John E. Ratz^[1]

1854 - 1934  (80 years)

• Name	John E. Ratz
  Born	22 Jan 1854	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1878	Gadshill, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario   [3]
  	sawmiller
  Occupation	1911	Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Saw Mill
  Residence	1911	Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Evangelical
  Occupation	1921	Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Saw Miller, Saw Mill
  Residence	1921	Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Methodist
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-164541
  Died	11 Mar 1934  [5, 6]
  Buried	Oetzel Evangelical Cemetery, Ratzburg, North Easthope Twp, Perth Co., Ontario   [5, 6]
  Person ID	I164541	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Henry Ratz,   b. 9 Nov 1830, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Jul 1881  (Age 50 years)
  Mother	Christina Eidt,   b. 30 Jun 1834, , Hesse-Cassel, Germany ,   d. 31 Oct 1887, Gadshill, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario  (Age 53 years)
  Family ID	F24889	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Anne Fleischauer,   b. 14 Aug 1858, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Nov 1919  (Age 61 years)
  Married	11 Nov 1878	North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Children	1. Edward Henry Ratz,   b. 21 Oct 1879, Reed City, Osceola, Michigan, United States ,   d. 1968, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 88 years)   2. Nathaniel Ratz,   b. Feb 1886, Gadshill, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario ,   d. 10 Feb 1981, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 94 years)   3. Adeline C. "Addie" Ratz,   b. Oct 1888, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Emma Clara Ratz,   b. Oct 1890, Ellice Township, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Florence Ratz,   b. 6 Oct 1897, Gadshill, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario ,   d. 1995  (Age 97 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F162425	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Wellesley: Retired Business Man, J. E. Ratz, Passes Away A wide circle of friends learned with regret of the death of one of Wellesley's highly respected citizens in the person of Mr. John E. Ratz, who slept peacefully away on Sunday afternoon at the age of 80 years. He had been in indifferent health for some time with a heart condition. The deceased is survived by four sons, Edward of Kitchener, Arthur of Stratford, Nathaniel of Baden and Lincoln of Vancouver; by three daughters Miss Addie Ratz of Wellesley, Mrs. Herb Hoffman of Milverton and Mrs. Anderson Dewar of Wellesley; also by five brothers, Jacob Ratz of Detroit, Adam of Preston, George and Edward E. of Kitchener, and Henry E., of Waterloo, and four sisters, Mrs. Mary Kaufman, Kitchener, Mrs. Tena Schmidt of Lansing, Mrs. Emma Sutter of Stratford and Mrs. John Hill of Buffalo, N. Y. 15 grandchildren also survive. The funeral was held on Wednesday afternoon at the house and thence to Oetzel's Evangelical cemetery where interment was made. Waterloo Chronicle, March 15 1934

  
  

• Sources

  [S2645] News - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - New Hamburg Independent (1917 -, Obituary of Nathaniel Ratz - 18 Feb 1981, pg 24. [S504] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1911, Div. 11 page 11. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 8996 (1878), John E. Ratz-Mary Anne Fleischaur. John E Ratz, sawmiller of Gadshill, Ontario Birth Place: Woolwich Waterloo Co Age: 24 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1854 Father Name: Henry Ratz Mother Name: Christina Ratz Spouse Name: Mary Anne Fleischaur, residence North Easthope Spouse's Age: 20 Spouse Estimated Birth Year: abt 1858 Spouse Birth Place: North Easthope Spouse Father Name: John Fleischaur Spouse Mother Name: Maria Fleischaur Marriage Date: 11 Nov 1878 Marriage Place: Perth, North Easthope [S2107] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1921, Sub District 11 Page 5. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, Oetzel, North America, Perth County, and Oetzel Cemetery. 1854. " Johann E Ratz (1854-1934) - Find A Grave Memorial". Findagrave.Com. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/156001052/johann-e-ratz. [S118] News - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo - Waterloo Chronicle, “Wellesley: Retired Business Man, J. E. Ratz, Passes Away - March 15 1934.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 22 Jan 1854 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - sawmiller - 1878 - Gadshill, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario Married - 11 Nov 1878 - North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - Saw Mill - 1911 - Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Evangelical - 1911 - Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Saw Miller, Saw Mill - 1921 - Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1921 - Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Oetzel Evangelical Cemetery, Ratzburg, North Easthope Twp, Perth Co., Ontario  = Link to Google Earth