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Charles Jacob Schultz

Male 1863 - 1931  (67 years)


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  • Name Charles Jacob Schultz 
    Born 26 Sep 1863  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Gender Male 
    Interesting accident, story 
    Misfortune struck by rail car 
    Name Karl Schultz 
    Occupation 1891  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Furniture Factory 
    Residence 1891  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1901  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Cabinet Maker 
    Occupation 1911  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Machine Hand, Furnitue 
    Residence 1911  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Lutheran 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-88717P 
    Died 22 May 1931  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 6] 
    Cause: Cause: Struck by Rail Car 
    Buried 25 May 1931  Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Person ID I88717  Generations
    Last Modified 28 Jan 2025 

    Father Christian Frederick Schultz,   b. 10 Apr 1836, , Prussia, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Nov 1901, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years) 
    Mother Dorothea Marie Homuth,   b. 22 Dec 1838, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jan 1921, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Married 5 Dec 1862  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Family ID F251482  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Margaret "Maggie" Fuchs,   b. 1 Aug 1868, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jan 1932, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years) 
    Married 7 Nov 1893  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Children 
     1. Margaret Elizabeth "Maggie" Schultz,   b. 26 Aug 1894, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Sep 1988, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 94 years)
     2. Matilda Rosie "Tillie" Schultz,   b. 2 Sep 1896, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jul 1987, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
     3. Clara Alwine Schultz,   b. 30 Dec 1897, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jan 1978, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
     4. Ida "Mabel" Schultz,   b. 27 Oct 1899, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Mary Amelia Schultz,   b. 8 Dec 1902, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Jul 1992, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
     6. Dora Elizabeth Schultz,   b. 24 Apr 1903, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Dec 1977, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
     7. Gertrude Victoria Schultz,   b. 27 Apr 1905, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Jun 2000, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 95 years)
     8. Edna May Schultz,   b. 30 Apr 1907, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     9. Florence Alice Schultz,   b. 26 Jan 1909, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Oct 1993  (Age 84 years)
    Last Modified 29 Jan 2025 
    Family ID F22981  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • CHARLES SCHULTZ KILLED WHEN HIT BY G.R.R. RADIAL

      Car Crew States Man Walked Directly Into Car's Path; Victim Hard Of Hearing

      NINE DAUGHTERS SURVIVE

      Believed to have failed to hear the approaching Grand River Railway train yesterday afternoon because of defective hearing, Charles Schultz 77, walked on to the tracks near Idylwild and was instantly killed. The accident happened at 3: 00 o'clock. Train man W. Sutton and Conductor E. Wildfong, both of Preston were in charge of the car. It being enroute to Hespeler having left Preston but five minutes before. From what can be learned the late Mr. Schultz was out in the woods at Idylwild. As the train approached he was noticed standing well away from the tracks altho not looking at the approaching train. When the radial was about a car length from him he suddenly commence to walk into its path, the car striking him on the right side and throwing his body 20 feet. He suffered severe head injuries and it is said both legs were also broken. Coroner Dr. Oaks of Preston and Chief David Crawford hurried to the scene immediately upon being notified. Dr. Oaks has called a preliminary inquest for this afternoon at two o'clock. After the jury has viewed the body the inquiry will adjourn for a week. The late Mr. Schultz was well known in Preston, having been born here 77 years' ago. He was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Christian Schultz and had for 43 years, been a valuable employee of the Canadian Office and school Furniture company, here. Besides his wife he is survived by seven brothers, Henry, Robert, William and Otto of Preston, John and Elmer of Detroit and Emil of Kitchener. Nine daughters also survive. They are Mrs. Gardner of Galt, Clara, a registered nurse at Owen Sound and Margaret, Tilly, Mary. Gertrude, Florence, Doris and May, at home. The funeral will take place, Monday afternoon at 2.30 o'clock from the family residence on Argyle street. Rev. W. H. Knauff, pastor of St. Peter's Lutheran church where the late Mr. Schultz attended, will officiate, Interment will be made in the Preston cemetery.

      Kitchener Daily Record 23 May 1931 pg 3

  • Sources 
    1. [S204] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1901, Preston (Village) F-1 Page 16.

    2. [S105] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1871, Pg. 61.

    3. [S1669] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1911, Div. 23 Page 27.

    4. [S239] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Preston CC#6335 Cemetery Internet Link .
      [Back] S/ In Memory Of/ Charles J. Schultz/ Sept. 26, 1863 - May 22, 1931/ Margaret Fuchs His Wife/ Aug. 1, 1868 - Jan. 21, 1932/ Dora Schultz Daughter/ Apr. 24, 1903 - Dec. 24, 1977/ Clara Schultz Daughter/ Dec. 30, 1897 - Jan. 17, 1978/ At Rest/ Schultz/
      [4 Footstones] Father/ Mother/ Dora/ Clara/

      [Front] Daughters/ Margaret Schultz/ Aug. 26, 1894 - Sept. 13, 1988/ Matilda Schultz/ Sept. 2, 1896 - July 26, 1987/ Mary A. Schultz/ Dec. 8, 1901 - July 31, 1992/ Florence Schultz/ Jan. 26, 1909 - Oct. 28, 1993/ Gertrude Schultz/ Apr. 27, 1905 - June 4, 2000./ [Flat Markers Head End On Right Side Of Monument] Florence/ Margaret/
      [Flat Markers Foot End On Right Side] Mary/ Matilda.

    5. [S2441] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1891, Section 1 Page 43.

    6. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration.
      Name:Charles Jacob Schultz Gender:Male Birth Year:abt 1864 Birth Place:Preston, Ontario Age at Death:67 Death Date:22 May 1931 Death Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

    7. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.
      Christian Schulz, 26, res. Preston, b. Prussia, son of Frederick and Maria (Dens), married 5 Dec 1862 Dorothea Howitt?, 24, res. Preston, b. Prussia, daughter of Christian and Lotte (Teufer)

    8. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Name:Karl Schultz Age:30 Birth Date:abt 1863 Birth Place:Preston, Ontario Marriage Date:7 Nov 1893 Marriage County or District:Waterloo Father:Christian Schultz Mother:Dorothea Schultz Spouse:Margaret Fuchs Spouse's Age:25 Spouse Birth Date:abt 1868 Spouse Birth Place:Preston Spouse Father:John Fuchs Spouse Mother:Margaret Fuchs

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 26 Sep 1863 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Furniture Factory - 1891 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1891 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 7 Nov 1893 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Cabinet Maker - 1901 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Machine Hand, Furnitue - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: Cause: Struck by Rail Car - 22 May 1931 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 25 May 1931 - Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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