Waterloo Region Generations
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Charles Frank Hilker

Male 1886 - 1953  (66 years)


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  • Name Charles Frank Hilker 
    Born 29 May 1886  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1901  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Spinner 
    Occupation 1911  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Spinning, Woolen Mill 
    Residence 1953  Winston Blvd., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-84350 
    Died 31 Mar 1953  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried St. Marys Roman Catholic Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I84350  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father George Hilker,   b. 2 Jun 1853, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Sep 1931, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Mother Regina Koebel,   b. 7 Sep 1853, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1929  (Age 75 years) 
    Married 6 Apr 1874  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Family ID F21907  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Lily Chesterman,   b. 20 Feb 1882, Bristol, Sommerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jun 1968, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F52832  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Annie Tordoff,   b. Oct 1894, Bradford, , Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 10 Jul 1915  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. George Edward Hilker,   b. 19 Feb 1916, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Aug 1988, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
     2. Florence Pearl Hilker,   b. 12 Jun 1920, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Jul 1991, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
     3. Frank Hilker,   b. 1 Jun 1925, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jun 1925, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F52833  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • HESPELER - Charles Frank Hilker, (66), died Tuesday at his home, Winston Blvd., after a long illness. He came to Hespeler from St. Clements, 55 years ago. Mr. Hilker was retired from the Shantz Foundry, Preston, where he worked 27 years. Surviving besides his wife, the former Lily Chesterman, are a son, George of Galt, and a daughter, Mrs. John Riley of Kingston; five step-sons, Edwin and Leonard Parsons, Peterborough Richard of Campbellville, Sydney, Hespeler and Clifford of Toronto; three sisters, Mrs. Robert Gibson, Hamilton, Mrs. John Arsenault and Mrs. Charles King, Hespeler; two brothers, Edward of Hespeler and William of Preston. The body is resting at the Stager Funeral home, Galt Street. This morning at 8: 30 requiem high mass was celebrated at St. Mary's RC Church by Rev. J.F. Ford. Burial is from the Stager Funeral Home on Thursday at 2: 30 p.m. in St. Mary's RC Cemetery

      Kitchener-Waterloo Record 1 Apr 1953

  • Sources 
    1. [S143] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1901, Hespeler (Village) D-1 Page 18.

    2. [S392] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1911, Div. 20 Pg. 9.

    3. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 9731-1874.
      George Hilker, 25, Yeoman, Wellesley Twp., Same, son of Henry and Sophia, married Regina Koebel, 21, Wellesley Twp., Same, daughter of Phillipp and Rebecca, Witn: David Mckay and Susannah Domier, both of Wellesley Twp., 6 April 1874 at Wellesley Twp

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 29 May 1886 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Spinner - 1901 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Spinning, Woolen Mill - 1911 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 10 Jul 1915 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1953 - Winston Blvd., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 31 Mar 1953 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - St. Marys Roman Catholic Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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