Johann Heinrich "John Henry" Thoms^[1]

1855 - 1935  (80 years)

• Name	Johann Heinrich "John Henry" Thoms
  Born	23 Nov 1855	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Gender	Male
  Name	John Henry Thoms  [7]
  Residence	1882	St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Occupation	1901	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Labourer Factory
  Occupation	1901	St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	spinner
  Occupation	1901	St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Spinner
  Occupation	1911	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Weaver Factory
  Residence	1911	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-54930
  Died	12 Dec 1935	St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  Buried	Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  Person ID	I54930	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Christian Johann "John" Thoms,   b. 3 Mar 1811, , Germany ,   d. 27 Sep 1884  (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Doretha Bunger,   b. 30 Dec 1832, , Mecklinburg Schwerin, Germany ,   d. 27 Oct 1908, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)
  Family ID	F26928	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Evaline "Eva" Libutzke,   b. 29 Sep 1858, , Prussia, Germany ,   d. 5 Aug 1898, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 39 years)
  Married	26 Feb 1882	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 3]
  Children	1. Alvin C. Thoms,   b. 7 Feb 1886, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Jun 1974, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 88 years)   2. William M. Thoms,   b. 12 Aug 1888, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1937  (Age 48 years)   3. John Herman Thoms,   b. 1 Jan 1891, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1970  (Age 78 years)   4. Heinrich Thoms,   b. CALC 14 Feb 1896,   d. 19 Nov 1900  (Age ~ 4 years)   5. Clara Thoms,   b. 10 May 1898, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Aug 1956, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 58 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F14181	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Louisa "Lucy" Metzdorf,   b. 29 Sep 1860, Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Feb 1940, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)
  Married	6 Feb 1901	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7, 8]
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F14188	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [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. [S148] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1901, Woolwich F-3 Page 13. [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 [S168] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 10. [S224] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1881, Div 3 Page 28. [S348] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1911, Div. 16 Page 16. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 017079-1901. John Thoms, 45, Widower, Occ. Spinner, b. Waterloo Twp., Res. St. Jacobs, son of John Thoms and Dorothea Ebel, married Lucy Metzdorf, 40, Widow, b. Waterloo Twp., Res. New Hamburg, daughter of Charles Metzdorf and Sophia Hoffman, Witness(es): Maggie Segner and Ratie Christner, both of New Hamburg, 6 Feb 1901 At New Hamburg (Lutheran) [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name: John Thoms Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 06 Feb 1901 Event Place: New Hamburg, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Gender: Male Age: 45 Birth Year (Estimated): 1856 Waterloo twp widower Occ: spinner of St. Jacobs Father's Name: John Thoms Mother's Name: Dorothea Ebel Spouse's Name: Lucy Metzdorf Spouse's Gender: Female Spouse's Age: 40 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1861 Waterloo Twp Res: New Hamburg Spouse's Father's Name: Chas Metzdorf Spouse's Mother's Name: Sophia Hoffman [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/203060297/john-henry-thoms.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 23 Nov 1855 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1882 - St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 26 Feb 1882 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Labourer Factory - 1901 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - spinner - 1901 - St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Spinner - 1901 - St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 6 Feb 1901 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Weaver Factory - 1911 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 12 Dec 1935 - St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth