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Herman Yanke

Herman Yanke

Male 1872 - 1950  (~ 77 years)

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  • Name Herman Yanke 
    Born Aug 1872  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1881  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1891  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Button Turner 
    Residence 1891  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1892  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    laborer 
    Occupation 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    ? Dealer, Town & Country 
    Residence 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Congregational 
    Business 1929  63 Queen St. S., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Second Hand Shop 
    H. Yanke Second Hand Store 1929    		 H. Yanke Second Hand Store 1929
    61 Queen St. S., Kitchdener, Ontario
    Kitchener-QueenSt.N.0063-YankeSecondHandStore-KPL.jpg    		 Kitchener-QueenSt.N.0063-YankeSecondHandStore-KPL.jpg
    Black and white exterior view photograph of the H. Yanke Second Hand Store, located at 61-63 Queen Street South, Kitchener, ca.1929-30.

    There are two doors in the centre of the building and a window on each side. Three men, two of whom are wearing work clothes and one in a business suit, are standing in front of the building. The man in the suit is holding what appears to be a roll. Three chairs, two tables and a dresser with a mirror are in front of the building.The store sold furniture and stoves.

    This building served as the second Berlin (now Kitchener) post office between 1862-1866.

    Former Berlin Post Office. (2018). Vitacollections.ca. Retrieved 3 November 2018, from https://vitacollections.ca/kpl-gsr/3298130/data?fbclid=IwAR0XZNVVhKOd0Pe96qFKu36nqnNCy_E4vWJQq8Tmcz-zLQDqhuTRXV1c8SA
    Name H. Yanke 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-336475 
    Died 1950  [5] 
    Buried First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Person ID I336475  Generations
    Last Modified 28 Jan 2025 

    Father William Yanke,   b. 26 Apr 1834, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Apr 1914, Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Ernztiene "Ernestine" Berrs,   b. 29 Nov 1837, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Jan 1894, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years) 
    Family ID F247150  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Anne C. Heckadon,   b. Sep 1881, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 3 May 1892  Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Children 
     1. William Henry Yanke,   b. 4 Feb 1893, Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Aug 1932, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 39 years)
     2. Frederick Yanke,   b. Feb 1898, Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Mar 1977, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 79 years)
     3. Herman Edwin Yanke,   b. Dec 1903, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 29 Jan 2025 
    Family ID F176114  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S158] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1881, Div 1 Page 11.

    2. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 27 Pg. 15.

    3. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 1475 (1892), Yanke-Heckadorn.
      Herman Yanke, 19, laborer of Berlin, b. Candaa, s/o William & Anstena? Yanke. married Annie Heckadorn, 20, res. Berlin, b. Canada, d/o Henry an Annie Heckadorn, wit. Henry Heckadorn of Berlin & William Fisher of Brantford, married 2 May 1892 Brantford,

    4. [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Sec. 5 Page 25.

    5. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9612604/herman-yanke.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - Aug 1872 - , Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Button Turner - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - laborer - 1892 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 3 May 1892 - Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - ? Dealer, Town & Country - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Congregational - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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