Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Anna Elizabeth Metz[1]

Female 1832 - 1904  (72 years)


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  • Name Anna Elizabeth Metz 
    Born 2 Aug 1832  Niederofleiden, Hessen-Darmstadt, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4
    Gender Female 
    Immigration 1853  [2
    Name Anna Elizabeth Schneider 
    Residence 1857  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-38438 
    Died 27 Oct 1904  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Buried Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Person ID I38438  Generations
    Last Modified 3 Mar 2025 

    Father John Metz,   b. Abt 1806, , Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Elizabeth Nicholaus,   b. Abt 1806, , Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F28461  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Johann Christof "Christopher" Schneider,   b. 27 Aug 1831, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Dec 1900, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Married 26 Apr 1857  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Children 
     1. John Metz Schneider,   b. 17 Feb 1859, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Feb 1942, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
     2. Catharine Schneider,   b. 12 Jul 1860, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Mar 1938, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     3. Elizabeth Schneider,   b. 26 Jul 1862, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Oct 1894, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 32 years)
     4. Heinrich Metz "Henry" Schneider,   b. 22 Sep 1865, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Feb 1951, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
     5. Christopher Wilhelm "William" Schneider,   b. 30 Sep 1867, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Feb 1952, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
     6. Anna Maria Schneider,   b. 11 Apr 1872, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Albert Carl Schneider,   b. 20 Sep 1877, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1920  (Age 42 years)
     8. Emma Schneider,   b. 13 Jan 1879, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2025 
    Family ID F10061  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • LIVED IN BERLIN HALF A CENTURY MRS. CHRISTOPHER SCHNEIDER DIED SUDDENLY OF HEART DISEASE ON THURSDAY EVENING.

      Mrs .Christopher Schneider died suddenly of heart disease at her late residence on John Street about six o'clock on Thursday evening. Her death came entirely unexpected. She had apparently been in the best of health up to within five minutes before she died.

      The funeral will take place on Monday at 2 p.m. from the house to the New Jerusalem Church and Mount Hope Cemetery for interment. Deceased was in her 73rd year. She was a native of Hessen-Darmstradt, Germany, and came to Berlin fifty years ago. Her maiden name was Elizabeth Metz. In 1858 [sic] she was married to Mr. Christopher Schneider. Mr. Schneider died four years ago. Four sons and two daughters survive. They are John, Henry, Albert, William and Miss Mary of Berlin and Mrs. John White, of Toronto


      THE DAILY TELEGRAPH, Berlin, Friday October 28, 1904 P. 1

  • Sources 
    1. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 016161-00.
      William Schneider, 32, occ. Farmer, b. Waterloo Twp, res. Berlin, son of Christoph Schneider and Anna Elizabeth Metz Married Emma Kennedy, 24, b. Waterloo, res. Berlin, daughter of William Kennedy and Katie Gross, Witnessed by: Louis Seiler of Petersburgh and Mary Schneider of Berlin, 3 October 1900 in Berlin

    2. [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) A-11 Page 7.

    3. [S730] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - The Daily Telegraph (1896-1922), October 28, 1904 - Mrs. Christopher Scheinder.

    4. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, M., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, M. (1832). Anna Elizabeth Metz Schneider (1832-1904) - Find... Retrieved 3 June 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/164037245/anna_elizabeth-schneider.

    5. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library.
      Christoph Schneider Res: Berlin Occupation: Joiner Anna Metz Res: Berlin married 26 Apr 1857 Waterloo Twp. by Banns Witnesses: Nicholas Metz & Conrad Rothermill

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 2 Aug 1832 - Niederofleiden, Hessen-Darmstadt, Germany Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1857 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 26 Apr 1857 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 27 Oct 1904 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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