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Andreas S. "Andrew" Kresz

Male 1862 - 1951  (89 years)


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  • Name Andreas S. "Andrew" Kresz 
    Born 19 Feb 1862  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] 
    Christened 9 Mar 1862  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Name Andrew Kress 
    Name Andrew S. Kress  [8] 
    Residence 1871  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1885  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Occupation 1891  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Farmer 
    Residence 1891  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1901  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Farmer 
    Occupation 1911  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Cooper, Shop 
    Residence 1911  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1951  182 Kent Ave., Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-10836P 
    Died 27 Nov 1951  [4] 
    Buried Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Person ID I10836  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father George Adam "Adam" Kress,   b. 11 May 1831, Epfenbach, Epfenbach, , Baden-Württemberg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Aug 1869, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 38 years) 
    Mother Catharine Schmitt,   b. 30 Dec 1832, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 30 Dec 1852  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10, 11] 
    Family ID F36029  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Mary Forler,   b. 19 Dec 1864, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jun 1917, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years) 
    Married 1 Sep 1885  [9] 
    Children 
     1. George Kress,   b. 1886, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Annie M. C. Kress,   b. 18 Nov 1888, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Feb 1961, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
     3. Hendrich Kress,   b. 16 Nov 1890, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Adam Kress,   b. 1 Jun 1893, near St. Agatha, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Louisa Kress,   b. 1 Jun 1893, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1975  (Age 81 years)
     6. Louis Kress,   b. Jul 1896, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Clayton Kress,   b. 9 Sep 1897, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     8. John Kress,   b. 22 Jun 1899, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1904  (Age 4 years)
     9. Pauline Henrietta Kress,   b. 19 Jul 1903, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jan 1947, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 43 years)
     10. Catharine Emma "Catherine" Kresz,   b. 14 Jun 1907, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1947  (Age 39 years)
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F20966  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Catherine Wunnenburg,   b. Nov 1867, Blyth, Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Dec 1928, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 61 years) 
    Married 17 Nov 1921  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F57657  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Andrew Kress

      Andrew S. Kress, 89, of 182 Kent Ave., died early today of a heart condition. He had been ill for three weeks. Mr. Kress was born Feb. 19, 1862, in Wilmot Township, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Kress. He was a retired cooper having worked at Canada Barrels and Kegs, Ltd., Waterloo. He was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, Waterloo. He moved to Waterloo in 1903 and four years ago made his home with his daughter, Mrs. Abram McKersie, Kent Ave. Surviving are two sons, Louis of South Burnaby, B.C. and Clayton of London, Ont.; three daughters, Mrs. McKersie, Mrs. William (Hattie) Bonaney of St. Catherines, and Mrs. Adolf Berlet of Kitchener; one sister, Mrs. William (Sophia) Thomas of Kitchener. Four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren also survive. Five children predeceased him, three sons, George, Adam and John, and two daughters, Mrs. Harry Knack and Mrs. Clarence Forler. The body will be at the home of Mrs. Berlet, 212 Wellington St. North, from Wednesday. The funeral will be held there Friday at 2:30 p.m., followed by a memorial service at 3 o'clock at St. John's Church. Rev. A. L. Conrad will officiate and interment will be in Mount Hope Cemetery.

      Kitchener-Waterloo Record, November 27, 1951

  • Sources 
    1. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library.
      Andreas Kress son of Adam and Catharina Schmitt, born 19 Feb 1862, bapt. 9 Mar 1862, sponsors: Andrew Schmitt, Margareth Seyler.

    2. [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-5 Page 11.

    3. [S366] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1911, Div. 42 Page 4.

    4. [S192] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - Mount Hope CC#4500 Internet Link.
      Andrew S. Kresz/ 1862-1951/ Maria D. Forler/ beloved wife of/ Andrew S. Kresz/ died June 13, 1917/ aged 52 years 5 mo. 25 d./ Kresz

    5. [S190] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1871, Div. 4 Page 26.

    6. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 3 Page 57.

    7. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Name: Andrew S Kresz
      Event Type: Marriage
      Event Date: 17 Nov 1921
      Event Place: Kitchener, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
      Gender: Male
      Age: 58
      Birth Year (Estimated): 1863 Wilmot
      Occupation: cooper of Waterloo
      Father's Name: Adam Kresz
      Mother's Name: Katherina Schmidt
      Spouse's Name: Katherine Forler
      Spouse's Gender: Female
      Spouse's Age: 54
      Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1867 Hullett, Ontario
      Spouse's Father's Name: Friedrich Wunnenberg
      Spouse's Mother's Name: Elizabeth Marz

    8. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 15 Jun 1893.
      01 Jun 1893 The wife of And. S. Kress, near St. Agatha, twins, a son & a daughter.

    9. [S2224] Berliner Journal Marriages 1885, 10 Sep 1885.
      01 Sep 1885 Maria D. Forler of Wellesley and Andreas S. Kress of Wilmot, were married by Pastor J. Kirmis, Wellesley Village.

    10. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library.
      George Adam Kress, joiner of Wilmot married 30 Dec 1852 in Wilmot by banns to Catharine Schmitt of Wilmot. wit: George Seip of Wilmot and George Gaukel of Berlin

    11. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Rev'd Frederick W. Bindemann, Minister of The United Lutheran and German Reformed Protestant Church, Greenbush, Waterloo Twp., 1 Jan. 1852 - 1 Jan. 1853 #226.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 19 Feb 1862 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristened - 9 Mar 1862 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1871 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1885 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1901 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Cooper, Shop - 1911 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1911 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 17 Nov 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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