Jacob K. Ritter^[1]

1870 - 1963  (92 years)

• Name	Jacob K. Ritter
  Born	29 Apr 1870	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1871	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1891	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1891	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1901	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Farmer
  Occupation	1911	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1911	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1921	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Farmer, own Farm
  Residence	1921	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-54362
  Died	9 Apr 1963	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  Buried	11 Apr 1963	Saint Matthews Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Conestogo, Woolwich, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  Person ID	I54362	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Philip Ritter,   b. 29 Apr 1819, , Germany ,   d. 4 Oct 1898  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Maria Knechtel,   b. 7 Oct 1829, , Germany ,   d. 11 Jun 1904  (Age 74 years)
  Married	30 Sep 1849	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  Family ID	F28938	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Catharine Beisel,   b. 8 Jan 1875, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Feb 1945  (Age 70 years)
  Married	5 Oct 1897	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Children	1. Perceda Ritter,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Salema Luella Ritter,   b. 22 Feb 1898, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1983  (Age 84 years)   3. Florence Pearl Adeline Ritter,   b. 14 Nov 1899, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Apr 1993, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 93 years)   4. Perseda Philippina Ritter,   b. Sep 1901, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Dec 1998, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 97 years)   5. Elmore Arnold Ritter,   b. 7 Dec 1904, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Elmer Ritter,   b. Dec 1905, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Edna May Catharine Ritter,   b. 22 Dec 1907, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Adeline Laura "Laura" Ritter,   b. 14 Nov 1909, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Feb 1999, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 89 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F14046	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Jacob K. Ritter - By Record Correspondent - Conestogo - Funeral arrangements are complete for Jacob K. Ritter, 92, of RR 2, Elmira, who died Tuesday at his home after a short illness. The body will be at the Dreisinger Funeral Parlor, Elmira, until Thursday noon when removal will be made to St. Matthew's Lutheran Church here for the funeral at 3 pm. Burial will be in the adjoining cemetery. Rev. Adolph Kappes will officiate. Born April 29, 1879, he spent his entire life on the same farm. He was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Philip Ritter. He was a member of St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, Conestogo. His wife, the former Catherine Beisel, died in February, 1949. Surviving are a son, Elmore of RR 2, Elmira; five daughters, Mrs. Lorne (Salema) Schlitt and Mrs. William (Florence) Hachborn, both of St. Jacobs; Mrs. Eldon (Perseda) Dahmer, Mrs. Arthur (Laura) Binning, both of Waterloo, and Mrs. William (Edna) Bettke of Kitchener, a sister Mrs. Annie Koch of Kitchener, 14 grandchildren and 26 great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by three sisters and six brothers. Unidentified Newspaper Obituary

  
  

• Sources

  [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Florence Ritter - Hachborn - 1993. [S148] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1901, Woolwich F-3 Page 2. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Catharine Beisel Born: Woolwich Tp Age: 22 Father: Louis Beisel Mother: Adeline Eix Born: abt 1875 Spouse: Jacob Ritter Age: 27 born: Woolwich Tp Father: Philip Ritter Mother: Elizabeth Knechtel married 5 Oct 1897 married: Waterloo [S130] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1881, Div. 1 Page 3. [S348] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1911, Div. 16 Page 2. [S144] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 37. [S1821] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1891, Section 3 Page 4. [S2121] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1921, Woolwich Twp. 1921 Sub Dist. 14 Page 1. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Jacob K. Ritter. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library. Philipp Ritter, farmer of Waterloo married 30 Sep 1849 in Berlin by banns to Elisabeth Knechtel of Waterloo, wit: Michael Stolz weaver of Waterloo & Henry Strohl shoemaker of Waterloo

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 29 Apr 1870 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1871 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 5 Oct 1897 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1901 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1911 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer, own Farm - 1921 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1921 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 9 Apr 1963 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth