John K. Ritter^{[1, 2]}

1865 - 1957  (~ 92 years)

• Name	John K. Ritter
  Born	Feb 1865	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67299136
  Residence	1871	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1891	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1891	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1895	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Hotel Keeper
  Occupation	1911	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1911	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-26577
  Died	27 Sep 1957  [3]
  Buried	Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I26577	Generations
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Philip Ritter,   b. 29 Apr 1819, , Germany ,   d. 4 Oct 1898  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Maria Knechtel,   b. 7 Oct 1829, , Germany ,   d. 11 Jun 1904  (Age 74 years)
  Married	30 Sep 1849	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [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 ,   d. 18 Jun 1951, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)
  Married	14 Apr 1895	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 9, 10]
  Children	1. Hilda Catherine Ritter,   b. 8 Mar 1898, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Mar 1981, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)   2. Pearl Ritter,   b. Jun 1900, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Magdalena Ritter,   b. 21 Jun 1900, , Dufferin Co., Ontario ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Archibald Carl Eix Ritter,   b. 18 Apr 1906, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Bef 1999  (Age < 92 years)   5. Arthur Henry "Harry" Ritter,   b. Jun 1908, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Dec 1999, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 91 years)
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025
  Family ID	F6950	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents

  lf.jpg image from Ancestry.com 2014

  
  

• Sources

  [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration, 2182-1906 Archibald Ritter. [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 [S98] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - Elmira Union CC#4578 Internet Link. [Flat Marker] John K. Ritter/ 1865 - 1957. [S130] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1881, Div. 1 Page 3. [S348] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1911, Div. 15 page 3. [S144] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 37. [S1821] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1891, Section 3 Page 4. [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 [S18] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration index (needs checking to original registration), 012413-1895. [S71] Family history of Eix family, handwritten by Catherine Betzler and Henry Eix about 1900.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - Feb 1865 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1871 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Hotel Keeper - 1895 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 14 Apr 1895 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1911 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth