Catharine Oberholtzer^[1]

1863 - 1890  (26 years)

• Name	Catharine Oberholtzer
  Born	4 Dec 1863	, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Catharine Shoemaker
  Name	Katie Oberholtzer  [3]
  Residence	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Evangelical
  Occupation	1881	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Factory Hand
  Residence	1881	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Evangelical Association
  Eby ID Number	00086-5051
  Died	6 Apr 1890	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 5, 7]
  Person ID	I22326	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	John Oberholtzer,   b. 20 Jul 1833, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Jun 1895, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 61 years)
  Mother	Anna Catharine Bucher,   b. 13 Mar 1833, , , Germany ,   d. 3 Oct 1921  (Age 88 years)
  Married	20 Oct 1857	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6, 8, 9]
  Family ID	F2192	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Allen Shoemaker,   b. 26 Sep 1866, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1945  (Age 78 years)
  Married	16 Jul 1886	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 7]
  Children	1. David Lorne Shoemaker,   b. 25 Mar 1890, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Apr 1890  (Age 0 years)   2. Alma Shoemaker,   b. Abt 1895,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F1615	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Catharine Oberholtzer, "was born December 4th, 1863, and died April 6th, 1890. She was married to Allan Shoemaker and had a family of two children, namely: Alma and David, both died in infancy." 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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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.].

  
  

• Sources

  [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 11875-86. Allen Schumacher, 19, occ. Farmer, b. Canada, res. Waterloo, son of David and Jane Ann, married Catherine Oberholtzer, 22, b. Canada, res. Berlin, daughter of John and Anna Bucher, Witness: Gleason Oberholtzer and Lizzie Hett, both of Berlin, 16 June 1886 at Berlin [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..., 143. [S158] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1881, Division 2 Page Number 85 Household Number 408. [S158] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1881, Div. 2 Pg. 85. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 10 Apr 1890. Apr 6, 1890 Catharine Schumacher, née Oberholtzer, wife of Allan Schumacher, died in Berlin at age of 26 years & 4 months. [S514] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1871, Sect. 1 Page 41. [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..., 474. [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. [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

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 4 Dec 1863 - , Ontario, Canada Residence - Evangelical - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Factory Hand - 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Evangelical Association - 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 16 Jul 1886 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 6 Apr 1890 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth