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Louis Evers[1]

Male 1854 - 1950  (96 years)


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  • Name Louis Evers 
    Born 15 Jan 1854  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1861  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1881  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Gardener 
    Occupation 1891  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Carpenter 
    Residence 1891  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Methodist 
    Occupation 1901  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Machinist 
    Occupation 1911  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Carpenter, Building 
    Residence 1911  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Presbyterian 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-350609 
    Died 7 Oct 1950  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 11 Oct 1950  Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Person ID I350609  Generations
    Last Modified 28 Jan 2025 

    Father Conrad F. Evers,   b. CALC 16 Nov 1815, Holstein, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Dec 1890, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 75 years) 
    Mother Margaretha "Margaret" Schuster,   b. CALC 19 Jul 1824, , Alsace Lorraine, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Dec 1887, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 63 years) 
    Family ID F225998  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Kate McRae,   b. 1867, West Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jul 1897, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 30 years) 
    Married 29 Jun 1896  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Last Modified 29 Jan 2025 
    Family ID F251429  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Alvina Brockel,   b. 27 Jun 1857, , Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 May 1907, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 49 years) 
    Married 31 Mar 1899  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Children 
     1. George Evers,   b. 3 Feb 1880, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Ida Evers,   b. 14 Feb 1889, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 29 Jan 2025 
    Family ID F251430  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 Louise Smith,   b. Sep 1884, Matlock, , Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jun 1944, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 59 years) 
    Married 30 Dec 1907  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Children 
     1. Louis Evers,   b. Oct 1901, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Edna Evers,   b. Jul 1904, , England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Clifford Anthony Evers,   b. 1 Jan 1909, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Regina Alice Amelia Evers,   b. 14 Jan 1910, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Feb 1982, Saint Marys, Blanshard Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
    Last Modified 29 Jan 2025 
    Family ID F251431  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 4 Rosanah Welsh,   b. Between 1851 and 1852, Moorefield, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Oct 1894, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 43 years) 
    Children 
     1. Dora Evers,   b. 1878, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Sarah Susanna Evers,   b. 9 Aug 1878, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. David Evers,   b. 1879, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Conrad Evers,   b. 3 Feb 1880, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jan 1881, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     5. George David Evers,   b. 3 Feb 1880, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1951  (Age 70 years)
     6. Margaret Evers,   b. 18 Apr 1881, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Jun 1955, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
     7. Lilly R. Evers,   b. 27 Sep 1884, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     8. Ida May Rosanna "Ida" Evers,   b. 14 Feb 1889, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 29 Jan 2025 
    Family ID F251433  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Louis Evers

      PRESTON, Oct. 11 - Louis Evers, 98, died at the K-W Hospital Annex, at Knollwood Park, Kitchener, Saturday night. A lifelong resident of Preston the late Mr, Evers had, through many years of association in the community, formed a large circle of friends. His death followed an illness of three years, during which time he was confined to hospital. Born on Guelph St., Preston, he lived on the same street all his life. He took a keen interest in the progress of the municipality. A carpenter by trade, he conducted his own contracting business for some years and was in charge of some important carpenter undertakings in Preston, including the Town Hall, St. Peter's Lutheran Church and some of Clare Bros. buildings. For many years he was an engineer at Pattinson Woollen Mill, and for 30 years owned a grocery store adjacent to his home on Guelph St. Four wives predeceased him. Surviving are three daughters. Mrs. Charles (Margueretha) Knack and Mrs. Arthur (Regina) Burrell, of Preston, and Mrs. William (Ida) Ottaway of St. Thomas; four sons. George and Edward Evers of Preston, Louis Evers of New York City and Clifford Evers of Far Rockaway, Long Island, New York; a brother, E. N. Evers of Santa Cruz, Calif. Ten grandchildren and five great-grandchildren also survive. The funeral was held today at the Stager-Pass Funeral Home. Interment was in Preston Cemetery.

      Kitchener-Waterloo Record 11 Oct 1950 pg 5

  • Sources 
    1. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 019201-05.
      Robert A. Mitchell, 32, Occ. Foundry Man, b. Rockwood, Res. Guelph, Widower, son of D. Mitchell & M. Johnston married Lilly R. Evers, 21, b. Preston, Res. Preston, daughter of L. Evers & R. Welsh, Witn: George D. & Ida M. Evers Both of Preston, 11 July 1905 in Preston

    2. [S204] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1901, Preston (Village) F-1 Page 19.

    3. [S105] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1871, Pg. 53.

    4. [S297] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1881, Page 23.

    5. [S1669] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1911, Div. 23 Page 19.

    6. [S1473] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1861, Div. 2 Page 18.

    7. [S2441] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1891, Section 1 Page 47.

    8. [S239] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Preston CC#6335 Cemetery Internet Link .
      [Burial Card] Mrs. Louise Evers Buried June 3, 1944; Mr. Louis Evers Buried Oct. 11, 1950; Mrs. Regina Burrell Buried Apr. 3, 1982; Rosanah Buried Lot 19.

    9. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Name:Louis Evers Age:42 Birth Date:abt 1854 Birth Place:Preston, Ontario Marriage Date:29 Jun 1896 Marriage County or District:Waterloo Father:Conrad Evers Mother:Margaret Evers Spouse:Katie McRae Spouse's Age:29 Spouse Birth Date:abt 1867 Spouse Birth Place:Tp of West Zorra Oxford Co Spouse Father:William McRae Spouse Mother:Catherine McRae

    10. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Name:Louis Evers Age:45 Birth Date:abt 1854 Birth Place:Preston Marriage Date:31 Mar 1899 Marriage County or District:Waterloo Father:Conrad Evers Mother:Margaret Evers Spouse:Alvina Brockel Spouse's Age:42 Spouse Birth Date:abt 1857 Spouse Birth Place:Wellington, Ontario Spouse Father:Philip Brockel Spouse Mother:Sophia Brockel

    11. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Name:Louis Evers Age:53 Birth Date:abt 1854 Birth Place:Preston Marriage Date:30 Dec 1907 Marriage County or District:Waterloo Father:Conrad Evers Mother:Margreth Schuster Spouse:Louise Wrigley Spouse's Age:23 Spouse Birth Date:abt 1884 Spouse Birth Place:England Spouse Father:John Smith Spouse Mother:Harriett Wragg

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 15 Jan 1854 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1861 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Gardener - 1881 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Carpenter - 1891 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Methodist - 1891 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 29 Jun 1896 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 31 Mar 1899 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Machinist - 1901 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 30 Dec 1907 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Carpenter, Building - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Presbyterian - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 7 Oct 1950 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 11 Oct 1950 - Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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