Johann "John" Tilk

Cal 1822 - 1874  (~ 51 years)

• Name	Johann "John" Tilk
  Born	CALC 10 Oct 1822	, Mecklinburg Schwerin, Germany   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/86162053
  Name	Johann Tielk
  Name	John Tilk  [4]
  Residence	1860	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Occupation	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Laborer
  Residence	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-89271P
  Died	21 Jun 1874	Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 6]
  	Cause: Cause: Inflammation of the Lungs (12 days)
  Buried	Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I32542	Generations
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family	Annie E. Grieve,   b. 19 Dec 1828, , Germany ,   d. 29 Apr 1902, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 73 years)
  Children	1. Frederick Tilk,   b. 1851, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Mar 1912, , Saskatchewan, Canada  (Age 61 years)   2. Charles Tilk,   b. 14 Mar 1856, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Feb 1920, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 63 years)   3. Elizabeth Tilk,   b. 1858, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Johanna Louise Jetta "Louise" Tilk,   b. 26 Oct 1859, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Aug 1936, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)   5. John August Tilk,   b. 1864, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Dec 1909, Guelph Township, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 45 years)
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025
  Family ID	F23109	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S239] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Preston CC#6335 Cemetery Internet Link . In/ Memory Of/ John Tilk/ Who Died/ June 21, 1874/ Aged 51 Years/ 8 Mos. & 11 Dys./ At Rest/ Tilk./ [Front] In/ Memory Of/ Dear Mother/ Anna Grieve/ Wife Of/ John Tilk Who Died/ April 29, 1902/ In Her 74th Year/ Louise/ Wife Of/ George Hunt/ 1859 \endash 1936. [S239] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Preston CC#6335 Cemetery Internet Link . [Left Side] In/ Memory Of/ John Tilk/ Who Died/ June 21, 1874/ Aged 51 Years/ 8 Mos. & 11 Dys./ At Rest/ Tilk./ [Front] In/ Memory Of/ Dear Mother/ Anna Grieve/ Wife Of/ John Tilk Who Died/ April 29, 1902/ In Her 74th Year/ Louise/ Wife Of/ George Hunt/ 1859 - 1936./ [Footstone] Father. [S894] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861, Sect. 9 Page 63. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 19520 (1906), Hunt-Wight. George Hunt, engineer of Preston, Birth Place: Preston Ont Age: 57 Estimated birth year: abt 1849 Father Name: Robert Hunt Mother Name: Viena Claffain Spouse Name: Louise Wight, residence North Dumfries, widow Spouse's Age: 47 Spouse Birth Place: Waterloo Ont Spouse Father Name: John Tick Spouse Mother Name: Anna Grieve Marriage Date: 18 Oct 1906 Marriage Location: Waterloo, Galt [S3297] Missouri Synod, U.S., Lutheran Church records, 1851-1973. NameJohanna Louise Jetta Tielk [Tilk] Baptism Age0 Record TypeBaptism Birth Date28 Okt 1859 Baptism Date5 Feb 1860 Baptism ChurchSt. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church Baptism PlacePreston, Ontario, Canada Father Johann Tielk - Waterloo Twp MotherAnna Graffe [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration. Name:John Thilck Gender:Male Age:51 Birth Date:abt 1823 Birth Place:Scheverin, Deu Death Date:21 Jun 1874 Death Place:Wentworth, Ontario, Canada

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - CALC 10 Oct 1822 - , Mecklinburg Schwerin, Germany Residence - 1860 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Laborer - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Cause: Inflammation of the Lungs (12 days) - 21 Jun 1874 - Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth