Gottfried Schilling^{[1, 2, 3]}

1848 - 1905  (56 years)

• Name	Gottfried Schilling
  Born	2 Jun 1848	, Germany   [2, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/235384806
  Immigration	1872  [4]
  Residence	1875	Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Naturalization	1879  [4]
  Occupation	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1901	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Farmer
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-246182
  Died	27 Jan 1905	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Shantz Station, Woolwich Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I246182	Generations
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 1	Louisa Holzhausen,   b. 11 Nov 1852, Gilve, West Prussia, Germany ,   d. 14 Jun 1927, Shantz Station, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)
  Married	2 Feb 1875	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Children	1. Wilhelmina "Minnie" Schilling,   b. 17 Nov 1872, , Germany ,   d. 6 Apr 1917, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 44 years)   2. Minna Schilling,   b. 1872, , Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Herman Schilling,   b. 4 Feb 1883, , West Prussia, Germany ,   d. 2 Nov 1977, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 94 years)   4. Walter Bernard Prince,   b. Mar 1897, , England ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Lizzie Desmond,   b. Jul 1900, , England ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025
  Family ID	F189117	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Wilhelmia Hornburg,   b. CA 1853,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Frederick Schilling,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Herman Schilling,   b. 4 Feb 1883, , West Prussia, Germany ,   d. 2 Nov 1977, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 94 years)
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025
  Family ID	F256039	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 11 Feb 1875. 02 Feb 1875 By Pastor Wurster in Preston, Gottfried Schilling of Breslau was married to Louise Holzhausen of Guelph Township. [S77] News - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Signet (1893-1982), Obituary of Herman Schilling - Nov 9 1977 pg 29. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 014711-98. Henry William Speckeen, 25, occ. Laborer, b. Waterloo Twp, res. Hespeler, son of Henry Speckeen and Christine Schulz Married Wilhelmine Schilling, 25, b. Neudeck Germany, res. Hespeler, daughter of Gottfried Schilling and Louise Holzhausen, Witn Charles Leirsch and Anna Block Both of Hespeler, 11 August 1898 in Hespeler. [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-6 Page 1. [S2575] Census - ON, Waterloo Township - 1891, Sect. 2 Page 26.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 2 Jun 1848 - , Germany Residence - 1875 - Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 2 Feb 1875 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1901 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 27 Jan 1905 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Shantz Station, Woolwich Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth