Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

John August Merklinger[1, 2]

Male 1872 - 1960  (87 years)


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  • Name John August Merklinger 
    Born 24 May 1872  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5, 6
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1911  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Finisher, Furniture Factory 
    Residence 1911  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Evangelical 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-191595 
    Died 1960  Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6
    Buried South Easthope Cemetery, Shakespeare, Perth Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6
    Person ID I191595  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Jacob F. Merklinger,   b. 16 Feb 1835, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Sep 1901  (Age 66 years) 
    Mother Catherine Diehl,   b. 8 Jun 1836, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jun 1918, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Family ID F11484  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Father Jacob F. Merklinger,   b. 16 Feb 1835, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Sep 1901  (Age 66 years) 
    Family ID F257280  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Henrietta "Hattie" Henkel,   b. 21 Sep 1877, Shakespeare, Perth County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Oct 1965, Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Children 
     1. William Merklinger,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Oliver Merklinger,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Eugene Merklinger,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Peter J. Merklinger,   b. Bad Axe, Huron, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Mabel Merklinger,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Peter Jacob Merklinger,   b. 26 Aug 1901, Bad Axe, Huron, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Mar 1963, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years)
     7. Ida Katherine Merklinger,   b. 18 Dec 1902, Linkfield, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Feb 1993, Gallipolis, Gallia, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
     8. Frederick A. Merklinger,   b. 5 Sep 1904, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jun 1970, Reed City, Osceola, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
     9. John William Merklinger,   b. 21 Apr 1907, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Apr 1955, Cornwall, Stormont Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 47 years)
     10. Elizabeth Henrietta "Betty" Merklinger,   b. 11 Apr 1909, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Dec 1992, Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
     11. David Merklinger,   b. Jan 1911, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1989  (Age ~ 77 years)
     12. Samuel Alexander Merklinger,   b. 19 Dec 1912, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Dec 1985, Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
     13. Francis Maurice "Frank" Merklinger,   b. 1919,   d. 25 Sep 1975, Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years)
     14. Frances Doris Merklinger,   b. 8 May 1919, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Nov 2016, Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 97 years)
     15. George Theodore Merklinger,   b. 1922,   d. 2 Apr 1986, Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years)
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F185898  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • John Merklinger - By Record Correspondent - Tavistock - John August Merklinger, a resident of Tavistock for the past 29 years, died Friday at Stratford General Hospital. He was 87, and had been a patient there for three months. He was born at Wellesley on May 24, 1872, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Merklinger. Prior to coming to Tavistock he lived at South Easthope Township and Waterloo. Mr. Merklinger was a member of Zion Evangelical United Brethren Church. Surviving are his wife the former Henrietta Henkel, six sons, Peter of Waterloo, Fred of Reed City, Mich., David of Woodstock, Samuel, Frank and George of Tavistock, a foster-son, Eugene Heuglin of Chatham, and four daughters, Mrs. Clarence (Ida) Thaler of Painesville, Ohio, Miss Elizabeth at home, Mrs. Walter (Mabel) Meisner of East Zorra Township, and Mrs. Clarence (Frances) Neeb of Tavistock, 15 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. The body is at the James H. Francis Funeral Home, Tavistock, where the funeral will be conducted at 2 pm, Monday. Burial will be in South Easthope Cemetery. Pastor George Sim will officiate.

      Unidentified Newspaper Obituary

  • Sources 
    1. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Elizabeth "Betty" Merklinger - 1992.

    2. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of George Merklinger - 1986.

    3. [S113] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1881, Division 4 Page 10.

    4. [S366] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1911, Div. 46 Pg. 4.

    5. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of John August Merklinger.

    6. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/177671982/john-august-merklinger.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 24 May 1872 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Finisher, Furniture Factory - 1911 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Evangelical - 1911 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 1960 - Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - South Easthope Cemetery, Shakespeare, Perth Co., Ontario Link to Google Earth
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