Edmund Laurence Schlegel

1860 - 1939  (78 years)

• Name	Edmund Laurence Schlegel
  Born	29 Nov 1860	Williamsburg (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/257420752
  Residence	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Lutheran
  Immigration	1878	, USA   [2]
  Occupation	1900	San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
  	printer
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-263047
  Died	6 Aug 1939	Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States   [2]
  Buried	Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Los Angeles, California, United States
  Person ID	I263047	Generations
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	J. Frederick "Frederick" Schlegel,   b. 20 Sep 1821, , Germany ,   d. 29 Aug 1909, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Rosina Biehn,   b. 1814, , Germany ,   d. 5 Oct 1908, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 94 years)
  Family ID	F230689	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Minnie Adele Schuch,   b. 1868, Suhl, , Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	23 Jan 1900	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025
  Family ID	F49852	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  EDMUND SCHLEGEL Edmund Schlegel, a native of Williamsburg,Waterloo county. died August 6 at Los Angeles, Cal.. at the age of 81 years. The deceased learned the printing trade in the office of the Berlin Telegraph when it was owned by John McDougall and edited by Alexander Macpherson. In 1878 he left for the west and worked for many years as compositor on the San Francisco Chronicle. He leaves a widow, a former Miss Shuch of Hamilton and niece of the late Mrs. George Klein of Kitchener. Kitchener Daily Record, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Tue, Aug 8, 1939 Page 15 ____________ Final Services Conducted For SW Pioneer Last rites for Edmund L. Schlegel, pioneer California printer and Los Angeles resident, who died at his home, 1807 West Forty-sixth street, were held at Grace chapel, Inglewood Park cemetery. Pierce Brothers mortuary was in charge of the arrangements. Schlegel, 79 years of age, came to California in 1880 and had lived for the past 28 years in Los Angeles. He first started on The San Francisco Chronicle and was transferred in 1911 to The Los Angeles Tribune, later to The Los Angeles Express, having, been foreman in the composing rooms of these two papers. He held several high offices in the typographical union. Also, he was the first to build a residence in the old College tract in the Southwest district. Surviving him are his widow, Mrs. Minnie A. Schlegel, a son, Palmer Schlegel, and two daughters, Mrs. Georgia Richards and Mrs. Letitia Surdez. The Southwest Wave. Los Angeles, California Fri, Aug 11, 1939 Page 9

  
  

• Sources

  [S604] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 67. [S118] News - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo - Waterloo Chronicle, Obituary of Edmond Schlegel - Aug 1 1939 pg 3.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 29 Nov 1860 - Williamsburg (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Immigration - 1878 - , USA Occupation - printer - 1900 - San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA Married - 23 Jan 1900 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 6 Aug 1939 - Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States Buried - - Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Los Angeles, California, United States  = Link to Google Earth