Jacob Ziegler

1886 - 1968  (81 years)

• Name	Jacob Ziegler
  Born	27 Aug 1886	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1891	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Lutheran
  Residence	1901	Spruce Grove, , Alberta, Canada   [2]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-274025
  Died	Feb 1968	Edmonton, , Alberta, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I274025	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Noah Ziegler,   b. 25 Aug 1863, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Sep 1902, , Alberta, Canada  (Age 39 years)
  Mother	Eve Christina "Christina" Mayer,   b. 1 Jul 1865, , Germany ,   d. 26 Oct 1936, Leduc, , Alberta, Canada  (Age 71 years)
  Married	11 Nov 1883	Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 5]
  Family ID	F233213	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Jacob Ziegler Early City Builder Dies At 81 A man who started his building career in the city of Edmonton in 1905, Jacob Ziegler, 81, of 7611 81st St., has died. A native of Waterloo, Ont., who came west with his parents in 1893, Mr. Ziegler was raised on a farm in the Spruce Grove district. In 1905 he set up a building construction business in Edmonton where he remained until 1916 when he took over the management of a large farm in the Strome district. He returned to his building business in Edmonton in 1921 where he remained until his retirement. He was predeceased by his wife Katherine, a resident of the Ellerslie district.. In his younger years, Mr. Ziegler was very active in church work, being one of the early elders of Redeemer Lutheran Church, 97th Street and 74th Avenue. He is survived by a son, Roy Jacob, and one daughter, Mrs. Fred (Mable) Zurch, both of Edmonton; four grandchildren and one great grand-daughter. There are also two brothers, Noah and Fred in Edmonton. and three sisters, Mrs. Christine Findlay, at Kelowna, B.C., Mrs. Lena Everington, of Stony Plain, and Mrs. Clara Lakeman, of Edmonton. Funeral services were held Thursday from Redeemer Lutheran Church with Rev. E. B. Fox officiating. Burial was in Evergreen Memorial Gardens. Edmonton Journal, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, 10 Feb 1968, Sat Page 9

  
  

• Sources

  [S1821] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1891, Div. 2 Page 5. [S2434] Census - Canada - 1901, Census Place: Spruce Grove, Alberta, The Territories; Page: 7; Family No: 58 Spruce Grove. [S3186] Canada, Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current. Name:Jacob Ziegler Gender:Male Death Age:81 Birth Date:abt 1887 Residence Place:Edmonton Death Date:Abt 1968 Obituary Date:10 Feb 1968 Obituary Place:Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Newspaper Title:Edmonton Journal Spouse: Katherine Child: Roy Jacob Mable Zurch Siblings: Noah Fred Christine Findlay Lena Everington Clara Lakeman [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 15 Nov 1883. Nov. 11, 1883 Christine Meyer & Noah Ziegler, both of Woolwich, were married in Heidelberg by Pastor Brezing. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name:Noah Ziegler Age:21 Birth Year:abt 1862 Birth Place:Woolwich Occ: mason - Woolwich Marriage Date:11 Nov 1883 Marriage Place:Heidelberg, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:John Jes Ziegler Mother:Catharine Sander Spouse: Christian Meyer Age:20 Birth Year:abt 1863 Birth Place:Germany Res: Woolwich Father:John Meyer Mother:Margaret Hehr

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 27 Aug 1886 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1901 - Spruce Grove, , Alberta, Canada Died - Feb 1968 - Edmonton, , Alberta, Canada  = Link to Google Earth