Valentine Gies

1868 - 1937  (68 years)

• Name	Valentine Gies
  Born	28 Sep 1868	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/101648385
  Residence	1871	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1891	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Blacksmith
  Residence	1891	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1901	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Blacksmith
  Occupation	1911	Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Blacksmith
  Residence	1911	Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1921	Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Blacksmith, own Shop
  Residence	1921	Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-54147
  Died	2 Jun 1937	Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Saint Matthews Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Conestogo, Woolwich, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I54147	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Nicholaus Gies,   b. 16 Jun 1829, , Germany ,   d. 20 Apr 1909, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Anna Eva Eisenbach,   b. 28 Jul 1838, Grebenau, Oberhessen, Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany ,   d. 26 Jun 1910  (Age 71 years)
  Family ID	F8126	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Caroline "Carrie" Shoemaker,   b. Sep 1877, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	25 Feb 1922	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F6623	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Margaret F. Holle,   b. 27 Mar 1872, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Nov 1920, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 48 years)
  Married	Sep 1868
  Children	1. Jacob Herbert "Herbert" Gies,   b. 19 Apr 1895, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Mar 1957  (Age 61 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F13996	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Valentine Gies (By Chronicle Correspondent) CONESTOGO.-There passed away at his home here June 2nd, Valentine Gies in his 69th year. He was a prominent village blacksmith for over 40 years. In September, 1868, he married Margaret Holle of this village Who predeceased him in 1920. He remarried in 1922 to Caroline Shoemaker, who also predeceased him in 1932. Mr. Gies was a faithful member of the Lutheran Church, and had been a valued member of the church board and superintendent of the Sunday School for many years. Surviving are his son Herbert, of Conestogo and 5 grandchildren, five brothers, Philip, Kitchener, Henry, Hamilton, Louis, Rummelhardt, Albert, Cleveland, Ohio, August, Elgin, Ill., three sisters, Mrs. Julke, Preston, Mrs. J. Maier, and Mrs. J. Maynard, both of Hamilton. The funeral will be held from the late residence Sunday at 2.30 o'clock followed by a service at the Lutheran Church. Interment in the family plot in the adjoining cemetery. Waterloo Chronicle, 4 Jun 1937, p. 3

  
  

• Sources

  [S148] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1901, Woolwich F-2 Page 9. [S130] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1881, Div. 2 Page 50. [S348] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1911, Div. 14 page 7. [S144] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 82. [S1821] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1891, Section 5 Page 10. [S2121] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1921, Sub Dist.. 13 Page 16.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 28 Sep 1868 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1871 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Blacksmith - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Blacksmith - 1901 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Blacksmith - 1911 - Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Blacksmith, own Shop - 1921 - Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1921 - Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 25 Feb 1922 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 2 Jun 1937 - Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth