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

Viona Christina "Viola" Speckeen

Female 1895 - 1919  (24 years)


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  • Name Viona Christina "Viola" Speckeen 
    Born 16 Jul 1895  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Female 
    Name Viola Speckeen 
    Name Viona Christina "Viola" Bowman 
    Occupation 1911  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Residence 1911  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Lutheran 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-219942 
    Died 22 Jul 1919  , Halton Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Buried New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Person ID I219942  Generations
    Last Modified 12 May 2024 

    Father John Henry Speckeen,   b. 15 Jul 1860, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Sep 1930, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Mother Rebecca Bohn,   b. 9 Jul 1857, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Apr 1913, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years) 
    Married 31 Mar 1886  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6, 7
    Family ID F24164  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Albert Adam Bowman,   b. Between 1890 and 1891, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Feb 1933, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 43 years) 
    Children 
     1. Leonard "Boots" Bowman,   b. 27 Jun 1915, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Sep 1992, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     2. Evelyn Bowman,   b. Between 1916 and 1917,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Leona Helen Bowman,   b. 22 Jul 1917,   d. 9 Jun 1995  (Age 77 years)
    Last Modified 13 May 2024 
    Family ID F59939  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-4 Page 6.

    2. [S342] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1911, Div. 6 Pg. 6.

    3. [S237] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - New Hope CC#4498 Internet Link .
      SPECKEEN/ John SPECKEEN/ 1860 - 1930/ Rebecca BOHN/ beloved wife of/ John SPECKEEN/ died Apr. 9, 1913/ in her 56th year/ Viola daughter/ 1895 - 1919/
      [A] Viola wife of/ Albert BOWMAN/ Mother/
      [B] Mother

    4. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/173933770/viola-bowman.

    5. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 15 Apr 1886.
      March 31, 1886 Rebecca Bohn & John Spekin, both of Waterloo T'p., were married by Pastor Wurster in Preston.

    6. [S1800] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1891, Section 2 Page 122.

    7. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 011712-86.
      John Spekin, 26, occ. Laborer, b. Waterloo Twp., res. Waterloo Twp., son of Henry and Justine married Rebecca Bohn, 28, b. Waterloo Twp., res. Waterloo Twp., daughter of Christoph and Harriett, Witnessed by: August Preston, Hannah and Ludwig Bohn and Mary Spekin All of Waterloo Twp., 31 March 1886 in Preston.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 16 Jul 1895 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - ? - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 22 Jul 1919 - , Halton Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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