Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

John K. Ritter[1, 2]

Male 1865 - 1957  (~ 91 years)


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  • Name John K. Ritter 
    Born Feb 1865  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1871  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1891  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Farmer 
    Residence 1891  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1895  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Hotel Keeper 
    Occupation 1911  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Farmer 
    Residence 1911  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Lutheran 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-26577 
    Died 1957  [3
    Buried Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I26577  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father Philip Ritter,   b. 29 Apr 1819, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Oct 1898  (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Maria Knechtel,   b. 7 Oct 1829, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jun 1904  (Age 74 years) 
    Married 30 Sep 1849  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Family ID F28938  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Father Philip Ritter,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Elizabeth,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F288219  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Maria Magadalena "Magdalena" Eix,   b. 24 Jun 1872, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jun 1951  (Age 78 years) 
    Married 14 Apr 1895  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 9, 10
    Children 
     1. Hilda Catherine Ritter,   b. 8 Mar 1898, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Mar 1981  (Age 83 years)
     2. Pearl Ritter,   b. Jun 1900, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Magdalena Ritter,   b. 21 Jun 1900, , Dufferin Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Archibald Carl Eix Ritter,   b. 18 Apr 1906, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1999  (Age < 92 years)
     5. Arthur Henry "Harry" Ritter,   b. Jun 1908, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Dec 1999, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 91 years)
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F6950  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
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    image from Ancestry.com 2014

  • Sources 
    1. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration, 2182-1906 Archibald Ritter.

    2. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 012413-95.
      John Ritter, 30, occ. Hotel Keeper, b. Woolwich Township, res. Same, son of Philip and Elizabeth, married Magdalena Eix, 22, b. Wellesley Township, res. Same, daughter of Henry and Maria, Witn: Henry Eix of Wellesley Township and Catherine Reisel (Or Beisel) of Woolwich Township, 14 April 1895 at Elmira

    3. [S98] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - Elmira Union CC#4578 Internet Link.
      [Flat Marker] John K. Ritter/ 1865 - 1957.

    4. [S130] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1881, Div. 1 Page 3.

    5. [S348] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1911, Div. 15 page 3.

    6. [S144] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 37.

    7. [S1821] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1891, Section 3 Page 4.

    8. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library.
      Philipp Ritter, farmer of Waterloo married 30 Sep 1849 in Berlin by banns to Elisabeth Knechtel of Waterloo, wit: Michael Stolz weaver of Waterloo & Henry Strohl shoemaker of Waterloo

    9. [S18] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration index (needs checking to original registration), 012413-1895.

    10. [S71] Family history of Eix family, handwritten by Catherine Betzler and Henry Eix about 1900.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - Feb 1865 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1871 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Hotel Keeper - 1895 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 14 Apr 1895 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1911 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1911 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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