John Godfrey Jonas^[1]

1878 - 1943  (65 years)

• Name	John Godfrey Jonas
  Born	23 Feb 1878	Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1891	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1901	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Farm Labourer
  Occupation	1911	Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Farm Laborer
  Residence	1911	Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1921	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Farmer, own farm
  Residence	1921	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Presbyterian
  _FSFTID	LK1M-LK5
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-53828
  Died	13 Dec 1943	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Saint Matthews Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Conestogo, Woolwich, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I53828	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Gottfried Jonas,   b. 21 May 1849, , Prussia, Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Wilhelmina Struck,   b. 26 Nov 1851, , Prussia, Germany ,   d. Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Married	25 Apr 1875	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  Family ID	F13962	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Ann Verner Letson,   b. 12 Jul 1895, Winterbourne, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Sep 1977, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)
  Married	30 Oct 1911	Winterbourne, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. William Jonas   2. Ernest Jonas   3. Edith Jonas   4. Vernon Jonas,   b. 1911, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. May Verna Jonas,   b. 26 Oct 1913, Winterbourne, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Feb 2013, Fergus, Nichol Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 99 years)   6. Mae Verna Jonas,   b. 26 Oct 1913, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Feb 2013, Fergus, Nichol Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 99 years)   7. George Jonas,   b. 1916, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Myrtle Jonas,   b. 1919, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1983  (Age 64 years)   9. Charles Jonas,   b. 1921, , Ontario, Canada   10. Cora Jonas,   b. 14 Jan 1925, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Sep 1925, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 0 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F29744	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S77] News - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Signet (1893-1982), Obituary of Mary Ann Letson - Jonas - 21 Sep 1977 pg 25. [S148] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1901, Woolwich F-2 page 3. [S130] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1881, Div. 3 Page 18. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. John Jonas Born: 23 Feb 1878 County: Waterloo, Woolwich Father: Gottfried Jonas Mother: Wilhelmine Struck [S348] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1911, Div. 14 page 6. [S1821] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1891, Div. 2 Page 26. [S2121] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1921, Sub Dist.. 13 Page 4. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration. Name: Cora Jonas Sex: Female Death Date: 11 Sep 1925 Death Place: Waterloo County, Woolwick Division, Ontario Father's Name: John Jonas B. Conestogo, Ont Mother's Name: Mary Ann Letson b. Winterbourne Birth 14 Jan 1925 Woolwich Death Place: Waterloo County, Woolwick Division, Ontario Death Age: 7 months 28 days [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Gotfried Jonas Born: Prussia Age: 26 Father: Ludwig Jonas Mother: Flora Jonas Born: abt 1849 Spouse: Wilhelmina Struck Age: 22 born: Prussia Father: Joachim Struck Mother: Johanna Struck married 25 Apr 1875 married: Waterloo

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 23 Feb 1878 - Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farm Labourer - 1901 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farm Laborer - 1911 - Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 30 Oct 1911 - Winterbourne, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer, own farm - 1921 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1921 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 13 Dec 1943 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth