Louis Gies^[1]

1874 - 1966  (91 years)

• Name	Louis Gies
  Born	26 Dec 1874	Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1891	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Agricultural Laborer
  Residence	1891	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1901	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	?
  Occupation	1911	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Retail, Harware
  Residence	1911	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1921	Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Farmer, own farm
  Residence	1921	Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-115071
  Died	1966	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Buried	Zion Lutheran Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Person ID	I115071	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Nicholaus Gies,   b. 16 Jun 1829, , Germany ,   d. 20 Apr 1909, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Anna Eva Eisenbach,   b. 28 Jul 1838, Grebenau, Oberhessen, Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany ,   d. 26 Jun 1910  (Age 71 years)
  Family ID	F8126	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Catherine "Katie" Erb,   b. 1 Aug 1875, Blake, Stanley Twp., Huron Co., Ontario ,   d. 1946  (Age 70 years)
  Children	1. Herbert Leroy Gies,   b. 22 Jul 1899, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Gordon Gies,   b. 27 Mar 1902, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1962, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 59 years)   3. Madeline Elizabeth Gies,   b. 13 Nov 1903, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 May 1982, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)   4. Kenneth Gies,   b. Jul 1906, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Clara Gies,   b. 1914, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F22830	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Marie Schmeller,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F265177	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Louis Gies Louis Gies, 91, of RR 3, Waterloo, died Saturday in St. Mary's Hospital. He was born in Floradale, son of the late Nicholaus Gies and Anna Eisenbach, and was a member of Zion Lutheran Church, St. Agatha. After retiring as a steamfitter in 1920, he farmed in the Rummelhardt area. Surviving are his wife, the former Marie Schmeller, two sons, Herbert, Hamilton, and Kenneth, Kitchener; two daughters, Mrs. Ezra (Madeline) Brown,. Waterloo, and Mrs. Howard (Clara) Huehn, St. Catharines, seven grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. His first wife, the former Catherine Erb, predeceased him in 1946, and a son, Gordon, in 1962. Mr. Gies was the last. surviving member of a family of 12. The body is at the Edward R. Good Funeral Home, Waterloo, where. service will be conducted in the chapel on Tuesday at 2 p.m. by Rev. Ernest Felker of Philipsburg. Burial will be in Zion Lutheran cemetery, St. Agatha. paper unknown

  
  

• Sources

  [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Gordon Gies. [S204] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1901, Preston (Village) F-1 Page 4. [S130] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1881, Div. 2 Page 50. [S1669] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1911, Div. 24 Pg. 39. [S1821] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1891, Section 5 Page 11. [S2088] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1921, Erbsville Sub Dist 4 1921 Page 2. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Louis Gies.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 26 Dec 1874 - Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Agricultural Laborer - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - ? - 1901 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Retail, Harware - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer, own farm - 1921 - Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1921 - Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 1966 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Zion Lutheran Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth