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Wilhelm "William" Oelschaeger

Wilhelm "William" Oelschaeger

Male 1825 - 1893  (68 years)

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    William Oelschlager    		William Oelschlager
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  • Name Wilhelm "William" Oelschaeger 
    Born 26 Jan 1825  Hamburg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] 
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/261441738 
    Occupation 1853  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    merchant 
    Residence 1854  Glasgow Mills (Bridgeport), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Occupation 1861  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Merchant 
    Residence 1861  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1871  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Manufacturer 
    Occupation 1881  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Town Treasurer 
    Residence 1881  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1891  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Town Treasurer 
    Residence 1891  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Lutheran 
    Died 15 Feb 1893  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Hall of Fame - Waterloo Region Bef 2012  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    politician, life insurance company director 
    Name William Oelschlager 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-40088 
    Buried Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Person ID I40088  Generations
    Last Modified 12 May 2024 

    Father J. H. Oelschlaeger,   b. CA 1804,   d. Bef 1861  (Age ~ 56 years) 
    Mother Wilhelmina Von Doerhen Schunk,   b. 1804, Hamburg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Mar 1876, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Family ID F234173  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Anne Catherine "Catherine" Schmidt,   b. CALC 16 Oct 1828, , Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 May 1903, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 74 years) 
    Married 1849  [5] 
    Children 
     1. Wilhelmina Oelschlager,   b. 1850, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Wilhelm Adolph Oelschaeger,   b. 27 Mar 1853, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jul 1854, Glasgow Mills (Bridgeport), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 1 years)
     3. Louisa Oelschlaeger,   b. 19 Oct 1854, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Dec 1945, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years)
     4. William Oelschlager,   b. 26 Oct 1857, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Nov 1915  (Age 58 years)
     5. Adolf Oehlschlaeger,   b. 1859, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1860, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 1 years)
     6. Minnie Oelschaeger,   b. 3 Sep 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Heinrich "Henry" Oelschlaeger,   b. 20 Oct 1863, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     8. Alfred "Alf" Oelschlager,   b. 1 Apr 1865, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Mar 1945, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     9. Eleanora Oelschlager,   b. 13 Sep 1867, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Mar 1951, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
     10. Eugene Oelschlager,   b. 1868, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 13 May 2024 
    Family ID F245602  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • THE FUNERAL OF THE LATE WM. OELSCHLAGER

      A very large Cortege

      This afternoon (Saturday) the remains of the late Town Treasurer and Manager of the Economical Insurance Co. were laid to rest in Mt. Hope Cemetery. Long before the hour appointed for the funeral a host of his old friends, comrades and acquaintances congregated at the family residence on Young street to have a last look at the familiar countenance of their departed friend and to accompany his remains to their final restingplace.

      The casket containing the body was deeply draped and bore a silver plate, giving his name and age. On it lay his Masonic apron and pendent and surrounding it were a number of beautiful floral wreaths, - one from the Economical's London Agents, representing the "Gates Ajar" the Town Council sent a very tasty wreath bearing the words "Our Treasurer,"; the Company with which he was so long and favorably connected sent a flower pillow with the inscription. "Our Friend" another simple yet touching one was from his family and bore the words: "Father." Several Berlin ladies among them Mrs. Geo. Rumpel and Mrs. H. Kranz also sent in similar tokens fo sympathy, showing the high esteem in which the deceased was held by all classes in the community.

      His Brother Masons of Berlin and adjacent towns and cities attended in a body to confer upon him the last honors of the Craft. After the Rev. R. Von Pirch had read the impresseive funeral service of the Lutheran Church, the Masonic body took the funeral in charge. When they read their burial service over him, the coffin was placed in the bier and the cortege proceeded to the cemetery in the following order:

      The Band of the 29th Battalion.
      Grand River Lodge No. 151, A. F. and A. M. and visiting Brethren.
      The Bier and Six Masonic Pall-Bearers.
      The Town Council, in a body.
      The Free Library Board, in a body.
      The Berlin Fire Brigade.
      The Family and Nearest Relatives.
      The Officers, Directors and Agents of the Economical Insurance Co.
      Public and County Officials and Citizens.
      Carriages and Pedestians.

      The funeral procession was one of the largest seen in Berlin for some time. The band, specially engaged by the members of the Grand River Lodge, A. F. and A. M., playing "The Dead March in Saul" as the vast throng moved slowly toward the cemetery and the bells on St. Peters tolling dolefully made the scene a most memorable one. Arrived at the grave the remains were deposited into the earth by his Brethern after the solemn and mystic usages of the Craft and as the words "dust to dust and ashes to ashes" were spoken they dropped a sprig of evergreen upon the box containing all that was mortal of William Oelschlager. Thus was an honorable man honored. The grave has covered over a good citizen, a faithful officer and a loving paren. Requiescat in Pace

      The Berlin Daily Telegraph newspaper, 18 Feb 1893

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      Office of the Economical M.F.T.Co. Berlin, February 15th, 1893. Dear Sir, It becomes my painful duty to inform you of the somewhat unexpected death of our esteemed friend and Manager, Mr. Wm. Oelschlager, at his residence here this morning at one o'clock. He has been in a poor state of health since the Annual Meeting of the Economical held on the 27th January, but his illness did not assume a serious aspect till within the past ten days. The Funeral will take place on Saturday, the 18th inst., at One o'clock, P.M. Yours sincerely, Hugo Kranz President.

      Funeral Card

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      Gestorben: Am 15. Februar in Berlin: Wilhelm Oelschlaeger, geboren in Hamburg, Deutschland, am 26. Januar 1825; erreichte ein Alter von 68 Jahren und 20 Tagen. Beerdigung: Naechsten Samstag, 18 Februar, um 1 Uhr Nachmittags, von seinem Wohnplatze an Yonge Strasze nach dem Mount Hope Friedhof. Gedaechtnisz Gottesdienst naechsten Sonntag Abend in der luth. St.Petri Kirche.

      [Translation: Died On the 15th of February in Berlin William Oelschlaeger born in Hamburg, Germany, on January 26, 1825; Reached the age of 68 years and 20 days. Funeral: Next Saturday, February 18th, at 1 o'clock in the after noon, from his residence on Yonge Street to Mount Hope Cemetery. Memorial Service next Sunday evening in St. Peter's Lutheran Church.]

      Funeral Card

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      DEATH OF Wm. OELSCHLAGER.       - Mr. William Oelschlagerm manager of the Economical Fire Insurance Company, died at an early hour on Wednesday morning, aged 63 years. Mr. Oc!schlager was possessed of an amount of energy and capacity for work that is possessed by few. He was an aetive politician and did yeoman service in the interests of the Conservative cause in 1878 and succeeding elections. His wife and six children survive him. He will be buried with masonic honors on Saturday at one p, m.

      Waterloo County Chronicle, 16 Feb 1893, p. 3

  • Sources 
    1. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 3 Pg 25.

    2. [S229] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1871, Div 13, Page 19.

    3. [S158] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1881, Div. 2 Pg. 27.

    4. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 3 Pg 25.
      William OELSCHLAGER Merchant Hamburg 28 Lutheran
      Catherine OELSCHLAGER wife Germany 22 Lutheran
      Wilhemina OELSCHLAGER daughter Canada 1 Lutheran

    5. [S855] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1861, Div. 10 Page 61.

    6. [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Section 2 Page 38.

    7. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library, pg 163.
      Wilhelm Adolph Oelschaeger son of Wilhelm of Glasgow died 27 July 1854, aged 1y, 4m

    8. [S730] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - The Daily Telegraph (1896-1922), 17 Feb 1893 - Obituary of William Oelschlager.

    9. [S220] Waterloo Region Hall of Fame Waterloo Region Hall of Fame.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 26 Jan 1825 - Hamburg, Germany Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - merchant - 1853 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1854 - Glasgow Mills (Bridgeport), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Merchant - 1861 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1861 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Manufacturer - 1871 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Town Treasurer - 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Town Treasurer - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 15 Feb 1893 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsHall of Fame - Waterloo Region - politician, life insurance company director - Bef 2012 - , 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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