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Christian Heinrich Witzel[1]

Male 1859 - 1926  (67 years)


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  • Name Christian Heinrich Witzel 
    Born 13 May 1859  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9] 
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34869399 
    Residence 1861  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1871  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Evangelical 
    Occupation 1884  Walkerton, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    carpenter 
    Occupation 1891  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Farmer 
    Residence 1891  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1901  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Farmer 
    Occupation 1910  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    farmer 
    Occupation 1911  Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Farmer 
    Residence 1911  Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Evangelical 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-76522 
    Died 17 Aug 1926  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 9] 
    Cause: apoplectic stroke (1 day) & apoplectic stroke (8 years) 
    Buried Wilmot Mennonite (formerly Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot, Waterloo Region, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 9] 
    Person ID I76522  Generations
    Last Modified 12 May 2025 

    Father Johannes "John" Witzel,   b. 6 Jan 1820, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Nov 1917  (Age 97 years) 
    Mother Dorothea Rebecca "Anna" Schlarbaum,   b. 21 Jun 1824, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Aug 1898, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Family ID F22700  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Elizabeth "Lizzie" Lippert,   b. 5 Sep 1859, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Dec 1908  (Age 49 years) 
    Married 6 Dec 1881  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Children 
     1. John L. Witzel,   b. 2 Jul 1882, Walkerton, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Dec 1959  (Age 77 years)
     2. Elizabeth "Lizzie" Witzel,   b. 2 Aug 1884, Walkerton, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Oct 1959  (Age 75 years)
     3. Wilhelm "William" Witzel,   b. 21 Nov 1886, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 May 1967, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
     4. Herman Witzel,   b. 9 Sep 1888, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Nov 1968, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
     5. Anna Elizabeth Witzel,   b. 8 Aug 1890, Wilmot Centre, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Dec 1967  (Age 77 years)
     6. Louise "Lou" Witzel,   b. 3 Mar 1893, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jun 1981  (Age 88 years)
     7. Edmund Albert Witzel,   b. 23 Nov 1896, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Oct 1963  (Age 66 years)
     8. Henry Lippert Witzel,   b. 4 Dec 1897, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jan 1974, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
     9. Frederick Gordon "Fred" Witzel,   b. 16 Sep 1903,   d. 29 Nov 1903  (Age 0 years)
    Last Modified 13 May 2025 
    Family ID F20011  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Lydia Anna Ratz,   b. 11 May 1867, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Nov 1923  (Age 56 years) 
    Married 11 May 1910  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Last Modified 13 May 2025 
    Family ID F11954  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Baden.

      NEW BUILDINGS - Mr. Ernst Albert, contractor and builder, who purchased the saw mill a short time since, is very busy getting material ready for several contracts for next spring, among which are a barn for Christian Witzel, to replace the one that was burned down last summer...

      Waterloo County Chronicle 17 Dec 1898, p. 4

      __________

      Christian Witzel

      An aged resident of Kitchener passed away on Aug. 17 in the person of Christian Witzel, following a short illness, aged 67 years. He was formerly a resident of New Hamburg. He is survived by five sons and three daughters, viz: John, Herman and Henry of Kitchener, Edward of New Hamburg, William of Wilmot Township, Mrs. A. Gofton, Plattsville, Mrs. W. Chatman of New Hamburg and Mrs. J. Hartman of Arthur. The funeral was held on Friday, from the old homestead in Wilmot Township Centre Evangelical church for service.

      Waterloo Chronicle, 26 Aug 1926, p. 5

  • Sources 
    1. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Herman Witzel.

    2. [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-3 Page 5.

    3. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration.
      Christian Witsel b. 13 May 1859 Wilmot Twp., d. 17 Aug 1926 Kitchener, s/o John Witzel (b. Germany) & Doraday Schlardom (b. Germany) cause: apoplectic stroke (1 day) & apoplectic stroke (8 years)

    4. [S245] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - Wilmot Centre (Geiger) Mennonite Cemetery CC#4558.
      Witzel/ Elizabeth Lippert/ Wife Of Christian Witzel/ Died Dec 24 1908/ Aged 49 Yrs 3 Mos 19 Dys/ She Was The Sunshine Of Our Home/ Christian Witzel/ Died Aug 17, 1926/ Aged 64 Yrs 3 Mos 4 Dys/ Peaceful Be Thy Slumber/

    5. [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Div. 11 Page 11.

    6. [S190] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1871, Div. 2 Page 24.

    7. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 2 Page 10.

    8. [S844] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1861, Sect. 9 Page 59.

    9. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, W., America, N., Municipality, W., Centre, W., & Cemetery, W. (1859). Christian Heinrich Witzel (1859-1926) - Find A... Retrieved 3 June 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34869399/christian-heinrich-witzel.

    10. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration.
      Elizabeth Witzel Date of Birth: 2 Aug 1884 Gender: Female Birth County: Bruce Father:: Christian Witzel Mother: Elizabeth Lippert

    11. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 21789 (1910), Witzel-Ratz.
      Christian Witzel, 50, Farmer, of Wilmot, Widower, Son of John Witzel & Dorothea Schlarbaum Married Lydia Wing, 43, of Wilmot Twp, Widow, daughter of Jacob Ratz & Mary Opper, Witn: John T. & Elizabeth Olls Both of New Hamburg, 11 May 1910 In Wilmot

    12. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Christian Witzel Born: Canada Age: 22 Est. Birth: abt 1859 Father: John Witzel Mother: Anna Witzel married Elizabeth Lippert Age:: 21 Est. Birth: abt 1860 Born: Canada Father: John Lippert Mother: Mayant Lippert married 6 Dec 1881 Marriage Place: Waterloo, Berlin

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 13 May 1859 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1861 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Evangelical - 1871 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 6 Dec 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - carpenter - 1884 - Walkerton, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1901 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - farmer - 1910 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 11 May 1910 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: apoplectic stroke (1 day) & apoplectic stroke (8 years) - 17 Aug 1926 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Wilmot Mennonite (formerly Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot, Waterloo Region, Ontario Link to Google Earth
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