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

Family: John James Yost Decker / Veronica C. Kirsch (F9983)

m. 11 Dec 1877


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  • Father | Male
    John James Yost Decker

    Born  13 Jan 1854  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  7 Nov 1925   
    Buried    Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  11 Dec 1877  [1]  Walkerton, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada  [1] 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
    Veronica C. Kirsch

    Born  20 Jul 1859  Formosa, Culross Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  17 Aug 1925  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  John Kirsch | F38998 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Veronica Schiebel | F38998 Group Sheet 

    Child 1 | Female
    Daisy V. Decker

    Born  16 Oct 1879  Walkerton, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1968   
    Buried    Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Alfred B. Maiers | F20236 
    Married     

    Child 2 | Female
    Lena Frieda Decker

    Born  18 Feb 1880  Walkerton, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Walton E. Raymo | F35343 
    Married  12 Jul 1905  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 3 | Female
    Nellie Katherine Decher

    Born  17 Jun 1881  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  14 Jun 1976  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  Reginald Simpson | F244330 
    Married  20 Jul 1909  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 4 | Female
    Mary Decker

    Born  13 Mar 1885  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Joseph Celsus O' Neil | F23122 
    Married  16 Sep 1918  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 5 | Male
    John Charles Decker

    Born  25 Dec 1885  Walkerton, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Edith Clara Furneaux | F243807 
    Married  7 Feb 1912  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 6 | Female
    Lillian Ester Decker

    Born  21 Apr 1887  Paisley, Elderslie Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1957   
    Buried    Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Frederick William "Fred" Eitel | F251931 
    Married     
    Spouse  Richard Wye Swaisland | F251932 
    Married  5 Jun 1916  St. Thomas, Elgin Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 7 | Female
    Mabel Decker

    Born  23 Mar 1889  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 8 | Male
    Frederick Henry Decker

    Born  19 Dec 1890  Paisley, Elderslie Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 9 | Male
    Clarence Decker

    Born  21 Mar 1893  Paisley, Elderslie Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 10 | Female
    Alma Decker

    Born  14 Mar 1894  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 11 | Female
    Hilda Decker

    Born  14 Aug 1896  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 12 | Female
    Violet M. Decker

    Born  11 May 1899  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 13 | Female
    May Decker

    Born  May 1900  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

  • Sources 
    1. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 1298 (1877), Decker-Kirch.
      John Decker, shoemaker of Walkerton, Birth Place: Canada Age: 24 Estimated birth year: abt 1853 Father Name: Henry Decker Mother Name: Mary Sang Spouse Name: Veronica Kirch, residence Walkerton, Spouse's Age: 19 Spouse Birth Place: Canada Spouse Father Name: John Kirch Spouse Mother Name: Veronica Scheoal Marriage Date: 11 Dec 1877 Marriage Location: Bruce, Walkerton