Karl Friedrich Hugo "Charles" Metzdorf^[1]

1832 - 1913  (81 years)

• Name	Karl Friedrich Hugo "Charles" Metzdorf
  Born	23 Feb 1832	Weimar, , Thüringen, Germany   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	1845  [8]
  Immigration	1854	, Canada   [2]
  Name	Charles Metzdorf
  Residence	1859	Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 7, 9]
  Occupation	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	School Master
  Residence	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Lutheran
  Naturalization	1867  [2]
  Naturalization	1867  [8]
  Occupation	1871	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Schoolteacher
  Residence	1871	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1891	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Newspaper Editor
  Residence	1891	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1901	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Editor
  Occupation	1911	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Teacher Superintendant
  Residence	1911	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-86339
  Died	16 Apr 1913	St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Cause: old age
  Person ID	I86339	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Family	Sophia Maria Karolina Hoffman,   b. 31 Jul 1845, Hamburg, Mecklinburg, Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	27 Dec 1859	St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 7, 9]
  Children	1. Louisa "Lucy" Metzdorf,   b. 29 Sep 1860, Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Feb 1940, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)   2. Anna Metzdorf,   b. 1862, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Elizabeth Metzdorf,   b. 1864, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Edward Metzdorf,   b. 1868, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Edna Metzdorf,   b. 30 Apr 1890, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F22390	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 017079-1901. John Thoms, 45, Widower, Occ. Spinner, b. Waterloo Twp., Res. St. Jacobs, son of John Thoms and Dorothea Ebel, married Lucy Metzdorf, 40, Widow, b. Waterloo Twp., Res. New Hamburg, daughter of Charles Metzdorf and Sophia Hoffman, Witness(es): Maggie Segner and Ratie Christner, both of New Hamburg, 6 Feb 1901 At New Hamburg (Lutheran) [S307] Census - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - 1901, New Hamburg (Village) E-1 Page 11. [S269] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1871, Div. 4, Pg. 58. [S1887] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861 (North Division), Div 5 Page 26. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Karl Frederick Metzdorf, 27, res. Waterloo, b. Weimar, son of Frederick and Fredericka-(Badenbacher), married 27 Dec 1859 Karoline Hoffman, 17, res. Woolwich, b. Hamburg Mecklinburg, daughter of Joseph and Sophia (Lang) [S699] Census - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - 1891, Section 1 Page 30. [S1030] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Jacob Werth Marriage Register, 1858-1859. Karl Friedrich Hugo METZDORF, 27, b. Weimar, of Waterloo, s/o Friedrich Metzdorf & Friederika RADENBACHER married Sopia Maria Karolina HOFFMANN, 17, b. Hamburg Mecklenburg Schwerin, of Woolwich, d/o Joseph Hoffmann & Sophia LANG, witn: Heinrich VÖLKER & Johann RUPPEL, both of Woolwich, 27 December, 1859. [S348] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1911, Div. 16 Page 16. [S14] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berlin Chronicle (1856-1860), 10 Jan 1860. At St. Jacobs, by the Rev. Mr. Werth, on the 27th December, Mr. K.H.F. Metzdorf, of Erbsville, to Miss S.M.K. Hoffman of Woolwich.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 23 Feb 1832 - Weimar, , Thüringen, Germany Immigration - 1854 - , Canada Residence - 1859 - Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 27 Dec 1859 - St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - School Master - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Schoolteacher - 1871 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1871 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Newspaper Editor - 1891 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1891 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Editor - 1901 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Teacher Superintendant - 1911 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: old age - 16 Apr 1913 - St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth