William L. Driever

1860 - 1954  (94 years)

• Name	William L. Driever
  Born	7 Oct 1860	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-55929
  Died	15 Nov 1954	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Buried	17 Nov 1954	Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I55929	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	David Dreiver,   b. 1 Feb 1825, , Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Christina Dorothea Hellerning,   b. 21 Mar 1832, , Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	12 Sep 1852	Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4, 5]
  Family ID	F23331	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	David Driever,   b. 1825, , Germany ,   d. 7 Feb 1908, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Dorothy Hellerung,   b. 1832, , Germany ,   d. 20 Mar 1918, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)
  Family ID	F252380	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Wilhelmina Homuth,   b. 28 Aug 1860, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 31 Dec 1945, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)
  Married	25 Dec 1889	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Children	1. William L. Driever,   b. 15 Jul 1891, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States ,   d. 5 May 1982, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 90 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F250700	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  William Dreiver was raised in Preston and as a young man worked for Clare Bros. Ltd. and Geo. Pattinson & Co. In 1880 he moved to Chicago where he lived for 30 years returning in 1911 and from 1913 to 1942 he operated the Preston Garage. It he and his fiancee Mary Homuth who in 1889 were credited with breaking an old church custom which saw the men sit on one site of the church and woman on the other. He was a member of the Preston Parks Board for thirty years and was involved in the reforestation project in Riverside Park. Cambridge Mosaic , Jim Quantrell, 1998, City of Cambridge [abbreviated snippet from original text in book] ______________________ William Driever, Sr. PRESTON - William L. Drieber, Sr., 94, of 552 Queen St., Preston, died suddenly at his home today. Born in Preston, he lived in Chicago for 30 years. He operated a business here until 1942 when he retired. Surviving are a son, William, Jr., and two grandchildren. The body is at Stager-Pass Funeral Home where funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 2: 30 p.m. Interment will be in Preston Cemetery. Kitchener-Waterloo Record 15 Nov 1954 pg 5

  
  

• Sources

  [S105] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1871, Pg 14. [S239] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Preston CC#6335 Cemetery Internet Link . Driever/ William L. Jr./ July 15, 1891/ May 5, 1982/ Gladys F./ Oct. 12, 1891/ Dec. 9, 1946. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library. David Dreiver, blacksmith of Preston, married 12 Sep 1852 at Greenbank, by banns to Christina Dorothea Hellerning. wit: Friederick Wangelin of Preston & Robert Cook of Waterloo Twp. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library. David Driever, blacksmith of Preston, married 12 Sep 1852 Greenbank by banns to Christina Dorothea Hellerning of Preston, wit. Friederick Wangelin of Preston and Robert Cook of Waterloo Twp. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Rev'd Frederick W. Bindemann, Minister of The United Lutheran and German Reformed Protestant Church, Greenbush, Waterloo Twp., 1 Jan. 1852 - 1 Jan. 1853 #226. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name:William L F Driever Age:29 Birth Date:abt 1860 Birth Place:Preston, Ontario Marriage Date:25 Dec 1889 Marriage County or District:Waterloo Father:David Driever Mother:Dorothea Driever Spouse:Mary D W Homuth Spouse's Age:29 Spouse Birth Date:abt 1860 Spouse Birth Place:Preston, Ontario Spouse Father:Christian Homuth Spouse Mother:Sophia Homuth

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 7 Oct 1860 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 25 Dec 1889 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 15 Nov 1954 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 17 Nov 1954 - Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth