August Roos^{[1, 2]}

1852 - 1920  (67 years)

• Name	August Roos
  Born	25 Oct 1852	Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/186448956
  Residence	1861	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1875	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Baker
  Residence	1875	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Occupation	1881	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Baker
  Occupation	1900	Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States   [7]
  	Architect
  Residence	1900	Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States   [7]
  Occupation	1910	Saint Louis, St. Louis (city), Missouri, United States   [8]
  	builder
  Residence	1910	Saint Louis, St. Louis (city), Missouri, United States   [8]
  Occupation	1920	Saint Louis, St. Louis (city), Missouri, United States   [9]
  	draughtsman
  Residence	1920	Saint Louis, St. Louis (city), Missouri, United States   [9]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-105183
  Died	6 Aug 1920	Saint Louis, St. Louis (city), Missouri, United States
  Buried	Valhalla Cemetery, Saint Louis, St. Louis (city), Missouri, United States
  Person ID	I105183	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	John Roos,   b. 6 Dec 1809, Dettwiller, Alsace Lorraine, France ,   d. 20 Nov 1885, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Elisabeth G. Weicker,   b. 15 Aug 1811, , Germany ,   d. 10 Jul 1875, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 63 years)
  Family ID	F9108	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	John Roos,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Elizabeth,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F285908	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Magdalena "Lena" Zimmer,   b. 1853, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Dec 1935, Saint Louis, St. Louis (city), Missouri, United States  (Age 82 years)
  Married	29 Jun 1875	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Children	1. Edwin J. Roos,   b. 1875, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F227907	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  ROOS-On Friday. April 16, 1920. at 2:30 8. m.. August Roos, beloved husband of Lena Roos (nee Zimmer), dear father of Nettie K. Reese. Funeral Monday, April 19, at 1486 m., from Cullen & Kelly's chapel, Taylor avenue. St. Louis Post-Dispatch, St. Louis, Missouri Sun, Apr 18, 1920 Page 15

  
  

• Sources

  [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 1 Jul 1875. 29 Jun 1875 By Pastor J. Wurster in Preston, August Roos was married to Lena Zimmer, both of Preston. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 9316-75. August Roos, 23, occ. Baker, b. Doon, res. Preston, s/o John & Elizabeth, married Lena Zimmer, 22, b. Preston, res. same, d/o Jacob & Caroline, witn: Emil Roos & Peter Bernhardt, both of Preston, 29 June 1875 at Preston [S105] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1871, Pg 26. [S297] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1881, Page 5. [S1473] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1861, Div. 1 Page 7. [S3297] Missouri Synod, U.S., Lutheran Church records, 1851-1973. NameAugust Roos Baptism Age0 Record TypeBaptism Birth Date25 Okt 1852 Baptism Date21 Nov 1852 Baptism ChurchSt. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church Baptism PlacePreston, Ontario, Canada Father Johannes Roos MotherElisabetha Veiker [S1835] Census - U.S. Census Population Schedule, 1900 12th Census, Census Place: Buffalo Ward 18, Erie, New York; Roll: 1030; Page: 16; Enumeration District: 0145. [S1978] Census - U.S. Census Population Schedule, 1910 13th Census, Census Place: St Louis Ward 13, Saint Louis City, Missouri; Roll: T624_817; Page: 9a; Enumeration District: 0207; FHL microfilm: 1374830. [S2145] Census - U.S. Census Population Schedule, 1920 14th Census, Census Place: St Louis Ward 25, St Louis (Independent City), Missouri; Roll: T625_961; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 506.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 25 Oct 1852 - Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1861 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Baker - 1875 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1875 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 29 Jun 1875 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Baker - 1881 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Architect - 1900 - Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States Residence - 1900 - Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States Occupation - builder - 1910 - Saint Louis, St. Louis (city), Missouri, United States Residence - 1910 - Saint Louis, St. Louis (city), Missouri, United States Occupation - draughtsman - 1920 - Saint Louis, St. Louis (city), Missouri, United States Residence - 1920 - Saint Louis, St. Louis (city), Missouri, United States Died - 6 Aug 1920 - Saint Louis, St. Louis (city), Missouri, United States  = Link to Google Earth