Ruth Barbara Ziegler

1904 - 1927  (23 years)

• Name	Ruth Barbara Ziegler
  Born	21 Jan 1904	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Interesting	misfortune, accident, story
  Misfortune	killed by moter car
  Residence	1911	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-27571
  Died	11 Sep 1927	Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 3]
  Buried	Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 3]
  Person ID	I27571	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	David Ziegler,   b. 17 Oct 1860, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Jul 1945, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Lavina Randall,   b. 6 Sep 1866, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 May 1926, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 59 years)
  Married	6 Feb 1881	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Family ID	F6753	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Ruth Barbara Ziegler, of Toronto, daughter of Mr. David Ziegler, Elmira, tragically came to her death on Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock, as the result of being struck by a motor car the previous night. Returning home on foot from a Toronto dance hall, Miss Ziegler who lived at 41 Indian Road, was struck and fatally injured, and her escorts Dudley and Cebert Binet, brothers, of the same address, were both injured by a motor car driven by Chas. Chousky. The girl's skull was fractured. She was picked up, bleeding and unconscious, and taken in a passing motor car to St. Joseph's Hospital, where she died of cerebral hemorrhage [sic]. Durley [sic] Binet suffered shoulder injuries. He was also taken to hospital. His brother escaped with a shaking up. Charles Chousky, of 188 Markham street, was arrested Monday morning by Constable Westover on a charge of criminal negligence. Tells Story of Crash Dudley will recover from the accident. His brother said: "Dudley, Ruth and I left the dance hall about 11: 45 p.m. and were proceeding south to get a street car home. I was walking well over to the west side of the road. Ruth was in the centre, and Dudley on the outside. We were all linked arm in arm. When about 200 feet from the dance hall, without any warning at all, a Chevrolet touring car came from behind and struck Dudley and Ruth, while I was left standing on my feet. "Dudley was thrown about ten feet, while Ruth was knocked into the embankment on the side of the road. The car proceeded about 30 feet and stopped. Dudley's clothes were torn off. "I rushed towards the girl, who was nearest to me, picked her up and placed her head on my knees. She was bleeding badly about the head, and all she said was, 'What's the matter?' Six in Death Car "There were six passengers in the Chevrolet car, two of whom came back and picked up Dudley, who was unconscious, and two assisted me with Ruth. They were placed in the car and rushed to the hospital. "The driver of the car seemed to be pretty well shaken up, and said that he did not see us on account of the glaring headlights on a taxi which was going north. One of the other passengers drove the car to the hospital, and the driver, along with two of his passengers, followed in the taxi to the hospital." As the unfortunate girl had only been living two weeks at Indian Road, the Binet family were uncertain of her father's address, and word of the accident did not reach Elmira until Sunday morning. Because of this delay the father, David Ziegler, brother, Andrew Ziegler, and Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Witter reached the hospital too late to see her alive. Born in Elmira The late Miss Ziegler was born in Elmira and attended the public and high schools here. She then graduated from the Canada Business College, Kitchener, and for the past five years has been employed in the office of Dr. Beaumont, a lawyer, in Toronto. She is survived by her father (her mother having passed away only a year ago), two brothers, Addison of Kitchener, and Andrew, of Elmira, and five sisters, Florence (Mrs. L.W. Koser), Winnipeg; Clara (Mrs. George Evers), Guelph; Minnie (Mrs. Clayton Witter), Kitchener; Thelma (Mrs. Charles Halliday), Winnipeg, and Verna (Mrs. Walter Sutton), Kitchener. The funeral service, which was held on Wednesday afternoon from the home of Mr. Andrew Ziegler, to St. Paul's Lutheran Church, was largely attended. Newspaper Unknown

  
  

• Sources

  [S199] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - St. James Lutheran Elmira CC#2800 Internet Link. David ZIEGLER/ 1860 - 1945/ his wife Lovina RANDALL/ 1866 - 1926/ their dau. Ruth Barbara/ 1904 - 1927./ [S176] Census - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - 1911, Div. 49 Pg. 2. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/86044767. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 11475-81 David Ziegler and Levina Randall. David ZIEGLER, 21, laborer, St. Jacobs, Elmira, s/o Michael & Catherine, married Levina RANDALL, 17, Elmira, same, d/o John & Nina (Mina?), witn: George SLEH of Listowel & Catherine ZIEGLER of St. Jacob's, 6 Feb 1881 at Elmira (Lutheran)

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 21 Jan 1904 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 11 Sep 1927 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth