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Leah Wirtz

Female 1838 - 1913  (75 years)


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  • Name Leah Wirtz 
    Born 27 Feb 1838  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10] 
    Gender Female 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/155343294 
    Name Leah Schwartz 
    Occupation 1852  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Servant Girl 
    Residence 1852  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Roman Catholic 
    Residence 1861  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Roman Catholic 
    Residence 1871  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Evang. Assoc. 
    Residence 1881  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Evangelical Association 
    Residence 1891  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Methodist 
    Occupation 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Shipping Clerk, Shop 
    Residence 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Anglican 
    Residence 1913  29 Francis St. S., Kitchener Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-69665P 
    Died May 1913  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10, 11] 
    Buried Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10] 
    Person ID I69665  Generations
    Last Modified 12 May 2025 

    Father Johann Peter "Peter" Wirtz,   b. CA 1802, Of, Alsace Lorraine, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1878  (Age ~ 75 years) 
    Mother Catharina Riehl,   b. 2 May 1803, , Alsace Lorraine, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Dec 1878, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Family ID F14400  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family John Schwartz,   b. 15 Jan 1835, , Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Dec 1919, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Children 
     1. Angelina M. Schwartz,   b. 6 Feb 1858, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Ida Schwartz,   b. 1860, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Melvina Schwartz,   b. 8 Nov 1863, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Nov 1956  (Age 93 years)
     4. Emma Nora Schwartz,   b. 22 Apr 1867, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1946, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
     5. Clara Schwartz,   b. 1868, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 13 May 2025 
    Family ID F496  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • MRS. JOHN SCHWARTZ.

      Death removed one of the oldest residents of the community in the person of Mrs. John Schwartz who passed away at her home 29 Francis street South, on Sunday evening, May 4th after a month's illness. She had lived in the same locality nearly sixty years and by her kindly christian disposition she enjoyed the confidence and love of a large circle of friends who deeply regret her departure. he is survived by a sortowing husband and five daughters, Mrs. Frederick Doering and Mrs. Levi Shuh of Waterloo, Mrs. John Packer, Buffalo, N.Y., Mrs. B. Stuart Bucha- nan of Rochester, N.Y., Mrs. J. II. Wiederhold, Berlin.

      The funeral took place on afternoon at two o'clock Monday from the family residence, to Zion Evangelical church thence to Mount Hope cemetery.

      The Chronicle Telegraph 8 May 1913, p. 3

  • Sources 
    1. [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) A-11 Page 2.

    2. [S9] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Canada Museum und Allgemeine Zeitung (1835-1840), 10 Mar 1838.
      The family of Mr. Johann Peter Wirtz, schoolteacher in Wilmot, was blessed with a daughter 27 Feb 1838

    3. [S229] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1871, Div. 2, Pg. 34.

    4. [S158] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1881, Div. 2 Pg. 73.

    5. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 24 Pg. 20.

    6. [S134] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1851, Div. 4 Page 3.

    7. [S1885] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1861, Waterloo 1861 Dist. 3 Page 23.

    8. [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Section 1 Page 16.

    9. [S166] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Mount Hope CC#4508 Internet Link .
      East: In loving memory of/ John Schwartz/ 1835-1919/ Leah Wirtz/ wife of/ John Schwartz/ 1838-1913/ Schwartz/ C.W. (B) Mother (C) Father
      South: Catharine/ Riehl/ wife of/ John P./ Wirtz/ 1803-1878/

    10. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/155343294/leah-schwartz.

    11. [S350] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener Daily Record 1919-1947, Obituary of John Schwartz - Dec 26 1919 pg 1.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 27 Feb 1838 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Servant Girl - 1852 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Roman Catholic - 1852 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Roman Catholic - 1861 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Evang. Assoc. - 1871 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Evangelical Association - 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Methodist - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Shipping Clerk, Shop - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Anglican - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - May 1913 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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