Mary Jirka

1889 - 1957  (~ 67 years)

• Name	Mary Jirka
  Born	May 1889	, Bohemia, Czechoslovakia   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Immigration	1903	, Canada   [1]
  Name	Mary Krieger
  Occupation	1911	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	housekeeper
  Residence	1911	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Catholic
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-350115
  Died	1957  [2]
  Buried	Saint Clements Roman Catholic Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I350115	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Albert Yirka,   b. 5 May 1855, Tremesné, , , Czech Republic ,   d. 7 Nov 1936, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Barbara Maria Peck,   b. Mar 1861, , Bohemia, Czechoslovakia ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F186470	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Nelson Krieger,   b. 2 Nov 1886, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1962  (Age 75 years)
  Married	25 Jan 1911	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4]
  Children	1. Arthur George Krieger,   b. 20 Jun 1911, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1989, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)   2. Walter Joseph Krieger,   b. 26 Jul 1912, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1961  (Age 48 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F251245	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Maria is reported to have been born in Pilzen (Zaluzi), Czechoslovakia, documentation needed.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1669] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1911, Div. 24 Pg. 5. [S406] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - St. Clements Roman Catholic Cemetery CC#4499 Internet Link . Nelson/ 1887 \endash 1962/ Mary/ 1889 \endash 1957/ rest in peace/ KRIEGER [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate (1911), Krieger-Jirka. Nelson Krieger, 24 moulder of Preston, s/o Barnabas Krieger & Mary Kesselring married Mary Jirka, housekeeper, 21 res. Waterloo, d/o Albert Jirka (iron worker) & Barbara Maria married 25 Jan 1911 Waterloo, [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name:Nelson Krieger Age:24 Birth Date:abt 1887 Marriage Date:25 Jan 1911 Marriage County or District:Waterloo Father:Barnabas Krieger Mother:Mary Kesselring Spouse:Mary Jirka Spouse's Age:21 Spouse Birth Date:abt 1890 Spouse Father:Albert Jirka Spouse Mother:Barbara Maria

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - May 1889 - , Bohemia, Czechoslovakia Immigration - 1903 - , Canada Occupation - housekeeper - 1911 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Catholic - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 25 Jan 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Saint Clements Roman Catholic Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth