Selina Rooke

1859 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Selina Rooke
  Born	24 Jan 1859	, New York State, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Female
  Immigration	1860	, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Immigration	1861	, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Name	Selena Ruck
  Name	Selina Hedrich
  Occupation	1871	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	At Service
  Residence	1871	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Evang.
  Occupation	1911	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Income
  Residence	1911	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-247155
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Buried	Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I247155	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Frederick Rooke,   b. Abt 1829,   d. Bef 1 May 1889  (Age ~ 60 years)
  Mother	Margareth Wenz,   b. CALC 1834, , Germany ,   d. 1 May 1889, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 55 years)
  Family ID	F224551	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Nicholas Hedrich,   b. 16 Jun 1857, Renim, Hessen, Germany ,   d. 4 Jan 1910, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 52 years)
  Children	1. Henry Hedrich,   b. 13 May 1882, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1964  (Age 81 years)   2. John Rook Hedrich,   b. 18 Jul 1884, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Sep 1961, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)   3. Peter George Hedrich,   b. 31 Mar 1887, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Apr 1925, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 38 years)   4. Emma Hedrich,   b. 13 Jun 1890, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1979  (Age 88 years)   5. Francis Alberta "Alberta" Hedrich,   b. 2 Jun 1893, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1925, , Grey Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 31 years)   6. Fredrick Conrad Hedrich,   b. 10 Sep 1895, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 31 Aug 1966, Thunder Bay, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada  (Age 70 years)   7. Herbert Hedrich,   b. 6 Oct 1900, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1971  (Age 70 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F6777	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Old Resident of Elmira is Dead Mrs. Nicholas Hedrich Victim of Heart Ailment; Funeral Held on Sunday Last Seriously ill only a few days, Selina Rook, widow of Nicholas Hedrich, passed away Thursday at the home of her son, Mr. Fred Hedrich. The last Mrs. Hedrich who was 69 years of age, was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Fred Rook. She was born in the United States but had resided the greater portion of her life in Elmira and was widely known and highly respected in the community. For some time she had suffered from heart trouble and took a turn for the worse early last week. She was married to Mr. Hedrich, who predeceased her in 1881. She is survived by four sons and one daughter Henry, John and Fred of Elmira, and Herbert of Kitchener; Mrs. Emma Eisenbach, of Brantford. One brother, John Rook, of Elmira, and a sister, Mrs. Caroline Wels of Preston also survive. The funeral, which was largely attended, took place Sunday to St. Paul's Lutheran Church of which she had been a faithful member for many hears and thence to Elmira Cemetery with Rev. A. Gallmeier, officiating. Pallbearers were Messrs. John H. Ruppel, Fred Seigner, Henry Ruppel, John Geisel, Henry Muth and Casper Heimbecker.

  
  

• Sources

  [S161] Census - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - 1901, Elmira (Village) B Page 6. [S161] Census - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - 1901, Elmira (Village) B. Page 6. [S176] Census - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - 1911, Div. 48 Pg. 12. [S144] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 93.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 24 Jan 1859 - , New York State, USA Immigration - 1860 - , Ontario, Canada Immigration - 1861 - , Ontario, Canada Occupation - At Service - 1871 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Evang. - 1871 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Income - 1911 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth