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

Edward Reiber

Male 1880 - 1961  (80 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Edward Reiber was born 27 Mar 1880, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Friedrich Wilhelm "William" Reiber and Anna Maria "Mary" Doersam); died 5 Feb 1961, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/205979065
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-45536
    • Occupation: 1900, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Livery Servant
    • Occupation: 1901, Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Labourer
    • Occupation: 1911, Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer Woolen Mill
    • Residence: 1911, Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Notes:

    Edward Reiber, 80, formerly of 607 King St. West, died Sunday after a lengthy illness. He had been an employee of the Jacob Kaufman Lumber Ltd., for 42 years until his retirement in 1955.

    Mr. Reiber was born March 27, 1880 in Waterloo, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Reiber, and had been a Twin City resident all his life. His wife, the former Isabella Albert died 20 Jul 1952.

    Surviving are three sons, Milton and James, both of Kitchener, and Donald of Jacksonville, Fla., and two daughters Miss Mabel Reiber of Kitchener and Mrs. Wilton (Florence) Miller of Glen Allan, Ontario; three brothers, Carl and Frederick both of Buffalo and Otto of Waterloo: eight granschildren and one great-granddaughter.

    The body is a the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home where Rev. Dr. John Schmieder will conduct the funeral Wednesday at 11 a.m. Burial will follow in Woodland Cemetery.

    Kitchener-Waterloo Record 6 Feb 1961

    Edward married Isabella Priscilla Elbert 13 Oct 1900, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Isabella (daughter of Michael D. Elbert and Martha Jane Haus) was born 9 Jul 1879, Strasburg (Kitchener) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Jul 1952, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Edward J. Reicher was born Jan 1902, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. Milton Reicher was born Jan 1906, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. Mabel Reicher was born Mar 1907, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Marguerite Reicher was born Jan 1910, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Friedrich Wilhelm "William" Reiber was born 31 Oct 1849, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 13 Jan 1850, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of George Reiber and Mary Merklinger); died 30 Sep 1898, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Frederick William Reiber
    • Name: Wilhelm Reiber
    • Name: William Reiber
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-41941
    • Residence: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Notes:

    DEATH OF MR. REIBER - On Friday morning last, after an illness extending over some six weeks Mr. Frederick William Reiber passed peacefully to his reward. The immediate cause of death was kidney trouble brought on by a complication of diseasess The funeral took place on Monday afternoon and was largely attended, the members of the Foresters and Macabee lodges, of which deceased was a member, being present in a body. An impressive sermon was preached in St. John's Lutheran church by the pastor, Rev. M. Arendt, after which the remains were interred in Mount Hope Cemetery. The deceased was born in Wilmot Township in October, 1849, and came to Waterloo about twenty years ago where he has since resided, always being regarded as one of the town's most sober and industrious citizens. For eighteen years past be has been in the employ of Wm. Snider & Co., being one of the firm's most conscientious workman. As a member of the Foresters' Secret Society be occupies a prominent position, having taken a deep interest in the work of organizing the society here. He leaves a loving widow and a family of ten children to mourn their loss as follows: William, Edward, Carl, Otto and Freddie; Mrs. Knechtel, Sebringville; Sophia, Millie, Tina and Mary. Mr. George Riber, town, brother of the deceased, and three sisters, Mrs. Scheckene, Waterloo Township; Mrs. Conrad Heinrich, town, and Mrs Henry Fuest, Linden, also survive him.

    Waterloo County Chronicle, 6 Oct 1898, p. 5

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    ACCIDENT-Mr. Wm. Reiber, the popular driver of the Wm. Snider & Company's delivery waggon had the misfortune to slip and fall on the icy pavement on King street on Tuesday night, thereby breaking his right arm between the shoulder and the elbow. We understand the accident will disable him for six or eight weeks.

    Waterloo County Chronicle, 13 Jan 1898, p. 5

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    Mr. Wm. Reiber, who has been confined to his bed with typhoid fever for four weeks past, was reported as being in a precarious condition on Monday, but later reports are to the effect that he is slightly better,

    Waterloo County Chronicle, 15 Sep 1898, p. 5

    Friedrich married Anna Maria "Mary" Doersam 6 Jun 1871, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Anna (daughter of Valentine Doersam and Catharine Heis) was born 13 Apr 1848, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Anna Maria "Mary" Doersam was born 13 Apr 1848, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Valentine Doersam and Catharine Heis); died Yes, date unknown.

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    • Name: Anna Maria "Mary" Reiber
    • Name: Maria Doersam
    • Name: Mary Doersam
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-41940
    • Residence: 1851, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1861, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1871, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Servant
    • Residence: 1871, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Notes:

    Mrs. Reiber, on behalf of herself and her children, desires to thank the K O.T.M. society for their prompt payment of the insurance money on the life of her husband, the late Wm. Reiber.

    Waterloo County Chronicle, 3 Dec 1898, p. 1

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    Card of Thanks.

    I TAKE this opportunity of thanking the Canadian Order of Foresters for the prompt payment of my claim of $1,000. just thirteen days after my late husband's death.

    I also thank the members of Court Enterprise No. 73 for the help and sympathy tendered me in my late bereavement.

    May prosperity and success attend them in all their work is the earn st wish and prayer of

    MRS. WILLIAM REIBER AND FAMILY. Waterloo.
    Waterloo. Oct. 17th, 1898.

    Waterloo County Chronicle (186303), 20 Oct 1898, p. 8

    Children:
    1. Catharine Reiber was born 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. Anna Sophia Reiber was born 30 Jun 1873, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 Jan 1918, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Frederick Wilhelm "William" Reiber was born 1 Aug 1878, St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 Jan 1955; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. 1. Edward Reiber was born 27 Mar 1880, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Feb 1961, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Amelia Andrea Reiber was born 2 Jul 1882, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. Anna Ernestina "Tina" Reiber was born 17 Apr 1884, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Mar 1950, Alexander, Genesee, New York, United States; was buried , Forest Hill Cemetery, Attica, Wyoming, New York, United States.
    7. Marie Johanna "Mary" Reiber was born 5 Feb 1887, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Nov 1940, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States; was buried , Grand Lawn Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA.
    8. Karl Adam Reiber was born 25 Jul 1889, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1962, , New York State, USA; was buried , Woodlawn Cemetery, Orchard Park, Erie, New York, United States.
    9. Henry Otto "Otto" Reiber was born 13 Mar 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1980; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    10. Frederick Reiber was born 23 Feb 1894, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  George Reiber was born 1805, , Baden, Germany; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Name: John George Reiber
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-398210
    • Residence: 1835, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1847, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
    • Occupation: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Yeoman
    • Residence: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Yeoman
    • Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    George married Mary Merklinger 31 Dec 1835, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Mary was born 1815, , France; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Mary Merklinger was born 1815, , France; died Yes, date unknown.

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    • Name: Anna Marie Maerkling
    • Name: Maria Merkle
    • Name: Maria Merkling
    • Name: Mary Merklinger
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-398211
    • Residence: 1835, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Children:
    1. Maria Reiber was born CALC 27 Jan 1837, Of, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Sep 1902; was buried , Saint Agatha Roman Catholic Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Jacob Reiber was born 1839, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. George Reiber was born 1842, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Gottleib Reiber was born 1843, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Carolina Reiber was born 20 Jul 1847, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 3 Oct 1847, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. 2. Friedrich Wilhelm "William" Reiber was born 31 Oct 1849, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 13 Jan 1850, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 Sep 1898, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Wilhelm Reiber was born 1850, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    8. Catharina "Catherine" Reiber was born 22 Jun 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 26 Dec 1852, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Bef 1881.
    9. Magdalena Reiber was born 29 Jan 1855, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 21 Oct 1855, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  3. 6.  Valentine Doersam was born 17 Oct 1822, Beerfelden, Odenwaldkreis, Hessen, Germany (son of Jacob Doersam and Anna Maria, son of Jacob Doersam and Margaret); died 13 May 1900; was buried , St. Marks Lutheran Cemetery, Wellesley, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-52473
    • Immigration: 1843, , Canada
    • Occupation: 1847, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; wagonmaker
    • Occupation: 1851, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Joiner
    • Residence: 1851, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1861, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Turner
    • Residence: 1861, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1861, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Wellesley Village
    • Naturalization: 1867
    • Occupation: 1871, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Turner
    • Residence: 1871, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1876, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Turner
    • Occupation: 1881, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Turner
    • Retired: 1901, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Valentine married Catharine Heis 26 Oct 1847, Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Catharine was born 1825, , Germany; died Bef 1901. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Catharine Heis was born 1825, , Germany; died Bef 1901.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Catharine Doersam
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-52474
    • Residence: 1847, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1851, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1861, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1871, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Children:
    1. 3. Anna Maria "Mary" Doersam was born 13 Apr 1848, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. Barbara Doersam was born 17 Jun 1852, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Oct 1905, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , St. Marks Lutheran Cemetery, Wellesley, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Sophia Doersam was born 10 Feb 1855, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Jun 1941, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , St. Marks Lutheran Cemetery, Wellesley, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Catarina Doersam was born 1858, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Catherine Doersam was born 2 Aug 1859, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1953; was buried , Mt. Hope Cemetery, Brantford, Brant County, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  Jacob Doersam was born Abt 1798, of, Germany; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-104454

    Jacob — Margaret. Margaret was born Abt 1798, of, Germany; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  2. 13.  Margaret was born Abt 1798, of, Germany; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Margaret Doersam
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-104455

    Children:
    1. Jacob Doersam was born 29 Dec 1815, , Germany; died 23 Mar 1854, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Johann Adam "Adam" Doersam was born 27 Nov 1820, Beerfelden, Odenwaldkreis, Hessen, Germany; died Bef 1901.
    3. 6. Valentine Doersam was born 17 Oct 1822, Beerfelden, Odenwaldkreis, Hessen, Germany; died 13 May 1900; was buried , St. Marks Lutheran Cemetery, Wellesley, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. George Wilhelm "William" Doersam was born 16 Oct 1827, , Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany; died 21 Nov 1880, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , St. Marks Lutheran Cemetery, Wellesley, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.