Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Adolph William Simmers[1]

Male 1888 - 1964  (76 years)


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  • Name Adolph William Simmers 
    Born 3 Jan 1888  Montreal, Ile De Montreal, Quebec Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5
    Gender Male 
    Name Adolph E. Simmers 
    Occupation 1910  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    printer 
    Occupation 1911  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    ? Maker, Car Shop 
    Residence 1911  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Anglican 
    Residence 1964  788 Laurel St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-353664 
    Died 7 Jan 1964  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Buried 9 Jan 1964  Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I353664  Generations
    Last Modified 11 Jun 2024 

    Father Ernest Adolph William "Adolph" Simmers,   b. 28 Mar 1850, Lindenau, , Sachsen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Between 1901 and 1932  (Age 50 years) 
    Mother Emma Georgina C. North,   b. 5 Jan 1860, Duvenstedt, Holstein, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jul 1932, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Married 1884  Montreal, Ile De Montreal, Quebec Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Family ID F222756  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Edith "Edith" Dinsmore,   b. 13 Sep 1888, Cartwright, Durham, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Dec 1946, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years) 
    Married 23 Mar 1910  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Children 
     1. Robert "Mike" Simmers
     2. Mae Edith Simmers,   b. 3 Jan 1911, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Nov 1994, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
     3. Mae Edith Emma Simmers,   b. 9 Jan 1911, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Nov 1993, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     4. Harold William Simmers,   b. 1913,   d. 1974  (Age 61 years)
     5. Adolph "Harold" Simmers,   b. 18 Dec 1913, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Edward Simmers,   b. 31 Dec 1927,   d. 3 Jan 1928  (Age 0 years)
     7. Herbert Ernest "Herb" Simmers,   b. 1931,   d. 4 Jul 2018  (Age 87 years)
    Last Modified 11 Jun 2024 
    Family ID F222757  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Adolph Simmers

      PRESTON - Adolph Simmers, 76, of 788 Laurel St., died at his home early today. Mr. Simmers was born in Montreal and lived here for 70 years. He was a pattern maker at Preston Woodworking Company for many years before retiring seven years ago. He was a member of St. John's Anglican Church, financial secretary of Cambridge IOOF Lodge, the Victoria Encampment of the IOOF and Queen Rebekah Lodge, as well as being a member of the Canadian Order of Foresters. His wife, the former Edith Dinsmore, died in 1946. Surviving are three sons, Harold, Robert and Herbert and a daughter, Mrs. Mae Mertz, all of Preston; a sister, Mrs. Paul (Georgina) Rich of Welland: 13 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. The body is at the Stager-Barthel Funeral Home. The funeral will be conducted at St. John's Church Thursday at 2: 30 p.m. Interment will be in Preston Cemetery. Rev. C. E. Ladds of St John's Church will officiate.

      Kitchener-Waterloo Record 7 Jan 1964 pg 15

  • Sources 
    1. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration.
      Edith Elizabeth Simmers, res., 788 Laurel St., Preston, b. 13 Sep 1888 Port Perry, Ontario, d/o Thomas Dinsmore and Ruth Graham, husband Adolph William Simmers, buried Preston

    2. [S204] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1901, Preston (Village) F-1 Page 13.

    3. [S1669] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1911, Div. 23 Page 11.

    4. [S239] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Preston CC#6335 Cemetery Internet Link .
      Simmers/ In Memory Of/ Adolph E. Simmers/ Jan. 3, 1888 - Jan. 7, 1964/ Edith E. Dinsmore/ Beloved Wife Of Adolph Simmers/ Sept. 13, 1888 - Dec. 22, 1946./ [Footstones] Father/ Mother.

    5. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Name: Adolph Simmers
      Event Type: Marriage
      Event Date: 23 Mar 1910
      Event Place: Preston, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
      Gender: Male
      Age: 22
      Birth Year (Estimated): 1888
      Occ: printer - Preston
      Father's Name: Adolph Simmers
      Mother's Name: Emma North
      Spouse's Name: Edith Dinsmore
      Spouse's Gender: Female
      Spouse's Age: 21
      Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1889
      Res: Preston
      Spouse's Father's Name: Thomas Dinsmore
      Spouse's Mother's Name: Ruth Graham

    6. [S2943] Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968.
      Name:Ernest Adolph Wm Simmers of Lindeman, Saxony, (Germany)
      Event Type:Mariage (Marriage)
      Marriage Date:27 Aug 1884
      Marriage Place:Montréal, Québec (Quebec)
      Place of Worship or Institution:Lutheran Saint John Germain
      Religion:Lutheran
      Spouse:Emma Georgiana North of Dvanesfelt? Holstein (Germany)

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 3 Jan 1888 - Montreal, Ile de Montreal, Quebec Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - printer - 1910 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 23 Mar 1910 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - ? Maker, Car Shop - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Anglican - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1964 - 788 Laurel St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 7 Jan 1964 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 9 Jan 1964 - Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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