now mourns his departure. The family lived on several farms in Woolwich, the last being the Zilliax farm now occupied by one of his sons, Mr. Jacob O. Dreisinger, 2 miles east of Elmira, where they lived about 28 years. The last three years they have lived with their daughter, Mrs. Fred Hectus, in Elmira. The family consisted of the following children: Michael and John, Elmira; Jacob, on the old homestead; Katie (Mrs. Wm. Brox) and William of Elmira; Lena (Mrs. Henry Holle) who died some years ago; Melinda (Mrs. Fred Hectus), Elmira. Eighteen grandchildren, 3 great-grandchildren, his brother John, Elmira, and a sister (Mrs. Fox of Wyatt, Indiana), also survive him. The funeral was held on Wednesday afternoon, Rev. J. Strempfer, pastor of St. James Lutheran church officiating. A large number of relatives and friends paid a last tribute of respect to the deceased by attending the funeral.


    Elmira Signet, July 30, 1914

    Jacob married Eva Oswald 11 Oct 1853, Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Eva (daughter of Johann Jacob "Jacob" Oswald and Catherine Bachman) was born 21 Oct 1834, , Germany; died 19 Aug 1917, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Eva Oswald was born 21 Oct 1834, , Germany (daughter of Johann Jacob "Jacob" Oswald and Catherine Bachman); died 19 Aug 1917, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Eva Dreisinger
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-127578
    • Immigration: 1836, , Ontario, Canada
    • Immigration: 1849, , Canada
    • Residence: 1851, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1853, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1911, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Notes:

    The death occurred on Sunday, Aug. 19th, of Mrs. Jacob Dreisinger at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Fred Hectus. The deceased was in her 83rd, year. The funeral will be held on Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the home of Mr. Hectus to St. James Church for service and from there to the Union cemetery for burial,

    The Chronicle Telegraph 23 Aug 1917, p. 6

    Children:
    1. 1. Michael Dreisinger was born 1 Jul 1854, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 Nov 1938, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. John O. Dreisinger was born 2 Apr 1857, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Aug 1940, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Jacob O. Dreisinger was born 3 Oct 1860, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 May 1942, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Catherine Dreisinger was born 17 Nov 1862, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Aug 1951, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. William Dreisinger was born 5 Aug 1867, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 Mar 1950, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Magdalena "Lena" Dreisinger was born 10 Aug 1870, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Nov 1898, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Matthews Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Conestogo, Woolwich, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Melinda Dreisinger was born 26 Nov 1873, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1954; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Frederich Lewis Dreisinger was born 1799, , Germany (son of Franz Dreisinger and Katharina Elisabetha Zwiebel); died 1860, , USA.

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    • Name: Franz Ludwig Dreisinger
    • Name: Lewis Drysinger
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-132745
    • Occupation: 1842, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
    • Occupation: 1851, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1851, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Notes:

    They then came to Elkhart county, Ind. (in 1860), but the grandfather [Frederich Lewis Dreisinger] died during the trip and the grandmother passed from this life in St. Joseph county, Ind., about 1872. They reared a family of five children: Adam, Jacob, John, Philipbena and Lena, all of whom are living, but only one resides in this section of the county - Lena. The grandfather was a farmer throughout life and succeeded in accumulating a valuable property. ...

    "Pictorial and Biographical Memoirs of Elkhart and St. Joseph Counties, Indiana Together with Biographies of Many Prominent Men of Northern Indiana and the Whole State, Both Living and Dead" Goodspeed Brothers Publishers, Chicago, 1893, John Morris Co. Printers and Binders

    Frederich married Magdalena Brinkert 8 Mar 1825, Berlin, Brandenburg, Preußen, Germany. Magdalena (daughter of Konrad Brinkert and Margaretha Guenther) was born 1800, , Germany; died 1872, , St. Joseph Co., Indiana. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Magdalena Brinkert was born 1800, , Germany (daughter of Konrad Brinkert and Margaretha Guenther); died 1872, , St. Joseph Co., Indiana.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Magdalena Dreisinger
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-138293
    • Residence: 1851, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Children:
    1. Philippina Dreisinger was born CALC 10 Mar 1823; was christened 26 Apr 1823, Wilgartswiesen, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany; died 12 Jun 1896, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Johann Adam "Adam" Dreisinger was born 29 Dec 1825, Wilgartswiesen, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany; was christened 1 Jan 1825, Wilgartswiesen, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. 2. Jacob Dreisinger was born 25 Jun 1829, , Bavaria, Germany; died 27 Jul 1914, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. John Dreisinger was born 13 May 1839, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 May 1916, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Magdalena Dreisinger was born 1840, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  3. 6.  Johann Jacob "Jacob" Oswald was born 8 Dec 1803, Wilgartswiesen, Rhein-Baiern, Germany; was christened 11 Dec 1803, Wilgartswiesen-Hofstätten, Bayern, Germany (son of Philip Jacob Oswald and Margaretha Becker); died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Jacob Oswald
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-116921
    • Occupation: 1851, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1851, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Retired: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Johann — Catherine Bachman. Catherine was born 1803, , Germany; died Bef 1891. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Catherine Bachman was born 1803, , Germany; died Bef 1891.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Catherine Oswald
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-116932
    • Residence: 1851, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Children:
    1. Michael B. Oswald was born 3 Sep 1832, Wilgartswiesen, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany; died 13 Nov 1921, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 3. Eva Oswald was born 21 Oct 1834, , Germany; died 19 Aug 1917, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Jacob B. Oswald was born 1 Oct 1837, Wilgartswiesen, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany; died 10 Jan 1939, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Franz Dreisinger was born Abt 1770, of, Germany; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: dnf-68893

    Franz — Katharina Elisabetha Zwiebel. Katharina was born Abt 1770, of, Germany; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Katharina Elisabetha Zwiebel was born Abt 1770, of, Germany; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Katharina Elisabetha Dreisinger
    • Eby ID Number: dnf-68897

    Children:
    1. 4. Frederich Lewis Dreisinger was born 1799, , Germany; died 1860, , USA.

  3. 10.  Konrad Brinkert was born Abt 1770, of, Germany; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-76040

    Konrad — Margaretha Guenther. Margaretha was born Abt 1770, of, Germany; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Margaretha Guenther was born Abt 1770, of, Germany; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Margaretha Brinkert
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-76041

    Children:
    1. 5. Magdalena Brinkert was born 1800, , Germany; died 1872, , St. Joseph Co., Indiana.

  5. 12.  Philip Jacob Oswald was born 15 Jan 1788, Wilgartswiesen, Rhein-Baiern, Germany; was christened 18 Jan 1788, Wilgartswiesen-Hofstätten, Bayern, Germany; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-191773

    Philip — Margaretha Becker. Margaretha was born CA 1788, of, Wilgartswiesen, Rhein-Baiern, Germany; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Margaretha Becker was born CA 1788, of, Wilgartswiesen, Rhein-Baiern, Germany; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Margaretha Oswald
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-191774

    Children:
    1. 6. Johann Jacob "Jacob" Oswald was born 8 Dec 1803, Wilgartswiesen, Rhein-Baiern, Germany; was christened 11 Dec 1803, Wilgartswiesen-Hofstätten, Bayern, Germany; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. Michael Oswald was born 4 Jul 1806, Wilgartswiesen, Rhein-Baiern, Germany; died 2 Oct 1888, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Catharine Oswald was born 1810, , Germany; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Conrad Oswald was born CALC 16 Mar 1813, , Germany; died 27 Jun 1886, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery (formerly Oswald or Hoffer), Woolwich Tw., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Johann Philip "Philip" Oswald was born 19 Oct 1816, Wilgartswiesen, Rhein-Baiern, Germany; was christened 20 Oct 1816, Wilgartswiesen-Hofstätten, Bayern, Germany; died Bef 1881.
    6. Anna Maria "Mary" Oswald was born 23 Apr 1821, Wilgartswiesen, Rhein-Baiern, Germany; died 3 Sep 1894, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , St. Matthews Evangelical Lutheran Church, Conestogo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Sebastian "Baslean" "Bastian" Oswald was born 25 Jul 1823, Wilgartswiesen, Rhein-Baiern, Germany; was christened 26 Jul 1823, Wilgartswiesen-Hofstätten, Bayern, Germany; died Yes, date unknown.


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