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John Philip "Philip" Gmelin[1]

Male 1825 - 1906  (80 years)


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  • Name John Philip "Philip" Gmelin 
    Born 21 Dec 1825  Sinsheim, Sinsheim, , Baden-Württemberg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] 
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/240137846 
    Immigration 1847  , Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Name Philip Gmelin 
    Occupation 1848  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    tailor 
    Occupation 1852  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Tailor 
    Occupation 1853  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    tailor 
    Naturalization 1860  [4] 
    Occupation 1861  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Tailor 
    Residence 1861  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1871  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Tailor 
    Occupation 1881  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Tailor 
    Occupation 1901  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Tailor 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-89020 
    Died 29 Mar 1906  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 10, 11] 
    Cause: Cause: Cancer of Tongue (3 months) 
    Buried Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Person ID I89020  Generations
    Last Modified 3 Mar 2025 

    Family 1 Louisa Geiger,   b. 1827, , Baden, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 17 Aug 1847  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 12] 
    Children 
     1. Jacob Gmelin,   b. 1847, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Johann Philip Gmelin,   b. 21 Nov 1849,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Heinrich Gmelin,   b. 26 Apr 1852, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2025 
    Family ID F9294  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Carolina Kludas,   b. 17 Aug 1825, , Baden, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Oct 1891, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years) 
    Married 7 Aug 1853  Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Children 
     1. Carl Berns,   b. 12 May 1846, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Sep 1866, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 20 years)
     2. Henry Barnhardt Gmelin,   b. 23 Nov 1853, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Mar 1926, Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
     3. Elizabeth Gmelin,   b. 1854, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Wilhelmina "Mina" Gmelin,   b. 23 Apr 1856, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jun 1869, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 13 years)
     5. William Gmelin,   b. 1858, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Bertha Gmelin,   b. 1859, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Louis Gmelin,   b. 14 Dec 1863, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1933  (Age 69 years)
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2025 
    Family ID F35590  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 15 Oct 1891.
      Oct 8, 1891 Caroline Gmelin, wife of Philip Gmelin, died in Preston at age of 66 years, 1 month & 21 days.

    2. [S105] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1871, Pg 14.

    3. [S270] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1852, Pg 22.

    4. [S204] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1901, Preston (Village) F-2 Page 2.

    5. [S239] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Preston CC#6335 Cemetery Internet Link .
      [Front] Andenken/ Mina GMELIN/ starb/ den 3 June/ 1869/ im Alter von 13 Jahren 1 M. & 11 T./
      [Back] Andenken/ Philip GMELIN/geboren/ Zu sinsheim, Baden/ Deutschland/ am 21, Dec. 1825/ starb/ 29 Maerz 1906/ im Alter von/ 80 Jahre 3 Mo./ und 8 Tage/ P.H. GMELIN.

    6. [S297] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1881, Page 41.

    7. [S1473] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1861, Div. 3 Page 30.

    8. [S38] Vit - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register loose sheets, Frederick W. Bindemann, minister of the Evangelical Protestant Lutheran and German Reformed Church at Greenbush, marriages 6 July 1847 to 1 Apr 1848.
      John Philip Gmelin, Tailor of Wilmot, to Louisa Geiger, of the same place, witnesses Henry Groh, Tailor of Wilmot, Henry Gmelin, Saddler of ditto

    9. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library.
      Philipp Glemlin, taylor of Preston married 7 Aug 1853 in Greenbush by banns to Carolina Kludas of Preston, wit: bernhardt Meyer of Waterloo T. & Michael Haffner of Woolwich

    10. [S2441] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1891, Section 1 Page 11.

    11. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration.
      Name:Philip Gruelin Gender:Male Birth Year:abt 1826 Birth Place:Baden, Deu Age at Death:80 Death Date:29 Mar 1906 Death Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

    12. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library.
      John Philip Gmelin, taylor of Wilmot Twp. married 17 Aug 1847 in Waterloo Twp. by banns to Louisa Geiger of Wilmot Twp. wit: Henry Groh - taylor of Wilmot Twp. & Henry Henr Gmelin - sadler of Wilmot Twp.

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 21 Dec 1825 - Sinsheim, Sinsheim, , Baden-Württemberg, Germany Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 1847 - , Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 17 Aug 1847 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - tailor - 1848 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Tailor - 1852 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - tailor - 1853 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 7 Aug 1853 - Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Tailor - 1861 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1861 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Tailor - 1871 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Tailor - 1881 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Tailor - 1901 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: Cause: Cancer of Tongue (3 months) - 29 Mar 1906 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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