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August Wilkie

August Wilkie

Male 1848 - 1907  (59 years)

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  • Name August Wilkie 
    Born 28 Jul 1848  , Prussia, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8] 
    Gender Male 
    Immigration 1857  [2] 
    Name August Wilke  [9] 
    Name August Wülkie 
    Residence 1871  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1873  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Residence 1873  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Naturalization 1878  [2] 
    Occupation 1881  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Laborer 
    Occupation 1891  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Laborer 
    Residence 1891  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Mennonite 
    Occupation 1901  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Sawyer 
    Eby ID Number 00112-7109.1 
    Died 10 Nov 1907  Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    Cause: apoplexy (8 hours) 
    Buried Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Person ID I5044  Generations
    Last Modified 3 Mar 2025 

    Father Christian Wilke,   b. 1817, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Christina Gehr,   b. 1819, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F237230  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Shoemaker,   b. 15 Jan 1838, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Dec 1914  (Age 76 years) 
    Married 19 Jan 1873  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5, 9] 
    Children 
     1. John Wilkie,   b. 13 Nov 1874, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1955  (Age 80 years)
     2. Simon Wilke,   b. 1876, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Simon August "Sam" Wilkie,   b. 15 Dec 1876, Rosendale, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Sep 1944, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)
     4. Abram Wilke,   b. 1878, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Oct 1901  (Age 23 years)
     5. Abraham Wilkie,   b. 3 Nov 1878, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Oct 1901, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 22 years)
     6. Lisse Wilke,   b. Oct 1880, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Elizabeth Wilkie,   b. 19 Oct 1880, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1963  (Age 82 years)
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2025 
    Family ID F1582  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Elizabeth Shoemaker and August Wilkie    		Elizabeth Shoemaker and August Wilkie


    grameedonna originally shared this on 01 Feb 2012 to Ancestry Pubiic Member Tree

  • Sources 
    1. [S10] Book - Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 466.

    2. [S132] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1901, Waterloo C-2 Page 2.

    3. [S15] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Breslau - Breslau Mennonite CC#4579 Internet Link .
      In loving memory of / August Wilkie / born July 28,1848 / died Nov.10, 1907 / aged 59 yrs 3 mos / 13 days / Sleep on "Dear father" and be at rest / God called you home;He thought it best / Your toils and trials they now have ceased / Your soul forever in heavenly bliss

    4. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration.
      August Wilkie Death Date: 10 Nov 1907 Death Location: Waterloo Born: abt 1848 Birth Location: Deu

    5. [S2] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Church of the New Jerusalem (Swedenborgian).
      Bridegroom Name: August Wilke Age: 24 Res: Waterloo Tp. Place of Birth: Prussia Names of Parents: Christian & Christine Wilke Bride: Name: Elisabeth Schuhmacher Age: 35 Res: Waterloo Tp. Place of Birth: Waterloo Tp. Names of Parents: John & Cathar. Schuhmacher Witness(S): Name: William Wilke Res: Waterloo Tp. Name: Friederica Wilke Res: Waterloo Tp. Date of Marriage: Jan. 19, 1873

    6. [S130] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1881, Div. 4 Page 4.

    7. [S168] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 19.

    8. [S2545] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Township North 1891, Waterloo Township, Sect. 1 Page 13.

    9. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 30 Jan 1873.
      19 Jan 1873 By Pastor F.W. Tuerk in Berlin, August Wilke was married to Elisabeth Schumacher, both of Waterloo Township.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 28 Jul 1848 - , Prussia, Germany Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1873 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1873 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 19 Jan 1873 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Laborer - 1881 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Laborer - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Sawyer - 1901 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: apoplexy (8 hours) - 10 Nov 1907 - Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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