William K. Ritter^{[1, 2]}

1856 - 1922  (65 years)

• Name	William K. Ritter
  Born	14 Aug 1856	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/94136222
  Residence	1861	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Evangelist
  Residence	1871	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1881	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Farmer
  Occupation	1885	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Farmer
  Occupation	1891	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1891	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1901	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Farmer
  Occupation	1911	Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1911	Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1921	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Farmer, Own Farm
  Residence	1921	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-114621
  Died	9 Jan 1922	Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Floradale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I114621	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Philip Ritter,   b. 29 Apr 1819, , Germany ,   d. 4 Oct 1898  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Maria Knechtel,   b. 7 Oct 1829, , Germany ,   d. 11 Jun 1904  (Age 74 years)
  Married	30 Sep 1849	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  Family ID	F28938	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	Philip Ritter,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Elizabeth Knechtel,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F280973	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Korell,   b. 26 Jan 1862, Wahlen, , Hessen, Germany ,   d. 22 Apr 1954, RR1, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 92 years)
  Married	1 Nov 1885	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Children	1. Albert Philip Ritter,   b. 28 Apr 1888, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Jun 1971, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)   2. Anna Maria "Mary" Ritter,   b. 16 Oct 1888, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Sep 1893, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 4 years)   3. Oscar Rudolf Ritter,   b. 11 Aug 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Apr 1977, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)   4. Melinda Mathilda Ritter,   b. 1 Oct 1893, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Apr 1975, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)   5. Ella Augusta Ritter,   b. 11 Sep 1896, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Sep 1975, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)   6. Edith E. Ritter,   b. 17 Dec 1898, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Jan 1990, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 91 years)   7. Alfred John Ritter,   b. 5 Jun 1903, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Mar 1966, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 62 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F14489	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  William K. Ritter and Elizabeth Korell Find A Grave

  
  

• Notes

  Died At Floradale, on Monday, January 9th, 1922 William Ritter Aged 65 years, 4 months and 26 days. The Funeral Will take place from his late residence on Thursday, Jan. 12th, at 1.30 o'clock p.m. to Floradale Lutheran church and cemetery for burial. Friends and acquaintances please accept this intimation. Funeral Card

  
  

• Sources

  [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Albert P. Ritter. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 11721-85. William Ritter, 28, occ. Farmer, b. Woolwich, res. Same, son of Philip Ritter and Elizabeth Knechtel, Married Elise Korell, 23, b. Germany, res. Woolwich, daughter of Frederick and Blank, Wittness(es) - Philip Schaefer and Mary Ritter, both of Woolwich Twp., 1 Nov 1885 at Elmira [S148] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1901, Woolwich F-5 Page 2. [S130] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1881, Div. 1 Page 3. [S348] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1911, Div.. 17 Page 2. [S144] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 36. [S1821] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1891, Section 5 Page 14. [S915] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1861, Dist. 8 Page 82. [S2121] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1921, Sub Dist. 16 Page 7. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library. Philipp Ritter, farmer of Waterloo married 30 Sep 1849 in Berlin by banns to Elisabeth Knechtel of Waterloo, wit: Michael Stolz weaver of Waterloo & Henry Strohl shoemaker of Waterloo

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 14 Aug 1856 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Evangelist - 1861 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1871 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1881 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1885 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 1 Nov 1885 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1901 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1911 - Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer, Own Farm - 1921 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1921 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 9 Jan 1922 - Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Floradale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth