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

Louis Kraft[1]

Male 1878 - 1962  (83 years)


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  • Name Louis Kraft 
    Born 25 Nov 1878  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1891  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1900  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Cigar maker 
    Occupation 1901  Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Cigar Maker 
    Occupation 1911  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Cigar Maker, Cigar Factory 
    Residence 1911  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1935  104 Queen St. N., Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1940  36 Young St. E., Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1953  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-44683 
    Died 1962  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Buried Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Person ID I44683  Generations
    Last Modified 12 May 2025 

    Father Philip Jacob Kraft,   b. 10 May 1846, , Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Dec 1905, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years) 
    Mother Amalia Hedderich,   b. CALC 8 Oct 1848, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Jun 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 42 years) 
    Married 12 Apr 1868  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7
    Family ID F6893  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lydia Knorr,   b. 4 Jul 1881, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1952  (Age 70 years) 
    Married 26 Sep 1900  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
     1. Adella "Nellie" Kraft,   b. 27 Feb 1902, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jan 1985, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     2. Walter Philip Kraft,   b. 14 Jul 1905, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Mar 1990, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
     3. Rubie Kraft,   b. Sep 1908, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 13 May 2025 
    Family ID F11614  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 016323-00.
      Louis Krafft, 25, occ. Cigar Maker, b. Waterloo, res. Waterloo, son of Philip Krafft and Almalie Hedderick Married Lydia Knorr, 19, b. Waterloo, res. Woolwich, daughter of Daniel Knorr and Margaret Pfeffer, Witnessed by: Robert Knorr of Waterloo and Clara Knorr of New Dundee, 26 September 1900 in Waterloo

    2. [S135] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1901, Waterloo (Town/Ville) D-6 Page 13.

    3. [S366] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1911, Div. 41 Page 8.

    4. [S1573] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1891, Section 4 Page 58.

    5. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/226669683/louis-kraft.

    6. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.
      Philipp Kraft Birth Place: Germany Residence: Waterloo Age: 22 Estimated birth year: abt 1846 Father Name: Heinrich Kraft Mother Name: Christina Giller Spouse Name: Amalia Hedderich Spouse's Age: 21 Spouse Estimated Birth Year: abt 1847 Spouse Birth Place: Germany Spouse residence: Waterloo Spouse Father Name: Louis Hedderich Marriage Date: 12 Apr 1868 Marriage County: Waterloo

    7. [S2658] aaaaWaterloo Village 1871, Sect. 1 Page 41.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 25 Nov 1878 - Waterloo Twp., 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 - Cigar maker - 1900 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 26 Sep 1900 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Cigar Maker - 1901 - Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Cigar Maker, Cigar Factory - 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 MapsResidence - 1935 - 104 Queen St. N., Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1940 - 36 Young St. E., Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1953 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 1962 - , 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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