Wilson George Helwig

1885 - 1974  (88 years)

• Name	Wilson George Helwig
  Born	8 Dec 1885	Neustadt, Normanby Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Machine Hand, Furniture Factory
  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Baptist
  Occupation	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Grocer
  Residence	1921	80 Cedar St. N., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Residence	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Baptist
  Residence	1974	67 Wilhelm St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-182582
  Died	14 May 1974	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Buried	Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I182582	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Adam Helwig,   b. 12 Jul 1854, Oberjossa, , Hessen, Germany ,   d. 12 Dec 1923, Neustadt, Normanby Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Marie "Mary" Diebel,   b. 6 Aug 1855, Lisbon, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Nov 1913, Hanover, Bentinck Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 58 years)
  Married	26 Feb 1878	Carrick Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F52002	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Emma Schramm,   b. 17 Mar 1889, , Germany ,   d. 1945  (Age 55 years)
  Married	26 Jun 1912	Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. Grace Pauline Helwig,   b. 16 May 1914, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Jul 1999, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F52005	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Joie Gleason Woolway,   b. 24 Oct 1895,   d. 4 May 1982, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F52006	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  "He was married to Emma Schram by the Rev. George Pust of the New Hamburg Baptist Church. He conducted a grocery store in Kitchener for a number of years, and is now a traveller for a wholesale house." A History of the Diebel Family, 1736-1936, Hanover Post Press 1936 _________________________ At the K-W Hospital, on Tuesday, May 14 1974, after a lengthy illness, Wilson George Helwig, of 67 Wilhelm St. age 88 years, born in Neustadt, a son of the late Mr. & Mrs. Adam Helwig, a resident of the Twin Cities for more than 60 years, and a member of Highland Baptist Church. Mr Helwig represented national Grocers in the community for 33 years, he retired in 1950; husband of Joie (MacKay) Woolway; father of Grace (Mrs. Jules N. Zeller) of Waterloo and Robert MacKay of Scarborough; brother of Herbert Helwig of Acton; grandfather of Julie (Mrs. William Jessop) of waterloo; great-grandfather of Mark Jessop; predeceased by his first wife the former Emma Schram in 1945 and by three brothers and twp sisters. Friends may call at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. W. Kitchener. Funeral and committal service in the chapel Thursday at 2pm. with Rev. Arthur G. Mc Dowel officiating. Interment in Woodland Cemetery. The Kitchener-Waterloo Record 15 May 1974

  
  

• Sources

  [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 29, Pg 13. [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub District 29 Page 16. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obitaury of Wilson George Helwig - 15 May 1974.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 8 Dec 1885 - Neustadt, Normanby Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - Machine Hand, Furniture Factory - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Baptist - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 26 Jun 1912 - Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Grocer - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Baptist - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1974 - 67 Wilhelm St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 14 May 1974 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth