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

Jacob Frederick Welz[1, 2]

Male 1848 - 1925  (76 years)


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  • Name Jacob Frederick Welz 
    Born 20 Jul 1848  Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
    Gender Male 
    Name Frederick Welz 
    Name Friedrich Weltz 
    Residence 1851  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1861  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Evangelist 
    Occupation 1873  St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    carriage maker 
    Occupation 1901  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Wagon Maker 
    Occupation 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Wagon Maker, Shop 
    Residence 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Evangelical 
    Residence 1912  36 Krug St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number 00029-2295.1a 
    Died 1 Mar 1925  Chappell, Deuel, Nebraska, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Buried First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I22830  Generations
    Last Modified 26 Feb 2024 

    Father Johan George "George" Welz,   b. 10 Sep 1815, Marlargemeinde, Baden, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jun 1891, Milverton, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Mother Barbara Weckesser,   b. 29 Jul 1820, Marlargemeinde, Baden, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Feb 1911  (Age 90 years) 
    Married 28 May 1843  Mauer, , Baden-Württemberg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 10
    Family ID F236624  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sarah Ann Detweiler,   b. 15 Feb 1847, Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Aug 1912, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years) 
    Married 28 Jan 1873  St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Children 
     1. Lydia Ann Welz
     2. William Welz
     3. George Benjamin Welz,   b. 4 Aug 1876, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Edwin Frederick Welz,   b. 22 Dec 1881, Ayton, Normanby Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 May 1922  (Age 40 years)
     5. Martha Welz,   b. 4 May 1885, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 May 1942, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years)
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2024 
    Family ID F5488  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Jacob Frederick Kelz
    Jacob Frederick Kelz
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  • Sources 
    1. [S173] Ancestry.com.

    2. [S3] Book - Vol I 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..., 521.

    3. [S47] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - First Mennonite CC#4507 Internet link First Mennonite Cemetery online.
      Welz / Jacob Frederick / Welz / born at Conestoga / July 20, 1848 / died March 1, 1925 / in his 77th year / until the day dawn

    4. [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/ Ville) A-7 Page 6.

    5. [S144] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1871, Div 4, Page 50.

    6. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 27 Pg. 14.

    7. [S915] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1861, Dist. 8 Page 81.

    8. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 12842-1873.
      Fredrick Weltz, 25, Carriage Maker, b. Canada, res. St. Jacobs, son of John George and Barbara married Sarah Ann Detwiler, 25, b. Canada, res. St. Jacobs, daughter of Benjamin and Elisabeth, witnessed by: John Ortwein of St. Jacobs and Noah Detwiler of Woolwich, 28 January 1873 in St. Jacobs

    9. [S141] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1851, Div. 3, Pg. 7.

    10. [S3042] Baden and Hesse Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1502-1985.
      Name:Johann Georg Welz
      Gender:männlich (Male)
      Event Type:Heirat (Marriage)
      Marriage Date:28. Mai 1843 (28 May 1843)
      Marriage Place:Mauer, Baden (Baden-Württemberg), Preußen
      Father:Stephan Welz
      Mother:Barbara Christina Welz
      Spouse:Barbara Weckesser
      Father:Johannes Weckesser
      Mother:Elisabeth Weckesser

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 20 Jul 1848 - Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1851 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Evangelist - 1861 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - carriage maker - 1873 - St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 28 Jan 1873 - St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Wagon Maker - 1901 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Wagon Maker, Shop - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Evangelical - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 1 Mar 1925 - Chappell, Deuel, Nebraska, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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