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Charles Boehmer Dunke

Charles Boehmer Dunke[1]

Male 1861 - 1937  (75 years)

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  • Name Charles Boehmer Dunke 
    Born 16 Sep 1861  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1871  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Baptist 
    Occupation 1881  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Farmer 
    Residence 1881  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Baptist 
    Occupation 1886  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 10] 
    merchant 
    Occupation 1891  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Grocer 
    Residence 1891  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Baptist 
    Elected Office 1895  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    councillor - Kitchener 
    • Years Served: 1895, 1906, 1908-09, 1911-12, 1915-16
    Occupation 1901  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Grocer 
    Kitchener,Dunke,C.B.-Grocery-busyberlin1897.jpg    		 Kitchener,Dunke,C.B.-Grocery-busyberlin1897.jpg
    C. B. Dunke & Co's Grocery - From: Busy Berlin Jubilee Souvenir 1897, published by Berlin News-Record
    Residence 1906  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    From: Berlin Today 1806-1906    		 From: Berlin Today 1806-1906
    Occupation 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Retail Merchant, Grocery Store 
    Residence 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Baptist 
    Elected Office 1912  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    City of Kitchener Councillor 
    Name C. B. Dunke 
    Eby ID Number 00127-7823.1 
    Died 27 Aug 1937  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 9] 
    Buried Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 9] 
    Person ID I40665  Generations
    Last Modified 7 Nov 2024 

    Father Reinhardt Dunke,   b. 6 Feb 1836, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Aug 1907, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Mother Magdalena "Lena" Boehmer,   b. 12 Oct 1840, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jul 1895, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years) 
    Married 24 Apr 1860  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [12, 13] 
    Family ID F6125  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Emma Laura Weaver,   b. 14 Aug 1865, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Sep 1939, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Married 14 Sep 1886  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 14] 
    Children 
     1. Roy Amos Dunke,   b. 16 Sep 1887, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jan 1893, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 5 years)
     2. Bessie Lee Dunke,   b. 22 Mar 1894, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Kenneth Charles Dunke,   b. 5 Jun 1896, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1980, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
     4. Mary Dunke,   b. Nov 1906, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 12 Nov 2024 
    Family ID F4697  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Emma Weaver,   b. 1864, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married Sep 1886  [6] 
    Children 
     1. Roy Dunke,   b. 1887, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 12 Nov 2024 
    Family ID F245066  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    C. B. Dunke    		C. B. Dunke
    From: Berlin Celebration of Cityhood - Issued by Authority of the City. Berlin Ontario, Issued in Commemoration of its Celebration of Cityhood July 17th 1912.

  • Notes 
    • Charles B. Dunke

      Was in Business Nearly 50 years

      Veteran Grocery Merchant, ill only few days, was in his 77th year

      Ill only since Wednesday, Charles B. Dunke, 73 Benton St., a merchant for nearly 50 years in this city, retiring only last December died at his residence today in his 77th year. Mr. Dunke was born on a farm near Berlin in 1861, a son of the late Reinhart Dunke and Lena Boehmer. He was married on Sept. 2, 1886 to Miss Emma L. Weaver, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Amos Weaver, by Rev. G. Plowman at United Brethren Church. On Sept 2, 1936, they observed their golden wedding anniversary. The year after he was married he established his grocery business on King St. from which he retired at the end of 1936, after nearly 50 years of continued activity. He had the distinction of having been in business longer than any other King St. merchant. The deceased in five decades of business saw many changes in the city. When he first opened his store King St. was a gravel road, he saw the first pavement constructed, the street railway built, and the waterworks established. When he was of the younger merchants, streets and stores were lighted by coal oil lamps and each night at sun down business men of the day paused a moment watching for the lamp lighter to make his rounds. Mr. Dunke also experienced a great revolution in the grocery business since the day when he opened his store. At that time farmers dealings with the store were all in the way of trading. Today, although not eliminated, this system has been greatly curtailed. The deceased also served the community in a public capacity, having been a member of city council at various times. He was an active member of Benton St. Baptist Church, of which he was a former trustee. Surviving are his widow, two daughters, Mrs. E.E. Jacques, Colbourg, Mrs. I. G. Imrie, Kitchener, one son Kenneth, Toronto, one brother, Edwin Dunke, Kitchener, one sister, Ida Dunke, also of Kitchener and four grandchildren. Funeral services will be held from the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home on Monday afternoon at 2: 30 to Mount Hope Cemetery for interment.

      Kitchener Daily Record: Friday Aug 27, 1937, Page 3

  • Sources 
    1. [S10] Book - Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 591.

    2. [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) A-8 Page 2.

    3. [S158] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1881, Div 1 Page 66.

    4. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 22 Pg. 6.

    5. [S350] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener Daily Record 1919-1947, Obituary of Charles B. Dunke - Aug 27, 1937, Page 3.

    6. [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Section 3 Page 11.

    7. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 011895-86.
      Charles Boelner (?) Dunke, 25, Merchant, b. Waterloo Twp, res. Berlin, son of Bernhardt and Helena married Emma Laura Weaver, 21, b. Waterloo Twp, res. Berlin, daughter of Amos and Mary, Witnessed by: Herman B(Surname Illeg) and Jennie Weaver both of Berlin, 2 September 1886 Near Berlin.

    8. [S514] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1871, Sect. 1 Page 53.

    9. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/157368537/charles-b.-dunke.

    10. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 23 Sep 1886.
      September 14, 1886 Charles Dunke & Emma Weber, both of Berlin, were married by Rev. Geo. Plowman, Berlin.

    11. [S1775] Berlin: Celebration of Cityhood, pg 36.

    12. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Reinhard Dunkee b. Preston res: Berlin Age: 23 born abt 1837 father: Peter mother: Salome married Magdaline Bohmer Age:: 20 born abt 1840 Spouse res: Waterloo Born: Waterloo father: Hein mother: Magdeline married 24 Apr 1860 county: Waterloo

    13. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 3 May 1860.
      Married 24 Apr 1860 At Zollbruecke by Rev. Schneider, Reinhard Dunkie was married to Magdalena Boehmer, both from near Berlin.

    14. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917).
      September 14, 1886 Charles Dunke & Emma Weber, both of Berlin, were married by Rev. Geo. Plowman, Berlin.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 16 Sep 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Baptist - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Baptist - 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - merchant - 1886 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 14 Sep 1886 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Grocer - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Baptist - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsElected Office - councillor - Kitchener - 1895 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Grocer - 1901 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1906 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Retail Merchant, Grocery Store - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Baptist - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsElected Office - City of Kitchener Councillor - 1912 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 27 Aug 1937 - 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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