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Adolph Ferdinand

Adolph Ferdinand

Male 1855 - 1922  (66 years)

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  • Name Adolph Ferdinand 
    Born 22 Sep 1855  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1861  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1871  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1881  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Farmer 
    Residence 1881  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1885  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Residence 1885  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Occupation 1891  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Flower Picker 
    Residence 1891  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    [Member of New Jersulem Religion] 
    Occupation 1901  Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Miller 
    Occupation 1911  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Miller, Flour Mill 
    Residence 1911  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Swedenborgian 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-44462 
    Died 8 Jun 1922  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Cause: heart trouble 
    Buried Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I44462  Generations
    Last Modified 10 Jul 2025 

    Father Heinrich "Henry" Ferdinand,   b. 1811, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Mar 1893, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Mother Catharine Jacki,   b. 9 Sep 1834, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Dec 1892, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years) 
    Married 12 Nov 1854  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Family ID F37990  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elisa Bertha Schierling,   b. 9 May 1862, Alsfeld, Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Apr 1942, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Married 29 Oct 1885  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 6, 9] 
    Children 
     1. Theodore Ferdinand,   b. 1886, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Theordora Irena Ferdinand,   b. 22 Apr 1887, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Mar 1919, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 31 years)
     3. Charles Ferdinand,   b. 1888, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Carl Heinrich Ferdinand,   b. 21 Jul 1889, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1935  (Age 45 years)
     5. Evelina Helena Ferdinand,   b. 10 Apr 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1979  (Age 87 years)
     6. Alfred E. Ferdinand,   b. 9 Feb 1893, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Nov 1941  (Age 48 years)
     7. Irene Elizabeth Ferdinand,   b. 31 Dec 1895, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     8. Rudolph Adolf "Rudy" Ferdinand,   b. 9 Sep 1899, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jan 1949, , Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 49 years)
     9. Edward Ferdinand,   b. Apr 1902, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     10. Richard Herbert Ferdinand,   b. Mar 1905, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 10 Jul 2025 
    Family ID F11568  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Adolph Ferdinand    		Adolph Ferdinand
    image from Ancesty.com 2014

  • Notes 
    • ADOLPH FERDINAND.

      The death occurred at the family residence, 110 William Street, at ar early hour on Thursday of Adolph Ferdinand, a life long resident of this town.

      The deceased who was in his 67th year was born in Waterloo on September 22nd, 1855 and for the past 37 years has been employed by the Snyder Milling Company.

      He was a member of Carmel church of the New Jerusalem, Kitchener, and was highly respected by all with whom he came in contact. He is survived besides his wife by two daughters: Mesdames F. Dahmer, Kitchener and C. A. Parlow, Detroit; five sons: Messrs. C. H. Ferdinand of Kitchener and Albert. Rudolph, Edwin and Richard a home also survive.

      The funeral was held from the family residence, 110 William Street on Saturday afternoon at two o'clock-Standard time. Interment will be made in Mount Hope cemetery. The bereaved family have the sympathy of the entire community.

      The Chronicle Telegraph (Waterloo, Ontario), Thursday June 15, 1922, page 4

  • Sources 
    1. [S135] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1901, Waterloo (Town/Ville) D-6 Page 8.

    2. [S2] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Church of the New Jerusalem (Swedenborgian).
      Name: Bernard Boinofsky Age: 20 res: Berlin Place of Birth: Gnaudenz, Germany Names of Parents: John Boinofsky & Maria Jabonsky Name: Maria Rehman Age: 27 res: Berlin Place of Birth: Waterloo Vil. Names of Parents: John Rehman & Louisa Dunkie Name: Charles A. Ahrens res: Berlin Name: Maria Tuerk res: Berlin Date of Marriage: July 21, 1885

    3. [S302] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1881, Waterloo Village 1881 Div. 1 Page 27.

    4. [S366] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1911, Div. 44 Pg. 3.

    5. [S1885] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1861, Waterloo 1861 Dist. 2 Page 17.

    6. [S1573] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1891, Section 3 Page 51.

    7. [S2658] aaaaWaterloo Village 1871, Sect. 2 Page 14.

    8. [S713] Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate.
      Adolph Ferdinand
      Gender:Male
      Age:66
      Birth Date:22 Sep 1855
      Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario
      Death Date:8 Jun 1922
      Death Place:Town of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
      Cause of Death:Heart Trouble

    9. [S2224] Berliner Journal Marriages 1885, 12 Nov 1885.
      29 Oct 1885 Adolph Ferdinand and Elisa Bertha Schierling, both of Waterloo, were married by Pastor F.W. Turk in Berlin.

    10. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library.
      Henry Ferdinand, tanner of Waterloo married 12 Nov 1854 in Berlin by license to Catherine Jacki of Wilmot, wit: George Reuber of Wilmot & John Jacki of Wilmot

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 22 Sep 1855 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1861 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1871 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1881 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1881 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1885 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1885 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 29 Oct 1885 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Flower Picker - 1891 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - [Member of New Jersulem Religion] - 1891 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Miller - 1901 - Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Miller, Flour Mill - 1911 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Swedenborgian - 1911 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: heart trouble - 8 Jun 1922 - 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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