Christian Henry "Henry" Hofstetter

1857 - 1911  (54 years)

• Name	Christian Henry "Henry" Hofstetter
  Born	16 Aug 1857	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Christened	25 Oct 1857  [4]
  Gender	Male
  Name	Henry Hofstetter
  Residence	1861	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1901	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Farmer
  Occupation	1911	Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1911	Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-51489
  Died	5 Oct 1911	Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Buried	New Hamburg Reformed Menn. Cem., New Hamburg, Waterloo, ON   [5]
  Person ID	I51489	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Wilhelm "William Hofstetter,   b. 19 Nov 1822, Beerfelden, Odenwaldkreis, Hessen, Germany ,   d. 12 May 1898, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Maria Magdalena "Magdalena" Wernwag,   b. 27 Jul 1824, , Germany ,   d. 22 May 1898, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 73 years)
  Married	27 Feb 1848	Reutlingen, , Baden-Württemberg, Germany   [6, 7]
  Family ID	F41233	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Nancy Honderich,   b. 20 Dec 1864, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Nov 1953  (Age 88 years)
  Married	5 Feb 1884
  Children	1. Alda Hofstetter,   b. 31 Dec 1884, Kingwood, Wellesley Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1982  (Age 97 years)   2. Irene Veronica Hofstetter,   b. 5 Feb 1896, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1987  (Age 90 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F13305	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Died at Baden- Henry Hofstetter died on Oct. 5th, after a lingering illness of over a year. Mr Holstetter was born in the year 1857, in Berlin, and moved with his parents to Victoriaburg. where he spent his boyhood days. In 1884, Feb. 5th, he married Miss Nancy Honderich, and moved to Wellesley, where he bought a farm and lived there 17 years. In 1901 be moved to Baden with his family where he resided till his death. His family lost a kind husband and father, and Baden lost a good citizen. Mr. Holstetter was vice-president of the Baden Lumber Company, The funeral took place on Sunday, Oct. 8th, to Holstetter's church and cemetery for service and interment. His age was 64 years, 1 month and 19 days. He left to mourn his loss his widow and two daughters, Alda and Irene, and three brothers, Adolph, Christian, and Jacob, and two sisters, Mrs. John Schenk and Miss Christina, of Baden. The bereaved family have the sympathy of their many friends. Those from a distance who attended the funeral were, Mr. and Mrs. Christian Honderich, Milverton, Mr. and Mrs. J. Siegner, Kingwood, Mr. and Mrs. Abram Siegner, Millbank, Mr. and Mrs. Ervine Siegner, Stratford, Mrs. Frank Heyworth and Mrs. Yost, of Toronto, Misses Laura Yost and E. Eleguer of Toronto, Mr. and Mrs. B. Hofstetter, Mr. and Mrs. I. Hofstetter, Mrs Hinkle, Messrs. Oscar, John and Joseph Hofstetter, all of Berlin, Mr. Karl Bergman, manager of the Dominion Bank of Berlin, Rev. C. R. Miller of Berlin, Messrs. Sam and Sylvester Hofstetter of New Hamburg. The Chronicle Telegraph 12 Oct 1911, p. 1

  
  

• Sources

  [S160] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1901, Wellesley E-6 page 4. [S123] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1861, Div. 4 Page 31. [S1507] Census - ON, Waterloo, Baden - 1911, Baden Div. 13 Page 17. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library. Christoph Hofstatter son of Wilhelm and Maria magdlena Wernsweb, born 16 Aug 1854, bapt 25 Oct 1857, sponsors: Peter Hering and wife Elizabeth [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49599582. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), Obituary of William Hofstetter - May 19, 1898. [S1977] Germany, Marriages, 1558-1929, indexing project (batch) number: M92677-3 system origin: Germany-EASy source film number: 1569082. groom's name: Wilhelm Hofstädter groom's birth date: 19 Nov 1822 groom's birthplace: B... bride's name: Maria Magdal. Wernwag bride's birth date: 27 Jul 1824 marriage date: 27 Feb 1848 marriage place: Reutlingen, Württemberg, Germany groom's father's name: Peter Hofstädter groom's mother's name: Elisab. Christine Seiz bride's father's name: Samuel Wernwag bride's mother's name: Maria Margareth Hecht

  
  

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  Born - 16 Aug 1857 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1861 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1901 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1911 - Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 5 Oct 1911 - Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth