Sylvester B. Ziegler^[1]

1883 - 1965  (82 years)

• Name	Sylvester B. Ziegler
  Born	3 Apr 1883	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1891	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1901	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Farmer Son
  Occupation	1911	Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 6]
  	Blacksmith
  Occupation	1921	Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Blacksmith, General
  Residence	1921	Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00002-154.4
  Died	16 Nov 1965	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Buried	Floradale Mennonite Cemetery, Floradale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Person ID	I7073	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Peter Moyer Ziegler,   b. 3 Sep 1857, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Aug 1944  (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Magdalena Bauman,   b. 5 Mar 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Dec 1942  (Age 81 years)
  Married	31 Dec 1877	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 7]
  Family ID	F2133	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Jane Shoemaker,   b. Jul 1881, Pilkington Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	20 Jun 1906	Pilkington Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. Florence May Ziegler,   b. 14 Feb 1908, Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Mar 2004  (Age 96 years)   2. Elmer Lloyd "Lloyd" Ziegler,   b. 8 Apr 1911, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Jan 1965, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 53 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F168222	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Mr. Sylvester Ziegler, 82, of Floradale, died in Kitchener-Waterloo Hospital Tuesday, Nov. 16, after a lengthy illness. He was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Peter Ziegler. He was born April 3, 1883, and was a member of the Floradale Mennonite Church. He blacksmithed until his retirement in 1955. He is survived by his wife, the former Mary Jane Shoemaker; one daughter, Mrs. Ernest (Florence) Stickney, RR #2, Drayton; two grandchildren; one brother, Noah, RR #1, Elmira; one sister, Mrs. Milton (Elizabeth) Bechtel, of Kitchener; one son and two brothers predeceased him. The remains are at the Dreisinger Funeral Parlor until Thursday noon, when removal will be made to his home in Floradale until Friday at 11 a.m. when removal will be made to the Mennonite Church for funeral services at 3 p.m. Burial will be in the adjoining cemetery. Rev. Gerald Good will officiate. Elmira Signet Nov 17 1965 pg 4

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] Book - Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 88. [S148] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1901, Woolwich F-6 Page 6. [S348] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1911, Div.. 17 Page 12. [S1821] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1891, Div. 2 Page 12. [S2121] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1921, Sub Dist. 16 Page 10. [S77] News - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Signet (1893-1982), Obituary of Sylvester Ziegler - Nov 17 1965 pg 4. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 3 Jan 1878.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 3 Apr 1883 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer Son - 1901 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 20 Jun 1906 - Pilkington Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - Blacksmith - 1911 - Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Blacksmith, General - 1921 - Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1921 - Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 16 Nov 1965 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Floradale Mennonite Cemetery, Floradale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth