John James Yost Decker^[1]

1854 - 1925  (71 years)

• Name	John James Yost Decker
  Born	13 Jan 1854	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Shoemaker
  Residence	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1877	Walkerton, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	shoemaker
  Occupation	1901	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Shoe Maker
  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Roman Catholic
  Residence	1925	118 Breithaupt St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-38122
  Died	7 Nov 1925  [6]
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Person ID	I38122	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Heinrich "Henry" Decher,   b. 23 Jun 1817, , Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Anna Maria "Mary" Lang,   b. 1818, , Germany ,   d. Bef 1901  (Age < 82 years)
  Married	14 Oct 1849	Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Family ID	F8325	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Veronica C. Kirsch,   b. 20 Jul 1859, Formosa, Culross Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Aug 1925, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 66 years)
  Married	11 Dec 1877	Walkerton, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Children	1. Daisy V. Decker,   b. 16 Oct 1879, Walkerton, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1968  (Age 88 years)   2. Lena Frieda Decker,   b. 18 Feb 1880, Walkerton, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Nellie Katherine Decher,   b. 17 Jun 1881, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Jun 1976, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 94 years)   4. Mary Decker,   b. 13 Mar 1885, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. John Charles Decker,   b. 25 Dec 1885, Walkerton, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Lillian Ester Decker,   b. 21 Apr 1887, Paisley, Elderslie Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario ,   d. 1957  (Age 69 years)   7. Mabel Decker,   b. 23 Mar 1889, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Frederick Henry Decker,   b. 19 Dec 1890, Paisley, Elderslie Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario ,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Clarence Decker,   b. 21 Mar 1893, Paisley, Elderslie Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario ,   d. Yes, date unknown   10. Alma Decker,   b. 14 Mar 1894, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   11. Hilda Decker,   b. 14 Aug 1896, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   12. Violet M. Decker,   b. 11 May 1899, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   13. May Decker,   b. May 1900, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F9983	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Name: Lena Frieda Decker Sex: Female Birth Date: 18 Feb 1880 Birthplace: Wakerton, Bruce, Ontario, Canada Father's Name: John James Decker Mother's Name: Veronica Kirsch [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) A-11 Page 2. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div 35 Page 7. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 1298 (1877), Decker-Kirch. John Decker, shoemaker of Walkerton, Birth Place: Canada Age: 24 Estimated birth year: abt 1853 Father Name: Henry Decker Mother Name: Mary Sang Spouse Name: Veronica Kirch, residence Walkerton, Spouse's Age: 19 Spouse Birth Place: Canada Spouse Father Name: John Kirch Spouse Mother Name: Veronica Scheoal Marriage Date: 11 Dec 1877 Marriage Location: Bruce, Walkerton [S2222] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Township (North) - 1871, Div. 4, Pg. 1. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23065344. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library. Henry Decker, 32, mason of Waterloo married 14 Oct 1849 Greenbush banns to Anna Maria Lang, 31, of Waterloo. witnesses: John Stroh yeoman of Waterloo & Michael Stolz weaver of Waterloo

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 13 Jan 1854 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Shoemaker - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - shoemaker - 1877 - Walkerton, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Married - 11 Dec 1877 - Walkerton, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - Shoe Maker - 1901 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Roman Catholic - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1925 - 118 Breithaupt St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth