William Alva "Alva" Hofstetter

1877 - 1902  (~ 26 years)

• Name	William Alva "Alva" Hofstetter
  Born	Between 1876 and 1877	, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Mennonite
  Misfortune	1902  [3]
  	killed by train
  Name	Alva Hofstetter
  Occupation	1902	Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	laborer
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-283607
  Died	26 May 1902	Trafalgar Twp., Halton Co., Ontario, Canada   [2, 3]
  Buried	Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I283607	Generations
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Friedrich Wilhelm "Frederick" Hofstetter,   b. 3 Jul 1849, , Germany ,   d. 16 Aug 1910, Victoriaburg (Wilmot Township), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 61 years)
  Mother	Carolina "Caroline" Golbeck,   b. 23 Mar 1851, , Mecklenburg, Germany ,   d. 24 Aug 1905, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 54 years)
  Married	23 May 1871	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Family ID	F20015	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 2 Page 21. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/70535268/william-alva-hofstetter. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration. Name:Alven Hoffsetter Gender:Male Age:24 Birth Date:abt 1878 Birth Place:Ontario Res: Petersburg Occ: laborer Death Date:26 May 1902 Death Place:Halton, Ontario, Canada Cause of Death:Killed by Train [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name: William Hohstaeler Sex: Male Age: 21 Birth Year (Estimated): 1850 Germany Occ: laborer - Wilmot Father's Name: William Hohstaeler Spouse's Name: Caroline Goldbeck Spouse's Sex: Female Spouse's Age: 20 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1851 Wellesley Res: Wellesley Spouse's Father's Name: John Goldbeck Spouse's Mother's Name: Sophia Goldbeck Marriage Date: 23 May 1871 Marriage Place: Waterloo Village, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - Between 1876 and 1877 - , Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 26 May 1902 - Trafalgar Twp., Halton Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth