Violet Anna Kaufman^[1]

1891 - 1951  (59 years)

• Name	Violet Anna Kaufman
  Born	24 Jul 1891	Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Violet Anna Schenk
  Residence	1911	Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Lutheran
  Residence	1920	Victoriaburg (Wilmot Township), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-373296
  Died	29 Mar 1951	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 4]
  Buried	Saint Matthews Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Conestogo, Woolwich, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I373296	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Alfred "Alf" Kaufman,   b. 30 Oct 1853, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 May 1941, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Catharine Seegmiller,   b. 15 Nov 1855, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Jul 1920, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 64 years)
  Married	18 Mar 1875	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Family ID	F20172	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	John Doerr Schenk,   b. 15 Mar 1885, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Dec 1973, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 88 years)
  Married	1 Dec 1912	Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. Ruth Schenk,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Kenneth Schenk,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Alfred J. K. Schenk,   b. 12 Nov 1914,   d. 3 Mar 1996  (Age 81 years)   4. Elwood Casper Schenk,   b. 29 Jul 1916,   d. 3 Dec 2008, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 92 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F257295	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Mrs. John Schenk By Record Correspondent BRESLAU, March 29.\emdash Mrs. John Schenk, 59, of R.R. 1, Breslau, died yesterday at St. Mary's Hospital. She had been in failing health for three years. Born July 24, 1891 at Baden. Mrs. Schenk was a. daughter of the late Alfred Kaufman and the former Catherine Seegmiller. She attended St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, Conestogo, and was a member of the Ladies Aid Society. She is survived by her husband, three sons Alfred John, Bloomingdale, Elwood and Kenneth, at home; a daughter, Ruth, at home; a brother, Alfred G. Kaufman, Kitchener and three sisters,- Mrs. Louise Maxwell, Kitchener; Mrs. Anthony (Dora) Pautler; Preston; and Mrs. Mildred Kaufman, Lockport, N. Y. Two brothers predeceased her. The body will be at the Gruhn Funeral Home Until tomorrow when removal will be made to the residence at Breslau where the funeral will be held Saturday at 1:45 p.m., followed by a service .at St. Matthew's Church, Conestogo, at 2:30, conducted by Rev. Harold Brose. Interment will be in the adjoining cemetery.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of John D. Schenk. [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-4 Page 2. [S1507] Census - ON, Waterloo, Baden - 1911, Baden Div. 13 Page 19. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/240798638. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Catharine Seegmiller Born: Petersburg Age: 19 Born: abt 1856 Father: Frederick Seegmiller Mother: Catharine Seegmiller Spouse: Alfred Kaufmann Age: 21 Born: abt 1854 born: Baden Father: Adam Kaufmann Mother: Anna Maria Kaufmann married 18 Mar 1875 married: Waterloo, New Hamburg

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 24 Jul 1891 - Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 1 Dec 1912 - Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1920 - Victoriaburg (Wilmot Township), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 29 Mar 1951 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth