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

William Ziegler

Male 1874 - 1950  (76 years)


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  • Name William Ziegler 
    Born 11 Mar 1874  Grey Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Gender Male 
    Birth , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Residence 1901  West Luther Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Residence 1910  138 Ahrens St. W., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Occupation 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Laborer, odd Jobs 
    Residence 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1921  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Painter, Painter 
    Residence 1921  170 Waterloo St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Residence 1921  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Lutheran 
    Residence Between 1935 and 1940  170 Waterloo St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-173314 
    Died 23 Jul 1950  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Buried Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Person ID I173314  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Jacob A. Ziegler,   b. 11 Nov 1845, Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Oct 1929, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Mother Caroline Angle,   b. CALC 12 Aug 1852, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jan 1891, Arthur Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 38 years) 
    Married 28 Jul 1876  Brussels, Grey Twp., Huron Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F12901  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Margaret "Maggie" Robinson,   b. 22 Sep 1880, West Luther Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 May 1902, Arthur Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 21 years) 
    Married 15 Jul 1898  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Children 
     1. Thomas John "John" Ziegler,   b. 3 Aug 1901, West Luther Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jan 1940, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 38 years)
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F49263  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Ida Louise Mueller,   b. 2 Sep 1875, Lexington (Waterloo City), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jan 1948, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Married 8 Aug 1906  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Children 
     1. Walter Carl Ziegler,   b. 22 Apr 1907, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 May 1988, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
     2. Jacob Wilford Ziegler,   b. 6 Dec 1908, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Feb 1909, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     3. Almeta Rosalia Ziegler,   b. 29 Sep 1910, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jun 1957, Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 46 years)
     4. Harry Addison Ziegler,   b. 4 Nov 1912, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Feb 2005, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years)
     5. Lester William Ziegler,   b. 4 Apr 1915, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Aug 1990, Windsor, Essex Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F168977  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • William Ziegler

      Following a brief illness William Ziegler, 76, of 170 Waterloo St., died at the K-W Hospital yesterday. The son of the late Jacob Ziegler and Caroline Engel, he was born at Grey County, March 11, 1874, and came to Kitchener 45 years ago. He was a painter by trade. Mr. Ziegler attended St. Peter's Lutheran Church. His marriage to the former Ida Louise Mueller, who predeceased him Jan. 13, 1948, took place in Kitchener, Aug. 8, 1906. Surviving are three sons, Walter, Waterloo; Harry and Leslie, Milverton; one daughter, Almeta, Kitchener; three brothers, John, Akron, Ohio; Henry, Kitchener and Oscar, Ypsilanti, Mich., and three sisters, Mrs. Caroline MacMillan, Hamilton; Mrs. Ira Fowler, Elora, and Mrs. Ted Kraemer, Toronto. Four grandchildren also survive. One son John, died in 1940. The body is resting at the Schreiter Sandrock Funeral Home where the service will be held Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. Interment will be made in the Mt. Hope Cemetery. Rev. Paul Eydt will officiate.

      Kitchener-Waterloo Record, July 17, 1951

  • Sources 
    1. [S113] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1881, Division 1 Page 50.

    2. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div.. 21 Page 10.

    3. [S655] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration, birth certificate 9382 (1874), William Zeigler.
      William Zeigler Date of Birth: 11 Mar 1874 Grey, Huron Father's name: Jacob Zeigler (farmer) Mother's name: Caroline Engel

    4. [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub Dist. 21 Page 12.

    5. [S2273] Census - ON, Wellington, West Luther Township - 1901, pg 6.

    6. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/179192750/william-ziegler.

    7. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate.
      William Seyler, 24, Farmer, res. Luther Twp., b. Waterloo, son of Jacob and Caroline Married Margaret Robinson, 20, res. Luther Twp, b. Luther Twp, daughter of Andrew and Isabella, Witn; A Cowan and Bertha Passmore Both of Berlin, 15 July 1898 in Berlin. [marriage record is error Seyler should be Zeigler]

    8. [S655] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration, 49733 (1910), Almeta Rosalia Ziegler.
      Almeta Rosalia Ziegler b. 29 sep 1910 138 Ahrens St. W., Berlin, d/o William Ziegler (laborer) & Ida Miller married 1906 Waterloo, Ontario

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 11 Mar 1874 - Grey Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBirth - - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 15 Jul 1898 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1901 - West Luther Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 8 Aug 1906 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1910 - 138 Ahrens St. W., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Laborer, odd Jobs - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Painter, Painter - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 23 Jul 1950 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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