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Emma Mary Volkmann

Female 1866 - 1944  (77 years)


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  • Name Emma Mary Volkmann 
    Born 3 Jul 1866  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Gender Female 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/232441551 
    Name Emma Mary Yates 
    Residence 1891  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1911  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Anglican 
    Residence 1944  480 Queen St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-129152 
    Died 11 Jan 1944  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Cause: Chronic Nephritis - Hypertension - Chronic Myocarditis 
    Buried Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Person ID I129152  Generations
    Last Modified 1 Dec 2024 

    Father John Volkmann,   b. CALC 22 Dec 1820, , Mecklenburg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Sep 1896, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 75 years) 
    Mother Marie Elisabeth Sailes,   b. 17 Nov 1835, Holstein, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jun 1902, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years) 
    Married 12 Aug 1855  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Family ID F31880  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Reeve Thomas Yates,   b. 8 Jan 1864, Plattsville, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Feb 1956  (Age 92 years) 
    Married 18 May 1892  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Children 
     1. Lieut-Col. Arthur Volkman Yates,   b. 4 Nov 1893, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1948  (Age 54 years)
     2. Blanche Victoria Yates,   b. 13 May 1897, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1993  (Age 95 years)
     3. Mildred Sarah Minnie "Minnie" Yates,   b. 28 Jun 1901, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Nov 1978, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     4. Ralph Yates,   b. May 1908, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 3 Dec 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 
    1. [S204] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1901, Preston (Village) F-2 Page 20.

    2. [S105] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1871.

    3. [S297] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1881, Page 20.

    4. [S1669] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1911, Div. 24 Pg. 21.

    5. [S2441] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1891, Section 1 Page 68.

    6. [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.

    7. [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

    8. [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
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 3 Jul 1866 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1891 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 18 May 1892 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Anglican - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1944 - 480 Queen St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: Chronic Nephritis - Hypertension - Chronic Myocarditis - 11 Jan 1944 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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