Matilda Elise Volkmann

1860 - 1874  (13 years)

• Name	Matilda Elise Volkmann
  Born	28 Sep 1860	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Female
  Residence	1861	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-350703
  Died	4 Apr 1874	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 6]
  	Cause: Cause: Consumption (15 months)
  Buried	Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Person ID	I350703	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	John Volkmann,   b. CALC 22 Dec 1820, , Mecklenburg, Germany ,   d. 22 Sep 1896, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 75 years)
  Mother	Marie Elisabeth Sailes,   b. 17 Nov 1835, Holstein, Germany ,   d. 12 Jun 1902, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 66 years)
  Married	12 Aug 1855	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Family ID	F31880	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S105] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1871, Pg. 48. [S1473] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1861, Div. 2 Page 14. [S239] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Preston CC#6335 Cemetery Internet Link . [Front] Matilda/ Dau. Of/ John & Mary Volkmann/ Died April 4, 1874/ Aged 13 Yrs. 6 Mos./ While On Earth I Did Remain/ I Suffered Much With Grief And Pain/ But When The Lord He Thought It Best/ He Took Me To His Heavenly Rest./ [Left Side] Henry/ Eldest Son Of/ John & Mary Volkmann/ Died In Holstein Germany/ Jan. 14, 1876/ In His 20th Year/ Gone But Not Forgotten/ Volkmann/ [Back] John Volkmann/ Died/ September 22, 1896/ Aged 75 Yrs. 9 Mos./ His Beloved Wife/ Mary E. Sailes/ Died June 12, 1902/ In Her 67th Year/ God Gave, He Took, He Will Restore/ Rosamond/ 1864 - Oct. 29th, 1923/ True In Word Noble In Deed./ [Right Side] Charles/ Son Of/ John & Mary Volkmann/ Died April 19, 1880/ Aged 17 Yrs. 11 Mos./ Oh Cease Dear Parents, Cease Your Weeping/ Above The Spot Where I Am Sleeping/ My Time Was Short But Blessed Be He/ That Called Me To Eternity./ [Broken Flat Stone] Died/ Jan. 1, 1894/ Aged 83 Y'rs./ [Footstone] Matilda [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 9 Apr 1874. Died 4 Apr 1874 In Preston, Mathilde, oldest daughter of John Volkmann, died from tuberculosis of the throat at the age of 13 years, 6 months, 7 days. [S3297] Missouri Synod, U.S., Lutheran Church records, 1851-1973. NameMathilde Elise Volkmann Baptism Age0 Record TypeBaptism Birth Date28 Sept 1860 Preston Baptism Date25 Dez 1860 Baptism ChurchSt. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church Baptism PlacePreston, Ontario, Canada Father Johann Volkmann MotherMaria Sohl ChurchRecord-Cambridge-St.PetersLutheran-Volkmann-MatildaElise-001-Bapt-1860.JPG [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration. Name:Matilda Eliza Volkmann Gender:Female Birth Year:abt 1861 Birth Place:Preston Age at Death:13 Death Date:4 Apr 1874 Death Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada [S239] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Preston CC#6335 Cemetery Internet Link . Matilda Eliz. Volkmann Buried Apr. 6, 1874 Bl. C Lot 5. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library. John Volkmann, joiner of Preston married 12 Aug 1855 in Berlin by banns to Maria Elisabeth Soehl of Preston, wit: Christoph Volkmann of Galt & Moritz Schepper of Waterloo

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 28 Sep 1860 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1861 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Cause: Consumption (15 months) - 4 Apr 1874 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth