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

August Alonzo Kress[1]

Male 1851 - 1913  (61 years)


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  • Name August Alonzo Kress 
    Born 25 Dec 1851  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
    Gender Male 
    Name Augustus Kress 
    Residence 1852  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1885  St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Occupation 1891  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Mason 
    Residence 1891  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1901  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Mason 
    Occupation 1911  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Mason, Street 
    Residence 1911  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Lutheran 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-41601 
    Died 2 Apr 1913  St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 7
    Cause: asthma (for years) 
    Buried Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Person ID I41601  Generations
    Last Modified 7 Nov 2024 

    Father George Frederick "Frederick" Kress,   b. 1807, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Maria Carolina "Caroline" Stroh,   b. 28 Apr 1807, Reichartshausen, Heidelberg, Baden, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Aug 1902  (Age 95 years) 
    Married 18 Feb 1831  Reichartshausen, Heidelberg, Baden, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Family ID F224761  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Elizabeth "Eliza" Thiel,   b. 27 Jan 1862, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 May 1910, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years) 
    Married 19 May 1885  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Children 
     1. Lorenzo Kress,   b. 22 Jan 1886, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Frederick Kress,   b. 22 Oct 1890, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Adele Kress,   b. 17 Feb 1898, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 12 Nov 2024 
    Family ID F10849  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Gertrude Catherine Mayer,   b. 9 Sep 1853, Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Sep 1876, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 23 years) 
    Married 1872 
    Children 
     1. Christina Kress,   b. 27 Jan 1873, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Catharine Kress,   b. 15 Oct 1874, Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 May 1949, Blackie, , Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
     3. Mary Regina Kress,   b. 6 Sep 1876, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Jun 1951  (Age 74 years)
    Last Modified 12 Nov 2024 
    Family ID F14488  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 Wilhelmina Koch,   b. 16 Oct 1856, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Apr 1884, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 27 years) 
    Married 13 Oct 1881  St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Ervin Henry Thiel,   b. 10 Apr 1882, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Ella May Kress,   b. 5 Mar 1883, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 12 Nov 2024 
    Family ID F62635  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Mary Ress Born: Woolwich Age: 21 Father: August Ress Mother: Gertrude Mayer Born: abt 1877 Spouse: David Martin Age: 24 born: Wellesley Father: David Martin Mother: Catharin Weber married 13 Mar 1898 married: Wellington, Peel

    2. [S135] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1901, Waterloo (Town/Ville) D-1 Page 4.

    3. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration.
      August Kress aged 61y, 3m, 4d, d. 2 Apr 1913 St. Jacobs, b. Waterloo Co.., cause: asthma (for years)

    4. [S366] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1911, Div. 40 Page 7.

    5. [S242] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1851, Div. 1 Pg. 4.

    6. [S1573] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1891, Section 4 Page 47.

    7. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, S., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, S. (1851). August Kress (1851-1913) - Find A Grave Memorial. Retrieved 16 May 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/16300910/august-kress.

    8. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 28 May 1885.
      19 May 1885 August Kress and Elisa Diehl, both of St. Jacobs, were married by Pastor R. von Pirch in Berlin.

    9. [S2304] Germany, Select Marriages, 1558-1929, FHL Film Number: 1189280 Reference ID: 14D21FN.
      Maria Carolina Stroh Gender: Female Marriage Date: 18 Feb 1831 Marriage Place: Evangelisch, Reichartshausen, Heidelberg, Baden Father: Georg Michael Stroh Mother: Helena Catharina Scholl Spouse: Georg Friederich Kress, Father: Johannes Kress Mother: Catharina Barbara Roth

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 25 Dec 1851 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1852 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 13 Oct 1881 - St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1885 - St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 19 May 1885 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Mason - 1891 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1891 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Mason - 1901 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Mason, Street - 1911 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1911 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: asthma (for years) - 2 Apr 1913 - St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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