Karl "Charles" Dahms

1852 - 1908  (56 years)

• Name	Karl "Charles" Dahms
  Born	23 Mar 1852	, Germany   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	1858  [1]
  Name	Charles Dahms
  Occupation	1877	Wartburg, Elice Twp., Perth Co., Ontario
  	farmer
  Occupation	1901	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Farmer
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-51635
  Died	28 Jun 1908  [2]
  Person ID	I51635	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Karl Friederich Wilhelm "Charles" Dahms,   b. 3 Feb 1813, , Germany ,   d. 8 Jun 1896, Ellice Township, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Maria Elizabeth,   b. 13 Apr 1819, , Germany ,   d. 19 Jun 1902, Ellice Township, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)
  Family ID	F27849	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Opper,   b. 1 Aug 1858, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	1 Feb 1877	Poole, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Children	1. Millie C. Dahms,   b. Nov 1878, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Susanna Dahms,   b. 21 Aug 1879, Ellice Township, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. William Frederick Dahms,   b. 18 Dec 1881, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 May 1906, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 24 years)   4. Elizabeth A. Dahms,   b. 17 Jul 1883, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Philip Charles Dahms,   b. 24 Jul 1886, , Grey Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Sep 1958, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 72 years)   6. Maryann Dahms,   b. 9 Mar 1888, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Rosyedna(?) Dahms,   b. 15 Mar 1890, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Edna Dahmer,   b. Mar 1891, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Emma L. Dahms,   b. 22 Sep 1892, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   10. Carl H. W. Dahms,   b. 14 Dec 1894, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F13338	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  DEATH OF CHAS. DAHMS. Mr. Chas. Dahms a well known farmer of this neighborhood passed away at his home on the Fifth line last Sunday evening, in his fifty-seventh year. He had been ailing for the past year but his final illness was of but a couple of week's duration. For several years he occupied the Duncan Dewar farm near this village, and he and his highly respected family are well known here. Mr. Dahms was born in Germany but came to this country when very young with his parents. He was united in marriage, in 1876, to Miss Elizabeth Opper, at Poole, and they lived in Grey township about 15 years on a farm before coming to Wellesley. Besides his widow he leaves a family of eight children, all living on the farm he purchased a few years ago, lot 3, con 5, except Mrs. Selby Ferris of Port Huron. His son, William, died about two years ago. The funeral occurred yesterday, a large number of neighbors and friends attending. Wellesley Maple Leaf, July 2, 1908 Obituary is supplied by the Wellesley Township Heritage and Historical Society Click here to go to their website.

  
  

• Sources

  [S160] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1901, Wellesley E-6 Page 7. [S2191] News - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley - Wellesley Maple Leaf, Death of Chas. Dahms - July 2, 1908. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 8918 (1877), Karl Dahms-Elizabeth Opper. Karl, Dahms, farmer of Wartburg Co., Perth, Birth Place: Germany Age: 25 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1852 Father Name: Karl Dahms Mother Name: Mariah Elizabeth Dahms Spouse Name: Elizabeth Opper, residence Mornington, Spouse's Age: 18 Spouse Estimated Birth Year: abt 1859 Spouse Birth Place: Wellesley Township Spouse Father Name: Philipp Opper Spouse Mother Name: Katharina Opper Marriage Date: 1 Feb 1877 Marriage Place: Perth, Poole

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 23 Mar 1852 - , Germany Occupation - Farmer - 1901 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth