Lydia Held^[1]

1866 - 1918  (51 years)

• Name	Lydia Held
  Born	14 Dec 1866	Bamberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Roman Catholic
  Residence	1918	10 Braun St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Epidemic	6 Oct 1918	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	influenza - pneumonia - cardiac failure - 3 days
  Name	Lydia Straus
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-38286P
  Died	6 Oct 1918	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Mount Hope Roman Catholic Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I38286	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Peter Held,   b. 4 Feb 1840, , Prussia, Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Ida Wirtz,   b. 17 Apr 1840, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Feb 1909, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 68 years)
  Married	21 Jan 1862	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Family ID	F38262	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	William Straus,   b. 28 May 1868, Formosa, Culross Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 May 1939, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 70 years)
  Children	1. Frieda Straus,   b. Nov 1896, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. William Bernard Straus,   b. 10 Jul 1898, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 May 1900, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 1 years)   3. Gracy Edith Straus,   b. 11 Sep 1900, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Irene T. Straus,   b. 11 Dec 1900, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Cornelius Walter "Walter" Straus,   b. 16 Jul 1906, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Mar 1918, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 11 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F10024	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 046292-26. Harold Voegel, 23, occ. Boot Maker, b. Kitchener, res. Waterloo, son of John (Blank) & Mary Sobisch married Frieda Strauss, 23, b. Kitchener, res. Waterloo, daughter of William (Blank) & Lydia Held, Witnessed by: Fred & Irene Strauss Both of Waterloo, 8 April 1926 in Waterloo [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) A-11 Page 5. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 32 Pg. 1. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Peter Helm Birth Place: Prussia RESIDENCE: Wellesley Township Age: 21 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1841 Father Name: Adam Mother Name: Anna Spouse Name: Ida Wurz Spouse's Age: 21 Spouse Estimated Birth Year: abt 1841 Spouse Birth Place: St. Agathe Spouse Residence: Wellesley Township Spouse Father Name: John Peter Spouse Mother Name: Catherina Marriage Date: 21 Jan 1862 Marriage County: Waterloo

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 14 Dec 1866 - Bamberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Roman Catholic - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1918 - 10 Braun St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Epidemic - influenza - pneumonia - cardiac failure - 3 days - 6 Oct 1918 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 6 Oct 1918 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Roman Catholic Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth