Emma Mary Volkmann

1866 - 1944  (77 years)

• Name	Emma Mary Volkmann
  Born	3 Jul 1866	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Female
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/232441551
  Name	Emma Mary Yates
  Residence	1911	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Anglican
  Residence	1944	480 Queen St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-129152
  Died	11 Jan 1944	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Cause: Chronic Nephritis - Hypertension - Chronic Myocarditis
  Buried	Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Person ID	I129152	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	John Volkmann,   b. CALC 22 Dec 1820, , Mecklenburg, Germany ,   d. 22 Sep 1896, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 75 years)
  Mother	Marie Elisabeth Sailes,   b. 17 Nov 1835, Holstein, Germany ,   d. 12 Jun 1902, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 66 years)
  Married	12 Aug 1855	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Family ID	F31880	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Reeve Thomas Yates,   b. 8 Jan 1864, Plattsville, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Feb 1956  (Age 92 years)
  Married	18 May 1892	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Children	1. Lieut-Col. Arthur Volkman Yates,   b. 4 Nov 1893, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1948  (Age 54 years)   2. Blanche Victoria Yates,   b. 13 May 1897, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1993  (Age 95 years)   3. Mildred Sarah Minnie "Minnie" Yates,   b. 28 Jun 1901, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Nov 1978, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)   4. Ralph Yates,   b. May 1908, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F18658	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  MRS. THOMAS YATES PRESTON, Jan. 11, Mrs. Thomas Yates, 77, died at her home, 480 Queen Street, Preston, at 8 o'clock, this morning after an illness of three years. She had been seriously ill since September. The former Miss Emma Mary Volkman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Volkman, was born in Preston. On. May 18, 1942, Mr. and Mrs. Yates celebrated their golden wedding anniversary. She was a member of St. John's Anglican Church and was a lifelong member of the Women's Auxiliary of that church. She is survived by two sons, Lieut.-Col. A. V. Yates, Deloro, R. F. Yates, Toronto; two daughters, Mrs. Walter, (Mildred) Cross, Galt, and Blanche, at home and one sister, Mrs. Minna Little, Preston. Also surviving are six grandchildren. Remains are resting at the Stager-Pass Funeral Home, Preston, until Wednesday, at 10 a.m., when removal will be made to her late residence. Services will be held at St. John's Church, at 2: 30 o'clock and interment will be made in the Preston Cemetery. Galt Reporter 1944

  
  

• Sources

  [S204] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1901, Preston (Village) F-2 Page 20. [S105] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1871. [S297] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1881, Page 20. [S1669] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1911, Div. 24 Pg. 21. [S239] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Preston CC#6335 Cemetery Internet Link . Yates/ In Loving Memory Of/ Thomas Yates/ 1864 - 1956/ Emma Mary Volkman/ Beloved Wife Of Thomasyates/ 1866 - 1944/ "Peace Perfect Peace"/ Dear Daughter Blanche Victoria/ 1897 - 1993./ [Footstone] Mother. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library. John Volkmann, joiner of Preston married 12 Aug 1855 in Berlin by banns to Maria Elisabeth Soehl of Preston, wit: Christoph Volkmann of Galt & Moritz Schepper of Waterloo [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name: Thomas Yates Age: 28 Birth Date: abt 1864 Birth Place: Plattsville, Ontario Marriage Date: 18 May 1892 Marriage County or District: Waterloo Father: Jas Yates Mother: Elizabeth Ann Yates Spouse: Emma Mary Volkmann Spouse's Age: 26 Spouse Birth Date: abt 1866 Spouse Birth Place: Preston, Ontario Spouse Father: John Volkmann Spouse Mother: Maria Volkmann

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 3 Jul 1866 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 18 May 1892 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Anglican - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1944 - 480 Queen St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Chronic Nephritis - Hypertension - Chronic Myocarditis - 11 Jan 1944 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth