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

Family: Carl "Charles" Wirsching / Margaret Schnitzer (F28375)

m. 28 Aug 1857


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  • Father | Male
    Carl "Charles" Wirsching

    Born  1837  Rudolstadt, , Thüringen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  31 Jan 1910  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  28 Aug 1857  [1]  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  [1] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Martin Wirsching | F300817 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Fredericka Högfner | F300817 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    Margaret Schnitzer

    Born  9 Jan 1834  Marköbel, , Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  23 Jun 1895   
    Buried    Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Henry Schnitzer | F300818 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Wilhelmina Strempel | F300818 Group Sheet 

    Child 1 | Female
    Mary C. Wirsching

    Born  3 Mar 1857  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  6 May 1925  Burlington, Halton Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Greenwood Cemetery, Burlington, Halton Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 2 | Male
    John Edward Wirsching

    Born  27 Nov 1858  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  16 Mar 1925  Lakeland, Polk, Florida, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Theresa Armbruster | F22957 
    Married  7 Apr 1885  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Elizabeth "Lizzie" Gies | F45780 
    Married  19 May 1904  , York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 3 | Male
    William Wirsching

    Born  1860  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  3 Mar 1876   
    Buried    Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 4 | Female
    Mona Wirsching

    Born  1862  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 5 | Male
    Edward Wirsching

    Born  12 Jan 1863  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  6 Dec 1922  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried  9 Dec 1922  Saint Clements Roman Catholic Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Margaret "Maggie" White | F22958 
    Married  Apr 1891  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 6 | Female
    Wilhelmina Wirsching

    Born  1864  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 7 | Female
    Elizabeth "Lizzie" Wirsching

    Born  6 Jan 1867  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  21 Sep 1940  London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Carl William John "Charles" Merkel | F42839 
    Married  1902   

    Child 8 | Male
    Carl Wirsching

    Born  24 Aug 1868  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  14 Nov 1869  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 9 | Female
    Margaret Wirsching

    Born  1869  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 10 | Male
    Henry Charles Wirsching

    Born  30 Aug 1870  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1948   
    Buried    Saint Clements Roman Catholic Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Rosalia "Rosa" Brustle | F23001 
    Married     

    Child 11 | Female
    Maggie Wirsching

    Born  1872  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 12 | Female
    Annie Wirsching

    Born  1872  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Carl William John "Charles" Merkel | F42838 
    Married  1895   

    Child 13 | Male
    Carl Wirsching

    Born  1874  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried    Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 14 | Female
    Sarah Nancy Wirsching

    Born  1 Sep 1879  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  27 Sep 1941  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried  30 Sep 1941  Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Emil Henry Ewald | F251639 
    Married  17 Dec 1902  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Sources 
    1. [S3297] Missouri Synod, U.S., Lutheran Church records, 1851-1973.
      NameCarl Wirsching
      Marriage Age20
      Record TypeMarriage
      Birth Dateabt 1837
      Birth PlaceBrochan, Schwarzburg, Rufolstadt
      Res: Preston
      Marriage Date28 Aug 1857
      Marriage ChurchSt. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church
      Marriage PlacePreston, Ontario, Canada
      Father Martin Wirsching
      Mother Friederika Högfner
      Spouse Margareth Schnitzer
      Marriage Age21
      Birth PlaceMarkövel Churhessen
      Res: Preston
      Father Henry Schnitzer
      Mother Wilhelmina Strempel