Elizabeth "Lizzie" Schweitzer

1852 - 1946  (94 years)

• Name	Elizabeth "Lizzie" Schweitzer
  Born	1 Aug 1852	Sebringville, Ellice Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Elisa Schweitzer
  Name	Elizabeth "Lizzie" Israel
  Name	Lizzie Schweitzer
  Residence	1861	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	O M
  Residence	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Evangelical Methodist
  Residence	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Methodist
  Residence	1923	19 Mill St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-147022
  Died	21 Dec 1946	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I147022	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Jacob Schweitzer,   b. 25 Jul 1814, , Alsace Lorraine, France ,   d. 4 Aug 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Catharina Weber,   b. CALC 8 May 1819, , Bavaria, Germany ,   d. 6 Dec 1888, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 69 years)
  Family ID	F30112	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Michael Israel,   b. 13 Apr 1848, Strasburg (Kitchener) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 May 1923, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)
  Married	30 Jan 1872	Plattsville, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. Allan Israel,   b. 29 Jun 1875, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Clara Israel,   b. 9 Feb 1877, Strasburg (Kitchener) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Dec 1948, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 71 years)   3. Mary Ann Israel,   b. 18 Aug 1878, Strasburg (Kitchener) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Margaret "Maggie" Israel,   b. 18 Jun 1883, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1984  (Age 100 years)   5. Albert Vernon Israel,   b. 15 Feb 1893, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F36782	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Mrs. Elizabeth Israel - One of Kitchener's oldest residents, Mrs. Elizabeth Israel, 94, died at her residence 19 Mill St., Saturday. The daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Schweitzer, she was born at Sebringville, Aug. 1, 1852, and was a member of the Zion Evangelical Church and the Ladies' Aid Society. Her husband, Michael Israel, died 23 years ago. Surviving are two sons, Allen, Stockton, Man., and Vernin, Winnipeg, Man.; three daughters, Mrs. David Schmitt, and Mrs. Reuben Weber, Kitchener, Mrs. Ezra Becker, Williamsburg, one sister, Mrs. Isaac Lautenschlager, Toronto, and 16 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren. The remains are resting at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home where the funeral service will be held Tuesday at 3: 30 p.m. Interment will be made in the Mt. Hope Cemetery. Rev. E. E. Hallman will officiate. Kitchener Daily Record Dec 23 1946 pg 15

  
  

• Sources

  [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-1 Page 6. Incorrectly listed her name was Margaret [S178] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1881, Waterloo S. Twp. 1881 Div 3 Page 27. [S2560] aaaWaterloo Township South 1891, Sect. 1 Page 26. [S166] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Mount Hope CC#4508 Internet Link . East: In memory of/ Michael Israel/ born 1848, died 1923/ At rest/ Elizabeth Schweitzer/ his beloved wife/ born 1852, died 1946/ Israel/ (A) Reuben/ West: Reuben Weber/ 1879-1955/ Maggie Weber/ 1883-1984/ Israel/ [S844] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1861, Sect. 8 Page 48.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1 Aug 1852 - Sebringville, Ellice Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - O M - 1861 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 30 Jan 1872 - Plattsville, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - Evangelical Methodist - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1923 - 19 Mill St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 21 Dec 1946 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth