Christian William Stark^{[1, 2]}

1859 - 1945  (85 years)

• Name	Christian William Stark
  Born	13 Nov 1859	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/215805304
  Residence	1861	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Lutheran
  Residence	1861	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Lutheran
  Immigration	1883	, Canada   [5]
  Name	Christian Stark
  Name	William Stark
  Residence	1883	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Occupation	1901	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Teamster
  Occupation	1911	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Teamster, Woolen Mill
  Residence	1911	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-242149
  Died	30 May 1945	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I242149	Generations
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Karl W. "Charles" Stark,   b. CALC 19 Dec 1826,   d. 16 May 1887, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 60 years)
  Mother	Maria "Mary" Homuth,   b. CALC 8 Nov 1827, , Germany ,   d. 8 Apr 1881, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 53 years)
  Family ID	F29849	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Catherine Hirtzel,   b. 10 Sep 1865, Crediton, Stephen Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 May 1948, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)
  Married	9 Sep 1889	Morriston, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. Emma Stark,   b. 29 Feb 1884, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Ellen Lucy "Lucy" Stark,   b. 22 Aug 1890, Saltfleet Township, Wentworth Co., Ontario ,   d. 22 May 1947, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 56 years)   3. Clarence Walter Stark,   b. 17 Oct 1893, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Maud Hertzel Stark,   b. 4 Jul 1896, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Ida Lilliane Stark,   b. 7 May 1898, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Sylvester Stark,   b. 22 Jun 1900, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Lena Irene "Irene" Stark,   b. Mar 1902, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025
  Family ID	F21636	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Lena Rehmann,   b. CALC 27 Mar 1855, of, Near Galt, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Mar 1884, near Galt, Ontario  (Age ~ 28 years)
  Married	6 Nov 1883	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Children	1. Emma Dorothea Stark,   b. Feb 1884, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025
  Family ID	F226448	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

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• Notes

  CHRISTIAN WILLIAM STARK By Record Correspondent HESPELER, May 31. - A well- known resident of Hespeler, Christian William Stark, 86, died at his late residence here yesterday having been in failing health for some time. A native of Preston, he was a member of the United Church. His parents were the late Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stark. Surviving are his wife, Catherine Margaret Hertzel; one son, Clarence, London; four daughters. Mrs. Charles Bartels, Mrs. Elton Holman, both of Preston; Mrs. Emmit Bishop, Detroit; and Mrs. Ray Leader, Guelph. Two brothers, Fred and George, reside here and a sister Dorothy Stark lives in Preston. The funeral service will be held Friday afternoon at 2:15 from Stager and Co. Funeral Home. Burial will be made in Hespeler Cemetery. Re- mains are now. Kitchener-Waterloo Record, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Thursday, May 31, 1945

  
  

• Sources

  [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 6 Mar 1884. Mar. 4, 1884 Lena Stark, wife of Christian Stark, daughter of Christian Rehmann, died near Galt in childbirth at age of 28 years, 11 months and 6 days. (poem follows) [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 8 Nov 1883. Nov. 6, 1883 Lena Rehmann of Waterloo Township and Christian Stark of Galt were married in Berlin by Preacher Sherk. [S143] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1901, Hespeler (Village) D-2 Page 16. [S508] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1871, Page 23. [S392] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1911, Div. 20 Pg. 12. [S1473] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1861, Sect. 2 Page 16. [S3297] Missouri Synod, U.S., Lutheran Church records, 1851-1973. NameChristian Stark Baptism Age0 Record TypeBaptism Birth Date13 Nov 1859 Baptism Date25 Dez 1859 Baptism ChurchSt. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church Baptism PlacePreston, Ontario, Canada Father Carl Stark Mother Maria Homuth

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 13 Nov 1859 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1861 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1861 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Immigration - 1883 - , Canada Residence - 1883 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 6 Nov 1883 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 9 Sep 1889 - Morriston, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - Teamster - 1901 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Teamster, Woolen Mill - 1911 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 30 May 1945 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth