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

Family: Wilhelm "William" Ehrhardt / Sophia M. W. Hefsky (F24299)

m. 19 Feb 1878


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  • Father | Male
    Wilhelm "William" Ehrhardt

    Born  12 Apr 1842  Wiederode, Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  15 Dec 1931  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  19 Feb 1878  [1, 2]  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  [1, 2] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Other Spouse  Barbara Albrecht | F11418 
    Married  6 Nov 1866  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Casper Ehrhardt | F27334 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Christina Magdalena | F27334 Group Sheet 

    Sophia M. W. HefskyMother | Female
    Sophia M. W. Hefsky

    Born  13 Apr 1849  Müsselmow, , Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  20 Apr 1920  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Other Spouse  Louis Shoemaker | F59335 
    Married  12 Oct 1871  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Johann "John" Hefkey | F252428 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Carolina Joh. Dorothea Lambke | F252428 Group Sheet 

    Child 1 | Female
    A. Christine Ehrhardt

    Born  1879  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     
    Spouse  August Radtke | F49165 
    Married  21 Sep 1904  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 2 | Female
    Alberta Ehrhardt

    Born  20 Aug 1880  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 3 | Male
    John Frederick Ehrhardt

    Born  14 Jul 1881  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  17 May 1958  Clarkson, Peel Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Sarah Jane Aitken | F59336 
    Married     

    Child 4 | Male
    George William Ehrhardt

    Born  24 Jan 1885  Guelph Township, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  14 Oct 1962  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Laura Gremm | F34505 
    Married     
    Spouse  Edith Wilhelmine Alvina "Ida" Grill | F34821 
    Married  17 Nov 1909  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 5 | Male
    Henry Karl "Harry" Ehrhardt

    Born  24 May 1890  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  23 Jan 1967  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Zion United Maple Grove Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Edna Elizabeth Foerter | F48867 
    Married  7 Feb 1912  Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Sources 
    1. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/213116599/sophia-w.-ehrhardt.

    2. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Name: Wilhelm Ehrhardt
      Event Type: Marriage
      Event Date: 19 Feb 1878
      Event Place: Preston, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
      Gender: Male
      Age: 36
      Birth Year (Estimated): 1842 Weiderode, Kurhessen
      widower
      Occ: laborer of Hespeler
      Father's Name: Caspar Ehrhardt
      Mother's Name: Christina Ehrhardt
      Spouse's Name: Sophia Schumacher
      Spouse's Gender: Female
      Spouse's Age: 30
      Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1848 Mecklinburg Schwerine
      widow
      Res: Waterloo Township
      Spouse's Father's Name: John Hoefky
      Spouse's Mother's Name: Caroline Hoefky