Sophia Huber^[1]

1845 - 1946  (100 years)

• Name	Sophia Huber
  Born	23 Aug 1845	Washington, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Female
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41467228
  Name	Sophia Dedels
  Residence	1866	Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Residence	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	New Mennonite
  Residence	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1911	Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00060-3966
  Died	24 Jan 1946	Kitchener Waterloo Commission, Kitchener, , Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Buried	Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Person ID	I19088	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Jacob Huber,   b. 15 Nov 1817, , Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 8 Dec 1890, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Catharine Schwartz,   b. 5 Feb 1823, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Jul 1899, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)
  Married	2 Mar 1841	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 9, 10]
  Family ID	F1687	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Frederick Dedels,   b. 8 Jan 1837, , Mecklenburg, Germany ,   d. 29 Dec 1924, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 87 years)
  Married	16 Jan 1866	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6, 8]
  Children	1. Jacob H. "Jake" Dedels,   b. 4 Nov 1866, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Jun 1910, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 43 years)   2. Elmer Dedels,   b. CALC 23 Aug 1883,   d. 8 Nov 1896  (Age ~ 13 years)   3. Caroline Dedels,   b. 1870, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Cemanda "Mandy" Dedels,   b. 16 Apr 1870, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Apr 1916, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 46 years)   5. Annie Maria Dedels,   b. 6 Sep 1872, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1909  (Age 36 years)   6. Allan Dedels,   b. 24 Jan 1874, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Edmund H. Dedels,   b. 17 Jun 1880, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Mar 1965  (Age 84 years)   8. Elmer Dedels,   b. 22 Aug 1883, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F190	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Huber-Sophia1845-1946-001-AncestryPublicMemberTree.JPG Sophia Huber - Angela Gorni originally shared this on 10 Jul 2018 - Ancestry Public Member Trees

  
  

• Notes

  Sophia Huber, "was born August 23rd, 1845. She was married to Frederick Dedles, a farmer. They reside near Kossuth, Ontario, and have a family of six children" Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.]. _________________ Centenarian Says Long Life Is Due to Hard Work Attributing good health and a long life to hard work, Mrs. Sophia Dedels marked her 101st birthday today at the home of her son, Edmund Dedels, 261 ½ Frederick St., where friends and relatives called to offer congratulations. Although her hearing has become impaired and her sight is failing. Mrs. Dedels is still able to be up and around for a little while each day. Skilled in the art of needlework, having completed three crocheted bedspreads and several quilts since her 90th birthday, the celebrant ex-pressed regret that she was no longer able to keep up this life-long hobby. "But I can still eat almost anything." she noted proudly. Mrs. Dedels was the former Sophia Huber, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Huber. She was born in Preston where her father was a village blacksmith over 100 years ago. She attended school near Plattsville, where her family later took up farming. Young Sophia, the second oldest child in a family of 13, was introduced to a domestic life at the early age of 12, learning to perform house-hold duties with pride and proficiency. On Jan. 16, 1866, she married Frederick Dedels at Galt. Her trousseau included a pair of blankets wool she spun herself and which she still treasures. The couple farmed at Kossuth until their retirement to Breslau some years ago. Her husband died in 1924. Their family included six children, only two of whom are living They are Mr. Edmund Dedels, with whom she resides, and Allen Dedels of Didsbury, Alta. Deceased are Jacob Dedels, Mrs. William Mader, Mrs. Allan Becker and Mr. Elmer Dedels. She has 26 grandchildren and 24 great grandchildren. A sister, Miss Louise Huber of Kitchener, died three years ago at the age of 87 and a brother, David. died at 81. Mrs. Dedels is a member of Bethany Mennonite Church. Kitchener Record, Tue, Jan 08, 1946 Page 4 _______________ Sophia Dedels, 101, Passes Away Little more than two weeks after celebrating her 101st birthday, Mrs. Sophia Dedels, 261 Frederick St.. passed away this morning following a brief illness. She observed her birthday on Jan. 8, when she appeared to be in good health, although her hearing and sight had been somewhat impaired by age. One of the oldest residents of the district. Mrs. Dedels was born in Washington, Ontario, in 1845, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Huber, Her early life was spent in the Plattsville neighborhood where she attended school. Second-oldest of 13 children. Mrs. Dedels outlived all other members of her family, and also two sons and two daughters of her own. Two other sons, Edwin of Kitchener, with whom she had been residing, and Allan of Didsbury, Alta., survive as well as 25 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren. On Jan. 16, 1866, she married Frederick Dedels in Galt, and the aged woman used to like to recount that her trousseau included a pair of wool blankets which she had spun herself, and which she retained up to the time of her death. The couple lived on a farm near Kossuth until retiring to Breslau, where Mr. Dedels died in 1924. Mrs. Dedels attributed her advanced age and good health to hard work. She was a skilled artisan in the craft of needlework, and completed three crocheted bedspreads and several quilts after her 90th birthday, the hobby only being given up of late years. Mrs. Dedels was a member of the Bethany Mennonite Church. The funeral arrangements will be announced later. The body is resting at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home. Kitchener Record, Tue, Jan 24, 1946 Page 3

  
  

• 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..., 368. [S3] Book - Vol I 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..., 830. [S604] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 26. [S178] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1881, Waterloo S. Twp. 1881 Div 1 Page 30. [S342] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Township Div. 5 Page 18. [S2575] Census - ON, Waterloo Township - 1891, Sect. 2 Page 32. [S15] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Breslau - Breslau Mennonite CC#4579 Internet Link . In memory of/ Frederick Dedels/ died Dec. 29, 1924/ in his 88th year/ his wife/ Sophia Huber/ died Jan. 24, 1946/ in her 102nd year/ Dedels [Ontario Vital Statistics, Deaths, Frederick born Jan 8, 1837, registration #030429/24] [S31] News - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Dumfries Reformer (1850-1892), 24 Jan 1866. Huber, Sophia married 16 Jan 1866 to Frederick Deuers At Galt, by Rev. W.T. Murdoch. Groom, of South Dumfries; bride, of Blenheim Twp. [S3] Book - Vol I 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..., 829. [S244] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Deutsche Canadier (1841-1865) - Index to Births, Deaths and Marriages Announced in the Deutsche Canadier, Berlin, Canada West. originally indexed by Simone Nieuwolt and Sylvie Kuppek..organised by Rosemary Ambrose, 5 Mar 1841 Pg 10. 2 Mar 1841 Pastor Bayne, Galt, m. Jacob HUBER, son of Peter Huber from Dumfries, to Catharina SCHWARZ, daughter of Christian Schwarz from Waterloo.

  
  

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  Born - 23 Aug 1845 - Washington, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - 1866 - Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Married - 16 Jan 1866 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - New Mennonite - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 24 Jan 1946 - Kitchener Waterloo Commission, Kitchener, , Ontario, Canada Buried - - Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth