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

August Thuroo

Male 1860 - 1946  (85 years)


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  • Name August Thuroo 
    Born 15 Aug 1860  , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Immigration 1884  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Immigration 1888  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Naturalization 1888  [1
    Naturalization 1893  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Occupation 1901  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Farmer 
    Occupation 1911  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Laborer, on Farm 
    Residence 1911  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1946  32 Noecker St., Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-47604 
    Died 1 Apr 1946  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Buried Saint Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Erbsville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I47604  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Family Bertha Caroline Mueller,   b. 8 Oct 1864, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jul 1923, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years) 
    Children 
     1. Wilhelm Frederick "William" Thuroo,   b. 29 Sep 1886, Crosshill, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Apr 1962, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
     2. Rosa Anna Thuroo,   b. 11 May 1888, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jun 1966, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
     3. Katia Thuroo,   b. 6 Apr 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Private August W. Thuroo,   b. 10 Aug 1895, Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Nov 1926, Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 31 years)
     5. John Oscar Thuroo,   b. 6 Mar 1902, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Sep 1967, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F12291  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • August Thuroo

      August Thuroo, aged 85 years, died this morning at his home, 32 Noecker St., Waterloo, following a shot illness. He was born in Germany on August 15, 1880, the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Wilhelm Thuroo, and was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Erbsville.

      Mr. Thuroo is survived by two sons, William of Erbsville, and John of Trout Creek; and two daughters, Mrs. John Heinrich of Bamberg and Mrs. Harry Johnston of Winnipeg. There are also 17 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. His wife, formerly Bertha Mueller, died in 1923.

      The remains are resting at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home pending funeral arrangements which will be announced later.

  • Sources 
    1. [S160] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1901, Wellesley E-2 Page 14.

    2. [S366] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1911, Div. 41 Page 6.

    3. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/57187887/august-thuroo.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 15 Aug 1860 - , Germany Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 1884 - , Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 1888 - , Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsNaturalization - 1893 - , Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1901 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Laborer, on Farm - 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 - 1946 - 32 Noecker St., Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 1 Apr 1946 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Saint Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Erbsville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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