Magdalena Kraft^{[1, 2]}

1861 - 1925  (63 years)

• Name	Magdalena Kraft
  Born	19 Dec 1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Lena Kraft
  Name	Magdalena Shirk
  Residence	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1885	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [12]
  Residence	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1911	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	United Bretheran
  Residence	1925	49 Albert St., Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	00069-4164
  Died	15 Dec 1925	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7, 10, 11]
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7, 10]
  Person ID	I12960	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Aaron Kraft,   b. 12 Jan 1835, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Dec 1897  (Age 62 years)
  Mother	Mary Snider,   b. 7 Apr 1838, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Oct 1913, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)
  Married	9 Feb 1858	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [13, 14, 15]
  Family ID	F3579	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lehman Shirk,   b. 20 Dec 1860, Canarvon Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 6 Jun 1928, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 67 years)
  Married	10 Jun 1885	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 12]
  Children	1. Laura Mae Shirk,   b. 14 Aug 1886, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Jan 1982, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 95 years)   2. Vera Del Shirk,   b. 22 Jan 1892, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Jan 1963  (Age 71 years)   3. Florence Ruth Shirk,   b. Aug 1903, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1995  (Age ~ 91 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F1449	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Magdalena Kraft Shirk Image from Penny Prazak 2012

  
  

• Notes

  Magdalena Kraft, "was born December 19th, 1861. On June 10th, 1885, she was married to Lehman Shirk. They reside at German Mills where he is foreman in the mills. They have a family of two children, namely: Laura May and Vera Del." Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] Book - Vol I 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..., 865. [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..., 244. [S135] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1901, Waterloo (Town/Ville) D-8 Page 4. [S224] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1881, Division 2 Page Number 36 Household Number 189. [S224] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1881, Div 2 Page 36. [S366] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1911, Div. 47 Pg. 9. [S192] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - Mount Hope CC#4500 Internet Link. Shirk/ Lehman ShIrk/ 1860-1928/ Magdalena Kraft/ beloved wife of/ Lehman Shirk/ 1861-1925 [S2222] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Township (North) - 1871, Div. 4, Pg. 28. [S2560] aaaWaterloo Township South 1891, Sect. 1 Page 45. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32738775/magdalena-shirk. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration. Name: Magdalena Shirk Sex: Female Age: 63 Death Date: 15 Dec 1925 Death Place: Waterloo Co., Waterloo Twnship, Ontario Father's Name: Aaron Kraft b. Bridgeport, Ont. Mother's Name: Mary Snider b. Waterloo Co. Birth 19 Dec 1861 Death Place: Waterloo Co., Waterloo Township, Ontario Death Age: 63 years 11 months 27 days [S2224] Berliner Journal Marriages 1885, 25 Jun 1885. 10 Jun 1885 Magdalena Kraft of Waterloo and Lehmann Scherch of Bridgeport were married by Preacher Dierlamm in Waterloo. [S3] Book - Vol I 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..., 864. [S3] Book - Vol I 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..., 268. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register, Return 7 - by Joseph Hagey, Mennonite. Adam KROFT, 23, Waterloo, same, s/o George & Hitte, married Mary, 23, Waterloo, same, d/o Elias SNIDER & Hana SNYDER, witn: George KROFT & Elias SNYDER, both of Waterloo, 9 Feb. 1858

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 19 Dec 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1885 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 10 Jun 1885 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - United Bretheran - 1911 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1925 - 49 Albert St., Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 15 Dec 1925 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth