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

William Conrad Brown

Male 1893 - 1983  (89 years)


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  • Name William Conrad Brown 
    Born 29 Dec 1893  Dornoch, Grey Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Gender Male 
    Military WW1  [4
    Name William Conrad Braun 
    Occupation 1915  Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    tailor 
    Residence 1983  2 James St., Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-71386 
    Died 3 Dec 1983  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5
    Buried Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5
    Person ID I71386  Generations
    Last Modified 28 Jan 2025 

    Father George Henry Brown,   b. 19 Sep 1860, Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Feb 1935, Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Mother Mary Scheuermann,   b. 28 Sep 1872, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 May 1950, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Family ID F37380  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Gladys Marie Lizzie Hahn,   b. 24 Dec 1898, Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 May 1988, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Married 28 Aug 1916  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Sandra Ann Brown
     2. Rev. William Brown
     3. Howard Russell Brown,   b. 19 Jul 1918,   d. 3 Feb 2013, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 94 years)
     4. Clifford G. Brown,   b. 1920, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1920, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     5. Jean Marie Brown,   b. 2 Aug 1924, Mitchell, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Dec 2014, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
     6. Ruth Caroline Brown,   b. 1929, Mitchell, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Dec 1988, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years)
     7. Betty Brown,   b. 5 Jan 1929, Mitchell, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 May 2020  (Age 91 years)
     8. John George "Jack Brown,   b. 23 Mar 1933, Fergus, Nichol Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jul 2020, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
     9. Carol Patricia Brown,   b. 2 Apr 1936,   d. 18 Jun 2020, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
    Last Modified 29 Jan 2025 
    Family ID F47277  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • BROWN, William C. - Suddenly, on Saturday, Dec. 3, 1983, at K-W Hospital, William C. Brown, in his 90th year, of 2 James St., Elmira.

      Beloved husband of Gladys Hahn; dear father of Howard, Jack and Mrs. Cyril (Carol) Stortz, all of Elmira, Mrs. Walter (Jean) Hachborn and Mrs. Clinton (Sandra) Rohr, both of St. Jacobs, Betty Gingrich of Gimli, Man., Mrs. Wolfgang (Ruth) Fink of St. Thomas and Rev. William Brown of Eganville. Thirty-one grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren also survive. Brother of Ezra, Mrs. Alfred (Ella) Schmitt and Mrs. Marjorie Pawletzki, all of Waterloo and Harold of Erbsville.

      He was predeceased by one infant son, Clifford; three brothers and three sisters. Friends and relatives may call at the Dreisinger Funeral Home, Elmira, until Tuesday at noon, when removal will be made to St. James Lutheran Church for funeral service at 2 pm, with Rev. Howard Guse officiating. Interment at St. James Cemetery.


      Kitchener-Waterloo Record 5 Dec 1983

  • Sources 
    1. [S132] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1901, Waterloo C-4 Page 11.

    2. [S655] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration, 10479 (1894), William Conrad Brown.
      William Conrad Brown, b. 29 Dec 1893 s/o George Brown (farmer) & Mary Schaueman

    3. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of William C. Brown - 5 Dec 1983.

    4. [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers.
      Name:William Conrad Brown
      Birth Date:29 Dec 1893
      Birth Location:Durham, Ontario
      Residence:Erbsville, Ontario
      Relative:George Brown
      Relationship:Father
      Regiment Number:75201
      Occ: Tailor

    5. [S3231] Find A Grave, Elmira, S., America, N., Municipality, W., & Elmira, S. (1893). William Conrad Brown (1893-1983) - Find A Grave... Retrieved 21 July 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/86670398/william-conrad-brown.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 29 Dec 1893 - Dornoch, Grey Co., Ontario Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - tailor - 1915 - Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 28 Aug 1916 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1983 - 2 James St., Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 3 Dec 1983 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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