Gilbert "Gib" Becker^[1]

1891 - 1919  (27 years)

• Name	Gilbert "Gib" Becker
  Born	7 Jul 1891	New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1911	Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Laborer, Farm
  Residence	1911	Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Lutheran
  Died	6 Jan 1919	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Epidemic	9 Jan 1919	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	spanish influenza
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23091254
  Name	Gib Becker
  Eby ID Number	00145-5518.5
  Buried	Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I1225	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	August Becker,   b. 8 Aug 1859, , Germany ,   d. 8 May 1938, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Sophia Sararas,   b. 10 Sep 1854, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Aug 1914, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 59 years)
  Family ID	F392	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lauretta Fried,   b. 18 Feb 1892, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Apr 1969, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)
  Children	1. Roy Willard "Bill" Becker,   b. 6 Nov 1914,   d. 21 Feb 1993  (Age 78 years)   2. Marguerite Gertrude Becker,   b. 5 Jun 1916, , Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Mar 2003, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)   3. Myrtle Magdalena Becker,   b. 1917, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Oct 2008, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 91 years)   4. Ward Gilbert Becker,   b. 13 Mar 1919,   d. 22 May 1991  (Age 72 years)
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F6455	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Gilbert Becker Find A Grave

  
  

• Notes

  The latest victim in this district is Gilbert Becker, son of Mr. August Becker, of the Waterloo-Wilmot town-line, 3 ½ miles North West of Roseville. The deceased succumbed on Monday from an attack of pneumonia after a short illness, aged 28 years. Mrs. Becker, who is a daughter of Mr. Fried, Roseville, is also ill. There are three small children in the family. Ayr News Jan 9 1919 pg 1.jpg

  
  

• 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..., 218. [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-1 Page 2. [S62] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries, Roseville - Roseville Mennonite [formerly Detweiler Mennonite] CC#4493 Internet Link. Gilbert Becker / born July 7,1892 / died Jan.6,1919 / aged 27 yrs 7 m / his beloved wife / Lauretta Fried / 1892-1969 / Wilfred Wanner / 1891-1953 / Becker [S562] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1911, Div 3. Pg. 7. Funeral Card 1905 [S562] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1911, Div 3. Pg. 7.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 7 Jul 1891 - New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Laborer, Farm - 1911 - Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 6 Jan 1919 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Epidemic - spanish influenza - 9 Jan 1919 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada  = Link to Google Earth