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

Charlotte Viola Spiesman

Female 1901 - 1995  (93 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Charlotte Viola Spiesman was born 28 Dec 1901, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of William Charles Spiesman and Caroline Zinn); died 28 May 1995, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Charlotte Viola Town
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-352070
    • Residence: 197, 1643 King St. E., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    TOWN, Charlotte

    Of Fairview Mennonite Nursing Home, on Sunday, May 28, 1995, in her 94th year. Charlotte Spiessman, beloved wife of the late Edward Town. Dear mother of her late daughter, Barbara Lewis (1987). Survived by one son-in-law, William Lewis of Cambridge. Loving grandmother to Kristin and her husband Fred Higgins of Kitchener and one great-grandchild, Jillian Higgins. Mrs. Town was born in Preston and had been a lifelong resident of Cambridge. She was a member of St. John's Anglican Church. At the request of the family, there will be no visitation. A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, May 30, 1995 at 11 am, at the Barthel Funeral Home, 566 Queenston Rd., Cambridge with Canon David Bowyer officiating. Cremation to follow.

    The Record Newspaper 29 May 1995 pg A5

    Charlotte married Edward Clarance Town 9 Jun 1928, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Edward was born 1897, Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States; died 25 May 1971, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Barbara J. Town was born 1929, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Oct 1987, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  William Charles Spiesman was born CALC 11 Jun 1861, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Henry Spiessman and Charlotte "Lottie" Cheshire); died 16 Dec 1932, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 19 Dec 1932, Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/177433964
    • Name: William Chester Spiesman
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-352067
    • Occupation: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Factory Hand
    • Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Bretheren

    Notes:

    WM. C. SPIES S MAN

    William Charles Spiessman, who for almost 50 years was a resident of Preston and for many years was an employee of the Canadian Office and School Furniture Company, died late yesterday at his home at 1643 King street. He was in his 72nd year. He had been ill for some time. Besides his window there survives one daughter, Mrs. Edward Town, Preston and one grandchild. The funeral will take place from his late residence Monday afternoon at 2.30 o'clock. Interment will be made in Preston cemetery.

    Kitchener Daily Record 17 Dec 1932 pg 3

    William married Caroline Zinn 25 Dec 1900, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Caroline (daughter of August Henry "Henry" Zinn and Caroline Mahler) was born 1873, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Nov 1954, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 12 Nov 1954, Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Caroline Zinn was born 1873, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of August Henry "Henry" Zinn and Caroline Mahler); died Nov 1954, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 12 Nov 1954, Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/234445895
    • Name: Caroline Spiesman
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-352069
    • Residence: 1891, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

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    Mrs. William Spiessman

    PRESTON\emdash Mrs. William Spiessman, native-born and lifelong resident of Preston, died at the Eventide Home, Galt, Wednesday afternoon. In her 81st year, Mrs. Spiessman had been ailing for several years but was only seriously ill for two days prior to her death. She was the last surviving member of the family of the late Henry and Caroline Zinn. She was a member of St. Paul's United Church and until recent years was an active member of the various church organizations. Her husband, William Spiessman, predeceased her in December, 1932. Surviving is a daughter, Mrs. Edward Town (Charlotte) of Preston, and a granddaughter, Mrs. William (Barbara) Lewis of London. The body is at the Stager-Pass Funeral Home Ltd., from where the funeral will be held on Friday at 2: 30. Interment will be in the Preston Cemetery.

    Kitchener-Waterloo Record 11 Nov 1954 pg 5

    Children:
    1. 1. Charlotte Viola Spiesman was born 28 Dec 1901, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 May 1995, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Henry Spiessman was born 25 Sep 1825, Springfield Township, , Ohio, USA; died 7 Jun 1914, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/44983923
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-59516
    • Immigration: 1839, , Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1850, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; wagon maker
    • Occupation: 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; wagon maker
    • Naturalization: 1856
    • Occupation: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Shingle Factory Foreman
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Factory Hand
    • Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Bretheren
    • Occupation: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Factory Hand
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Brethren
    • Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Heating Man

