George King^{[1, 2]}

1833 - 1916  (83 years)

• Name	George King
  Born	10 Aug 1833	, Germany   [3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	1844	, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Citizenship	1856	, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/87988315
  Name	George Koenig
  Occupation	1901	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Elmira
  Eby ID Number	00082-4889.1
  Died	22 Nov 1916	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Buried	Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Person ID	I25678	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family 1	Elizabeth Kraemer,   b. 1832, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Mar 1874, Aldborough Twp., Elgin Co., Ontario  (Age 42 years)
  Children	1. Catherine Koenig,   b. 8 Dec 1862, Clinton, Hullett Twp., Huron Co., Ontario ,   d. 19 Jul 1952, Arran Township, Bruce, Ontario, Canada  (Age 89 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F6632	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Anna Mosser,   b. 6 Oct 1840, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Jun 1881, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 40 years)
  Married	22 Nov 1874
  Children	1. Henry King,   b. 1 Jun 1877, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Feb 1940, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 62 years)   2. Mary Ann Koenig,   b. 8 Oct 1879, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Lydia King,   b. 26 Jun 1880, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F1264	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Aged Citizen Dead Another of the aged residents of Elmira passed away on Wednesday morning in the person of Mr. George Koenig, (generally called King by English people.) The deceased was born in Germany on August 10th, 1833, and came to Canada at the age of 19. He spent several years in the St. Catharines district. Later the family lived on a farm in Peel Township for about thirty years, after which they moved to Elmira. Deceased was married to Elizabeth Kraemer, who predeceased him some thirty-five years He is survived by the following children: Jacob, Creekbank; Catharine, Mrs, Jacob Ziegler, of Allenford; Elizabeth, Mrs. Menno B. Martin, of Preston; George and Philip, of Galt; Annie, Mrs. Wellington Jackson, of Peel; Henry, of Kitchener; Mary, Mrs. John Farnombe, of Moorefield; Lydia, Mrs. Alex. Stewart, of Elmira. Mr. Koenig was of a quiet, unassuming disposition, a good neighbor and a kind father, and was honest in his dealings with.. The funeral will be held Friday afternoon. on

  
  

• Sources

  [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..., 116. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 11483-81. Jacob ZIEGLER, 22, farmer, Woolwich, same, s/o Aaron & Anna, married Catherine KONIG, 19, Clinton Ont., Peel twp., d/o George & Elizabeth, witn: Aaron ZIEGLER of Woolwich & Jacob KONIG of Peel twp., 20 March 1881 at Woolwich (Mennonite) [S161] Census - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - 1901, Elmira (Village) B Page 1. [S161] Census - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - 1901, Elmira (Village) B. Page 1. [S98] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - Elmira Union CC#4578 Internet Link. In/ Memory Of/ George King/ Died Nov. 22, 1916/ In His 84th Year/ King.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 10 Aug 1833 - , Germany Immigration - 1844 - , Ontario, Canada Citizenship - 1856 - , Ontario, Canada Occupation - Elmira - 1901 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 22 Nov 1916 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth