George H. Landreth

1852 - 1912  (60 years)

• Name	George H. Landreth
  Residence	1852	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Free Church
  Born	9 Jan 1852	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Residence	1861	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Free Church
  Occupation	1871	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Farm Labourer
  Residence	1871	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	C. Presb.
  Occupation	1881	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Spring Maker
  Christened	1 Jun 1887	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Birth	Wolverton, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada
  Residence	1891	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Presbyterian
  Occupation	1901	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Spring Maker
  Occupation	1911	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Laborer, Foundry
  Residence	84 Water St. S., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Residence	1911	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Methodist
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-100648
  Died	29 Jul 1912	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Buried	Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Person ID	I100648	Generations
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	James Landreth,   b. 1829, , Scotland ,   d. 4 Feb 1879, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 50 years)
  Mother	Annie Cairns,   b. 1832, , Scotland ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F227226	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary R. Scott,   b. 1857, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Jul 1931  (Age 74 years)
  Married	2 Jun 1880	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. James S. Landreth,   b. 16 Nov 1881, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Albert George "Bert" Landreth,   b. 26 Nov 1883, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Hudson "Harry" Landreth,   b. 30 Dec 1885, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Dec 1937, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States  (Age 51 years)
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025
  Family ID	F38511	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  LANDRETH, George H. Mr. George H. Landreth, Queen Street, aged 59 years, was found in his bedroom this morning, by his sister, Mrs. H. Schoenfeld, who lives next door. On Saturday, Mrs. Landreth left for Buffalo, to visit her sons there.and her husband took his meals, at his sisters, next door and slept in his own bed. Yesterday morning, Mr. Landreth took charge of his classes at the Methodist Church Sunday School and attended service there. He appeared in his usual health, yesterday evening and as is his custom , retired early. When he did not arrive at his sisters for breakfast this morning, an investigation was made and he was found lying dead in his bedroom. Dr. Wardlaw was summoned and declared death due to paralysis. Deceased had lived in Galt many years and was employed at the Axe Factory and later at Cowan & Co's. He was a Methodist and was a Past Master of Court Grand River, No. 5962 A.O.F. His mother died 3 weeks ago. His wife and three sons, Bert and James of Buffalo and Hudso of Detroit, survive. Four sisters, Mrs. J. D. MacRae, Mrs. D. Fairgrieve and Mrs. Schoenfeld of Galt and Mrs. A. O. Brown of Rapid City, Manitoba and one brother, James of Rochester also mourn his loss. The funeral will take place from his late residence, to Mount View Cemetery. Landreth, George H. Unknown Paper

  
  

• Sources

  [S233] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1852, Div. 3 Page 19. [S101] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Wesleyan Methodist Baptismal Register - transcript of cards, Kitchener Public Library, Volume 4 Page 218 Rev. A.M. Phillips. George Landreth b. 09 Jan 1852 Dumfries Baptised 01 Jun 1887 Galt Child Of James Landreth & Annie Landreth [S1778] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1861, Div 2 Page 22. [S355] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 35. [S122] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Mount View CC#4495 Internet Link . LANDRETH/ George H LANDRETH/ died July 29, 1912/ aged 59 years/ Mary SCOTT/ his wife/ died July 24,1931 [S336] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1881, Galt Division 1 Page 41. [S1800] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1891, Section 2 Page 23. [S259] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1901, Galt (Town/Ville) C-2 Page 14. [S572] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1911, Galt 1911 Div. 14 Page 1.

  
  

• Event Map

  Residence - Free Church - 1852 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Born - 9 Jan 1852 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Free Church - 1861 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farm Labourer - 1871 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - C. Presb. - 1871 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 2 Jun 1880 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Spring Maker - 1881 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Christened - 1 Jun 1887 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1891 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Spring Maker - 1901 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Laborer, Foundry - 1911 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - - 84 Water St. S., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1911 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 29 Jul 1912 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth