Elisabetha "Elizabeth" Ruthig^[1]

1858 - 1949  (90 years)

• Name	Elisabetha "Elizabeth" Ruthig
  Born	7 Mar 1858	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64180111
  Name	Elisabetha "Elizabeth" Schmehl
  Name	Elizabeth Ruthig
  Residence	1861	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Lutheran
  Residence	1871	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Lutheran
  Residence	1921	Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-218883
  Died	19 Jan 1949	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	First St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery, Wellesley Village, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I218883	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	John H. Ruthig,   b. 1824, , Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Maria Anna Weber,   b. 4 Apr 1824, , Germany ,   d. 14 Mar 1900, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)
  Married	15 Aug 1843	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Family ID	F21952	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Peter Schmehl,   b. 28 Oct 1844, , Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany ,   d. 15 May 1927, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)
  Married	18 May 1889	Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. Thekla Louisa Schmehl,   b. 1890, Poole, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Mar 1971, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)   2. Peter Schmehl   3. Marion Schmehl,   b. 1894,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Herman Peter Schmehl,   b. 1896, Poole, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Emilie Margaretha "Emma" Schmehl,   b. 13 Jan 1898, , Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Esther Susanna Schmehl,   b. 1903, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F233180	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Mrs. Elizabeth Schmehl By Record Correspondent WELLESLEY, Jan. 19\emdash A well-known Wellesley resident, Mrs. Elizabeth Schmehl, died yesterday following an illness of two months. Born in New Hamburg, March 7, 1858, she would have reached her 91st birthday in March. Daughter of the late John Ruthig and former Mary Ann Weber, she was the widow of Peter Schmehl, who predeceased her 21 years ago. Mrs. Schmehl was a member of First St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Wellesley, and an honorary member of the Ladies Aid of that church. Surviving are five sons: George Schmehl of Wellesley, Otto of Elmira, Louis of Palmerston, Peter of Elmhurst, Ill., and Herman of Lombard, Ill.; six daughters, Mrs. Henry (Katherine) Zimmerman of Hollywood, Calif., Mrs. Robert (Magdalina) Salvage of Wingham, Mrs. Irvin (Thekla) Fleischauer, Wellesley, Emily and Esther Schmehl of Stratford, and Emma, at home; and two brothers, Louis Ruthig of New Hamburg and Herman Ruthig of Lisbon. The body is resting at the Futher Funeral Home, Wellesley, until Friday at 4 p.m., when removal will be made to her late residence. There a private service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, with a public memorial service at 2:30 p.m. at First St. Paul's Lutheran Church, conducted by Rev. Walter Heinze. Interment will be in the adjoining cemetery.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 020604-24. Herman Peter Schmehl, 27, occ. Brakeman, b. Poole, res. Wellesley Twp, son of Peter Schmehl (B. Darmstadt Germany) and Elizabeth Ruthig married Marjorie Lilian Fleischauer, 22, occ. Housework, b. Birmingham England, res. Wellesley Twp, daughter of Norman Fleischauer (B. Stratford) (Both Are Foster Parents) and Lilian Doerlem (?), Witn: Arthur Stahle and Emily Schmehl both of Wellesley, 1 January 1924 in Wellesley. [S190] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1871, Div. 3 Page 42. [S2107] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1921, Sub District 11 Page 1. [S844] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1861, Sect. 11 Page 65. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Marriages By Rev'd Jacob Huether, Preston #30. John Ruthig, To Maria Anna Weber, Both Of Waterloo. 15 Aug. 1843

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 7 Mar 1858 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1861 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1871 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 18 May 1889 - Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1921 - Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 19 Jan 1949 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - First St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery, Wellesley Village, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth