Wilhelmina "Mena" Dessler^[1]

1856 - 1900  (44 years)

• Name	Wilhelmina "Mena" Dessler
  Born	1856	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Mena Dessler
  Name	Wilhelmina "Mena" Erdman
  Residence	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Factory Hand
  Residence	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Lutheran
  Residence	1883	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-37203
  Died	16 Apr 1900	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Cause: consumption (1 year)
  Person ID	I37203	Generations
  Last Modified	11 Sep 2025

  
  

  Father	Johann "John" Dessler,   b. 5 Nov 1820, , Germany ,   d. 13 Feb 1877, Chicopee (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 56 years)
  Mother	Margaret Beidorf,   b. 16 May 1821, , Germany ,   d. 30 Jun 1895, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)
  Family ID	F7790	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	August Erdman,   b. 2 Oct 1848, , Germany ,   d. 20 Nov 1917, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 69 years)
  Married	25 Feb 1883	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 6]
  Children	1. Samuel Erdman,   b. 6 Jul 1884, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Louisa Erdman,   b. 23 Mar 1886, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Otto Erdman,   b. 25 Dec 1889, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Minnie Erdman,   b. 17 Mar 1892, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Ferdinand Alexander "Alexander" Erdman,   b. 24 Nov 1894, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Jul 1912, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 17 years)   6. Jeannettie Erdman,   b. 8 Dec 1896, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	11 Sep 2025
  Family ID	F9772	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 1 Mar 1883. Feb. 25, 1883 Wilhelmine Dessler & August Erdmann, both of Berlin, were married by Pastor Von Pirch in Berlin. [S224] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1881. Division 1 Page Number 40 Household Number 171 [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration. Wilhelmina Erdmann Death Date: 16 Apr 1900 Death Location: Waterloo Born: abt 1857 Birth Location: Waterloo Co. [S224] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1881, Div 1 Page 40. [S514] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1871, Sect. 1 Page 34. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), Mar. 1, 1883. Feb. 25, 1883 Wilhelmine Dessler and August Erdmann, both of Berlin, were married by Pastor von Pirch in Berlin.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1856 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Factory Hand - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1883 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 25 Feb 1883 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: consumption (1 year) - 16 Apr 1900 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth