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

Family: John Brox / Elizabeth Gimber (F5638)

m. 17 Nov 1874


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  • Father | Male
    John Brox

    Born  15 Jul 1850  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1 Mar 1934  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  17 Nov 1874  [1, 2]  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  [1, 2] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Jakob "Jacob" Brox | F612 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Katharina "Catharine" Ziegler | F612 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    Elizabeth Gimber

    Born  8 Dec 1851  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  2 Sep 1915  near, Floradale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Henry Gimber | F29075 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Eve Elizabeth Seiler | F29075 Group Sheet 

    Child 1 | Female
    Maria Anna Brox

    Born  23 Apr 1875  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  28 Nov 1876  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     

    Child 2 | Male
    Jacob Brox

    Born  24 Jul 1877  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 3 | Female
    Matilda Brox

    Born  CALC 30 Jun 1881  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  27 Apr 1882  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     

    Child 4 | Male
    John Brox

    Born  CALC 10 Feb 1883  of, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  12 May 1883  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     

    Child 5 | Female
    Lydia Ann Brox

    Born  23 May 1884  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  12 Jan 1913   
    Buried    Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Alfred E. Shantz | F5636 
    Married  13 Jun 1906  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 6 | Female
    Louisa Brox

    Born  12 Sep 1887  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  29 Jul 1964  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Louis Sylvester "Sylvester" Bowman | F46430 
    Married  22 Mar 1915  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 7 | Male
    Emanuel M. Brox

    Born  6 Nov 1890  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  28 Nov 1930   
    Buried    Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Ella Umbach | F5639 
    Married     
    Spouse  Emma Wideman | F5640 
    Married  25 Jun 1919  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 8 | Male
    William G. Brox

    Born  6 Jul 1899  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  22 Dec 1977  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Edith Rebecca Macke | F233067 
    Married     

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Church of the New Jerusalem (Swedenborgian).
      Name: John Brox Age: 24 res: Elmira Place of Birth: Waterloo Tp. Names of Parents: Jacob Brox & Cathar. Zigler
      Bride: Name: Elisabeth Gimber Age: 22 res: Elmira Place of Birth: Woolwich Tp. Names of Parents: Heinrich Gimber & Eva Seiler Witness(S): Name: Ida Turk res: Berlin Name: Sussanna Rothaermel res: Berlin Date of Marriage: Nov. 17, 1874

    2. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 19 Nov 1874.
      17 Nov 1874 By Pastor F.W. Tuerk in Berlin, John Brox was married to Elisabeth Gimber, both of Woolwich Township.