Johann Adam "Adam" Volkert

1822 - 1905  (83 years)

• Name	Johann Adam "Adam" Volkert
  Born	1 Jan 1822	, Germany   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/239811192
  Immigration	1855	, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Name	Adam Volkert  [7, 8, 10]
  Naturalization	1855  [1]
  Occupation	1861	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Mason
  Residence	1861	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1871	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Mason
  Occupation	1881	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Mason
  Occupation	1891	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Gentleman
  Residence	1891	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Lutheran
  Retired	1901	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-112124
  Died	25 Sep 1905	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 9]
  Buried	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I112124	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Family	Christina Laufer,   b. 14 Mar 1830, , Germany ,   d. 7 May 1888, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 58 years)
  Children	1. Carolina Volkert,   b. 1856, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Augusta Carolina Volkert,   b. 10 Mar 1857, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Dec 1950, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States  (Age 93 years)   3. Maria Dorothea Volkert,   b. 12 Dec 1858, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Heinrich "Henry" Volkert,   b. 9 Nov 1860, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Volkert,   b. CALC 1863, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Jan 1868, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 5 years)   6. Mary Volkert,   b. 1865, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Ernst Volkert,   b. 1866, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Mina Volkert,   b. CALC 24 Feb 1866, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Mar 1878, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 12 years)   9. Elizabeth Volkert,   b. 1868, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F28389	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Volkert - At Preston, Sept. 25, Johann Adam Volkert, aged 82 years, 9 months and 25 days. The Daily Telegraph, Berlin, Ontario, Mon, Oct 09, 1905 Page 4 ________________________ AN OLD PRESTONIAN DEAD. The death occurred Monday of Mr. Johann Volkert, a well-known Prestonian, who has been a iresident of this place for the past fifty years. Mr. Volkert was in his eighty-third year, having been born in Germany in 1823. When a young man of thirty-two he emigrated to Canada and settled in Preston, where he has lived continuously ever since. He was a mason and stone cutter by trade. ceased is survived by two children, Mrs. Jos. Beith, of San Francisco, Cal., and Miss Volkert at home. The Daily Telegraph, Berlin, Ontario, Thu, Sep 28, 1905 Page 2 ___________________ DEATH OF JOHANN VOLKERT Preston, Sept. 26. - The death occurred here last night of one of Preston's oldest citizens in the person of Johann Volkert, who had been a resident of this place for the past 50 years. Mr. Volkert was in his eighty-third year and a native of Germany. He was a mason and stonecutter by trade. The Hamilton Spectator, Hamilton, Ontario, Wed, Sep 27, 1905 Page 9

  
  

• Sources

  [S204] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1901, Preston (Village) F-1 Page 12. [S105] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1871, Pg. 59. [S297] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1881, Page 20. [S239] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Preston CC#6335 Cemetery Internet Link . Zum Andenken An/ Adam/ Volkert/ Gest. 25 Sept. 1905/ Alt. 82 Jah./ 9 Mo. 25 Tag./ Christina Laufer/ Seine Ehefrau/ Gest. 7 Mai, 1888/ Alt. 58 Jah./ 1 Mo. 23 Tag./ Verse/ Volkert [S1473] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1861, Div. 1 Page 8. [S2441] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1891, Section 1 Page 68. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 14 Mar 1878. Died 4 Mar 1878 Mina Volkert in Preston, daughter of Adam Volkert died at the age of 12 years and 8 days [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 17 May 1888. Died 7 May 1888 Christianna Volkert, wife of Adam Volkert, died in Preston at age of 58 years, 4 months & 23 days. [S3297] Missouri Synod, U.S., Lutheran Church records, 1851-1973. NameJohannes A Volkert GenderMale Age83 Birth Dateabt 1822 Birth PlaceGermany Death Date25 Sep 1905 Death PlacePreston, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada ReligionLutheran Cause of DeathSenile Debility [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 16 Jan 1868. son Volkert died 10 Jan 1868 in Preston, son of Adam, 5 yrs.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1 Jan 1822 - , Germany Immigration - 1855 - , Ontario, Canada Occupation - Mason - 1861 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1861 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Mason - 1871 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Mason - 1881 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Gentleman - 1891 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1891 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Retired - 1901 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 25 Sep 1905 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth