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Emma Keller

Female 1886 - 1972  (86 years)


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  1. 1.  Emma Keller was born 10 Jul 1886, , Ontario, Canada (daughter of Frederick Keller and Mary Bird); died 14 Nov 1972, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Emma Strome
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-198070
    • Residence: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1911, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1972, 53 John St. W., Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    STROME, Mrs. Henry - At the K-W Hospital, on Tuesday, Nov. 14, 1972, Emma Keller, of 53 John St. West, Waterloo, age 86, member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, wife of the late Henry Strome; mother of Mrs. Lorine Oestreich of Windsor, Olive (Mrs. E. L. Metcalfe) of Waterloo, Henrietta (Mrs. A. E. Lloyd) of Vankleek Hill, Ont., Fred O. Strome and Wilmer H. Strome, both of Kitchener: also survived by 12 grand-children, 26 great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren; Mrs . Strome was the last surviving member of her family. Friends may call at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. West, Kitchener. Funeral and committal service in the chapel Thursday, Nov. 16 at 2 p.m., with Rev. John Korcok officiating. Interment Elmira Union cemetery.


    Kitchener-Waterloo Record 15 Nov 1972 pg 31

    Emma — Henry B. Strome. Henry (son of Franklin M. Strome and Helena Elizabeth Battenberg) was born 17 Jan 1885, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Mar 1917, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Henrietta Strome died Yes, date unknown.
    2. Emma Lorine Caroline Strome was born May 1907, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. Fredrick Strome was born Mar 1910, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Wilmer Henry Strome was born 28 Aug 1913, Grimsby, , Lincolnshire, England; died 20 Aug 1991, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Olive Dorothy Strome was born 1916; died 15 Jun 1995, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 19 Jun 1995.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Frederick Keller was born 3 Nov 1844, , Baden, Germany (son of Michael Keller and Elizabeth); died 15 Sep 1908, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-113225
    • Residence: 1866, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1881, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Cooper
    • Occupation: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Cooper
    • Residence: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Notes:

    Death of Frederick Keller

    After an illness of several months Frederick Keller, a respected citizen of Elmira, died last Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 15th. Deceased had been ailing for some time from what was supposed to be stomach trouble. About five weeks ago the trouble became acute and medical aid was called and the trouble pronounced internal and an operation was advised. However, it was found the case was too far advanced. About a week ago Mr. Keller became worse and was finially released from his sufferings last Tuesday. Deceased was born in Germany Nov. 3rd, 1844, but came to this country when nine years old and settled in Waterloo county. In 1866 he was married to Miss Mary Bird and settled on a farm in Maryboro township. Three years after he moved to St. Jacobs and followed the cooper trade for about 21 years, later moving to a farm in Upper Woolwich and finally to Elmira about four years ago. Deceased had reached the age of 63 years, 11 months, and leaves behind to mourn his loss a widow and seven children. The funeral took place Friday afternoon to the Union cemetery. Service was held in St. Paul's Lutheran church after interment


    Waterloo Chronicle 24 Sep 1908

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    It becomes our duty this week to chronicle the death of a respected citizen of Elmira, in the person of Mr. Frederick. who departed this life on Tuesday afternoon, after an illness of several months.

    Deceased had been ailing for some time, Irma what had been supposed a stomach trouble. about five weeks ago the trouble became acute and medical aid was called in and the trouble was pronounced internal, and an operation was advised, but upon closer examination it was found that the case was to far advanced. Deceased had been up and around until about a week ago, and was finally released from his troubles on Tuesday afternoon.

    The late Mr. Keller was born in the Kingdom of Baden, Germany on November 3rd, 1844, and emigrated to this country with his parents in 1853 when he was nine years old, and settled in Waterloo county. In 1866 he was married to Mary Bird. daughter of the late Samuel Bird, and settled on a farm in Maryboro township. Here he remained about 3 years, after which he removed to St.. Jacobs where he followed the trade of cooper for about 21 years. About, 13 years ago he removed to a farm in Upper Woolwich, where he remained for about 9 years and came to this village about 4 years ago.

    Deceased had reached the age of 63 years, 11 months and 21 days and leaves behind to mourn his loss, a widow and 7 Children, 2 brothers and 1 sister, besides Many grand children .Children are: Jacob of St.; Melinda (Mrs. Fred Mattusch) Elmira; William of Tara, Fred, John and Daniel of Elmira, and Emma (Mrs. H. B. Strome (Elmira).

    The funeral took place from his late residence on King street, on Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock p. m., to the Elmira Union Cemetery. Service was held in St. Paul's Lutheran church after internment.

    Frederick married Mary Bird 27 Nov 1866, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Mary (daughter of Samuel Bird and Philippina Dreisinger) was born 29 Feb 1844, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 12 Aug 1849, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Mar 1928, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Mary Bird was born 29 Feb 1844, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 12 Aug 1849, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Samuel Bird and Philippina Dreisinger); died 27 Mar 1928, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Mary Keller
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-42769
    • Residence: 1851, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1911, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Children:
    1. Jacob B. Keller was born 24 Apr 1867, , Ontario, Canada; died 29 Dec 1940; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Samuel Keller was born 6 Aug 1869, , Ontario, Canada; died 5 Mar 1907, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Melinda Keller was born 27 Dec 1871, Maryborough Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 25 Jan 1943, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Frederick B. Keller was born 13 Aug 1876, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. William Keller was born 1878, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. Daniel Keller was born 2 May 1881, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Jun 1954, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. John Keller was born 13 Feb 1884, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Apr 1972, Brampton, Peel Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. 1. Emma Keller was born 10 Jul 1886, , Ontario, Canada; died 14 Nov 1972, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Michael Keller was born Abt 1814, Of, Baden, Germany; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-28296

    Michael — Elizabeth. Elizabeth was born Abt 1814, Of, Baden, Germany; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Elizabeth was born Abt 1814, Of, Baden, Germany; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Elizabeth Keller
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-74777

    Children:
    1. 2. Frederick Keller was born 3 Nov 1844, , Baden, Germany; died 15 Sep 1908, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 6.  Samuel Bird was born 10 Nov 1814, Yarmouth, , Isle of Wight, England; died 14 Feb 1904, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-55974
    • Residence: 1842, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1844, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
    • Occupation: 1849, 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
    • Occupation: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Protestant
    • 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
    • Occupation: 1891, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Gentleman
    • Residence: 1891, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1901, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer

    Samuel married Philippina Dreisinger 1842, Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Philippina (daughter of Frederich Lewis Dreisinger and Magdalena Brinkert) 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. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Philippina Dreisinger was born CALC 10 Mar 1823; was christened 26 Apr 1823, Wilgartswiesen, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany (daughter of Frederich Lewis Dreisinger and Magdalena Brinkert); died 12 Jun 1896, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Philipine Dreisinger
    • Name: Philippina Bird
    • Name: Philippine Dreysinger
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-115380
    • Birth: 24 Apr 1823, Wilgartswiesen, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
    • Residence: 1842, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1851, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1891, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Children:
    1. 3. Mary Bird was born 29 Feb 1844, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 12 Aug 1849, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Mar 1928, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Adam Bird was born 23 Apr 1849, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 12 Aug 1849, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 15 Jun 1925, Elora, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elora Cemetery, Elora, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada.
    3. Juliana Bird was born 1851, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Jacob Bird was born 27 Mar 1855, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Aug 1930, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Frederich Bird was born 1857, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. Elizabeth Bird was born 1862, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.


Generation: 4

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

    Other Events:

    • 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. 15.  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. 7. 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. 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.


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