Waterloo Region Generations
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Enoch Winkler

Enoch Winkler

Male 1852 - 1928  (76 years)

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  • Name Enoch Winkler 
    Residence 1852  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Lutheran 
    Born 2 Jan 1852  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1928  587 Wellington Crescent, Winnipeg, Manitoba Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-84809 
    Died 1 Nov 1928  Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Elmwood Cemetery, Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I84809  Generations
    Last Modified 19 Aug 2024 

    Father Johann David "David" Winkler,   b. 29 Apr 1823, Daissbach, Baden, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Apr 1878  (Age 54 years) 
    Mother Barbara Juliana Lang,   b. 10 Dec 1826, Waibstadt, , Baden-Württemberg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Apr 1903, Morden, Pembina Valley Census Division, Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Family ID F24624  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Enoch Winkler
    Enoch Winkler
    Source: Archives of Manitoba, Legislative Assembly photos, N7005.

  • Notes 
    • Enoch Winkler (1852-1928)

      Farmer, implement dealer, realtor, insurance agent, MLA (1888-1892) , MLA (1892-1895), MLA (1896-1899). Born in Waterloo County, Ontario on 2 January 1852, son of David and Barbara J. Winkler, brother of Valentine Winkler , he came to Winnipeg in 1874 then, the following year, settled in Emerson and later moved to Gretna. He was the first Reeve of the Rural Municipality of Rhineland and later served as Mayor of Gretna from 1898 to 1899 and again in 1901. He served for several years in the Manitoba Legislature for the Rosenfeldt constituency.

      On 10 January 1878 he married Helen Stewart (1858-?). They had eight children: Margaret Helen Winkler (b 1879; Mrs. Harry Robertson), Barbara Louisa Winkler (b 1881; Mrs. Egerton W. Marlatt ), Dr. David Victor Stewart Winkler (b 1883), Esther Mary Winkler (b 1886), Gordon Enoch Winkler (b 1888), Harold Lang Winkler (b 1894), Irene Isabel Winkler (b 1896; Mrs. Nelson Young), and Alice Winkler. Around 1908 he moved with his wife to California, spending 18 months there before returning to live in Winnipeg. He died at his residence, 587 Wellington Crescent, on 1 November 1928.

      https://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/people/winkler_e.shtml 2010

  • Sources 
    1. [S242] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1851, Div. 1 Pg. 2.

    2. [S3231] Find A Grave, (2019). Findagrave.com. Retrieved 4 April 2019, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/123110946/enoch-winkler.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1852 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 2 Jan 1852 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1928 - 587 Wellington Crescent, Winnipeg, Manitoba Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 1 Nov 1928 - Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Elmwood Cemetery, Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada Link to Google Earth
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