Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Johann "John" Leffler

Male 1851 - 1931  (79 years)


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  • Name Johann "John" Leffler 
    Born 14 Nov 1851  , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1871  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Farm Labourer 
    Residence 1871  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1875  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Laborer 
    Occupation 1881  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Labourer 
    Residence 1881  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Lutheran 
    Directory 1884  Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 043, Waterloo County, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Name John Leffler  [6, 9
    Name John Loeffler 
    Occupation 1891  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Butcher 
    Residence 1891  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1901  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    General Laborer 
    Occupation 1911  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Farmer 
    Residence 1911  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1931  21 Princess St., Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-71304 
    Died 3 Apr 1931  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Buried Saint Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Erbsville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Person ID I71304  Generations
    Last Modified 7 Nov 2024 

    Father Jacob Leffler,   b. CA 1820, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Bertha,   b. CA 1820, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F285845  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Ziegler,   b. 6 Mar 1854, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jun 1926, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Married 26 Oct 1875  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Children 
     1. Angeline Leffler,   b. 20 Jun 1876, Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jul 1940, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years)
     2. Lincoln George Leffler,   b. 22 Aug 1878, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Feb 1939, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years)
     3. Otto Leffler,   b. 6 Nov 1880, Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Nov 1954, Anaheim, Orange, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
     4. Elizabeth Leffler,   b. 6 Jul 1882, Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jan 1947, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years)
     5. Emma Leffler,   b. 26 Jun 1887, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Feb 1927, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 39 years)
     6. Oscar Leffler,   b. 9 Sep 1890, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Walter Leffler,   b. CALC 26 Sep 1893, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Aug 1894, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 0 years)
     8. Irene Sophia Leffler,   b. 29 Jan 1897, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Oct 1915, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 18 years)
    Last Modified 12 Nov 2024 
    Family ID F18603  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • John Leffler

      Another of Waterloo's aged citizens was claimed by death on Friday April 3, in the person of John Leffler, who passed away at the home of his son, Lincoln Leffler in his 79th year. He is survived by three sons, Lincoln of Waterloo, Oscar of Kitchener and Otto of California, two daughters, Mrs. Herman Schnarr, Kitchener and Mrs. Ephraim Moser, Waterloo, 29 grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren and one step-sister, Mrs. Henry Voegel, Erbsville. The funeral services were held on Monday St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Erbsville. Interment took place in the Erbsville cemetery.

      Waterloo Chronicle 16 Apr 1931, p. 5

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      1871 - John Leffler is staying with Menno Shantz.

  • Sources 
    1. [S132] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1901, Waterloo C-4 Page 10.

    2. [S224] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1881, Div 2 Page 28.

    3. [S214] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1911, Div. 4 Page 8.

    4. [S2222] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Township (North) - 1871, Div. 4, Pg. 9.

    5. [S2042] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1891, Section 3 Page 44.

    6. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 11131-76.
      John Leffler, 23, occ. Laborer, b. Germany, res. of Waterloo Twp, s/o Jacob & Bertha Leffler, married Elisabeth Ziegler, 21, b. Woolwich, res. of Woolwich, d/o John George & Elisabeth Ziegler, witn: Charles Ziegler & George Vogt of Woolwich, on 26 October 1875, at Elmira

    7. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/233873802.

    8. [S1430] Directory - ON, Waterloo - 1884-1885 "Waterloo County Gazetteer and Directory for 1884-1885".

    9. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 012754-96.
      Herman Schnarr, 24, occ. Farmer, b. Erbsville, res. Erbsville, son of Jacob and Susan married Angeline Leffler, 20, b. Erbsville, res. Erbsville, daughter of John and Elizabeth, Witn George Schnarr, Emma Ruppel, L. (Illeg) Leffler and Tille Steiss All of Erbsville, 30 September 1896 In Erbsville.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 14 Nov 1851 - , Germany Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farm Labourer - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Laborer - 1875 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 26 Oct 1875 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Labourer - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDirectory - 1884 - Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 043, Waterloo County, Ontario Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Butcher - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - General Laborer - 1901 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1931 - 21 Princess St., Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 3 Apr 1931 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Saint Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Erbsville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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