Oscar Underwood^{[1, 2, 3]}

1886 - 1968  (81 years)

• Name	Oscar Underwood
  Born	9 Mar 1886	Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Methodist
  Residence	1901	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	United Brethern
  Occupation	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Machine Hand, Planing Mill
  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Congregational
  Eby ID Number	00098-5498.4
  Died	CA 1968	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  Person ID	I1130	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	John Thomas Underwood,   b. 2 Nov 1863, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Feb 1932, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Lovina Saltzberry,   b. 7 Nov 1855, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Nov 1924, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 68 years)
  Married	14 Jan 1882	New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10, 11, 12]
  Family ID	F265230	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Gerber,   b. Jun 1889, , Switzerland ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	5 Sep 1907	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  Children	1. Lorne Underwood,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Howard Underwood,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Robert Underwood,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. James Underwood,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Mildred Underwood,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Elize Underwood,   b. Mar 1908, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Elsie Lavina Underwood,   b. 24 Mar 1908, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 May 1982, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)   8. Ralph G. Underwood,   b. May 1910, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1944  (Age ~ 33 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F176818	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Oscar Underwood - Oscar Underwood of 67 Glasgow St., died today at St. Mary's Hospital after a lengthy illness. He was 82. Born near Bloomingdale, he was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John T. Underwood. He had lived in Kitchener for the past 70 years and was employed by Uniroyal Ltd., for 26 years before retiring in 1951. Surviving besides his wife, the former Elizabeth Gerber who he married Sept. 5, 1907 in Kitchener, are: four sons, Lorne of Kitchener, Howard and Robert, both of Waterloo, and James who is serving with the Canadian Armed Forces in Victoria, B.C.; two daughters, Mrs. Frank (Elsie) Moogk of Waterloo and Mildred of Kitchener; two brothers, Ira and Milo, both of Kitchener; a sister, Mrs. Edwin (Ina) Sahli of Waterloo; 12 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by a son, Ralph G., who was killed overseas in 1944, four brothers and a sister. The body is at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home where the funeral service will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. conducted by Dr. J. V. Dahms, minister of Calvary United Church. Burial will be in Mount Hope cemetery, Waterloo. Unidentified Newspaper Obituary

  
  

• Sources

  [S10] Book - Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 215. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Lovina Saltzberry - Underwood. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Sylvia Underwood - Miller. [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) A-1 Page 1. [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, A-1 pg 1. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration, 36637-1886 Oscar S. Underwood. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 29, Pg 1. [S2042] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1891, Section 3 Page 8. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Oscar Underwood. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 9 Feb 1882. 14 Jan 1882 Lavina Saltzberry of Wilmot and John Th. Underwood of Waterloo Township, were married in New Dundee by Pastor U. Brener. [S2042] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1891, Section 3 Page 7. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 011687-82. John Thomas Underwood, 18, occ. Farmer, b. Wellesley Twp, res. Waterloo Twp, son of Ben and Mathilde married Lavina Saltzberry, 25, b. Wilmot Twp, res. Waterloo Twp, daughter of Jacob and Esther, Witness(s): Mary Saltzberry of Wilmot, 14 January (No Year Written) in New Dundee.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 9 Mar 1886 - Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - United Brethern - 1901 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 5 Sep 1907 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Machine Hand, Planing Mill - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Congregational - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - CA 1968 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth