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George B. Oberholtzer

Male 1875 - 1961  (86 years)


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  • Name George B. Oberholtzer 
    Born 27 Jan 1875  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9] 
    Gender Male 
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    Residence 1881  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Evangelical Association 
    Residence 1891  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Methodist 
    Occupation 1901  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Shipper 
    Occupation 1911  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Shop Clerk 
    Residence 1911  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Evangelical Association 
    Occupation 1921  St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Clerk, Flax 
    Residence 1921  St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Evangelical 
    Eby ID Number 00086-5056 
    Died 17 Dec 1961  Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Buried Calvary United Brethern Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Person ID I22325  Generations
    Last Modified 28 Jan 2025 

    Father John Oberholtzer,   b. 20 Jul 1833, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jun 1895, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years) 
    Mother Anna Catharine Bucher,   b. 13 Mar 1833, , , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Oct 1921  (Age 88 years) 
    Married 20 Oct 1857  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10, 11, 12] 
    Family ID F2192  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Clara Ellen Chaplin,   b. 3 Oct 1885, , England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jan 1962  (Age 76 years) 
    Last Modified 29 Jan 2025 
    Family ID F49958  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Malissa Hallman,   b. 19 Mar 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Mar 1939  (Age 57 years) 
    Children 
     1. Florence Ada Oberholtzer,   b. 16 Apr 1905, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Apr 1998  (Age 92 years)
     2. Earl Clive Oberholtzer,   b. 7 Jun 1906, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Nov 1982, Powell River, , British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
    Last Modified 29 Jan 2025 
    Family ID F168073  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • George Oberholtzer, "the youngest in family, was born January 27th, 1875. He is engaged in manufacturing boots and shoes with the firm of Oberholtzer & Co."

      Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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      ST. JACOBS - George B. Oberholtzer, 86, of St. Jacobs, died Sunday at Coutts Pavillion, Freeport Sanatorium, after a lengthy illness. Born in Kitchener on Jan. 27, 1875, he had been an employee at the Canada Felting Company Ltd. of St. Jacobs for 40 years. He was a member of Calvary Evangelical United Brethren Church, St. Jacobs. A son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Oberholtzer, his first wife, the former Melissa Hallman, predeceased him in 1939. He is survived by his second wife, the former Clara McLeod, a son Earl of Winnipeg, a step-son, Rev. Wilfred McLeoad of Welland, a daughter Mrs. Harold (Florence) Trussler of Kitchener, and three grandchildren. The body is at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, Kitchener, where a funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday with Rev. C. B. Carr of Calvary Church officiating. Interment will be in Calvary Evangelical Cemetery, St. Jacobs. Second wife, the former Clara McLeod, a son Earl of Winnipeg, a step-son, Rev. Wilfred McLeoad of Welland, a daughter Mrs. Harold (Florence) Trussler of Kitchener, and three grandchildren. The body is at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, Kitchener, where a funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday with Rev. C. B. Carr of Calvary Church officiating. Interment will be in Calvary Evangelical Cemetery, St. Jacobs.

      The Elmira Signet Dec 20 1961 pg 27

  • Sources 
    1. [S10] Book - Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 144.

    2. [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) A-7 Page 10.

    3. [S158] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1881, Division 2 Page Number 85 Household Number 408.

    4. [S158] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1881, Div. 2 Pg. 85.

    5. [S348] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1911, Div. 16 Page 17.

    6. [S2121] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1921, Woolwich Twp. 1921 Sub Dist. 14 Page 17.

    7. [S77] News - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Signet (1893-1982), Obituary of George B. Oberholtzer - Dec 20 1961 pg 27.

    8. [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Sec. 5 Page 31.

    9. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, C., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, C. (1875). George B. Oberholtzer (1875-1961) - Find A Grave.... Findagrave.com. Retrieved 23 June 2018, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/86950890.

    10. [S10] Book - Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 142.

    11. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library.
      John Oberholtzer, teacher of Waterloo Twp. married 30 Oct 1857 Waterloo Twp by Banns to Catherine Bucher of Berlin

    12. [S514] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1871, Sect. 1 Page 41.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 27 Jan 1875 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Evangelical Association - 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Methodist - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Shipper - 1901 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Shop Clerk - 1911 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Evangelical Association - 1911 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Clerk, Flax - 1921 - St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Evangelical - 1921 - St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 17 Dec 1961 - Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Calvary United Brethern Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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