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Caroline Walter

Female 1867 - 1949  (82 years)


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  • Name Caroline Walter 
    Born 5 May 1867  Bamberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] 
    Gender Female 
    Residence 1871  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    RC 
    Residence 1886  Bamberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Residence 1911  St. Clements, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Roman Catholic 
    Residence 1921  Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Roman Catholic 
    Family Photograph 1936 
    50th wedding anniversary of John Gies and Caroline Walter 
    Gies-John-001-FamilyPortrait50thWeddingAnnivesarywithCarolineWalter-AncestryPublicMemberTree.jpg    		 Gies-John-001-FamilyPortrait50thWeddingAnnivesarywithCarolineWalter-AncestryPublicMemberTree.jpg
    John Gies and Carolin Walters 50th wedding anniversay

    Front Row L-R John Gies, Albert P. Gies. Caroline Walter

    Back Row L-R Lenora Gies, Alexander Gies, Mynetta Gies, Walter Gies, Isabella Gies, Leander Gies, Robert Gies not present

    william_guise originally shared this on 13 Jan 2021 to Ancestry Public Member Trees
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/156393622 
    Misfortune 1949 
    killed in fall 
    Name Caroline Gies 
    Name Carrie Walter 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-47174 
    Died 23 Jul 1949  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Buried St. Clements Roman Catholic Cemetery, St. Clements, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Person ID I47174  Generations
    Last Modified 3 Mar 2025 

    Father Ferdinand Walter,   b. 18 Mar 1830, Seekat, Baden, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Nov 1920, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Mother Agatha Dietrich,   b. 10 Feb 1839, St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Sep 1913, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Married 1856 
    Family ID F252209  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Johann "John" Gies,   b. 1 Jul 1864, St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Apr 1944, Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Married 28 Oct 1886  St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Children 
     1. Robert Gies,   b. 2 Oct 1887, St. Clements, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Oct 1954, Sudbury, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)
     2. Leander Gies,   b. 24 Aug 1889, St. Clements, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Nov 1958  (Age 69 years)
     3. Walter Alfred Gies,   b. 24 Jan 1891, St. Clements, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jul 1974  (Age 83 years)
     4. Marie Isabella "Bella" Gies,   b. 27 Aug 1892, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Jan 1955, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)
     5. Minetta Amelia Gies,   b. 24 Apr 1895, St. Clements, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Apr 1952, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years)
     6. Lenora Mary Gies,   b. 26 Jul 1897, St. Clements, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jul 1999, Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 101 years)
     7. Alexander John "Alex" Gies,   b. 27 Jul 1899, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1978  (Age 78 years)
     8. Albert Peter Gies,   b. 27 Aug 1907, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Feb 1983  (Age 75 years)
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2025 
    Family ID F12207  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Hurt in Mishap, Aged Heidelberg Woman Passes

      By Record, Correspondent

      HEIDELBERG, July 23. - Injured eight days ago in a basement mishap in her Heidelberg home, Mrs. Caroline Gies, 82, died today in St. Mary's Hospital.

      Mrs. Gies was in the basement with some jars in her hands when she took a fainting spell and collapsed. Although badly cut by broken glass, she managed to telephone for aid.

      She lapsed into unconsciousness. shortly after help arrived, and was taken to hospital by ambulance.

      A daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Ferdinand Walter, she was born in Bamberg, May 5, 1867. She was a member of St. Clements R.C. Church and the Christian Mothers of the Church.

      Surviving are five sons, Robert, of Blind River, Ont.; Leander and Alexander, of Waterloo; Walter and Albert, of Kitchener, and three daughters, Mrs. Bella Ball, of Kitchener: Mrs. William -(Mynetta) Peckham, of Hamilton; Mrs. Harry (Lenora) Schill, of Buffalo, N.Y.

      There are two brothers. Robert, of Toronto, and John, of Spokane, Wash., and one sister. Mrs. Julia Martin, of Guelph. Also surviving are 29 grandchildren and 21 greatgrandchildren. Her husband, John Gies, predeceased her April 17, 1944.

      The funeral will be held Monday morning with prayers at the Walsh Funeral Home at 9:30 a.m. and requiem high mass at St. Clements R.C. Church at 10 a.m.

      Burial will be in St. Clements. R.C. Cemetery. The body is resting at the funeral home until the time of the service.

      Msgr. William Becker will officiate. Interment will be in St. Clements R.C. Cemetery, The body is resting at the funeral home until the time of the service.

      Kitchener - Waterloo Record, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Sat, Jul 23, 1949 Page 3

  • Sources 
    1. [S160] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1901, Wellesley E-2 Page 6.

    2. [S113] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1881, Division 1 Page 40.

    3. [S504] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1911, (St. Clements) Div. 7 Page 3.

    4. [S269] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1871, Div. 4, Pg. 31.

    5. [S2107] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1921, St. Clements 1921Sub Dist. 7 Page 14.

    6. [S532] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley - St. Clement RC CC#4534 Waterloo Region Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society.
      Gies/ in loving memory of/ John Gies/ 1864-1944/ beloved husband of/ Caroline Walter/ 1867-1949/ R.I.P.

    7. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 28 Oct 1886.
      October 26, 1886 (?) (possibly same as one above) Johann Gies of St. Clements & Caroline Walter of Bamberg, were married by Very Rev. J. Schweitzer, St. Agatha.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 5 May 1867 - Bamberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - RC - 1871 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1886 - Bamberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 28 Oct 1886 - St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Roman Catholic - 1911 - St. Clements, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Roman Catholic - 1921 - Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 23 Jul 1949 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - St. Clements Roman Catholic Cemetery, St. Clements, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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