Frederick William Milatz

1869 - 1934  (65 years)

• Name	Frederick William Milatz
  Born	26 Apr 1869	, Germany   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	1882	, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Immigration	1886	, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Occupation	1891	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Stationary Engineer
  Residence	1891	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1901	Acton, Esquesing Twp., Halton Co., Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	electrical engineer
  Residence	1901	Acton, Esquesing Twp., Halton Co., Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Lactrium?, Woolen Mill
  Residence	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-204250
  Died	11 Jul 1934	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Cause: Cause: Growth in Gallbladder (18 months) - Anaemia (1 year)
  Buried	13 Jul 1934	Saint Clements Roman Catholic Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I204250	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Frederick Milatz,   b. CALC 17 Aug 1837, , Germany ,   d. 2 Feb 1917, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 79 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth,   b. Abt 1838, of, Germany ,   d. Bef 1911  (Age ~ 72 years)
  Family ID	F188965	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Marie Anna "Anna" Gillison,   b. 8 Jan 1866, Karken, , Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany ,   d. 29 Apr 1946, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)
  Children	1. Albert Milatz,   b. 6 Jan 1890, , USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Mathias Albert Milatz,   b. 6 Jan 1890, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1970, Yorkton, , Saskatchewan, Canada  (Age 79 years)   3. Elsie Marie Milatz,   b. 12 Jan 1892, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Hilda Catrina Milatz,   b. 6 Aug 1894, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Apr 1937, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States  (Age 42 years)   5. Frank Milatz,   b. 24 Jan 1899, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1948  (Age 48 years)   6. Lorence Fred Milatz,   b. 5 Apr 1902, , Halton Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Jan 1959, , Michigan, USA  (Age 56 years)   7. Cora Edna Milatz,   b. 4 Feb 1906, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Dec 1978, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 72 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F250492	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Marie Anna "Annie" Gilleson,   b. 8 Jan 1866, Karken, , Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany ,   d. 1946  (Age 79 years)
  Children	1. Frank Milatz,   b. 24 Jan 1899, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1948  (Age 48 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F252882	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Genealogy Is Where You Find It William A. Schmidt In 1981, my wife, Dorothy (nee Milatz) became interested in the possibility of compiling her family genealogy. She solicited my help. Unfortunately, by this time, both of her parents were deceased, as were the other relatives of her parents generation. Over a period of time, we were successful in gathering some information from old Family records found in a trunk, and from old copies of The Galt Reporter, which has a Preston section, that gave individual family happenings, such as who had moved into the area, and who was visiting who, etc. We found that great grand-parents, Frederick and Elizabeth Milatz, along with grandfather Frederick William had emigrated from Germany, in 1886, to Preston, Ontario. However, none of the sources showed the name of the town or village in Germany. We decided to question the older first cousins, without success. Finally, in desperation, we visited the youngest of these, Kenneth Schultz, living at Baileyboro, Ontario. Kenneth was able to tell us that great grandparents, Frederick and Elizabeth had lived in a small village, near the Elbe river, about 20 km south of Hamburg, Germany. He also knew that Frederick had been employed as a horse trainer, on a large estate and, from his work, often observed ocean going ships plying their trade on the river. We didn't, however, know the name of the village. But, how did Kenneth come to know this vital information? It seems, that following the death of my wife's grandfather, Frederick William, in 1934, her parents, Frank, and Bessie Milatz, had occupied the old house in Preston. Grandmother, Anna, stayed on to live with them, but insisted on being semi independent. She maintained her own one room apartment in the house, and made most of her own meals. Over a period of time, the family came to fear that, only cooking for herself, she was not observing the most nutritious eating habits. At the same time, it was found that grandson, Kenneth, whose parents lived nearby, was not doing his home work from School. So, the family conferred, and, as a result, Kenneth was required to report to Grandmother after 4.00 O'clock, and she supervised his studies. He was also encouraged to stay for the evening meal. Now, grandmother, having to prepare for two, was much more careful in the preparation of same. The spin off, of course, was, during spare moments, grandmother related all kinds of family history not told to the other relatives. Now, at least, we had an area to explore. Consulting a map of Germany, we found at least six villages that suited the description Kenneth had given us. We needed more information. During the early 1920's, my wife's father, Frank Milatz, two of his brothers, Albert and Lawrence, and a sister and brother-in-law had gone to Detroit, Michigan to work. Following the 1929 stock market crash, all but one Milatz, had returned to Preston, Ontario area. In an attempt to locate the family that had remained in Michigan, we consulted the Detroit telephone directory at the Kitchener Public Library. We found a Fred Milatz listed, and wrote to him, hoping he might be a descendant. Fred did answer our enquiry with a genealogy of his family, which did not link up in any way with the Preston family. Fred's family had emigrated from Holland to Michigan. However, he showed that the family had earlier moved to The Netherlands from a small village of Nieuhaus, Germany, just to the south of Hamburg. Again, Consulting the map of Germany, we found that Niehaus was the likely long sought village. We were later able to confirm this location.

  
  

• Sources

  [S272] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1911, Div. 7 Page 14. [S1391] Census - ON, Halton, Acton - 1901, pg 7. [S2441] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1891, Section 1 Page 68. [S2489] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - St. Clements Roman Catholic Cemetery Internet Link. Milatz/ Frederick Milatz/ 1869 - 1934/ Annie Gilleson/ His Beloved Wife/ 1866 - 1946/ At Rest/ [A] Father. [S2491] aaa Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate 033289 (1934). Name:Frederick Milatz Gender:Male Age:65 Birth Date:abt 1869 Birth Place:Germany Death Date:11 Jul 1934 Death Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:Fredrick Milatz Mother:Elizabeth

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 26 Apr 1869 - , Germany Immigration - 1882 - , Ontario, Canada Immigration - 1886 - , Ontario, Canada Occupation - Stationary Engineer - 1891 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1891 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - electrical engineer - 1901 - Acton, Esquesing Twp., Halton Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1901 - Acton, Esquesing Twp., Halton Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - Lactrium?, Woolen Mill - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Cause: Growth in Gallbladder (18 months) - Anaemia (1 year) - 11 Jul 1934 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 13 Jul 1934 - Saint Clements Roman Catholic Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth