Adelaide Lillian Seibert

1907 - 1924  (~ 17 years)

• Name	Adelaide Lillian Seibert
  Born	May 1907	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Evangelical
  Residence	1921	54 Ellen St. E. Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Residence	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Evangelical
  Misfortune	1924	Gosfield North, Essex Co., Ontario
  	killed in automobile accident
  Occupation	1924	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	stenographer
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-178803
  Died	2 Sep 1924	Gosfield North, Essex Co., Ontario
  Buried	Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I178803	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Albrey H. Seibert,   b. 8 May 1876, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1952  (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Emma Bender,   b. 9 Nov 1875, Eschelbach, , Baden-Württemberg, Germany ,   d. 1945  (Age 69 years)
  Family ID	F176055	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Jury Holds Railway Responsible The jury empanelled to inquire into the death of Adelaide Seibert, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Seibert of Kitchener, who was killed at Cottam Crossing, on Sept. 2nd when the car in which she was riding was struck by a Windsor, Essex and Lake Shore electric car, has exonerated J. Wilfrid Mistele, driver of the automobile. The jury held the railway responsible for the accident. Waterloo Chronicle 18 Sep 1924 _____________ Funeral of Miss Seibert Many friends attended the funeral of the late Miss Adelaide Lillian Seibert, at Kitchener on Friday, who met death in a motor accident near Windsor, Sept 2, She was a member of the Zion Evangelical church choir and Young People's society. Deceased is survived by her parents, two brother and two sisters Waterloo Chronicle 11 Sep 1924 ________________ ADELAIDE SEIBERT OF KITCHENER, KILLED IN MOTOR ACCIDENT Friends in Kitchener were shocked to learn of the fatal accident which resulted in the death of Adelaide Seibert. seventeen year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Seibert, Kitchener, when the motor car in which she was riding was struck by an interurban car about 1:30 o'clock on Tuesday morning. near Cottam, about twenty miles from Windsor. Early Monday evening Miss Seibert left Kitchener in company with Mr. and Mrs. J. Wilfrid Mistele and Miss Dorothy Hahn with the Intention of spending a holiday at Mr. Mistele's home in Detroit. During the trip Mr. Mistele stated they had a heavy rain storm and as he wished to avoid danger was driving his small sedan car slowly when without warning of bell or lights the interurban car crashed into them as they rounded the curve on to the track. Mr. Mistele swerved to the right and the rear of the sedan was struck. Miss Seibert sitting in the rear seat received the fill force of the impart and died, an hour after the accident The little four year old daughter who was seated on Miss seibert's lap is suffering from Internal injuries. Miss Hahn suffered a fractured skull and is in a serious condition. Mr. and Mrs. Mistele escaped with severe cuts and bruises. The car is a complete wreck Waterloo Chronicle 2 Sep 1924

  
  

• Sources

  [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 27 Pg. 11. [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub District 28 Page 9.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - May 1907 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Evangelical - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Evangelical - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Misfortune - killed in automobile accident - 1924 - Gosfield North, Essex Co., Ontario Occupation - stenographer - 1924 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 2 Sep 1924 - Gosfield North, Essex Co., Ontario Buried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth