Elizabeth Ritter

1850 - 1925  (74 years)

• Name	Elizabeth Ritter
  Born	13 Jun 1850	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Christened	29 Sep 1850	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Female
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28408493
  Name	Elizabeth Schweitzer
  Residence	1851	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Lutheran
  Residence	1861	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Evangelist
  Residence	1871	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-74886
  Died	9 Feb 1925	Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Greenwood Cemetery, Milverton, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario
  Person ID	I74886	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Philip Ritter,   b. 29 Apr 1819, , Germany ,   d. 4 Oct 1898  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Maria Knechtel,   b. 7 Oct 1829, , Germany ,   d. 11 Jun 1904  (Age 74 years)
  Married	30 Sep 1849	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Family ID	F28938	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jacob Schweitzer,   b. 27 Mar 1844, , Germany ,   d. 12 Feb 1919, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)
  Children	1. Austin Schweitzer,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. John Conrad Schweitzer,   b. Apr 1872, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Aug 1962, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 90 years)   3. John Martin "Martin" Schweitzer,   b. 18 Sep 1873, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Sep 1920, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 46 years)   4. Jacob R. Schweitzer,   b. 1 Jul 1878, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Jan 1960, Milverton, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario  (Age 81 years)   5. George Henry Schweitzer,   b. 1880, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Jun 1967, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 87 years)   6. Phillip Milton "Milton" Schweitzer,   b. 18 May 1887, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Jun 1971, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F9800	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  DIED At Mornington, on Monday, Feb. 9th, 1925 ELIZABETH RITTER (Relict of the late Jacob Schwietzer) AGED 74 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AND 27 DAYS. The Funeral Will leave her late residence, on Thursday, February 12th, 1925, at 2 o'clock p.m., for Greenwood Cemetery, Milverton, where interment will take place. Service in the Lutheran Church, Milverton after burial. A short service will be held at the house commencing at 1.30 o'clock p.m. Funeral Card

  
  

• Sources

  [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library. Elisabeth Ritter d/o Philip & Elisabeth Knechtel of Woolwich, b. 13 Jun 1850, bapt. 29 Sep 1850 sponsors: Michael Stolz, Carolina Bindeman [S141] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1851, Div. 4, Pg. 103. [S144] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 11. [S915] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1861, Dist. 8 Page 82. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library. Philipp Ritter, farmer of Waterloo married 30 Sep 1849 in Berlin by banns to Elisabeth Knechtel of Waterloo, wit: Michael Stolz weaver of Waterloo & Henry Strohl shoemaker of Waterloo

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 13 Jun 1850 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Christened - 29 Sep 1850 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1851 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Evangelist - 1861 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1871 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 9 Feb 1925 - Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Greenwood Cemetery, Milverton, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario  = Link to Google Earth