Elisabeth Steppler

1851 - 1910  (58 years)

• Name	Elisabeth Steppler
  Born	12 Oct 1851	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Female
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/176159192
  Name	Elisabeth Koch
  Residence	2541 Nafziger Rd., Wilmot Twp., Ontario
  		2541 Nafziger Rd., Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada This two-storey Georgian-style cut-fieldstone farmhouse was constructed in 1860 by Henry Killer. Located at 2541 Nafziger Road, just north of Wilby Road, heading north from the village of Philipsburg, the property was designated by the Township of Wilmot in 1995 for historical and architectural reasons. George A. Koch [1844-1928] purchased the farm from John Killer in 1900. Shown in this c. 1908 photo are, from left, in front of wagon, George's wife, Elisabeth (Steppler) Koch [1851-1910] and Christina (Diebel) Koch [1878-1962], in wagon, from left, Herbert Koch [1901-1975], Henry Koch [1874-1956], Bessie Koch [1906-2007] and Harry Koch (later Cook) [1903-1976] – Herbert took over the farm in the mid-1920s and passed it on to his son, Nelson H. Koch [1929-1991], after which it left the family.
  Residence	1861	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-48567
  Died	12 Apr 1910	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 5]
  Buried	Baptist Mission Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Person ID	I48567	Generations
  Last Modified	9 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	Conrad Steppler,   b. 1819, , Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany ,   d. 5 Apr 1863, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 44 years)
  Mother	Catharina Boecking,   b. 4 Jun 1821, , Darmstadt, Germany ,   d. 23 Oct 1860  (Age 39 years)
  Married	21 Feb 1847	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Family ID	F49020	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	George A. Koch,   b. 20 Dec 1844, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Dec 1928, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)
  Married	27 Aug 1872	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Children	1. Catharine Koch,   b. 23 Feb 1873, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Jan 1930, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 56 years)   2. John L. Koch,   b. 1874, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Henry S. Koch,   b. 24 Sep 1876, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Daniel Koch,   b. 26 Feb 1879, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Mar 1880, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 1 years)   5. Mary Koch,   b. 6 Mar 1881, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Mar 1919, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 38 years)
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2025
  Family ID	F12640	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S413] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - Baptist Mission Cemetery CC#4550 Internet Link. Koch, Elisabeth Steppler/ Ehefrau von Geo. A. Koch/ gest. den 12 Apr. 1910/ Alter 58 Jah. 6 M./ Georg A. Koch/ geb. 20 Juli 1844/ gestorben 14 Dez. 1928/ Alter 84 Jahr. 3 Mon. 20 Tage/ 4 Buch Moses, 23, 10/ [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. George Koch Born: Tp of Waterloo Age: 27 Father: George Koch Mother: Catharine Koch Born: abt 1845 Spouse: Elizabetha Steppler Age: 21 born: Tp of Wellesley Father: Conrad Steppler Mother: Catharine Steppler married 27 Aug 1872 married: Waterloo [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-6 Page 6. [S844] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1861, Pg. 117. [S983] Funeral Card - Various in Private Hands, Elizabeth Koch's Funeral Card - possession of Chris Ehrat. Funeral Card Elizabeth, wife of George A. Koch [S413] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - Baptist Mission Cemetery CC#4550 Internet Link. 176159192 [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Marriages By Rev'd Jacob Huttner, Minister of The Lutheran Church In Preston #80. Conrad Stoppler, of Wilmot, to Catharina Backing, of Waterloo. 21 Feb. 1847

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 12 Oct 1851 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1861 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 27 Aug 1872 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 12 Apr 1910 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth