August Hoelscher

1849 - 1906  (57 years)

• Name	August Hoelscher
  Born	6 Jun 1849	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Birth	10 Jun 1849	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/215899097
  Occupation	1876	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	harness maker
  Occupation	1881	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Harnessmaker
  Residence	1881	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-93659
  Died	30 Dec 1906	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Buried	New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Person ID	I93659	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Carl "Charles" Hoelscher,   b. 21 Jun 1799, , Hanover, Germany ,   d. Mar 1870, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Anna Barbara Steinacker,   b. 28 Feb 1816, , Hessen, Germany ,   d. 1 Mar 1877, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 61 years)
  Family ID	F18228	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret M. "Maggie" Albert,   b. 10 Oct 1854, , Germany ,   d. 12 Sep 1940, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)
  Married	17 Oct 1876	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 5]
  Children	1. Anna Katharine Hoelscher,   b. 28 Jul 1877, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Apr 1953, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)   2. Albert John Hoelscher,   b. CALC 5 Sep 1879, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 May 1896, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 16 years)   3. Helena Margaret "Lena" Hoelscher,   b. 9 Dec 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Aug 1948, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 66 years)   4. George Henry Hoelscher,   b. 22 Apr 1885, Kossuth, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Emma Wilhelmina Hoelscher,   b. 8 May 1887, Kossuth, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Jul 1962, Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)   6. Clara Maria Hoelscher,   b. 4 Jul 1890, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Apr 1910, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 19 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F24290	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  KOSSUTH. Mr. August Hoelscher has a very successful sale last Monday. Mr. Hoelscher intends to retire from farming and will reside in Hespeler. The Daily Telegraph Mon, Apr 02, 1906 Page 4 ___________________ OBITUARY. The late August Hoelscher whose funeral was held at Hespeler this afternoon, was a brother of Mr. Joseph Hoelscher and Mrs. Jacob Baetz, Berlin. One other brother, Edward, resides at Williamsburg, and a sister, Mrs. Gremm, of Breslau, are the other survivors. The deceased who was in his 58th year, was a harnessmaker and until recently carried on business at Kossuth. He had been unwell for some me, but lately contracted pneumonia which proved fatal. A widow, four daughters and a son, are bereaved. The Weekly News-Record, Thu, Jan 03, 1907 Page 4

  
  

• Sources

  [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-5 Page 4. [S168] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 23. [S158] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1881, Div 1 Page 36. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 11225 (1923), Holescher-Albert. August Hoelscher age 27 of Berlin, born Canada, bachelor, harnessmaker, parents Carl & Barbara Hoelscher, Lutheran married 17 oct 1876 at Berlin to Margaret Albert age 22 of Kosouth, born Germany, single, parents John & Anna Albert, Lutheran Witnesses: Frederick Albert of Kosouth and Catherine Hoelshcer of Berlin by Rev. H Sagehorn [S2575] Census - ON, Waterloo Township - 1891, Sect. 2 Page 37. [S237] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - New Hope CC#4498 Internet Link . [West] August HOELSCHER/ died Dec. 30, 1906/ aged 57 yrs. 6 mos./ Albert J. HOELSCHER/ died May 5, 1896/ aged 16 yrs. 8 mos./ Margaret ALBERT/ his wife/ 1854 - 1940/ Clara HOELSCHER/ died April 11, 1910/ aged 20 yrs. 9 mos./ Christus ist mein ieben und sterben ist mein cevinn. Phil. 1.21/ [A] Mother [B] Father [East] Anna C. ALBERT/ 1860 - 1925/ George SCHAUSS/ 1873 - 1949/ his wife/ Helena HOELSCHER/ 1881 - 1948/ Emma Wilhelmine HOELSCHER/ wife of William D. RUTLEDGE/ 1887 - 1962/ [C] George [D] Helena [E] Mother/ Emma [S134] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1851, Div 3 Pg 13.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 6 Jun 1849 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Birth - 10 Jun 1849 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - harness maker - 1876 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 17 Oct 1876 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Harnessmaker - 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 30 Dec 1906 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth