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

Family: August Wilkie / Elizabeth Shoemaker (F1582)

m. 19 Jan 1873


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  • August WilkieFather | Male
    August Wilkie

    Born  28 Jul 1848  , Prussia, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  10 Nov 1907  Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  19 Jan 1873  [1, 2, 3]  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  [1, 2, 3] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Christian Wilke | F237230 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Christina Gehr | F237230 Group Sheet 

    Elizabeth ShoemakerMother | Female
    Elizabeth Shoemaker

    Born  15 Jan 1838  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  12 Dec 1914   
    Buried    Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  John D. Shoemaker | F1559 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Catharine Fried | F1559 Group Sheet 

    Child 1 | Male
    John Wilkie

    Born  13 Nov 1874  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1955   
    Buried    Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 2 | Male
    Simon Wilke

    Born  1876  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 3 | Male
    Simon August "Sam" Wilkie

    Born  15 Dec 1876  Rosendale, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  5 Sep 1944  Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Lucinda Westfall | F9111 
    Married  26 Oct 1910  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 4 | Male
    Abram Wilke

    Born  1878  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  31 Oct 1901   
    Buried    Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 5 | Male
    Abraham Wilkie

    Born  3 Nov 1878  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  30 Oct 1901  Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 6 | Female
    Lisse Wilke

    Born  Oct 1880  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 7 | Female
    Elizabeth Wilkie

    Born  19 Oct 1880  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1963   
    Buried    Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Ephraim Holzmann | F46432 
    Married  20 Jan 1909  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Sources 
    1. [S10] Book - Vol II 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..., 466.

    2. [S2] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Church of the New Jerusalem (Swedenborgian).
      Bridegroom Name: August Wilke Age: 24 Res: Waterloo Tp. Place of Birth: Prussia Names of Parents: Christian & Christine Wilke Bride: Name: Elisabeth Schuhmacher Age: 35 Res: Waterloo Tp. Place of Birth: Waterloo Tp. Names of Parents: John & Cathar. Schuhmacher Witness(S): Name: William Wilke Res: Waterloo Tp. Name: Friederica Wilke Res: Waterloo Tp. Date of Marriage: Jan. 19, 1873

    3. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 30 Jan 1873.
      19 Jan 1873 By Pastor F.W. Tuerk in Berlin, August Wilke was married to Elisabeth Schumacher, both of Waterloo Township.