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Elizabeth Korell

Female 1862 - 1954  (92 years)


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  • Name Elizabeth Korell 
    Born 26 Jan 1862  Wahlen, , Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] 
    Gender Female 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/94136323 
    Nationality , Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Immigration 1881  [2] 
    Immigration 1881  , Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Immigration 1882  , Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Name Elisabetha Korell 
    Name Elise Korell  [5] 
    Name Elizabeth Ritter 
    Name Lizzie Conell 
    Residence 1891  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1911  Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1921  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Lutheran 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-56009 
    Died 22 Apr 1954  RR1, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Floradale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I56009  Generations
    Last Modified 28 Jan 2025 

    Father Ferdinand "Frederick" Korell,   b. CA 1837, of, Wahlen, , Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Mary Korman,   b. CA 1837, of, Wahlen, , Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F280414  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family William K. Ritter,   b. 14 Aug 1856, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Jan 1922, Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years) 
    Married 1 Nov 1885  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Children 
     1. Albert Philip Ritter,   b. 28 Apr 1888, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jun 1971, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
     2. Anna Maria "Mary" Ritter,   b. 16 Oct 1888, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Sep 1893, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 4 years)
     3. Oscar Rudolf Ritter,   b. 11 Aug 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Apr 1977, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
     4. Melinda Mathilda Ritter,   b. 1 Oct 1893, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Apr 1975, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
     5. Ella Augusta Ritter,   b. 11 Sep 1896, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Sep 1975, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     6. Edith E. Ritter,   b. 17 Dec 1898, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jan 1990, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years)
     7. Alfred John Ritter,   b. 5 Jun 1903, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Mar 1966, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)
    Last Modified 29 Jan 2025 
    Family ID F14489  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    William K. Ritter and Elizabeth Korell    		William K. Ritter and Elizabeth Korell
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  • Notes 
    • Elizabeth Ritter
      By Record Correspondent

      FLORADALE The oldest resident of this vicinity, Mrs. Elizabeth Ritter, 92, died at the home of her son, Alfred Ritter, Elmira, RR 1, Thursday after a lengthy, illness. Mrs. Ritter was born in Wahlen, Germany, Jan. 2, 1862, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Ferdinand Korell. She was the only surviving member of a family of eight.

      Coming to Canada at 19 years of age, along with her brother, the late Charles Korell, she resided with an aunt at Bridgeport. In 1885 she married William Ritter at St. Jacobs and then moved to the farm north of Floradale where she has resided for nearly 70 years. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Floradale.

      Surviving are three sons, Albert, Oscar and Alfred; three daughters, Mrs. Theophil (Melinda) Geisel, Mrs. Ella Schmermund and Mrs. Leslie (Edith) Aberle, all of Elmira; also 12 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband 32 years ago and also by one daughter.

      The body will rest at Dreisinger Funeral Home, Elmira, until Sunday noon, when removal will be made to Trinity Lutheran Church, Floradale, for service at 2:30 p. m. DST with Rev. Frank Malinsky officiating. Burial will be in the adjoining cemetery.

      Frienda are requested to pay their respects prior to the service.

      Kitchener-Waterloo Record Fri, Apr 23, 1954 Page 7

      ______________

      In profound sorrow we announce the death of our Beloved Mother Mrs. Elizabeth Ritter at her home R.R.1, Elmira, Ontario on Thursday, April 22nd, 1954 In her 93rd year. The Funeral will be held from Trinity Lutheran Church, Floradale, on Sunday, April 25 at 2:30 p.m. Interment in adjoining Cemetery.

      Funeral Card

  • Sources 
    1. [S148] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1901, Woolwich F-5 Page 2.

    2. [S348] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1911, Div.. 17 Page 2.

    3. [S1821] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1891, Section 5 Page 14.

    4. [S2121] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1921, Sub Dist. 16 Page 7.

    5. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 11721-85.
      William Ritter, 28, occ. Farmer, b. Woolwich, res. Same, son of Philip Ritter and Elizabeth Knechtel, Married Elise Korell, 23, b. Germany, res. Woolwich, daughter of Frederick and Blank, Wittness(es) - Philip Schaefer and Mary Ritter, both of Woolwich Twp., 1 Nov 1885 at Elmira

    6. [S2749] Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1500-1971 - Deutschland, ausgewählte evangelische Kirchenbücher 1500-1971.
      Name: Elisabetha Korell
      Alias: Elisabeth
      Sex: Female
      Father's Name: Ferdinand Korell
      Father's Sex: Male
      Mother's Name: Anna Maria
      Mother's Alias: Kornmann
      Mother's Sex: Female
      Mother Is Married: N
      Event Type: Baptism
      Event Date: 9 Feb 1862
      Event Place: Wahlen, Wahlen, Kreis Alsfeld, Hessen, Deutschland
      Page Number: 2;3
      Affiliate Name: Evangelisches Zentralarchiv in Berlin
      Note: Taufen 1831-1875

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 26 Jan 1862 - Wahlen, , Hessen, Germany Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsNationality - - , Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 1881 - , Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 1882 - , Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 1 Nov 1885 - Elmira, 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 MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1911 - Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1921 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 22 Apr 1954 - RR1, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Floradale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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