August Henry Wittmaak

1862 - 1920  (58 years)

• Name	August Henry Wittmaak
  Residence	1861	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Born	21 Apr 1862	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/157601367
  Name	A. H. Wittmaak
  Occupation	1881	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Tinsmith
  Occupation	1884	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	blacksmith
  Residence	1884	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Occupation	1891	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Express Agent Canadian Pacific Railway
  Residence	1891	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1911	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Canadian Pacific Railway Agent. Station Railway
  Residence	1911	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Presbyterian
  Residence	1920	Niagara Falls, Welland Co., Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-81910
  Died	2 Jun 1920	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I81910	Generations
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	John Wittmack,   b. 1816, Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, German ,   d. 24 Jan 1884, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Caroline "Lena" Jenzen,   b. 22 Aug 1836, Neukloster, , Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany ,   d. 25 Jan 1876, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 39 years)
  Married	21 Feb 1857	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Family ID	F31344	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	Wittmaak
  Family ID	F240908	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Wilhelmine "Minnie" Pabst,   b. 20 Jul 1863, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Jun 1915  (Age 51 years)
  Married	30 Oct 1884	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Children	1. Harold S. Wittmaak,   b. 25 Jan 1886, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Edith Wittmaak,   b. May 1895, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Pearl Iantha Wittmaak,   b. 5 Aug 1885, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Sylvester Wittmaak,   b. 1886, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Edel W. M. Wittmaak,   b. 28 May 1895, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025
  Family ID	F221829	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  August Henry Wittmaak in 1901 source Hespeler Souvenir

  
  

• Notes

  Thomas McMaster, Herman Kreig, Nicholas Krieg, August H. Wittmaak, Hugh McTearnen and others drove "Peddlewaggons" for John Zryd in the old days. Le Rue De Commerce, Other Times Other Customs Other Days Other Ways, Winfield Brewster 1954 __________________ August Henry Wittmaak opened a hardware store on the south side on October 2nd, 1882, sold it to B. H. Kopeman about 1892. Meantime he was appointed local agent of C.P.R. Tickets and Telegraphs and of Dominion Express Company and for years conveyed passengers and express shipments by horse-drawn vehicle to the C.P.R. Station at Galt to meet certain trains. He moved from Queen Street into a small building at the street end of Ike Queens Hotel shed, later occupied as a shoe repair shop by John Wilkinson and after him, by George Hilker. When the Trolley line was built to the Guelph Road in 1895 or 96 they had only a small building. Later on the present one was erected and Wittmaak then moved into it. He was assessor of Hespeler from 1897-1913 and did a good job. Le Rue De Commerce, Other Times Other Customs Other Days Other Ways, Winfield Brewster 1954 _______________ NIAGARA FALLS MAN Dies Suddenly Where Daughter Graduated As Nurse Kitchener, June 3. - The sudden death of August Henry Wittmaak, of Niagara Falls, occurred at the Kitchener and Waterloo hospital this morning, caused by heart failure. He had come to the city to attend the graduation exercises of the Kitchener and Waterloo hospital, which took place on Tuesday, his daughter, Miss Edith Wittmaak, being a member of the graduation class. He was apparently in good health, but yesterday morning he became afflicted with heart trouble and was removed to the hospital, where he succumbed. He was 60 years of age and was born, in Preston. He was the first C.P.R. telegraph operator in Hespeler, and later became agent of the company in that town, and had held the position for over 30 years until he resigned two years ago, owing to Ill-health. He was well known in telegraphic and railway circles. During his residence in Hespeler he had the office of assessor for a number of years. His wife died two and half years ago, and he is survived by one son and two daughters. The burial will take place in Hespeler. The Hamilton Spectator, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Fri, Jun 4, 1920 Page 14

  
  

• Sources

  [S3297] Missouri Synod, U.S., Lutheran Church records, 1851-1973. NameAugust Heinr. [August Heinr. Wittmack] Baptism Age0 Record TypeBaptism Birth Date21 Apr 1861 Baptism Date21 Apr 1861 Baptism ChurchSt. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church Baptism PlacePreston, Ontario, Canada S/o John Wittmack - Prston, and Lena Jenzen [S143] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1901, Hespeler (Village) D-1 Page 22. [S299] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1881, Page 2. [S392] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1911, Div. 20 Pg. 17. [S2208] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1891, Section 1 Page 6. [S3297] Missouri Synod, U.S., Lutheran Church records, 1851-1973. NameAugust H. Wittmack Marriage Age23 Record TypeMarriage Birth Dateabt 1861 Birth PlacePreston, Ontario Occ: blacksmith - Hespeler Marriage Date30 Oct 1884 Marriage ChurchSt. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church Marriage PlaceHespeler Father John Wittmack Mother Lena Jensen SpouseMina E. Pabot Marriage Age22 Birth Dateabt 1862 Birth PlaceHespeler, Ontario Res: Hespeler Father Christian Pabst Mother Christine Kirschner [S3297] Missouri Synod, U.S., Lutheran Church records, 1851-1973. NameJohn Wittmaak Marriage Age39 Record TypeMarriage Birth Dateabt 1818 Birth PlaceKiel Schleswig Holstein Occ: machinst - Preston Marriage Date21 Feb 1857 Marriage ChurchSt. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church Marriage PlacePreston, Ontario, Canada Father Georg Wittmaak Mother Sophia Wittmaak Spouse Lena Jensen Marriage Age28 Birth PlaceNeuklaster Meckl. Schwerin MotherJensen

  
  

• Event Map

  Residence - 1861 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Born - 21 Apr 1862 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Tinsmith - 1881 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - blacksmith - 1884 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1884 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 30 Oct 1884 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Express Agent Canadian Pacific Railway - 1891 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1891 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Canadian Pacific Railway Agent. Station Railway - 1911 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1911 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1920 - Niagara Falls, Welland Co., Ontario, Canada Died - 2 Jun 1920 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth