Waterloo Region Generations
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Catherina Elisabethe "Catherine" "Katherine" Oberer[1]

Female 1839 - 1915  (76 years)


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  • Name Catherina Elisabethe "Catherine" "Katherine" Oberer 
    Born 2 Feb 1839  Pleidelsheim, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4
    Gender Female 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10295960 
    Name Catherina Elisabethe "Catherine" "Katherine" Hertz 
    Name Catherine Oberer 
    Residence 1871  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Lutheran 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-46096 
    Died 8 Mar 1915  Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Buried Woodmere Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Person ID I46096  Generations
    Last Modified 12 May 2025 

    Father Johann Melchior "Melchior" Oberer,   b. 1 Sep 1811, , Wuerttemberg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Feb 1880, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Mother Juliane Gottleibe "Catherine" Hitzel,   b. CALC 6 Apr 1810, , Wuerttemberg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 May 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 71 years) 
    Married 1 Nov 1836  , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Family ID F15527  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Wilhelm "William Hertz,   b. Jul 1838, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jan 1898, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 59 years) 
    Children 
     1. Maria Hertz,   b. 1860, , USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. August Johann Hertz,   b. 29 Apr 1862, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Mar 1917, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years)
     3. Charles Frederick "Frederick" Hertz,   b. 12 Dec 1863, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Dec 1941, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     4. Paulina Louise Hertz,   b. 22 Aug 1867, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jan 1932, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years)
     5. William C. Hertz,   b. 28 Oct 1868, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jul 1930, Ferndale, Oakland, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years)
     6. Albert Johann Hertz,   b. 29 Dec 1870, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Sep 1872, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 1 years)
     7. Catherine Anna "Anna" Hertz,   b. 16 Aug 1872, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Aug 1935, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)
     8. Elizabeth Louisa "Louisa" Hertz,   b. 2 May 1874, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Feb 1936, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years)
     9. Irene Margaret Hertz,   b. 27 May 1880, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Oct 1947, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)
    Last Modified 13 May 2025 
    Family ID F11979  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • HERTZ - March 8, at the residence of her son, Augus Hertz, Katherine, aged 76 years, widow of the late William Hertz. Funeral from her late residence, 599 Baker Street, Wednesday, 2 p. m.

      Detroit Free Press 9 Mar 1915 pg 12

  • Sources 
    1. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library.
      August Johann Herz son of Wilhelm and Catharine Oberer, born 29 Apr 1862, bapt. 9 jun 1862 sponsors: John Allbrecht, Sophia Lengbush

    2. [S229] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1871, Sect. 2 Page 15.

    3. [S2983] Württemberg, Germany, Family Tables, 1550-1985.
      Name:Catharina Elisabeth Oberer
      Gender:weiblich (Female)
      Birth Date:2 Feb 1839
      Residence Place:Pleidelsheim, Deutschland (Germany)
      Father:Johann Melchior Oberer
      Mother:Juliane Gottliebie Oberer
      Relationship:Child
      City or District:Pleidelsheim
      FHL Film Number:1187183

    4. [S2811] Württemberg, Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1500-1985.
      Name:Catharina Elisabethe Oberer
      Event Type:Taufe (Baptism)
      Birth Date:2 Feb 1839
      Baptism Date:3 Feb 1839
      Baptism Place:Spiegelberg, Württemberg, Deutschland (Germany)
      Father:Johann Melchior Oberer
      Mother:Juliana Gottliebin Oberer
      Author:Evangelische Kirche Spiegelberg (OA. Backnang)
      City or District:Spiegelberg

    5. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10295960/catherine-hertz.

    6. [S2983] Württemberg, Germany, Family Tables, 1550-1985.
      Name:Johann Melchior Oberer
      Gender:männlich (Male)
      Marriage Age:25
      Birth Date:1 Sep 1811
      Marriage Date:1 Nov 1836
      Residence Place:Pleidelsheim, Deutschland (Germany)
      Father:Jakob Friedrich Oberer
      Mother:Margarethe Dorothea Oberer
      Spouse:Juliane Gottliebie Oberer
      Child:Johann Gottfried Oberer
      Carl Gottfried Oberer
      Catharina Elisabeth Oberer
      Gottlieb Kaspar Oberer
      Christian Friedrich Oberer
      Christian Friedrich Oberer
      Johann Gottlob Oberer
      Marie Wilhelmine Oberer
      Relationship:Head
      City or District:Pleidelsheim

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 2 Feb 1839 - Pleidelsheim, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1871 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 8 Mar 1915 - Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Woodmere Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Link to Google Earth
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