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

John Sherwood "Sherwood" Ewald

Male 1894 - 1970  (~ 76 years)


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  • Name John Sherwood "Sherwood" Ewald 
    Born Mar 1894  Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Name Sherwood John Ewald 
    Occupation 1911  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    at Home 
    Residence 1911  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Roman Catholic 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-191775 
    Died 14 Oct 1970 
    Buried Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I191775  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Jacob F. Ewald,   b. Apr 1862, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Mar 1949, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 86 years) 
    Mother Caroline "Carrie" Beechey,   b. 1864, Kossuth, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1935  (Age 71 years) 
    Married 1 Sep 1885  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Family ID F185941  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Alberta Mae Dotzert,   b. 8 Feb 1891, Amulree, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Aug 1977, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Married 13 Oct 1917  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Waldon Clayton Jacob "Wally" Ewald,   b. 1917, of, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Oct 2002, Orillia, Orillia Twp., Simcoe Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
     2. John Sherwood "Jack" Ewald,   b. 1922,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Betty Rose Ewald,   b. 1926,   d. 2008  (Age 82 years)
     4. Marlene Mae Ewald,   b. 6 Aug 1932,   d. 12 Sep 2011  (Age 79 years)
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F52712  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • The census says he was the adopted son of Jacob F. Ewald and Caroline Beechey Ewald and was living in Preston, Ontario in his younger years. He was married to Alberta Dotzert in Kitchener on October 11, 1917. In this record, Sherwood states he was born in Cleveland, Ohio. Birth parents unknown. Date of his death is unknown at this time.


      Gardens, Memory, North America, Waterloo Municipality, and Memory Gardens. 1894. " Sherwood John Ewald (1894-Unknown) - Find A Grave...". Findagrave.Com. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/176190530/sherwood-john-ewald.

  • Sources 
    1. [S366] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1911, Div. 46 Pg. 7.

    2. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/176190530/sherwood-john-ewald.

    3. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 11737-85.
      Jacob Ewald, 23, occ. Shoe Maker, b. Preston, res. Rockton, Beverly Twp., son of Martin and Ann, Married Carrie Beechey, 21, b. Kossuth, res. Waterloo Twp., daughter of Jacob and Sophie, Wittness(es) - William Werlich and Nina Ewald, both of Preston, 1 Sept 1885 at Preston

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - Mar 1894 - Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - at Home - 1911 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Roman Catholic - 1911 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 13 Oct 1917 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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