Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Edward Hornbostel

Male 1884 - 1933  (48 years)


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  • Name Edward Hornbostel 
    Born 15 Nov 1884  Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1933  506 King St. E., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-152338 
    Died 26 Jul 1933  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Buried Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I152338  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Edward E. Hornbostel,   b. Between 1852 and 1853, Oberstein, Sachsen, Altenburg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Louisa Brockel,   b. Between 1853 and 1854, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1934  (Age ~ 81 years) 
    Married 24 Sep 1873  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Family ID F49133  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • HORNBOSTEL, EDWARD

      Friends will regret to learn of the death on Wednesday, July 26, 1933, of a former resident, at his home , 506 King St. E., Kitchener, after a lingering illness. He was in his 49th year, the son of Mrs. Hornbostel and the late Edward Hornbostel. By occupation, he was a fireman. Surviving are his mother, one brother, Philip of Sarnia; two sisters, Mrs. G. A. Brown of Stratford; and Mrs. D. Billings of Guelph. His father died about forty-five years ago. Private funeral on Saturday from Kitchener to Woodlawn Cemetery.

      A Celebration of Lives Obituaries of Puslinch Township, Wellington Co., Ontario Vol 1, Anna Jackson & Marjorie Clark
      Used with kind permission of Marjorie Clark

  • Sources 
    1. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/214027422/edward-hornbostel.

    2. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration.
      Name: Edward Hornbostel
      Sex: M
      Death Date: 26 Jul 1933
      Death Place: Kitchener, , Ontario
      Father's Name: Edward Hornbostal
      Mother's Name: Louisa Brockel
      Birth: 15 Nov 1884 Guelph
      Res: 506 King St. E., Kitchener,
      Occ: stationary - fireman

    3. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 2 Oct 1873.
      24 Sep 1873 By Pastor Wurster in Preston, Eduard Hornbostel of Guelph was married to Louise Broeckel of Waterloo Township.

    4. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 12802 (1873), hornbostel-Brockel.
      Edward E. Hornbostel, 20, Sewing Machine Maker, Obersten Sachsen Altenburg, Guelph, son of George and Louise married Louise H. Brockel, 20, Waterloo Twp, Waterloo Twp, daughter of Philipp and Christine, witnessed by: Philipp Brockel Jr. and Janette Wheeler both of Waterloo Twp, 24 September 1873 in Preston

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 15 Nov 1884 - Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 26 Jul 1933 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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