John Henry Woelfle^[1]

1866 - 1934  (68 years)

• Name	John Henry Woelfle
  Born	10 Feb 1866	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1890	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Farmer
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-28495
  Died	27 Dec 1934	Harris, Osceola, Iowa, United States   [4]
  Buried	Ocheydean Township Cemetery, Ocheyedan, Osceola, Iowa, USA   [4]
  Person ID	I28495	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	John C. Woelfle,   b. 10 Jan 1833, Oeffingen, , Baden-Württemberg, Germany ,   d. 3 Aug 1909, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Anne Miller,   b. 27 Jan 1836, , Scotland ,   d. 1 Apr 1907, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 71 years)
  Married	13 Jan 1861	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Family ID	F25553	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	John Woelfe,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Anna,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F287129	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Melinda Hillgartner,   b. Aug 1870, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Apr 1946, Harris, Osceola, Iowa, United States  (Age ~ 75 years)
  Married	14 Oct 1890	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Children	1. Arthur Lewis Woelfle,   b. 22 Dec 1890, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Morley Woelfle,   b. 2 Jan 1892, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Roy Woelfle,   b. 15 Sep 1895, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F7451	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  John Henry Woelfle, son of John and Ann Woelfle, was born February 10, 1866, near Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. He died at Harris Saturday evening, December 22, 1934. He attended the Rosefonk schools in the province of Ontario. He was united in marriage to Malinda Hillgartner October 14, 1890. They lived in Canada until April 15, 1899 when they came to Iowa and settled on a farm near Ocheyedan. He continued to farm until 1926. In the spring of 1927 they made an extended visit to their birthplace and in July moved to Sibley, later to Harris where he resided until his death. He leaves: his wife, four sons, Merley and Wilfred of Harris, Roy of Lake Park, and Verlie of Sacremento, California; four grandchildren; and two brothers, James and Irvin of Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. His parents and one sister and tdhree brothers preceded him in death. Sibley Gazette Tribune, Sibley, IA, Dec. 27, 1934

  
  

• Sources

  [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 012163-90. John Henry Woelfle, 24 occ. Farmer, b. Canada, res. Wilmot, son of John And Anna Woelfle, married Melinda Hilgaertner, 22, b. Canada, res. Wilmot, daughter of Henry And Veronica Hilgaertner , Witness(es) Mr. J.B. Bowman And Nancy Bowman, both of Berlin, 14 Oct 1890 at Berlin [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 012163-90 Melinda Hillgardner. John Henry WOLFE, 24, farmer, Wilmot, same, s/o John & Anna WOLFE, married Melinda HILGARTNER, 22, Wilmot, same, d/o Henry & Veronica HILGARTNER, witn. Mary B. BOWMAN & Nancy BOWMAN, both of Berlin, 14 October 1890 at Berlin [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 3 Page 34. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/152265344/john-henry-woelfle. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. John Wolfle, 27, res. Manheim, b. Manheim, son of Andrew, married 13 Jan 1861 Anna Miller, 22, res. New Hamburg, b. Scotland, daughter of Robert & Isabella (Thomson)

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 10 Feb 1866 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1890 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 14 Oct 1890 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 27 Dec 1934 - Harris, Osceola, Iowa, United States Buried - - Ocheydean Township Cemetery, Ocheyedan, Osceola, Iowa, USA  = Link to Google Earth