Gottfried Franke

1869 - 1954  (84 years)

• Name	Gottfried Franke
  Born	5 Dec 1869	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1881	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1891	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Butcher
  Residence	1891	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1901	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Grocery
  Occupation	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	?, Grocery
  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Lutheran
  Residence	1918	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Occupation	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Salesman, Grocery Store
  Residence	1921	42 Samuel St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Residence	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-189198
  Died	5 Jul 1954	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Buried	Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Person ID	I189198	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Gottfried Johannes Franke,   b. 5 Apr 1828, Muehlhausen, , Bayern, Germany ,   d. 25 Jan 1918, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 89 years)
  Mother	Julia Plaetzer,   b. 30 May 1836, Oppenrod, , Hessen, Germany ,   d. 16 Sep 1899, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 63 years)
  Married	1856
  Family ID	F37545	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Schnarr,   b. 21 Oct 1875, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1955  (Age 79 years)
  Married	1 Jan 1906	Walkerton, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F185318	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos		Gottfried Franke From New Hamburg Images and Reflections by Douglas A. Mannen
  		Gottfried Franke From New Hamburg Images and Reflections by Douglas A. Mannen

  
  

• Notes

  Gottfried Franke 84, of 240 Lydia St. died at his home Monday after a lengthy illness. Born in 1869, in New Hamburg, the son of Gottfried and Julia Franke,he came to Kitchener 45 years ago and was represantive for the Crown Life Insurance Company here for 25 years. A member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church, he was the last surviving member of the Gottfried Franke family. He married the former Mary Schnarr Jan. 1, 1906 in Walkerton. Surviving are his wife and a daughter, Mrs. Ervin (Gloria) Mayer, Kitchener, nieces and nephews and two grandchildren. Interment will take place at St. Peter's Lutheran cemetery. The Kitchener-Waterloo Record 5 Jul 1954

  
  

• Sources

  [S307] Census - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - 1901, New Hamburg (Village) E-1 Page 5. [S250] Census - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - 1871, Page 22. [S251] Census - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - 1881, New Hamburg 1881 Page 42. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 38 Page 9. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Gottfried Franke - 5 Jul 1954. [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub Dist. 30 Page 22. [S699] Census - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - 1891, Section 1 Page 9.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 5 Dec 1869 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1881 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Butcher - 1891 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1891 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Grocery - 1901 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 1 Jan 1906 - Walkerton, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - ?, Grocery - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1918 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Salesman, Grocery Store - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 5 Jul 1954 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth