Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Edna May Beam

Female 1915 - 2012  (97 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Edna May Beam was born 3 Apr 1915, , Ontario, Canada (daughter of Irwin Beam and Albertine Louisa Hollatz); died 5 Nov 2012, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Edna May Schnarr
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-222619

    Notes:

    SCHNARR, Edna May Passed away peacefully at Forest Heights Long Term Care Centre, Kitchener on Monday, November 5, 2012, at age 97. Beloved wife of the late Howard Schnarr (2000); loved mother of Donna Martinello and Nancy (Brent) Sim; loving grand-mother of Lisa (Glenn) Wolff, Christopher (Sonja) Martinello, Michael (Janis) Martinello, Jennifer Sim, Katrina (Michael) Giorgio, Andrea Sim, and David (Amy) Ponka; and great-grandmother of Reece, Alessandro, Nadia, Matthew, Alexander, Keenan, and Kaj. Dear sister of Jean Jarosz. Predeceased by her daughter Patricia Ponka, son-in-law Larry Martinello and by sisters, Norma, Nelda, Evelyn, and Irene, and by brothers, Allen, Howard, and Walter. Friends are invited to share their memories of Edna with her family during visitation at the Erb & Good Family Funeral Home , 171 King St. S., Waterloo, on Wednesday, November 7th, from 7-9 p.m. with Parish Prayers at 7 p.m. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday, November 8th at 10:30 a.m. at St. Louis RC Church, 53 Allen St. E., Waterloo with Rev. Chris Buda C.R. as Celebrant. Interment in Parkview Cemetery. A reception will follow at the funeral home. Condolences for the family and donations to St. Louis Church or the Lung Association may be arranged through the funeral home at www.erbgood.com or 519-745-8445.

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    Edna — Howard Alexander Schnarr. Howard (son of Edward Herbert Schnarr and Alma Hergott) was born 11 Nov 1917, Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Nov 2000, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Donna Schnarr
    2. Nancy Schnarr
    3. Patricia Anne Schnarr was born 3 Jun 1947; died 7 Oct 1996, Newmarket, York Co., Ontario, Canada.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Irwin Beam was born 5 Mar 1886, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of John Adam Beam and Amanda Hammacher); died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-24026
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
    • Occupation: 1901, Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; ?
    • Occupation: 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Moulder, Foundry
    • Residence: 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

    Irwin married Albertine Louisa Hollatz 24 Jan 1906, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Albertine (daughter of August Hollatz and Paulina Krueger) was born 21 Dec 1886, , Germany; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Albertine Louisa Hollatz was born 21 Dec 1886, , Germany (daughter of August Hollatz and Paulina Krueger); died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Albertine Louisa Beam
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-193213
    • Immigration: 1893, , Canada
    • Immigration: 1896, , Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

    Children:
    1. Allan Edward Beam was born Jun 1906, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. Irene Grace Beam was born Jun 1908, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. Evelyn Beam was born Nov 1909, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Walter Beam was born Nov 1910, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. 1. Edna May Beam was born 3 Apr 1915, , Ontario, Canada; died 5 Nov 2012, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  John Adam Beam was born 1846, Caledonia, Haldimand Co., Ontario, Canada (son of Adam Boehm and Anna "Nancy" Carse); died 23 Feb 1914, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Jacob Boehm
    • Name: John Adam Boehm
    • Eby ID Number: 00049-3670.1
    • Residence: 1867, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1876, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
    • Occupation: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; machinist
    • Occupation: 1886, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; machinist
    • Occupation: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Machinist
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

    Notes:

    John Adam Boehm is mentioned in Ezra Eby's book as Jacob, but birth records of the his children and his own marriage indicate John Adam..

    Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

    John married Amanda Hammacher 22 Oct 1867, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Amanda (daughter of John K. Hammacher and Sarah Wildfong) was born 2 Feb 1849, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Apr 1930, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Amanda Hammacher was born 2 Feb 1849, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of John K. Hammacher and Sarah Wildfong); died 13 Apr 1930, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Amanda Beam
    • Eby ID Number: 00049-3670
    • Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Other Methodist
    • Residence: 1862, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
    • Residence: 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical

    Notes:

    Amanda Hammacher, "was married to Jacob Boehm. They reside in the town of Waterloo and have a family of several children but names were not received"


    Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

    Rsrch. Note:
    275. Amanda4 Hammacher (John3, Peter2 Hammaker, Johann Adam1 Hammacher, Johann PeterA Hamacher) was born in Waterloo Cty, Ontario, Canada February 2, 1849. Amanda died April 13, 1930 in Waterloo Cty, Ontario, Canada. Her body was interred 1930 in Mt. Hope Cmtry, Waterloo Cty, Ontario, Canada.
    She married John A. Beam. John was born August 13, 1848. John died February 23, 1914 in Waterloo Cty, Ontario, Canada. His body was interred 1914 in Wilmot Centre, Waterloo Cty, Ontario, Canada.
    Amanda Hammacher and John A. Beam had the following children:
    i. Gideon5 Beam.
    ii. Kenneth Beam.
    iii. Sarah Beam.
    iv. Emmanuel Beam.
    v. Nathaneal Beam.
    vi. Mathilda Beam.
    vii. Minerva Beam.
    viii. John Beam.
    ix. Salvanis Beam.
    x. Ervin Beam.
    7 xi. Emily Beam.

    Children:
    1. Gideon Beam was born 18 Sep 1869, Wilmot Centre, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 14 Nov 1944, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Kenneth Beam was born 18 Feb 1870, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. Sarah Beam was born 1872, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Nathaniel Beam was born 8 Jan 1874, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1940, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Emanuel Beam was born 8 Jan 1875, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1968; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Matilda Evoland "Tillie" Beam was born 26 Jun 1876, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    7. Minerva Beam was born 1 Dec 1879, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    8. John Adam Beam was born 13 Apr 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    9. Sylvanus Beam was born 1 Nov 1883, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    10. 2. Irwin Beam was born 5 Mar 1886, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    11. Emma Beam was born 6 Jan 1889, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, York Co., Ontario.

  3. 6.  August Hollatz was born 26 Aug 1851, , Germany (son of Hollatz); died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Nationality: , Germany
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-97465
    • Immigration: 1893, , Canada
    • Immigration: 1893
    • Immigration: 1893, , Canada
    • Naturalization: 1896
    • Naturalization: 1896
    • Occupation: 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Woolen Factory Operator
    • Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer Odd Jobs
    • Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer, Street
    • Residence: 1921, 26 Blucher St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    August — Paulina Krueger. Paulina (daughter of Krueger) was born 16 Jul 1863, , Germany; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Paulina Krueger was born 16 Jul 1863, , Germany (daughter of Krueger); died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Nationality: , Germany
    • Name: Paulina Hollatz
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-97466
    • Immigration: 1893, , Canada
    • Immigration: 1893
    • Immigration: 1893, , Canada
    • Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1921, 26 Blucher St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Children:
    1. Gustav Hollatz was born 20 Nov 1880, , Germany; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. Emil Hollatz was born 27 Apr 1884, , Germany; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. 3. Albertine Louisa Hollatz was born 21 Dec 1886, , Germany; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Paulina Ernestina Hollatz was born 20 Nov 1887, , Germany; died 12 Mar 1970, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Bertha Elisabeth Hollatz was born 13 Nov 1889, , Germany; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. Reinhold Hollatz was born Nov 1891, , Germany; died Yes, date unknown.
    7. Reinhard Richard Hollatz was born 20 Nov 1891, , Germany; died Yes, date unknown.
    8. Renhold Hollatz was born 1892, , Germany; died Yes, date unknown.
    9. August Ferdinand Hollatz was born 30 Sep 1898, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1984; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    10. Emma Hollatz was born 1901, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    11. Arthur Hollatz was born Jul 1902, , Ontario, Canada; died 1995; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Adam Boehm was born CA 1810, , Pennsylvania, USA (son of Johann "John" Boehm and Barbara); died 1 May 1874, , Perth Co., Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Adam Beam
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-33645

    Adam — Anna "Nancy" Carse. Anna was born 1818, , Ireland; died 1882. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Anna "Nancy" Carse was born 1818, , Ireland; died 1882.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Anna "Nancy" Boehm
    • Name: Nancy Caise
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-33646

    Children:
    1. Sarah Margareth Beam was born 1838, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada; died 1899, , South Dakota; was buried , Mt. Hope Cemetery, Watertown, Codington, South Dakota, United States.
    2. Elizabeth Beam was born 1840, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. 4. John Adam Beam was born 1846, Caledonia, Haldimand Co., Ontario, Canada; died 23 Feb 1914, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 10.  John K. Hammacher was born Feb 1799, , Pennsylvania, USA (son of Peter Hammacher and Elizabeth Shaefer); died 27 Jun 1885.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00049-3660
    • Occupation: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; sawmiller
    • Occupation: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Saw Miller
    • Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Other Methodist

    Notes:

    John Hammacher, "was born in Pennsylvania, in February, 1799. He was married to Sarah Wildfong, sister to old Joseph Wildfong of Strasburg, Ontario. She was born August 24th, 1807, and died May 18th, 1867. They resided in Wilmot Township, about a mile east of Wilmot Centre, where he was the possessor of a beautiful farm. He died June 27th, 1885. His family consisted of eleven children".


    Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

    John — Sarah Wildfong. Sarah (daughter of Jacob Wildfong and Susan Ruth) was born 24 Aug 1807, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 May 1867, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wilmot Centre (Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Sarah Wildfong was born 24 Aug 1807, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Jacob Wildfong and Susan Ruth); died 18 May 1867, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wilmot Centre (Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario.

    Other Events:

    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/239430762
    • Name: Sarah Hammacher
    • Eby ID Number: 000131-8123
    • Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Other Methodist

    Notes:

    Sarah Wildfong, "was married to John Hammacher. They reside near Wilmot Centre. To them was born a family of eleven children,"


    Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

    Children:
    1. Mary Hammacher was born 13 Oct 1823, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Mar 1885, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wilmot Mennonite (formerly Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot, Waterloo Region, Ontario.
    2. Elizabeth Hammacher was born 5 Oct 1825, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Sep 1849, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wilmot Centre (Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario.
    3. Daniel Hammacher was born 1826, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Leah Hammacher was born 1 Jan 1830, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 29 Aug 1892, Tilden Township, Osborne Co., Kansas; was buried , Mt. Hope Cemetery, Bloomington, Osborne, Kansas, United States.
    5. Jacob Hammacher was born 1831, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died , Ellensburg, Kittitas, Washington, USA.
    6. Magdalena Hammacher was born 1832, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    7. Levi Hammacher was born 1835, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Abt 1896.
    8. Hammacher was born Jun 1839, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 Sep 1839, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Maria Hammacher was born 1841, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    10. Hannah Hammacher was born 1841, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Jan 1901, Zurich, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Zurich United Church Cemetery, Zurich, Huron Co., Ontario.
    11. Jane Hammacher was born 1846, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    12. 5. Amanda Hammacher was born 2 Feb 1849, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Apr 1930, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    13. Charette Hammacher was born 1850, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  5. 12.  Hollatz
    Children:
    1. Wilhelmina Hollatz was born 18 Dec 1844, , Germany; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. 6. August Hollatz was born 26 Aug 1851, , Germany; died Yes, date unknown.

  6. 14.  Krueger
    Children:
    1. Fredrich "Fred" Krueger was born Nov 1842, , Germany; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. 7. Paulina Krueger was born 16 Jul 1863, , Germany; died Yes, date unknown.