Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Otilla "Tillie" Meyer

Female 1895 - 1929  (33 years)


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  • Name Otilla "Tillie" Meyer 
    Born 2 Jun 1895  German Mills (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Female 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/94235182 
    Name Otilla "Tillie" Sheriff 
    Residence 1911  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Lutheran 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-95055 
    Died 18 Apr 1929  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Buried Saint Peters Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I95055  Generations
    Last Modified 12 May 2025 

    Father George H. Meyer,   b. 28 Apr 1855, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Feb 1941  (Age 85 years) 
    Mother Abigail Aranda Whetstone,   b. 5 Mar 1864, Port Elgin, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Aug 1932, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Married 13 Sep 1882  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6, 7
    Family ID F24591  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Charles Sheriff,   b. 7 Jun 1889, Meaford, St. Vincent Twp., Grey Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Sep 1957, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Children 
     1. Earl W. Sheriff,   b. 1921,   d. 11 Apr 2014, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years)
     2. Wilma Doreen Sheriff,   b. 13 Feb 1926,   d. 19 Jan 2023  (Age 96 years)
     3. Donald Sheriff,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 13 May 2025 
    Family ID F55082  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Natilda M. Sheriff

      The death occurred at the St. Mary's Hospital late last evening of Mrs. Charles Sheriff in her 34 year. Mrs. Sheriff was born in Port Elgin, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Meyer. She leaves to mourn her loss her husband, Charles, her parents, and two sons, Earl, aged 7, and Donald, aged 1 month, three brothers, Alden, Sylvester, and Herbert, all, of Kitchener, and five sisters, Mrs. Charles Bindernagel, Mrs. Jacob Kunkel, Mrs. H. Cressman and the Misses Nora and Angelina Meyer all of Kitchener. The funeral will be public on Sunday at 2.00 at the home, 91 St. George street, thence to the St. Matthews Lutheran Church, which the deceased attended. Interment will be made in the East End Lutheran Cemetery, with Rev. J. M. Schmelder officiating.

      Kitchener Daily Record, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Fri, Apr 19, 1929 Page 19

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      Mrs. N. M. Sheriff

      The funeral of the late Mrs. N. M Sheriff, whose death occurred Thursday, will take place Sunday with public services at the home, 91 St. George street, at 2.00, and thence to the St. Matthews Lutheran Church. Mrs. Sheriff, who was born in German Mills, in survived by her husband, Charles Sheriff, her parents. Mr. and Mrs. George Meyer, one daughter, Wilma, two sons, Earl and Donald, three brothers Alden, Sylvester, and Herbert, all of Kitchener, and five sisters, Mrs. Charles Bindernagel, Mrs. J. Kunkel, Mrs. H. Cressman, and the Misses Nora and Angelina, all of these city.

      Kitchener Daily Record, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Fri, Apr 20, 1929

  • Sources 
    1. [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-1 Page 14.

    2. [S272] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1911, Div. 4 Page 10.

    3. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/94235182.

    4. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration.
      Otilla Meyer, b. 2 Jun 1895 Waterloo Tp., d/o George Meyer and Abigail Whetstone.

    5. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 14 Sep 1882.
      13 Sep 1882 George H. Meyer of Jewsburg and Abegail Whetstone of East Zorra, were married in Berlin by Pastor R. von Pirch.

    6. [S2560] aaaWaterloo Township South 1891, Sect. 1 Page 33.

    7. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 011612-82.
      George H. Meyer, 27, occ. Miller, b. Canada, res. Waterloo, son of John George Meyer and Angela Hass married Abigail Whetstone, 18, b. Canada, res. East Zorra, daughter of George Whetstone and Abigail Schlichter (?), Witness(s): August and Catharine Totzky Both of Berlin, 13 September 1882 in Berlin.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 2 Jun 1895 - German Mills (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 18 Apr 1929 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Saint Peters Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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