Elizabeth "Bessie" Kumpf^[1]

1880 - 1962  (82 years)

• Name	Elizabeth "Bessie" Kumpf
  Born	7 May 1880	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Female
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19880659
  Name	Elizabeth "Bessie" Schmidt
  Residence	1881	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Occupation	1911	West Montrose, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Clerk Saleswoman in General Store
  Residence	1911	West Montrose, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Student Christian Bible
  Residence	1921	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Bible Student
  Eby ID Number	00127-7687.5
  Died	25 Sep 1962	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	West Montrose Mennonite Cemetery, West Montrose, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I17724	Generations
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Friederich "Frederick" Kumpf,   b. 22 Oct 1835, Grossherzogh, Hessen, Germany ,   d. 1 Jan 1906, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Lydia Weber,   b. 6 Jun 1841, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Feb 1911, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 69 years)
  Married	6 Oct 1868	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Family ID	F4618	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Heinrich Walter "Henry" Schmidt,   b. 27 Mar 1883, Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Mar 1934, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 50 years)
  Children	1. Earl Schmidt,   b. 1907, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Elma Schmidt,   b. 1908, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Oscar John Schmidt,   b. 13 Jul 1913, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2002  (Age 88 years)   4. Ina Schmidt,   b. 1914, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Oliver Schmidt,   b. 1917, , Ontario, Canada
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025
  Family ID	F233161	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Mrs. Elizabeth Schmidt By Record Staff Writer ELMIRA Mrs. Elizabeth (Bessie) Schmidt, 83, who died suddenly Saturday at Sunnyside Home for the Aged, Kitchener, is survived by four stepsons, Earl and Eldon of Kitchener, Oscar of St. Agatha, and Oliver of Erbsville; two stepdaughters, Mrs. Ralph (Elna) Snyder of Winterbourne and Mrs. Harold (Ina) Heinbecker of Kitchener; 18 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren. The funeral was held today at the Dreisinger Funeral Parlor with Harold Bauer of Mitchell officiating. Burial was in West Montrose Cemetery. Kitchener-Waterloo Record, Tue, Sep 25, 1962 Page 17

  
  

• Sources

  [S10] Book - Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 572. [S148] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1901, Woolwich F-6 Page 1. [S130] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1881, Div. 4 Page 32. [S348] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1911, Woolwich Div. 19 Page 8. [S2121] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1921, SubDist. 17 Page 3. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Friederich Kumpf Birth Place: Grossherzogth Hessen Residence: West Montrose Age: 33 Estimated birth year: abt 1835 Father Name: George W. Kumpf Mother Name: Eva K. Kumpf Spouse Name: Lydia Weber Spouse's Age: 27 Spouse Estimated Birth Year: abt 1841 Spouse Birth Place: Woolwich Spouse residence: Woolwich Spouse Father Name: John C. Weber Spouse Mother Name: Maria Weber Marriage Date: 6 Oct 1868 Marriage County: Waterloo

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 7 May 1880 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1881 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Clerk Saleswoman in General Store - 1911 - West Montrose, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Student Christian Bible - 1911 - West Montrose, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Bible Student - 1921 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 25 Sep 1962 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - West Montrose Mennonite Cemetery, West Montrose, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth