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Herman Schilling

Male 1883 - 1977  (94 years)


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  • Name Herman Schilling 
    Born 4 Feb 1883  , West Prussia, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1891  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1911  Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Farmer 
    Residence 1911  Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Lutheran 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-204893 
    Died 2 Nov 1977  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Buried 4 Nov 1977  Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Shantz Station, Woolwich Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Person ID I204893  Generations
    Last Modified 3 Mar 2025 

    Father Gottfried Schilling,   b. 2 Jun 1848, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jan 1905, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years) 
    Mother Louisa Holzhausen,   b. 11 Nov 1852, Gilve, West Prussia, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jun 1927, Shantz Station, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Married 2 Feb 1875  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Family ID F189117  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Father Gottfried Schilling,   b. 2 Jun 1848, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jan 1905, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years) 
    Mother Wilhelmia Hornburg,   b. CA 1853,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F256039  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Emma Fisher,   b. 10 Sep 1892, Sullivan Twp, Grey Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jan 1982  (Age 89 years) 
    Married 6 Sep 1911  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Frederick Schilling
     2. Albert Schilling,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Anne Schilling
     4. Ella Schilling
     5. Alfred Henry Schilling,   b. 1914,   d. 1969  (Age 55 years)
     6. Walter H. Schilling,   b. 1916,   d. 1986, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
     7. George John Schilling,   b. 28 Jul 1923, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Feb 1999, Shantz Station, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
     8. Freida Elizabeth Schilling,   b. 26 Dec 1926,   d. 1 Mar 1993  (Age 66 years)
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2025 
    Family ID F24421  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Schilling, Herman - At St. Mary's Hospital, Kitchener, on Wednesday, November 2, after a brief illness, age 94 years, Hermann Schilling. Born in West Prussia, Germany, and came to Kitchener at the age of six years, farming all his life at RR 2, Breslau. A member of Trinity Lutheran Church. Son of the late Gottfried Schilling and the former Wilhelmia Hornburg. Surviving is his wife, the former Emma Fischer; four sons, Frederick and George of RR 2, Breslau, Walter of Cambridge (Galt), Albert of Kitchener; three daughters, Mrs. Anne Ward and Ella (Mrs. William Miller) of Kitchener and Frieda (Mrs. Bruce Schaefer) of Belwood; one brother, Fred Hornburg of Boston, Mass.; 20 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Predeceased by one son, Alfred and one grandson. Visitation at the Schreiter-Sandrock Funeral Home, 51 Benton St., Kitchener. At noon Friday, removal was made to Trinity Lutheran Church, Shantz Station, for funeral service at 2: 30 pm, Rev. G. Becker officiating. Interment followed in the adjoining cemetery.

      Elmira Signet Nov 9 1977 pg 29

  • Sources 
    1. [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-6 Page 1.

    2. [S342] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Township Div. 5 Page 14.

    3. [S77] News - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Signet (1893-1982), Obituary of Herman Schilling - Nov 9 1977 pg 29.

    4. [S2575] Census - ON, Waterloo Township - 1891, Sect. 2 Page 26.

    5. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 11 Feb 1875.
      02 Feb 1875 By Pastor Wurster in Preston, Gottfried Schilling of Breslau was married to Louise Holzhausen of Guelph Township.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 4 Feb 1883 - , West Prussia, Germany Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1911 - Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1911 - Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 6 Sep 1911 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 2 Nov 1977 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 4 Nov 1977 - Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Shantz Station, Woolwich Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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