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

Friedrich Wilhelm "William" Reiber[1, 2]

Male 1849 - 1898  (48 years)


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  • Name Friedrich Wilhelm "William" Reiber 
    Born 31 Oct 1849  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5, 6
    Christened 13 Jan 1850  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Gender Male 
    Name Frederick William Reiber  [7
    Name Wilhelm Reiber 
    Name William Reiber 
    Residence 1852  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Lutheran 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-41941 
    Died 30 Sep 1898  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I41941  Generations
    Last Modified 12 May 2024 

    Father George Reiber,   b. 1805, , Baden, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Mary Merklinger,   b. 1815, , France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 31 Dec 1835  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Family ID F264579  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Anna Maria "Mary" Doersam,   b. 13 Apr 1848, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 6 Jun 1871  Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Children 
     1. Catharine Reiber,   b. 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Anna Sophia Reiber,   b. 30 Jun 1873, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jan 1918, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 44 years)
     3. Frederick Wilhelm "William" Reiber,   b. 1 Aug 1878, St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jan 1955  (Age 76 years)
     4. Edward Reiber,   b. 27 Mar 1880, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Feb 1961, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
     5. Amelia Andrea Reiber,   b. 2 Jul 1882, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Anna Ernestina "Tina" Reiber,   b. 17 Apr 1884, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Mar 1950, Alexander, Genesee, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
     7. Marie Johanna "Mary" Reiber,   b. 5 Feb 1887, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Nov 1940, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years)
     8. Karl Adam Reiber,   b. 25 Jul 1889, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1962, , New York State, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
     9. Henry Otto "Otto" Reiber,   b. 13 Mar 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1980  (Age 88 years)
     10. Frederick Reiber,   b. 23 Feb 1894, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 13 May 2024 
    Family ID F10919  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • DEATH OF MR. REIBER - On Friday morning last, after an illness extending over some six weeks Mr. Frederick William Reiber passed peacefully to his reward. The immediate cause of death was kidney trouble brought on by a complication of diseasess The funeral took place on Monday afternoon and was largely attended, the members of the Foresters and Macabee lodges, of which deceased was a member, being present in a body. An impressive sermon was preached in St. John's Lutheran church by the pastor, Rev. M. Arendt, after which the remains were interred in Mount Hope Cemetery. The deceased was born in Wilmot Township in October, 1849, and came to Waterloo about twenty years ago where he has since resided, always being regarded as one of the town's most sober and industrious citizens. For eighteen years past be has been in the employ of Wm. Snider & Co., being one of the firm's most conscientious workman. As a member of the Foresters' Secret Society be occupies a prominent position, having taken a deep interest in the work of organizing the society here. He leaves a loving widow and a family of ten children to mourn their loss as follows: William, Edward, Carl, Otto and Freddie; Mrs. Knechtel, Sebringville; Sophia, Millie, Tina and Mary. Mr. George Riber, town, brother of the deceased, and three sisters, Mrs. Scheckene, Waterloo Township; Mrs. Conrad Heinrich, town, and Mrs Henry Fuest, Linden, also survive him.

      Waterloo County Chronicle, 6 Oct 1898, p. 5

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      ACCIDENT-Mr. Wm. Reiber, the popular driver of the Wm. Snider & Company's delivery waggon had the misfortune to slip and fall on the icy pavement on King street on Tuesday night, thereby breaking his right arm between the shoulder and the elbow. We understand the accident will disable him for six or eight weeks.

      Waterloo County Chronicle, 13 Jan 1898, p. 5

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      Mr. Wm. Reiber, who has been confined to his bed with typhoid fever for four weeks past, was reported as being in a precarious condition on Monday, but later reports are to the effect that he is slightly better,

      Waterloo County Chronicle, 15 Sep 1898, p. 5

  • Sources 
    1. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 014739-89.
      Philip Heinrich Knechtel, 26, occ. Teacher, b. Wellesley, res. Sebringville, Widower, son of Jacob Knechtel and Maria Herber Married Catharine Reiber, 26 b. Wilmot Twp, res. Waterloo, daughter of William Reiber and Maria Doersam, Witn Willie Reiber of Waterloo and Amelia Knechtel of New Hamburg, 24 May 1898 in Waterloo.

    2. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 016140-00.
      Edward Reiber, 21, occ. Livery Servant, b. Waterloo, res. Waterloo, son of William Reiber and Anna Doesman Married Isabella Elbert, 21, b. Strasburg, res. Waterloo, daughter of Michael Elbert and Martha House, Witnessed by: Mrs. J.B. Bowman and Ella Weaver Both of Berlin, 13 October 1900 in Berlin

    3. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Frederick William Reiber Born: Wilmot Tp Age: 22 Father: George Reiber Mother: Mary Merklinger Reiber Born: abt 1849 Spouse: Mary Doersam Age: 22 born: Wilmot Tp Father: Valentine Doersam Mother: Catherine May Doersam married 6 Jun 1871 married: Waterloo

    4. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library.
      Freiderich Wilhelm Reuber s/o Georg & Maria Maerkling of Wilmot b. 31 Oct 1849, bapt. 13 Jan 1850, sponsors: Martin Maerkllinger, Susanna Seip, Catharina Seip, John Seip

    5. [S134] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1851, Div 4 Pg 4.

    6. [S134] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1851, Div. 4 Page 4.

    7. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration.
      Frederick Reiber Born: 23 Feb 1894 County: Waterloo Father: Frederick William Reiber Mother: Mary Doersam

    8. [S9] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Canada Museum und Allgemeine Zeitung (1835-1840), 7 Jan 1836:18.
      31 Dec 1835 In Berlin, Rev Bindemann m. Georg Reiber to Maria Merkle, both of Wilmot.

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 31 Oct 1849 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristened - 13 Jan 1850 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1852 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 6 Jun 1871 - Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 30 Sep 1898 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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