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Emma Margaretta Giese

Female 1885 - 1959  (73 years)


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  • Name Emma Margaretta Giese 
    Born 18 Oct 1885  Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Gender Female 
    Residence 1891  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Lutheran 
    Adopted Bef 1901  [1] 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106486709 
    Name Emma Margaretta Schaner 
    Residence 1911  Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1921  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Lutheran 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-80921  
    Died 27 Aug 1959  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Heidelberg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I376810  Generations
    Last Modified 3 Mar 2025 

    Father John Sebastian Koehler,   b. 10 Dec 1866, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Aug 1947, Berlet's Corners (Wimot Township), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Mother Anna Schmitt,   b. 5 Jun 1866, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Sep 1947, Berlet's Corners (Wimot Township), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 14 May 1889  Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Family ID F20992  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Father Gottried Reinhold "Reinhold" Giese,   b. 15 Dec 1855, Raethen, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Dec 1908, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years) 
    Mother Albertina Karoline Wolfraum,   b. 21 Oct 1852, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Aug 1892, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 39 years) 
    Family ID F16589  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family William Henry Schaner,   b. 1 Sep 1881, Rockford, Kent, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jan 1941, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years) 
    Married 28 Jan 1906  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Isabel Mae Schaner,   b. Dec 1906, Claremont, Brown, South Dakota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jul 1987, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 80 years)
     2. Edith Marie Schaner,   b. 26 Jan 1908, Claremont, Brown, South Dakota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 May 1995, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
     3. John Walter "Walter" Schaner,   b. May 1909, Claremont, Brown, South Dakota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jul 1947, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 38 years)
     4. Alma Schaner,   b. Sep 1910, , USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2006  (Age ~ 95 years)
     5. Herman Heinrich "Henry" Schaner,   b. 5 Dec 1911, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Jan 1912, Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     6. Hazel Schaner,   b. 4 Sep 1915, Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Nov 1994, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     7. William Arthur Schaner,   b. 11 Nov 1916, Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Oct 2006, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
     8. Helen Emma Schaner,   b. 1 Jul 1918, Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Dec 1999, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
     9. Violet Pearl Schaner,   b. 15 Sep 1921, Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Mar 1991, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
     10. Harold Sebastian Schaner,   b. 26 May 1927, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Feb 2012, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2025 
    Family ID F168336  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • A warrant was made out Monday and given to Detective Klippert to execute, charging Jos Meyer with having assaulted Emma Giese of Wilmot Township on Dec 23 d. Mr Reinhold Giese laid the complaint.

      The Weekly News-Record Thu, Jan 25, 1900 Page 3

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      ARRESTED FOR INDECENT ASSAULT

      Detective Klippert Monday afternoon arrested Joseph Meyer, a farm hand in the employ of Mr John Koehler, Wilmot Tp. The charge on which Meyer was arrested was one of assault committed upon fourteen year old girl, by the name of Emma Giese. The prisoner had a hearing before the Police Magistrate Tuesday afternoon and was dismissed.

      The Weekly News-Record Thu, Jan 25, 1900 Page 1

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      MRS. EMMA SCHANER - A resident of St. Jacobs for 37 years, Mrs. Emma Schaner, 73, died Thursday, August 27, in K-W Hospital after a lengthy illness.

      Born in Breslau, Oct. 18, 1885, she was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Reinhold Giese.

      On Nov. 20, 1926, she was married to William Schaner, who died in January, 1941.

      She was a member of St. Jacobs, and was a charter member of the United Lutheran Church Woman.

      Survivors include two sons, Arthur of St. Jacobs, Harold of Elmira; six daughters, Mrs. Warren (Isabel) Smith, Mrs. Oliver (Hazel) Lackner and Mrs. Lorne (Helen) Renesky of St. Jacobs, Mrs. Walter (Alma) Weigel of Elmira, Mrs. Hilbert (violet) Schedewitz of Waterloo, Mrs. George (Edith) Issler of Kitchener; two sisters, Mrs. William Zinn of St. Thomas, Mrs. Mary Schaefer of Preston, and 15 grandchildren. Two son, three sisters and one brother predeceased her.

      The body rested at the Dreisinger Funeral Home, Elmira, until Saturday at 11 am when removal was made to the church for the funeral at 3:30 o'clock. The Rev. Adolph Kappes officiated. Burial was in Heidelberg Lutheran Cemetery.

      Kitchener-Waterloo Record Thu, Aug 27, 1959 Page 7

  • Sources 
    1. [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-5 Page 2.

    2. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration.
      Emma Margaretta Giese Date of Birth: 18 Oct 1885 Gender: Female Waterloo, Breslua, Father's Name: Reinhold Giese (farmer of Breslau & railroad employee, b. Germany) Mother's Name: Albertina Wolfraum (b. Germany)

    3. [S348] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1911, Div.. 18 Page 8.

    4. [S2107] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1921, Sub Dist 8 Page 5.

    5. [S2575] Census - ON, Waterloo Township - 1891, Sect. 2 Page 13.

    6. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      John Sebastian Koehler (farmer of Wilmot) b. Wilmot Tp Age: 22 born abt 1867 father: Daniel Koehler mother: Regina Schoener married Annie Schmidt Age:: 22 born abt 1867 b. Wilmot Tp father: John R Schmidt mother: Mary? Knechtel Schmidt married 14 May 1889 Marriage Place: Waterloo, Heidelburg

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 18 Oct 1885 - Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 28 Jan 1906 - , Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1911 - Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1921 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 27 Aug 1959 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Heidelberg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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