Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Oscar Edgar Ziegler

Male 1894 - 1963  (68 years)


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  • Name Oscar Edgar Ziegler 
    Born 10 Nov 1894  Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Military WW1 
    Residence 1933  Saginaw, Saginaw, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-28739 
    Died 5 Apr 1963  Kosse, Limestone, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I28739  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Jacob A. Ziegler,   b. 11 Nov 1845, Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Oct 1929, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Mother Caroline Lang,   b. 20 Aug 1860, , Prussia, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Apr 1933, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Married 6 Mar 1895  Mount Forest, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Family ID F176926  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Long time Ypsilanti Township businessman Ocar E. Ziegler died of a heart attack last night in Kosse, Texas, while visiting relatives. Mr. Ziegler and his son, Oscar H., were owners of the Ziegler Market on Ecorse Rd. since 1946. He later developed the Ziegler Oil Co. Mr. Ziegler was born Dec. 10, 1895, in Kitchener, Ontario, Can. He was a veteran of World War I, a member of American Legion Post 282 and the Barracks No. 35 of World War I. He married Ethel Harper in Hosse, Texas, in 1919. She died Sept. 27, 1955. Surviving in addition to his son are three grandchildren, Patricia Ann, James and Robert; a sister, Mrs. Emma Fowler of Waterloo, Ontario, and a brother, John, of Akron, Ohio. Funeral services will be conducted from the Geer Funeral Home Wednesday at 2 p.m. with the Revs. LeRoy Cabbage and William Wilson officiating. Entombment will follow in Flower's Mausoleum at Highland Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home beginning tomorrow at 6 p.m.

  • Sources 
    1. [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, a-1 pg 5.

    2. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration, 39962-1895 Oscar Edgar Ziegler.

    3. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 13092 (1895), Zeigler-Troghan.
      Caroline Troghan, residence Waterloo, Birth Place: Germany Age: 25 Estimated birth year: abt 1870 Father Name: John Lang Mother Name: Minnie Lang Spouse Name: Jacob Zeigler, farmer Arthur Township Spouse's Age: 45 b. Canada Spouse Father Name: John Zeigler Spouse Mother Name: Elizabeth Zeigler Marriage Date: 6 Mar 1895 Marriage Location: Wellington, Mount Forest

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 10 Nov 1894 - Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1933 - Saginaw, Saginaw, Michigan, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 5 Apr 1963 - Kosse, Limestone, Texas, United States Link to Google Earth
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