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

Family: Louis Koehler / Katherine "Catherine" Schaefer (F263054)

m. 17 May 1874


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  • Father | Male
    Louis Koehler

    Born  23 Feb 1845  , Hanover, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died     
    Buried     
    Married  17 May 1874  [1, 2, 3]  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  [1, 2, 3] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Christoph Koehler | F9218 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Wilhelmine "Minnie" Gericke | F9218 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    Katherine "Catherine" Schaefer

    Born  1 Jul 1852  , Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     
    Father  Caspar Schaefer | F8022 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Anna Elizabeth Braun | F8022 Group Sheet 

    Child 1 | Male
    Henry Koehler

    Born  24 Nov 1878  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  29 Dec 1948   
    Buried    Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 2 | Female
    Anna Elizabeth Koehler

    Born  12 Jan 1881  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  21 Feb 1951  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Saint Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Erbsville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Henry K. Doerbecker | F168294 
    Married     

    Child 3 | Female
    Maria "Mary" Koehler

    Born  13 Dec 1882  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Jacob Foerster | F40914 
    Married  12 May 1903  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 4 | Female
    Wilhelmina Emma Koehler

    Born  18 Feb 1885  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  15 Jan 1970  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Alfred Stroh | F39917 
    Married  21 Apr 1915  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 5 | Male
    William Alfred Koehler

    Born  18 Feb 1890  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  5 Nov 1981  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Lingelbach Cemetery, South Easthope Township, Perth, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Ethel Kleinknecht | F46805 
    Married     

    Child 6 | Female
    Louisa Koehler

    Born  28 Oct 1894  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     
    Spouse  George Milton Schaaf | F40915 
    Married     

  • Sources 
    1. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 9709 (1874), Koehler-Schaefer.
      Louis Koehler Birth Place: Hanover Prussia , carpenter of Waterloo Township, Age: 29 Father Name: Christian Koehler Mother Name: Wilhelmine Spouse Name: Catharine Schaefer, residence Berlin, Waterloo Co., Spouse's Age: 21 Spouse Birth Place: Kurhessen Preussen Spouse Father Name: Caspar Schaeffer Spouse Mother Name: Anna Marriage Date: 17 May 1874 Marriage Location: Waterloo, Preston

    2. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 21 May 1874.
      17 May 1874 By Pastor Wurster in Preston, Louis Koehler was married to Catherine Schaefer, both of Berlin.

    3. [S2042] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1891, Section 3 Page 39.