Henry Ratz^{[1, 2]}

1830 - 1881  (50 years)

• Name	Henry Ratz
  Born	9 Nov 1830	, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1851	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Evangelist
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-165523
  Died	5 Jul 1881  [2]
  Person ID	I165523	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Valentine Ratz,   b. 12 Aug 1798,   d. 28 Dec 1870, South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Anna Gertrute "Gertrude" Lanz,   b. 2 May 1798, , Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany ,   d. 14 Jul 1872, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)
  Married		Valentine and Gertrude (Lanz) Ratz
  Family ID	F11278	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Christina Eidt,   b. 30 Jun 1834, , Hesse-Cassel, Germany ,   d. 31 Oct 1887, Gadshill, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario  (Age 53 years)
  Children	1. John E. Ratz,   b. 22 Jan 1854, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Mar 1934  (Age 80 years)   2. Jacob Ratz,   b. 4 Jun 1855, Ellice Township, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Mary Ratz,   b. 14 Dec 1856, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Dec 1943  (Age 87 years)   4. Christina "Tena" Ratz,   b. 1858, Gadshill, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Adam E. Ratz,   b. 26 Jul 1864, Ellice Township, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Sep 1935, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 71 years)   6. Emma Ratz,   b. 29 Dec 1866, Gadshill, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario ,   d. 1965, Clinton, Bruce Co., Ontario  (Age 98 years)   7. George Eidt Ratz,   b. 13 Jul 1868, , Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Adeline Ratz,   b. 10 Oct 1870, Gadshill, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario ,   d. 1953  (Age 82 years)   9. Mayor Edward Eidt Ratz,   b. 22 Oct 1874, Gadshill, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario ,   d. 2 Dec 1954, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)   10. Mayor Henry Eidt Ratz,   b. 30 Apr 1877, Gadshill, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario ,   d. 1954  (Age 76 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F24889	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Ratz,Henry-1830-1881.jpg

  
  

• Notes

  Henry Ratz owned and operated a sawmill at Gads Hill, north of Stratford. He had been born during the voyage of his parents to Canada in 1828, from Hessen, Germany. When his parents arrived in Waterloo County his father, Valentine Ratz, opened a blacksmith's shop in Waterloo and his mother, Anna Gertrude, contributed to the family income by knitting items of clothing to sell to her neighbours. The first small family sawmill was opened at St. Jacobs, and then a larger mill at Gads Hill which in time was operated by Henry.... Woman of Waterloo County edited by Ruth Russell

  
  

• Sources

  [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 8940 (1877), Jacob Kaufmann-Mary Ratz. Jacob Kaufmann, lumber dealer of Gadshill, Ontario, Birth Place: Germany Age: 29 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1848 Father Name: Joseph Kaufmann Mother Name: Annie Kaufmann Spouse Name: Mary Ratz, residence Gadshill, Spouse's Age: 20 Spouse Estimated Birth Year: abt 1857 Spouse Birth Place: Woolwich Ont Spouse Father Name: Henry Ratz Spouse Mother Name: Christian Ratz Marriage Date: 5 Mar 1877 Marriage Place: Perth, North Easthope [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 17 Nov 1887. 31 Oct 1887 Christina Ratz, widow of the late Heinrich Ratz, died in Gadshill at age of 53 years and 4 months. [S141] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1851, Div. 3, Pg. 17.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 9 Nov 1830 - , Ontario, Canada Residence - Evangelist - 1851 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth