Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.
Ella May Ratz

Ella May Ratz

Female 1898 - 1954  (55 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Ella May RatzElla May Ratz was born 23 Jul 1898, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Dr. Major John Henry Ratz and Caroline Ruth "Carrie" Bechtel); died 30 May 1954, Ventura, Ventura, California, United States.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Dr. Major John Henry RatzDr. Major John Henry Ratz was born 7 Sep 1869, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Reeve John Ratz and Saloma Haist); died 11 Feb 1918, Ottawa, Carleton Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    John — Caroline Ruth "Carrie" Bechtel. Caroline (daughter of Isaac Bechtel and Jane Tilt) was born 6 Jul 1874, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1961; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Caroline Ruth "Carrie" BechtelCaroline Ruth "Carrie" Bechtel was born 6 Jul 1874, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Isaac Bechtel and Jane Tilt); died 1961; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. 1. Ella May Ratz was born 23 Jul 1898, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 May 1954, Ventura, Ventura, California, United States.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Reeve John RatzReeve John Ratz was born 7 Dec 1833, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 19 Oct 1834, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Valentine Ratz and Anna Gertrute "Gertrude" Lanz); died 14 Oct 1889, Elmira Mennonite Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    John — Saloma Haist. Saloma (daughter of Christof "Simon" Haist and Eva Burkhardt) was born 29 Dec 1835, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 30 Oct 1836, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Mar 1917; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Saloma HaistSaloma Haist was born 29 Dec 1835, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 30 Oct 1836, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Christof "Simon" Haist and Eva Burkhardt); died 2 Mar 1917; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Samuel Ratz was born 1857, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. Lydia Ann Ratz was born 22 Mar 1857, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Jul 1876, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Simon H. Ratz was born 25 Oct 1858, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Feb 1910; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Daniel Ratz was born 9 Nov 1860, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Dec 1909; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. George Ratz was born 20 Dec 1862, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 24 Jul 1918; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Mary Ann Ratz was born 27 Nov 1865, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Jun 1916, East Oxford Township, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Susannah Ratz was born 17 May 1867, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 15 Jun 1912, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Calvary United Brethern Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. 2. Dr. Major John Henry Ratz was born 7 Sep 1869, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 Feb 1918, Ottawa, Carleton Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Emma M. Ratz was born 2 Mar 1872, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1953, Mount Pleasant Cemetery, London, Middlesex Co., Ontario.
    10. David D. Ratz was born 20 Aug 1875, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Jan 1917, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 6.  Isaac Bechtel was born 8 Oct 1829, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of John G. Bechtel and Sarah Brower); died 22 Jul 1892, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Isaac — Jane Tilt. Jane (daughter of William Tilt and Jane Cosens) was born 19 Nov 1829, Capel, , Surrey, England; died 1 Feb 1915, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Jane Tilt was born 19 Nov 1829, Capel, , Surrey, England (daughter of William Tilt and Jane Cosens); died 1 Feb 1915, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Miranda Bechtel was born 11 Apr 1851, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 Nov 1927, , Halton Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Greenwood Cemetery, Burlington, Halton Co., Ontario.
    2. Sarah Jane Bechtel was born 4 Oct 1852, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Dec 1934, Mountain View, , California.
    3. Roxanna "Roxa" Bechtel was born 11 Dec 1855, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Jan 1918, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Doon Presbyterian Cemetery, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Elvine Bechtel was born 5 Oct 1857, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1943; was buried , Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Byron Erb Bechtel was born 30 Sep 1859, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Oct 1927, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Emily Meserve Bechtel was born 26 Jul 1863, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 Apr 1920; was buried , Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Berah Elizabeth "Bede" Bechtel was born 16 Jul 1861, , Ontario, Canada; died 1947; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Milton Tilt Bechtel was born 10 Apr 1865, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 May 1926, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Wilson Brauer Bechtel was born 16 Apr 1869, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 May 1937, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    10. Ella May Bechtel was born 11 Dec 1870, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Sep 1901, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    11. 3. Caroline Ruth "Carrie" Bechtel was born 6 Jul 1874, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1961; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Valentine RatzValentine Ratz was born 12 Aug 1798; died 28 Dec 1870, South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wilmot Centre (Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario.

    Valentine — Anna Gertrute "Gertrude" Lanz. Anna was born 2 May 1798, , Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany; died 14 Jul 1872, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wilmot Centre (Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Anna Gertrute "Gertrude" LanzAnna Gertrute "Gertrude" Lanz was born 2 May 1798, , Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany; died 14 Jul 1872, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wilmot Centre (Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario.
    Children:
    1. John Jacob "Jacob" Ratz was born 21 Aug 1828, , Germany; died 23 Oct 1919; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Henry Ratz was born 9 Nov 1830, , Ontario, Canada; died 5 Jul 1881.
    3. 4. Reeve John Ratz was born 7 Dec 1833, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 19 Oct 1834, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 14 Oct 1889, Elmira Mennonite Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Maria "Mary" Ratz was born 8 Feb 1840, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Mar 1923, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Oetzel Evangelical Cemetery, Ratzburg, North Easthope Twp, Perth Co., Ontario.
    5. John George "George" Ratz was born 22 Jan 1843, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 Dec 1932, Powasssan, Parry Sound District, Ontario; was buried , Powassan Union Cemetery, Powasssan, Parry Sound District, Ontario.

  3. 10.  Christof "Simon" Haist was born 10 Dec 1804, Baiersbronn, , Baden-Württemberg, Germany; died 22 Aug 1868, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Christof — Eva Burkhardt. Eva was born 14 Oct 1812, Baiersbronn, , Baden-Württemberg, Germany; died 6 Apr 1869, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Eva Burkhardt was born 14 Oct 1812, Baiersbronn, , Baden-Württemberg, Germany; died 6 Apr 1869, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. 5. Saloma Haist was born 29 Dec 1835, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 30 Oct 1836, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Mar 1917; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Maria Haist was born Oct 1837, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. Magdalena Haist was born 28 Jun 1839, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1905; was buried , Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario.
    4. Susannah Haist was born 1842, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1926; was buried , City View Cemetery, Salem, Marion, Oregon, United States.
    5. Simon B. Heist was born 6 Aug 1845, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Aug 1925, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Daniel Haist was born 18 Mar 1848, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Aug 1866, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Lydia Heist was born 31 May 1850, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Mar 1931, , Idaho; was buried , Grandview Cemtery, Bonners Ferry, Boundary, Idaho, United States.

  5. 12.  John G. Bechtel was born 18 Sep 1806, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Deacon Jacob Bechtel and Elizabeth Gabel); died 25 Aug 1848; was buried , Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    John — Sarah Brower. Sarah (daughter of Henry Brower and Elizabeth Maris) was born 21 Jan 1809, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 2 Aug 1842, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Sarah Brower was born 21 Jan 1809, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania (daughter of Henry Brower and Elizabeth Maris); died 2 Aug 1842, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Elizabeth Bechtel was born 1 May 1828, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. 6. Isaac Bechtel was born 8 Oct 1829, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Jul 1892, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Sarah Bechtel was born 19 Apr 1832, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 May 1832, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Mary Bechtel was born 29 Mar 1833, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 May 1903, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States; was buried , Oakhill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA.
    5. Sarah Bechtel was born 29 Mar 1835, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 Nov 1901, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States; was buried , Fulton Street Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA.
    6. Rachel Bechtel was born 5 Mar 1837, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 Oct 1870, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Daniel Bechtel was born 22 Feb 1839, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Nov 1864.
    8. Rebecca Bechtel was born 19 Feb 1841, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Jul 1920, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada.

  7. 14.  William Tilt was born 26 Jun 1805, Capel, , Surrey, England; died 4 Apr 1883, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    William married Jane Cosens 25 Dec 1826, Brixton, Lambeth, Surrey, England. Jane (daughter of Charles Cosens and Ann Goodall) was born 10 Aug 1805, Dorking, Mole Valley District, Surrey, England; died 17 Oct 1832, Tuckersmith Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Turners Cemetery, Tuckersmith Twp., Huron Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Jane Cosens was born 10 Aug 1805, Dorking, Mole Valley District, Surrey, England (daughter of Charles Cosens and Ann Goodall); died 17 Oct 1832, Tuckersmith Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Turners Cemetery, Tuckersmith Twp., Huron Co., Ontario.
    Children:
    1. William Tilt was born CALC 13 Mar 1827, , England; died 25 Mar 1888, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 7. Jane Tilt was born 19 Nov 1829, Capel, , Surrey, England; died 1 Feb 1915, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. John Tilt was born 19 Jul 1831, Capel, , Surrey, England; died 30 Jul 1915, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Tilt was born 17 Oct 1832, Tuckersmith Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada; died 17 Oct 1832, Tuckersmith Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Turners Cemetery, Tuckersmith Twp., Huron Co., Ontario.