Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

William Cole[1]

Male 1836 - 1909  (73 years)


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  • Name William Cole 
    Born 28 Mar 1836 
    Gender Male 
    Birth 1 Apr 1836  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62601496 
    Name William Kohl 
    Residence 1860  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Occupation 1861  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Wagon Maker 
    Occupation 1871  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Wagon Maker 
    Occupation 1881  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Wagon Maker 
    Occupation 1891  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Wagon Maker 
    Residence 1891  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1901  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Wagon Maker 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-54073 
    Died 29 Mar 1909  Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Saint Mark's Lutheran Cemetery, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I54073  Generations
    Last Modified 12 May 2025 

    Father Jeremiah Kohl,   b. 1805, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1861  (Age < 55 years) 
    Mother Hannah Hammacher,   b. 1812, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 1828  [8
    Family ID F623  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Cathrina "Catharine" Riehl,   b. 18 Jun 1837, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 May 1930, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years) 
    Married 7 Aug 1860  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 9
    Children 
     1. Allan Cole,   b. 1860, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Nelson Cole,   b. 9 Oct 1860, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Jun 1924, Saint Louis, St. Louis (city), Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)
     3. Elena "Ellen" Cole,   b. 26 Mar 1861, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jul 1947, Windsor, Essex Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
     4. Marion Cole,   b. 1865, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Fredericka "Freda" Cole,   b. 16 Sep 1865, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Sep 1921, Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years)
     6. Mary Cole,   b. 1866, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Henry Walter "Walter" Cole,   b. 10 Jul 1873, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jun 1940, Saint Boniface, , Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
     8. Rika Cole,   b. 16 Sep 1873, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     9. Maria Cole,   b. 23 Apr 1875, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 13 May 2025 
    Family ID F13974  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • In Loving Memory Died In Wellesley Village, on Monday, March 29th, 1909 William Cole Aged 72 Years, 11 Months and 29 Days. The Funeral Will leave the residence of his daughter, Mrs. John Peppler, on Thursday, April 1st, at Two O'clock, P.M. Interement [sic] in the Can. Luthern [sic] Cemetery. Services in Church after interement. [sic] Friends and acquaintances will please accept this intimation.

      Funeral Card

  • Sources 
    1. [S3] Book - Vol I 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..., 781.

    2. [S148] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1901, Woolwich F-2 Page 8.

    3. [S144] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1871, Div 4, Page 43.

    4. [S130] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1881, Div. 3 Page 9.

    5. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library.
      William Kohl, 24, res. Wilmot Twp., b. Canada West. s/o Jeremiah Kohl and Hannah Hammacher married 7 Aug 1860 to Catharine Riehl, 23, res. Woolwich b. Germany d/o August Riehl and elisabeth Seim. wit: Charles Feick of Waterloo Village.

    6. [S915] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1861, Township of Woolwich 1861 Div. 1 Page 6.

    7. [S1821] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1891, Div. 2 Page 8.

    8. [S844] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1861, Sect. 9 Page 54.

    9. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1 Apr 1836 - , Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1860 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 7 Aug 1860 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Wagon Maker - 1861 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Wagon Maker - 1871 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Wagon Maker - 1881 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Wagon Maker - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Wagon Maker - 1901 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 29 Mar 1909 - Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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