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

Louisa Allenson[1]

Female 1873 - 1940  (66 years)

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  • Name Louisa Allenson 
    Born 27 Dec 1873  Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
    Gender Female 
    Family Photograph Valentine Otterbein with family - image from FindAGrave 2013 
    • Front L-R Arthur Otterbein; FATHER, Valentine Otterbein; MOTHER, Louisa (Allensen) Otterbein; Jacob Otterbein.
      Rear L-R Valentine; Cassima; Mary Ann; Barbara; Adolphina (Addie); Gertrude, Eckhardt.
    Valentine Otterbein seated, centre front
    Valentine Otterbein seated, centre front
    Name Louisa Otterbein 
    Residence 1893  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Residence 1911  St. Clements, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1921  St. Clements, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Lutheran 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-47341 
    Died 5 Nov 1940  Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 8
    Buried Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Heidelberg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 8
    Person ID I47341  Generations
    Last Modified 7 Nov 2024 

    Father Louis Allenson,   b. 15 Mar 1850, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1928  (Age 77 years) 
    Mother Gela Margaretha "Margaret" Pfeifer,   b. 9 Nov 1848, Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Mar 1936, Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years) 
    Family ID F27622  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Valentine Otterbein,   b. 24 Feb 1869, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jan 1932, Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years) 
    Married 5 Apr 1893  Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Children 
     1. Valentine Allensen Otterbein,   b. 27 Jul 1893, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Feb 1966, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
     2. Adolfina Margaret "Addie" Otterbein,   b. 12 Apr 1895, Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Nov 1967, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
     3. Barbara Freda Otterbein,   b. 18 Sep 1897, Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1988  (Age 90 years)
     4. Mary Ann Elinore Otterbein,   b. 12 Sep 1900, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1967  (Age 66 years)
     5. Eckhardt Otterbein,   b. Jul 1903, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1973  (Age ~ 69 years)
     6. Gertrude Elizabeth Otterbein,   b. Jan 1906, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Cassima Otterbein,   b. Jul 1908, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     8. Arthur Otterbein,   b. 1912, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     9. Jacob Otterbein,   b. 1916, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 12 Nov 2024 
    Family ID F12244  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • HEIDELBERG, Nov. 6 - Mrs. Louise Otterbein, 66, died yesterday at her home here following a lengthy illness. She was a member of St. Peters' Lutheran church and the Ladies' Aid Society. Deceased was born at Heidelberg Dec. 27, 1873, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Louis Allensen. Her husband, Valentine Otterbein, predeceased her in 1932.

      Surviving are four sons, Valentine of Waterloo, Eckhardt and Arthur of Heidelberg and Jacob of Kitchener, five daughters, Mrs. E. Krauter, Mrs. Milton Koch and Mrs. William Kuhn, all of Heidelberg, Mrs. Gertrude Vannier of Waterloo and Miss Cassima Otterbein at home, two brothers, Otto Allensen of Heidelberg and George Allensen of Saskatoon, Sask., and two sisters, Mrs. Henry Euler of Kitchener and Miss Clara Allensen of Heidelberg. 20 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

      Funeral service will be held Friday at 2: 30 o'clock at St. Peter's Lutheran church, Heidelberg, with Rev. Karl Knauff officiating. Burial will be in the Heidelberg cemetery. Remains will rest at the Schreiter-Sandrock Funeral Home, Kitchener, until Thursday at 9 a.m. when they will be removed to her residence.

      Kitchener Daily Record 6 Nov 1945

  • Sources 
    1. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Margaret Pfeffer - Allensen.

    2. [S160] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1901, Wellesley E-2 Page 9.

    3. [S113] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1881, Division 1 Page 12.

    4. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 12346-1893.
      Valentine Otterbein (farmer of Wellesley) b. Wellesley Age: 24 born abt 1869 father: Valentine Otterbein mother: Maria Neeb married Louisa Allenson (resident of Wellesley) Age:: 19 born abt 1874 b. Wellesley father: Louis Allenson mother: Maria Pfeffer married 5 Apr 1893 Marriage Place: Waterloo, Heidelburg

    5. [S504] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1911, (St. Clements) Div. 7 Page 5.

    6. [S350] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener Daily Record 1919-1947, Obituary of Mrs. Louise Ottterbein - 6 Nov 1940.

    7. [S2107] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1921, St. Clements 1921Sub Dist. 7 Page 10.

    8. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22127057.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 27 Dec 1873 - Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1893 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 5 Apr 1893 - Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1911 - St. Clements, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1921 - St. Clements, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 5 Nov 1940 - Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Heidelberg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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