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

Catherine "Kate" Oswald[1]

Female 1874 - 1952  (77 years)


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  • Name Catherine "Kate" Oswald 
    Born 28 May 1874  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Gender Female 
    Name Catherine "Kate" Ritz 
    Name Kate Oswald 
    Residence 1881  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Mennonite 
    Occupation 1901  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Shirt Factory 
    Residence 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Lutheran 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-107203 
    Died 1952  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Buried Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Person ID I107203  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Jacob B. Oswald,   b. 1 Oct 1837, Wilgartswiesen, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jan 1939, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 101 years) 
    Mother Catharine "Catherine" Stroh,   b. 20 Oct 1838, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Sep 1915, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Married 28 Jun 1859  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7, 8
    Family ID F17813  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Robert Ewald Ritz,   b. 2 Jun 1869, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1950, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Married 12 Nov 1907  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
     1. Carlo Ritz,   b. May 1908, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Helma Ritz,   b. Oct 1910, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F175260  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 020506-07.
      Robert Ewald Ritz, 38, occ. Printer, b. New Hamburg, res. Berlin, son of Jacob Ritz and Mary Beckner married Kate Oswald, 33, b. Wellesley Twp, res. Berlin, daughter of Jacob Oswald and Kate Stroh, Witness(es) Clara Oswald and Mrs. E. Hoffmann both of Berlin, 12 November 1907 in Berlin

    2. [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) A-4 Page 6.

    3. [S113] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1881, Division 2 Page 31.

    4. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 24 Pg. 21.

    5. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, M., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, M. (1874). Catherina “Kate” Oswald Ritz (1874-1952) - Find A... Retrieved 8 September 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/173334900/catherina-ritz.

    6. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.
      Catherine Stroh Born: Waterloo Res: Waterloo Age: 20 Father: John Mother: Elisabeth Stumpf Born: 1839 Spouse: Jacob Oswald Age: 21 born: Germany Res: Woolwich Township Born: 1838 Father: Jacob Mother: Cath Buchman married 28 Jun 1859 county: Waterloo

    7. [S14] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berlin Chronicle (1856-1860), 12 July 1859.
      28 June 1859 By the Rev. F. W. Bindemann, at Berlin on the 28th of June, Jacob Oswald, of Woolwich, to Catherine Stroh, of Waterloo.

    8. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 28 May 1874 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1881 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Shirt Factory - 1901 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 12 Nov 1907 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 1952 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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