William John Heckroth^[1]

1858 - 1942  (83 years)

• Name	William John Heckroth
  Born	18 Oct 1858	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36397832
  Name	Johann Wilhelm Heckroth
  Residence	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1880	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Farmer
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-134054
  Died	8 Aug 1942	Akron, Tuscola, Michigan, USA   [3]
  Buried	Riverside Cem., Elkton, Huron, Michigan, United States   [3]
  Person ID	I134054	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Casper Heuckroth,   b. 25 Sep 1824, , Germany ,   d. 8 Apr 1914, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 89 years)
  Mother	Catherine Schweitzer,   b. 19 Feb 1831, , Germany ,   d. 19 Apr 1919, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 88 years)
  Family ID	F9047	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Marklewitz,   b. 4 Dec 1854, , Germany ,   d. 5 Jan 1934  (Age 79 years)
  Married	28 Sep 1880	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F45072	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  HECKROTH, WILLIAM. Son of Casper and Anna Catherine Heckroth. His father was born in 1825 and his mother was born in 1831, who were married at Preston, Ontario, where they lived for some time, then removed to Berlin, Ontario, and later to Freeport, Waterloo County, Ontario. There are six boys and six girls in his father's and mother's family William, born Oct. 18, 1858, is the subject of this sketch. Was married to Elizabeth Marklewtz, Sept. 28, 1880, at Berlin. Ont. She was the daughter of Gottfried and Christina Marklewitz, being the youngest of seven children, Wilhelmina, born in November, 1862; Christina, born in December, 1864; Dorothea; Henrietta: Gottlelb; Willlam, were her brothers and sisters. There are six children in the family, Ivan, born March 2, 1882; Annie, born April 5, 1883; William, born March 7, 1884; Walter, born Aug. 10, 1887; Charles was born Aug. 10, 1887; Charles born Dec. 9, 1888, and Violet, born March 29, 1891. The family lived for one year in Hamberg. Waterloo County. Ontario, and then moved to Freeport, Ontario, and remained one year and then resided at Sangem [Saugeen], Bruce County, Ontario, for 16 years, after which they moved to Oliver Township, Huron County, Mich.. onto their present farm where they have since resided. Plat Book of Huron County, Michigan, ... with biographical sketches by E. B. (Ernest B.) Foote, Philadelphia, Pnn., Imperial Publishing Co., 1904 pg 91

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 11220-80. William Hickroth, 22, Occ. Farmer, b. Canada, Res. Waterloo, son of Casper and Catherine, married to Elizabeth Marklewitz, 23, b. Germany, Res. New Hamburg, daughter of Gottfried and Christena, Witn: Catherine Becking and Bartha Manz, both of Berlin, 28 Sept 1880 at Berlin [S604] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1871, Div. 2, Pg. 21. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36397832. [S3297] Missouri Synod, U.S., Lutheran Church records, 1851-1973. NameJohann Wilhelm Henkeroth Baptism Age0 Record TypeBaptism Birth Date17 Okt 1858 Baptism Date31 Okt 1858 Baptism ChurchSt. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church Baptism PlacePreston, Ontario, Canada Father Caspar Henkeroth - Preston Mother Catharina Schweizer

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 18 Oct 1858 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1880 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 28 Sep 1880 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 8 Aug 1942 - Akron, Tuscola, Michigan, USA Buried - - Riverside cem., Elkton, Huron, Michigan, United States  = Link to Google Earth