    Henry married Charlotte "Lottie" Cheshire 1 Jan 1850, Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Charlotte was born CALC 11 Oct 1831, , Bedfordshire, England; died 24 Sep 1883; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Charlotte "Lottie" Cheshire was born CALC 11 Oct 1831, , Bedfordshire, England; died 24 Sep 1883; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/44983975
    • Name: Charlotte "Lottie" Spiessman
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-294660
    • Residence: 1850, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; U. Brethren
    • Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Bretheren

    Children:
    1. Edmund Spiesman was born 1854, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. George Spiessman was born 2 Feb 1857, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Dec 1925, Edmonton, , Alberta, Canada; was buried , Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Edmonton, , Alberta, Canada.
    3. 2. William Charles Spiesman was born CALC 11 Jun 1861, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Dec 1932, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 19 Dec 1932, Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Elizabeth A. Spiesman was born 29 Oct 1864, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1941; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 6.  August Henry "Henry" Zinn was born CALC 25 Apr 1836, Düdelsheim, , Hessen, Germany (son of Conrad Zinn and Margaret Koch); died 9 May 1931, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 12 May 1931, Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/232463879
    • Name: Henry Zinn
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-105399
    • Immigration: 1855, , Canada
    • Residence: 1859, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Naturalization: 1866, , Canada
    • Occupation: 1871, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Carpenter
    • Occupation: 1891, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Carpenter
    • Residence: 1891, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1911, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Income
    • Residence: 1911, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Retired: 1911, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    August married Caroline Mahler 5 Sep 1859, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Caroline (daughter of George Mahler and Elizabeth "Lizzie" Weingardner) was born CALC 10 Oct 1841, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Dec 1915, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Caroline Mahler was born CALC 10 Oct 1841, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of George Mahler and Elizabeth "Lizzie" Weingardner); died 21 Dec 1915, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/232463911
    • Name: Caroline Zinn
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-35294
    • Residence: 1859, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1871, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1891, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
    • Residence: 1911, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Children:
    1. Margaret Zinn was born 24 May 1857, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. Elizabeth Zinn was born 1 Mar 1861, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Dec 1912, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. John Zinn was born 1863, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Jan 1939, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Henry Zinn was born 15 Oct 1864, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Mar 1950; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. George Zinn was born CALC 18 Apr 1866, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Jun 1932, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 24 Jun 1932, Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Rosa "Rose" Zinn was born 1867, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1948; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Charles W. Zinn was born 18 Mar 1872, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Oct 1872, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 9 Oct 1872, Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. 3. Caroline Zinn was born 1873, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Nov 1954, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 12 Nov 1954, Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. William Zinn was born 16 Jun 1877, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Nov 1934, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 24 Nov 1934, Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  Conrad Zinn was born Abt 1805, of, Düdelsheim, , Hessen, Germany; died Yes, date unknown.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-69862

    Conrad — Margaret Koch. Margaret was born Abt 1805, of, Düdelsheim, , Hessen, Germany; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  2. 13.  Margaret Koch was born Abt 1805, of, Düdelsheim, , Hessen, Germany; died Yes, date unknown.

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    • Name: Margaret Zinn
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-143414

    Children:
    1. 6. August Henry "Henry" Zinn was born CALC 25 Apr 1836, Düdelsheim, , Hessen, Germany; died 9 May 1931, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 12 May 1931, Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 14.  George Mahler was born 15 Jun 1812, , Alsace Lorraine, France (son of Johann Jacob "Jacob" Mahler and Marie Catherine Jedele); died 25 Feb 1878, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-35271
    • Occupation: 1852, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lime Kilner
    • Occupation: 1871, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lime Burner

    George — Elizabeth "Lizzie" Weingardner. Elizabeth was born 1 Jun 1825, , Bavaria, Germany; died 21 May 1906, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 15.  Elizabeth "Lizzie" Weingardner was born 1 Jun 1825, , Bavaria, Germany; died 21 May 1906, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Elizabeth "Lizzie" Mahler
    • Name: Lizzie Weingardner
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-35283

    Children:
    1. 7. Caroline Mahler was born CALC 10 Oct 1841, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Dec 1915, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. George Mahler was born 1842, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. Elizabeth Mahler was born 1844, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Anna Mary "Mary" Mahler was born 1848, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 Nov 1899, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Wilhelm Mahler was born 1850, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. Amelia Mahler was born 15 Mar 1854, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 29 Aug 1883, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Charles Mahler was born 1856, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.