Catherine "Kate" Oswald^[1]

1874 - 1952  (77 years)

• Name	Catherine "Kate" Oswald
  Born	28 May 1874	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Catherine "Kate" Ritz
  Name	Kate Oswald
  Residence	1881	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1901	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Shirt Factory
  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-107203
  Died	1952	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Person ID	I107203	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Jacob B. Oswald,   b. 1 Oct 1837, Wilgartswiesen, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany ,   d. 10 Jan 1939, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 101 years)
  Mother	Catharine "Catherine" Stroh,   b. 20 Oct 1838, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Sep 1915, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)
  Married	28 Jun 1859	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [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 ,   d. 1950, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)
  Married	12 Nov 1907	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Children	1. Carlo Ritz,   b. May 1908, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Helma Ritz,   b. Oct 1910, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F175260	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [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 [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) A-4 Page 6. [S113] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1881, Division 2 Page 31. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 24 Pg. 21. [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. [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 [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. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 28 May 1874 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1881 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Shirt Factory - 1901 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 12 Nov 1907 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 1952 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth