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

Alvin C. Thoms

Male 1886 - 1974  (88 years)


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  • Name Alvin C. Thoms 
    Born 7 Feb 1886  St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1901  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Farm Labourer 
    Occupation 1910  St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    tinsmith 
    Occupation 1911  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Tinsmith 
    Residence 1911  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1921  St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Tinsmith 
    Residence 1921  St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Lutheran 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-54661 
    Died 24 Jun 1974  St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Buried Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I54661  Generations
    Last Modified 11 Jun 2024 

    Father Johann Heinrich "John Henry" Thoms,   b. 23 Nov 1855, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Dec 1935, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Mother Evaline "Eva" Libutzke,   b. 29 Sep 1858, , Prussia, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Aug 1898, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 39 years) 
    Married 26 Feb 1882  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7
    Family ID F14181  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Stahle,   b. 28 Oct 1883, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Dec 1964, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 30 Mar 1910  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Children 
     1. Jerold John Albert Thoms,   b. 14 Aug 1910, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Oct 1922, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 12 years)
     2. Murshall Howard Thoms,   b. 8 Mar 1912, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1980  (Age 67 years)
     3. Elfrieda Hildegard Thoms,   b. 1913, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jan 2006, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years)
     4. Roland William Thoms,   b. 22 Apr 1915, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jul 1943, Sicily, Italy Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 28 years)
     5. Mildred Thom,   b. 1918, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Mildred Caroline Thoms,   b. 10 Nov 1919, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Mar 2006, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
    Last Modified 11 Jun 2024 
    Family ID F168064  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • THOMS, Alvin - On Monday, June 24, 1974, at his residence, 42 Isabella St., St. Jacobs, age 88 years, Alvin Thorns, honorary member of the Waterloo Rod and Gun Club, member of the Canadian Order of Foresters, beloved husband of the late Elizabeth Stahle; dear father of Murschell of Kitchener, Mrs. Raymond (Elfrieda) Schlitt and Mrs. George A. (Mildred) Martin, both of St. Jacobs; predeceased by two sons Jerold in 1922 and Ronald in 1943 who fell in Sicily during the war; brother of Emmanuel Thorns of Portland, Ore.; also survived by five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

      Friends may call at the Dreisinger Funeral Parlor, Elmira, after 7 p.m. today. Committal in the St. James Lutheran cemetery, St. Jacobs, on Thursday, June 27 at 1:30 p.m. Memorial service at the St. James Luther-an Church St. Jacobs at 2 p.m.


      Kitchener-Waterloo Record 25 Jun 1947 Pg 47

  • Sources 
    1. [S148] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1901, Woolwich F-3 Page 8.

    2. [S348] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1911, Div. 16 Page 16.

    3. [S2121] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1921, Woolwich Twp. 1921 Sub Dist. 14 Page 12.

    4. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/16748737/alvin-c-thoms.

    5. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 21752 (1910), Thoms-Stahle.
      Alvin C. Thoms, 24, Tinsmith, of St. Jacobs, Son of John W. Thoms & Eva Libutzki Married Elizabeth Stahle, 26, of Wellesley, daughter of John Stahle & Fredericka Hohenstein, Witn: Edward L. Stahle & Martha Meyer Both of Wellesley, 30 March 1910 In Wellesley

    6. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      John Henry Thoms Born: Germany Age: 26 Father: John Thoms Mother: Doroth Binger Born: abt 1856 Spouse: Evaline Lebutzky Age: 22 born: Russia Father: John Lebutzky Mother: Eva Dobbrick married 26 Feb 1882 married: Waterloo

    7. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 9 Mar 1882.
      26 Feb 1882 Eva Lebutzky of Breslau and Johann Heinrich Thoms of St. Jacobs were married in Elmira by Pastor Schulz.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 7 Feb 1886 - St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farm Labourer - 1901 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - tinsmith - 1910 - St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 30 Mar 1910 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Tinsmith - 1911 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1911 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Tinsmith - 1921 - St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1921 - St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 24 Jun 1974 - St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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