Waterloo Region Generations
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Walter Alfred Gies

Male 1891 - 1974  (83 years)


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  • Name Walter Alfred Gies 
    Born 24 Jan 1891  St. Clements, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1911  St. Clements, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Farmer Son 
    Residence 1911  St. Clements, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Roman Catholic 
    Military 1914  WW1 Find all individuals with events at this location 
    WW1, 2nd Battalion, Service #3231703 
    Military 1914  WW1 Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    WW1, Private 
    Family Photograph 1936 
    50th wedding anniversary of John Gies and Caroline Walter 
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    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
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    Residence St. Clements, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-47177 
    Died 20 Jul 1974 
    Buried Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I47177  Generations
    Last Modified 12 May 2025 

    Father 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) 
    Mother Caroline Walter,   b. 5 May 1867, Bamberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Jul 1949, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Married 28 Oct 1886  St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Family ID F12207  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Jessie Agnes Dalrymple,   b. 21 Sep 1896, Crediton, Stephen Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1984  (Age 87 years) 
    Children 
     1. James Walter Mahlon Gies,   b. 28 Oct 1921, Lafleche, Assiniboia Census Division, Saskatchewan, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Nov 1921, Lafleche, Assiniboia Census Division, Saskatchewan, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     2. Lenora Gies,   b. 1923, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Bessie Marjory "Marjory" Gies,   b. 1927, Moose Jaw, , Saskatchewan, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 May 2007, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
    Last Modified 13 May 2025 
    Family ID F300732  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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

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

    3. [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers.

    4. [S1890] Military - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener Public Library WW1 Soldiers Card Index Soldier Information Cards - World War One.

    5. [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 - 24 Jan 1891 - St. Clements, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer Son - 1911 - St. Clements, Wellesley 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 - - St. Clements, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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