Hugh Griffin "Pete" Ariss

1893 - 1936  (43 years)

• Name	Hugh Griffin "Pete" Ariss
  Born	5 Apr 1893	West Montrose, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Driver, Lilery Stable
  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Methodist
  Misfortune	1936	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	killed by fall
  Name	Pete Ariss  [6]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-53531P
  Died	29 Dec 1936	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 5, 6, 8]
  Buried	1 Jan 1937	Kinzie-Bean Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region. Ontario   [4, 5, 6]
  Person ID	I53531	Generations
  Last Modified	30 Sep 2024

  
  

  Father	William Thomas Ariss,   b. 7 Feb 1837, Winterbourne, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Mar 1927, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 90 years)
  Mother	Susannah Wismer,   b. 29 May 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Mar 1914, Winterbourne, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 61 years)
  Married	25 Dec 1881	Elora, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Family ID	F13850	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Laura Kinzie,   b. 10 Nov 1894, Strasburg (Kitchener) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1981  (Age 86 years)
  Married	20 Oct 1914	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Children	1. Paul Ariss   2. Griffin Gordon Ariss,   b. 2 Feb 1916,   d. 4 Jul 2011, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 95 years)
  Last Modified	1 Oct 2024
  Family ID	F36890	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Phone Lineman Dies of Injuries Hugh Ariss of Preston Succumbs Week After Falling From Pole By Record Correspondent - PRESTON, Dec. 30 - Victim of an accident near Kissuth one week ago today, Hugh "Pete" Ariss of Kress Hill, Preston, passed away this morning at the Galt general hospital. An employee of the rural telephone service, Mr. Ariss fell from a pole and suffered injuries which today proved fatal. In his 44th year, he had been employed by the rural telephone system for two years. Prior to that, he was employed by the Preston Hydro system, and had done some line work at Hespeler. Originally, he was a farmer in the Clearview district. He is survived by his wife, nee Laura Kinzie; two sons, Griffith and Paul, both at home; four brothers, William of Kitchener, Thomas of Saginaw, Mich., and John and Benjamin of Winterbourne; and four sisters, Mrs. Robert Cornell, Upper Darby, Pa.; Mrs. John Stadelbauer, Ingersoll; Mrs. R.J. Downey, Saginaw and Mrs. John Mackie of Kitchener. Private funeral services will be held at his Kress Hill home at two o'clock Friday with public services following at the Preston Gospel Tabernacle at 2: 30. Burial will be in the Doon Cemetery. Kitchener Daily Record - 30 Dec 1936, pg 1

  
  

• Sources

  [S148] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1901, Woolwich F-1 Page 8. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Hugh Griffin Ariss Born: 5 Apr 1893 County: Waterloo Father: William Ariss Mother: Susanna Wismer parent's marriage 25 Dec 1881, Elora, Ontario [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 28 Pg. 9. [S350] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener Daily Record 1919-1947, Obituary of Hugh Griffin Ariss - Dec 30 1936 pg 1. [S186] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kinzie-Bean CC#5424 Internet Link . Hugh G. Ariss/ 1893-1936/ Asleep In Jesus [S350] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener Daily Record 1919-1947, Obituary of Hugh Griffin "Pete" Ariss - 30 Dec 1936, Pg 1. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name: Hugh G Ariss Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 20 Oct 1914 Event Place: Berlin, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Gender: Male Age: 21 Birth Year (Estimated): 1893 West Monstrose Res: Berlin, Ontario - carpenter Father's Name: Wm George Ariss Mother's Name: Susannah Corimer Spouse's Name: Laura Kinsey Spouse's Gender: Female Spouse's Age: 19 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1895 Strasburg, Ont. Res; Preston Spouse's Father's Name: Daniel Kinsey Spouse's Mother's Name: Minnie Pfeiffer [S602] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - The Waterloo Region Record (March 2008- ), Obituary of Griffin Gordon Ariss - 3 Feb 1915.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 5 Apr 1893 - West Montrose, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Driver, Lilery Stable - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 20 Oct 1914 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Misfortune - killed by fall - 1936 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 29 Dec 1936 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 1 Jan 1937 - Kinzie-Bean Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region. Ontario  = Link to Google Earth