John Charles Decker

1885 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	John Charles Decker
  Born	25 Dec 1885	Walkerton, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1901	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Box Maker
  Sports	1908	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Baseball "Alerts" twin city Champions
  Occupation	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Box Maker, Factory
  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Roman Catholic
  Sports	1917	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Dominion Tire Baseball Team
  		Dominion Tire Baseball Team 1917 Image of the Dominion Rubber baseball, seen in uniform, standing in a row. Players are identified as: Y. Schack, A. Truech, F. Rosekat, O. Solaman, L. Campbel, H. Rosekat, J. Decker, C. Decker, G. Kargus, J. Baker, A. Klaen, and G. Hiller. - "Dominion Tire Baseball Team". 2023. DIGITAL LIBRARY. https://digital.library.uwaterloo.ca/uwdl-c764d0c0-5ee4-4f2e-936b-c58c7213d57b/dominion-tire-baseball-team.
  Occupation	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Foreman, Tire Factory
  Residence	1921	15 Chapel St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Residence	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Church of England
  Residence	1925	118 Breithaupt St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Residence	1926	53 St. George St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-322290
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I322290	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	John James Yost Decker,   b. 13 Jan 1854, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Nov 1925  (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Veronica C. Kirsch,   b. 20 Jul 1859, Formosa, Culross Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Aug 1925, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 66 years)
  Married	11 Dec 1877	Walkerton, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Family ID	F9983	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Edith Clara Furneaux,   b. 1893, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	7 Feb 1912	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Children	1. Clara Veronica Decker,   b. 23 Aug 1912, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Virginia Decker,   b. 1918, , USA
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F243807	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) A-11 Page 2. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div 35 Page 7. [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub Dist. 30 Page 13. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Name: John Decker Sex: Male Birth Date: 25 Dec 1885 Birthplace: Walkerton, Bruce, Ontario, Canada Father's Name: John Decker Mother's Name: Veronica Kirsch [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name: John Charles Decker Sex: Male Age: 26 Birth Year (Estimated): 1886 Occ: box maker - Berlin Father's Name: John Yost Decker Mother's Name: Veronica Kersch Spouse's Name: Edith Clara Furneaux Spouse's Sex: Female Spouse's Age: 18 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1894 Res: Los Angeles, cal. Spouse's Father's Name: William Harvey Furneaux Spouse's Mother's Name: Clara Jane Mclaren Marriage Date: 07 Feb 1912 Marriage Place: Berlin, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Name: Walton E Raymo Sex: Male Age: 27 Birth Year (Estimated): 1878 Father's Name: William L Raymo Mother's Name: Annie Tilt Spouse's Name: Lena Freeda Decker Spouse's Sex: Female Spouse's Age: 25 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1880 Spouse's Father's Name: John Decker Spouse's Mother's Name: Veronica Kirsch Marriage Date: 12 Jul 1905 Marriage Place: Berlin, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Informant: John Charles Decker 53 St. George St., Kitchener, Ontario 1926 - brother [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 1298 (1877), Decker-Kirch. John Decker, shoemaker of Walkerton, Birth Place: Canada Age: 24 Estimated birth year: abt 1853 Father Name: Henry Decker Mother Name: Mary Sang Spouse Name: Veronica Kirch, residence Walkerton, Spouse's Age: 19 Spouse Birth Place: Canada Spouse Father Name: John Kirch Spouse Mother Name: Veronica Scheoal Marriage Date: 11 Dec 1877 Marriage Location: Bruce, Walkerton

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 25 Dec 1885 - Walkerton, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - Box Maker - 1901 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Sports - Baseball "Alerts" twin city Champions - 1908 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Box Maker, Factory - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Roman Catholic - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 7 Feb 1912 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Sports - Dominion Tire Baseball Team - 1917 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Foreman, Tire Factory - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Church of England - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1925 - 118 Breithaupt St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth