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

Family: Karl "Charles" Decher / Magdalena "Lena" Disch (F25377)

m. 28 Oct 1883


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  • Father | Male
    Karl "Charles" Decher

    Born  13 Nov 1861  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     
    Married  28 Oct 1883  [1, 2]  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  [1, 2] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Heinrich "Henry" Decher | F8325 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Anna Maria "Mary" Lang | F8325 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    Magdalena "Lena" Disch

    Born  4 Jul 1863  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     
    Father  John Disch | F20699 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Magdelena Scheur | F20699 Group Sheet 

    Child 1 | Female
    Lillian Maria Decher

    Born  2 Jul 1884  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  9 Aug 1951  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Joseph George Hoch | F28182 
    Married     

    Child 2 | Male
    Carl Edwin Heinrich "Charles" Decher

    Born  12 Jul 1886  Walkerton, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1971  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Alvina Schaefer | F12778 
    Married  20 Aug 1913  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 3 | Male
    Norman John Decker

    Born  24 Nov 1887  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Katherine Marie Hambrecht | F176906 
    Married  16 Nov 1910  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 4 | Female
    Elmora Bertha Decher

    Born  22 Aug 1889  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1968   
    Buried    Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Herman Edgar Lorne "Lorne" Schnarr | F52924 
    Married  21 Aug 1917  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 5 | Female
    Matilda Diana Decher

    Born  26 Jun 1892  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1965   
    Buried    Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  August Wettlaufer | F52925 
    Married  17 Jun 1919  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 6 | Female
    Nellie Decher

    Born  29 Apr 1895  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 7 | Female
    Cora Decher

    Born  3 Sep 1899  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  8 Jan 1981  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Oscar Wettlaufer | F41287 
    Married     

    Child 8 | Male
    Harry Reinholdt Otto Decher

    Born  1901  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Maude Edith Thompson | F43206 
    Married  23 Mar 1923  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Sources 
    1. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 15 Nov 1883.
      Oct. 28, 1883 Carl Decker of Waterloo and Magdalena Disch of Walkerton, were married in Waterloo by Pastor Braun.

    2. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 12154-83.
      Karl Decher, 22, occ. Shoe Maker, b. Waterloo, res. Same, son of Henry and Mary, married Magdalena Disch, 22, b. Elmira, res. Walkerton, daughter of Jon and Magdalena, Witnessed by Catherine Decher of Waterloo and John Disch of Walkerton, 28 Oct. 1883 at Waterloo