Jacob J. Fries^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}

1877 - 1953  (75 years)

• Name	Jacob J. Fries
  Born	3 Nov 1877	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Gender	Male
  Church Membership	St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  Occupation	1901	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Mason
  Occupation	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Laborer Mason
  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	Mason, Contractor
  Residence	1921	36 Lancaster St. E. Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  Residence	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	Lutheran
  Residence	1953	4 Louisa St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-111100
  Died	20 Feb 1953	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 9]
  Buried	Saint Peters Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  Person ID	I111100	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Daniel Fries,   b. 15 Apr 1849, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Feb 1932, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Katharina "Catherine" Doerr,   b. 1854, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Mar 1887, Near Heidelberg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 33 years)
  Married	17 Feb 1874	Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11, 12]
  Family ID	F28168	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Matilda Ludwig,   b. 25 Apr 1884, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Mar 1970, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)
  Married	1903	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  Children	1. Cora Fries,   b. Apr 1904, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1947, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States  (Age ~ 42 years)   2. Milton Joseph Fries,   b. 30 Sep 1905, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Jan 1979, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 73 years)   3. Florence Rosetta Fries,   b. 5 Oct 1910, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Sep 1986, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F168751	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  After a lengthy illness, Jacob J. Fries, 75, of 4 Louisa St., died yesterday at the K-W Hospital. Born at Heidelberg, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Fries, he was a mason contractor in this city for many years. Mr. Fries was a member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church. His marriage to Matilda Ludwig, who survives, took place at Elmira in 1903. Surviving besides his wife, are one son, Milton Fries, Kirkland Lake; one daughter, Mrs. Jerome (Florence) Zettel, Kitchener; two brothers, Henry Fries, Kindersley, Sask., and Herbert Fries, Kitchener, and five grandchildren. He was predeceased by one daughter, Mrs. Cora Eldred of Detroit, in1947. The funeral will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. from the Ratz-Bechtel funeral Home with A.W. Lotz pastor of St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery. The body is at the funeral home. The Kitchener-Waterloo Record 21 Feb 1953

  
  

• Sources

  [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Edward Fries - 1939. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Josiah Fries. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Matilda Ludwig - Fries. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Michael Ludwig. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Milton Fries. [S132] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1901, Waterloo C-3 Page 2. [S113] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1881, Division 1 Page 23. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div.. 20 Page 10. [S602] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - The Waterloo Region Record (March 2008- ), Obituary of Jacob J. Fries - 21 Feb 1953. [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub District 28 Page 5. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 26 Feb 1874. 17 Feb 1874 By Pastor J. Brezing in Heidelberg, Daniel Fries of Woolwich was married to Katharina Doerr of Wellesley. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 9640-74. Daniel Fries, 24, occ. Farmer, b. Woolwich, res. Wellesley, son of Jacob and Margaretha, Married Catherine Doerr, 18, b. Wellesley, res. Same, daughter of George and Catherine, Witn: George Doerr of Wellesley and Louis Huehnergarth of Heidelberg, 17 Feb 1874 at Heidelberg

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 3 Nov 1877 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Church Membership - - St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Mason - 1901 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 1903 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Laborer Mason - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Mason, Contractor - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1953 - 4 Louisa St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 20 Feb 1953 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Saint Peters Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth