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

Violet Cornell

Female 1895 - 1976  (80 years)


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  • Name Violet Cornell 
    Born 30 Nov 1895  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Female 
    Name Violet Geiger 
    Residence 1911  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Methodist 
    Residence 1976  440 Shantz Hill, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number 00038-3063.888 
    Died 21 May 1976  Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4
    Buried Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4
    Person ID I11039  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Robert Cornell,   b. 21 Jul 1857, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Oct 1932, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Mother Mariah "Mary" Hilborn,   b. 5 May 1856, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 May 1924  (Age 67 years) 
    Married 20 Nov 1883  Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6, 7
    Family ID F12478  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Wilbert Bardwell Geiger,   b. 6 Sep 1898, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1980  (Age 81 years) 
    Children 
     1. Evelyn Louise Geiger,   b. 1 Sep 1930, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Oct 2014, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
     2. Wilbert Geiger,   b. 24 Jul 1937, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Nov 1937, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F3157  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • GEIGER, Mrs. Wilbert B.

      Of 440 Shantz Hill, Cambridge (Preston), at the Golden Years Nursing Home, May 21, 1976, in her 82nd year, Violet Cornell. Beloved wife of Wilbert Geiger; dear mother of Evelyn (Mrs. Elgin George) of Sheffield; also survived by three grandchildren. Mrs. Geiger was born in Cambridge (Preston) and had lived there all of her life. Resting at the Barthel-Stager Funeral Home, 566 Queenston Rd., Cambridge (Preston), where funeral service will be conducted Sunday, May 23, at 4 p.m. Interment in Park Lawn cemetery.

      Kitchener-Waterloo Record 22 May 1976 pg 35

  • Sources 
    1. [S146] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Hagey Mennonite CC#5431 Cemetery Internet Link .
      Geiger / Wilbert B. Geiger / 1898-1980 / his beloved wife / Violet Cornell / 1895-1976 / son Wilbert 1937 / rest in peace

    2. [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-3 Page 3.

    3. [S272] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1911, Div. 7 Page 7.

    4. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, H., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, H. (1895). Violet Cornell Geiger (1895-1976) - Find A Grave... Retrieved 15 April 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22042521/violet-geiger.

    5. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Robt Cornell Born: Waterloo Township Age: 24 Father: Hubbard Cornell Mother: Sarah Cornell Born: abt 1859 Spouse: Maria Hilborn Age: 23 born: Waterloo Township Father: John Hilborn Mother: Sarah Ann Hilborn married 20 Nov 1883 married: Waterloo

    6. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 6 Dec 1883.
      Nov. 20, 1883 Robert Cornell and Mary Hilborn, both of Waterloo Township, were married in Berlin by Preacher J.B. Bowman

    7. [S2575] Census - ON, Waterloo Township - 1891, Sect. 3 Page 13.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 30 Nov 1895 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Methodist - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 21 May 1976 - Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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