George Ries^[1]

1845 - 1928  (82 years)

• Name	George Ries
  Born	23 Dec 1845	, Hessen, Germany   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1861	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Agricultural Laborer
  Residence	1861	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Lutheran
  Residence	1871	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Lutheran
  Residence	1887	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Occupation	1901	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Farmer
  Occupation	1911	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1911	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-55745
  Died	22 Apr 1928	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 7]
  Buried	Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 7]
  Person ID	I55745	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Eckhart Ries,   b. CALC 24 Jan 1820, , Germany ,   d. 24 Jul 1895  (Age ~ 75 years)
  Mother	Catherine Opperthaeuser,   b. 1 Aug 1824, , Germany ,   d. 21 Aug 1898, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)
  Married	13 Sep 1846	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  Family ID	F6628	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret "Maggie" Wettlaufer,   b. 2 Jul 1858, , Hessen, Germany ,   d. 21 Aug 1930, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 72 years)
  Married	20 Mar 1887	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 8]
  Children	1. Louis Ries,   b. 13 Dec 1887, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Catherine Ries,   b. 23 Jul 1889, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Dec 1975, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)   3. Louisa Doeretha Ries,   b. 13 Dec 1890, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1941  (Age 50 years)   4. George W. Ries,   b. 25 Apr 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Henry Ries,   b. 29 Jul 1893, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. William Ries,   b. 2 Nov 1896, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1986  (Age 89 years)   7. Charles Ries,   b. 20 Oct 1897, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. John H. Ries,   b. 2 Dec 1899, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F14426	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Pioneer Woolwich Resident is Dead Late George Ries Succumbed to Month's Illness; Survived by Widow and Eight Children Following an illness of a month's duration, George Ries passed away on Sunday, April 22, at his home two miles east of Elmira, aged 82 years, three months and 20 days. The late Mr. Ries was born in Germany, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Eckhart Ries and came with his parents to this country when just an infant. They settled on a farm near Strassburg where they lived ten years, and then moved to the farm east of Elmira where he has lived for the past 72 years. He was married on March 20, 1887 to Margaret Wettlaufer by whom he is survived, as well as by eight children: Louis and George of Springwater, Sask; Henry, Winterbourne, Alberta; William, at home; Charlie, Abbotsford, B.C.; John, of Detroit; (Katie) Mrs. Albert Geisel, near Elmira; (Louisa) Mrs. Herbert Kramp, of Kitchener. There are five grandchildren. Two sisters and one brother also survive. They are: Charles Ries, of Vernon, B.C.; Mrs. Elizabeth Heibein of Gorrie and Mrs. Lena Heibein, of Conquest, Sask. The funeral was held on Wednesday afternoon from his late residence to St. Paul's Lutheran Church of which he was a life-long member. Rev. A Rolf had charge of the service. Interment was made in the Elmira cemetery, the pallbearers being JohnHartwig, Noah Reist, Jaob Aberle, Henry -, George Oetzel and Henry Geisel. Elmira Signet 26 Apr 1928

  
  

• Sources

  [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 12 Nov 1896. 2 Nov 1896 The wife of George Ries, in Woolwich, a son. [S148] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1901, Woolwich F-4 Page 11. [S348] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1911, Div. 15 page 11. [S144] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 54. [S77] News - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Signet (1893-1982), Obituary of George Ries - 26 Apr 1928. [S915] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1861, Sect. 6 Page 57. [S98] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - Elmira Union CC#4578 Internet Link. George Ries/ 1845-1928/ Psalm 71.9. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 31 Mar 1887. 20 Mar 1887 George Ries and Margaretha Wettlaufer, both of Woolwich, were married by Pastor Frosch in Elmira. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Rev. Jacob Huttner - Minister of The Lutheran Evangelical Church In The Village of Preston report 65. Eckhard Rias, married Catharine Oppertshasuer, both of Waterloo. 13 Sept. 1846

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 23 Dec 1845 - , Hessen, Germany Occupation - Agricultural Laborer - 1861 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1861 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1871 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1887 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 20 Mar 1887 - Elmira, 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 Died - 22 Apr 1928 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth