Florence Mable Wildfong

1902 - 1904  (2 years)

• Name	Florence Mable Wildfong
  Born	1902	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Female
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/263616876
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-154954
  Died	21 Apr 1904	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I154954	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Alamander Elliott Wildfong,   b. 7 Apr 1868, German Mills (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Feb 1933, North Cayuga Twp., Haldimand Co., Ontario  (Age 64 years)
  Mother	Emma Marie Heimbecker,   b. 4 Mar 1876, Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1959  (Age 82 years)
  Married	19 May 1895	German Mills (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Family ID	F10404	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Fearful Death of Little Child Fatally Burned While Playing Round a Fire FATHER INJURED IN THE RESCUE A heart-rending fatality took place on Thursday afternoon at the home of Mr. Alamander Wildfong whose residence is in the west ward between the main line and the Galt branch. As a result his bright little two-year-old daughter, that was at two o'clock playing about the yard and laughing and prattling in childish glee, was three hours later a fearfully burnt and disfigured corpse. The little one was playing about the yard with other little children and one of them set a match to the grass. The flames ran along faster than they knew, and before the little ones were aware of their danger, Florence's clothes were on fire. The child's shrieks for help and her playmates sounding the alarm, brought her father out of the house. He was horrified to see his child enveloped in fire, and tore the flaming clothes off its burning body. But the help came too late. There was barely an inch of the little one's frame from its feet to the crown of its head that was not burned. One eye was entirety closed; one ear was almost dropping from the head, the mouth was powerless to close. But consciousness remained for over an hour. The babe at times spoke and cried for water, and again it uttered piteous shrieks of pain. It lived only two hours after the accident occurred and toward the last was unconscious. Florence Mable was one of a family of five. The funeral will take place on Saturday at 2 p.m. to St. Peter's Lutheran church. The News Record 22 Apr 1904, Fri Page 1 ______________ The funeral of the infant child of Mr. and Mrs. A. Wildfong, who was burned to death, took place on Saturday from St. Peter's Lutheran church to Mount Hope cemetery, Rev. R. von Pirch officiating. The News Record 25 Apr 1904, Mon Page 5

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Alamander Wilfong Born: German Mills Age: 28 Father: Isaac Wilfong Mother: Mary Wilfong Born: abt 1867 Spouse: Emma Heimbecker Age: 19 born: Esbsville Father: John Heimbecker Mother: Elizabeth Heimbecker married 19 May 1895

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1902 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 21 Apr 1904 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth