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

Johann Heinrich "Henry" Thiel[1]

Male Cal 1828 - 1895  (~ 66 years)


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  • Name Johann Heinrich "Henry" Thiel 
    Born CALC 11 Apr 1828  Holzheim, , Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Gender Male 
    Name Henry Thiel  [7, 8
    Occupation 1881  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Farmer 
    Occupation 1891  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Laborer 
    Residence 1891  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Lutheran 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-55086P 
    Died 22 Mar 1895  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5, 6
    Buried Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5
    Person ID I55086  Generations
    Last Modified 7 Nov 2024 

    Family Elizabeth Koenig,   b. CALC 20 Nov 1830, , Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jul 1898, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 67 years) 
    Married 1855 
    Children 
     1. Conrad Thiel,   b. 13 Jul 1858, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Dec 1923, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
     2. Jacob Thiel,   b. 24 Apr 1859, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 May 1929, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
     3. Elizabeth "Eliza" Thiel,   b. 27 Jan 1862, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 May 1910, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years)
     4. Catharine Thiel,   b. 27 May 1865, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Jan 1927  (Age 61 years)
     5. Mary Thiel,   b. 22 Apr 1867, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 May 1944, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
    Last Modified 12 Nov 2024 
    Family ID F14219  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • OBITUARY-On Friday last there died at his home Henry Thiel, after a lingering illness of four months. On Nov. 26th last, while performing his daily labor, he was prostrated by a paralytic stroke, and had been closely confined to his house since. At times he suffered acutely and death came to his relief on Friday, March 22nd His remains were interred in the Lutheran cemetery. Deceased was born in Holtzheim, Hesse, Germany, in 1828, and emigrated to this country in 1855, locating in Philipsburg, where in the same year he was united in wedlock to Elizabeth Koenig. In the latter place he carried on the tanning business for two years, when he moved here and had been a resident ever since. He leaves a widow, one son and four daughters, fifteen grandchildren and a host of friends to mourn his loss.

      Waterloo County Chronicle 28 Mar 1895, p. 1

  • Sources 
    1. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 012508-95.
      Conrad Thiel, 37, occ. Glue Manufacture, b. Philipsburg, res. Saint Jacobs, widower, son of Henry and Elizabeth married Emma Heller, 23, b. St. Jacobs, res. St. Jacobs, daughter of George and August, Witness(es): Frederick Hean (?) of Harley and Mary Heller of St. Jacobs, 23 April 1895 in St. Jacobs.

    2. [S130] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1881, Div. 1 Page 56.

    3. [S199] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - St. James Lutheran Elmira CC#2800 Internet Link.
      East: In/ memory of/ Elizabeth/ wife of/ Henry Thiel/ who died/ July 17, 1898/ aged 67 yrs. 8 m./ & 7 days/ verse North: In/ memory of/ Annie Koenig/ who died/ Sept. 18, 1897/ aged/ 87 yrs. 8 mos./ & 22 days/ verse/ Thiel South: In/ memory of/ Henry Thiel/ who died/ Mar. 22, 1895/ aged/ 66 yrs. 11 mo./ & 11 days/ verse

    4. [S1821] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1891, Section 3 Page 38.

    5. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, S., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, S. (1828). Henry Thiel (1828-1895) - Find A Grave Memorial. Retrieved 16 May 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/104670979/henry-thiel.

    6. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration.
      Name:Henry Theil
      Gender:Male
      Age:66y, 11m 2d
      Birth Date:abt 1832
      Birth Place:Holzheim, Germany
      Death Date:22 Mar 1895
      Death Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
      Religion:Lutheran
      Cause of Death:Paralytic Stroke Sick

    7. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Catharine Diehl Born: St Jacobs Ont Age: 21 Father: Henry Diehl Mother: Elizabeth Koenig Born: abt 1865 Spouse: John Simcoe Washburn Age: 21 born: Hespeler Ont Father: John Simcoe Washburn Mother: Louisa Eaton Washburn married 21 Nov 1886 married: Waterloo

    8. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Fredericka Delian Born: Heidelberg Onto Age: 21 Father: William Delian Mother: Magdalena Kalhn Born: abt 1861 Spouse: Courad Dietl Age: 24 born: Phillipsburg Ont Father: Henry Dietl Mother: Elisabeth Koenig married 7 Mar 1882 married: Waterloo county: Waterloo

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - CALC 11 Apr 1828 - Holzheim, , Hessen, Germany Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1881 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Laborer - 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 MapsDied - 22 Mar 1895 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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