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Sophia Centgrof

Female 1856 - 1926  (69 years)


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  • Name Sophia Centgrof 
    Born 13 May 1856  Speedsville (Waterloo Township), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] 
    Gender Female 
    Name Sophia Kistner 
    Name Sophia Zinkraft 
    Residence 1861  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1871  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1873  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Residence 1881  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Weslyan Methodist 
    Occupation 1891  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Methodist 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-349699 
    Died 25 Apr 1926  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Cause: Cause: Cerebral Haemorrhage (8 days) 
    Buried 28 Apr 1926  Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Person ID I349699  Generations
    Last Modified 3 Mar 2025 

    Father Johann Christian "John" Centgraf,   b. CALC 6 Sep 1816, , Saxony, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Jun 1897, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 80 years) 
    Mother Sophia Werner,   b. Abt 1818, Of, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1861  (Age ~ 42 years) 
    Family ID F251214  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family William Kistner,   b. 1 Jan 1849, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 May 1936, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years) 
    Married 21 Oct 1873  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 9] 
    Children 
     1. Amelia Ann Kistner,   b. 1874, Speedsville (Waterloo Township), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jan 1957, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
     2. Mary Kistner,   b. 9 May 1877, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Herbert C. Kistner,   b. 21 Jun 1879, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jun 1953, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
     4. Matlilda Elizabeth "Elizabeth" Kistner,   b. 25 Aug 1881, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Elizabeth "Lizzie" Kistner,   b. 29 Aug 1881, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. John H. Kistner,   b. 19 Dec 1884, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Jun 1974, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
     7. Gertrude Kistner,   b. 11 Jul 1887, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2025 
    Family ID F251076  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S204] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1901, Preston (Village) F-1 Page 10.

    2. [S604] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1871, Div. 2, Pg. 20.

    3. [S178] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1881, Waterloo S. Twp. 1881 Div 3 Page 41.

    4. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 12804 (1873), Kistner-Cingroft.
      William Kistner, 24, Laborer, res. & b. Preston, son of John and Elizabeth married Sophia Cingroft, 18, res. & B. Waterloo Twp, daughter of John and Sophia, witnessed by: Martin Deckert and Maria Cingroft both of Preston, 21 October 1873 in Preston

    5. [S2441] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1891, Section 1 Page 59.

    6. [S239] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Preston CC#6335 Cemetery Internet Link .
      Kistner/ In Loving Memory Of/ William Kistner/ Died May 1, 1936 In His 87th Year/ His Wife/ Sophia Gentgrof/ Died Apr. 25, 1926 In Her 70th Year/ At Rest.

    7. [S894] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861, Sect. 11 Page 77.

    8. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration.
      Name:Sophia Kistner Gender:Female Birth Year:abt 1857 Birth Place:Speedwville, Ontario Age at Death:69 Death Date:25 Apr 1926 Death Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

    9. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Name:William Kistner Age:24 Birth Date:abt 1849 Birth Place:Preston Marriage Date:21 Oct 1873 Marriage County or District:Waterloo Father:John Kistner Mother:Elizabeth Kistner Spouse:Sophia Cingroft Spouse's Age:18 Spouse Birth Date:abt 1855 Spouse Birth Place:Township of Waterloo Spouse Father:John Cingroft Spouse Mother:Sophia Cingroft

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 13 May 1856 - Speedsville (Waterloo Township), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1873 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 21 Oct 1873 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Weslyan Methodist - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Methodist - 1891 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: Cause: Cerebral Haemorrhage (8 days) - 25 Apr 1926 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 28 Apr 1926 - Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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