Catharine "Catherine" Simmermacher^{[1, 2]}

1856 - 1923  (67 years)

• Name	Catharine "Catherine" Simmermacher
  Born	3 Oct 1856	Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Gender	Female
  alt. marriage	Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/87634984
  Name	Catharine "Catherine" Riffer
  Name	Katharine Simmermacher
  Name	Katie Simmermacher
  Name	Katie Simmermacher
  Residence	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Lutheran
  Residence	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Lutheran
  Residence	1875	Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Residence	1891	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Lutheran
  Residence	1911	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-95934
  Died	30 Dec 1923	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  Buried	Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  Person ID	I95934	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	John Simmermacher,   b. 27 Jul 1827, , Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany ,   d. 8 Jul 1907, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Magdalena Haus,   b. 12 May 1829, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Jan 1902, Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 72 years)
  Married	10 Jun 1849	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  Family ID	F35460	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Adam Riffer,   b. 23 Nov 1853, Kreis Alsfeld, , Hessen, Germany ,   d. 1 Aug 1929, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)
  Married	3 Oct 1875	Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 8]
  Children	1. Wilhelm Heinrich Riffer,   b. 18 Oct 1876, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Sep 1878, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 1 years)   2. Emma Riffer,   b. 1878, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. John Edwin "Edwin" Riffer,   b. 20 Mar 1880, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 31 May 1940, Niagara Falls, Welland Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 60 years)   4. Selina Riffer,   b. 1881, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Norman Riffer,   b. 28 Jun 1886, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1946  (Age 59 years)   6. Eleanora "Nora" Riffer,   b. 19 Dec 1889, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Mar 1953, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 63 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F24754	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 21 Oct 1875. 03 Oct 1875 By Pastor Brezing in Heidelberg, Adam Riffer of Wilmot was married to Catharine Simmermacher of Erbsville. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 9352-75. Adam Riffer, 21, occ. Saddler, b. Germany, res. Wilmot, s/o Jacob & Catherine, married Catherine Simmermacher, 19, b. Erbsville, res. same, d/o John & Magdalena, witn: H. Bamberger of Berlin & Adolph Ritzer of New Dundee, 3 Oct. 1875 at Erbsville [S161] Census - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - 1901, Elmira (Village) B. Page 20. [S130] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1881, Div. 2 Page 25. [S176] Census - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - 1911, Div. 49 Pg. 4. [S1887] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861 (North Division), Div 5 Page 25. [S2222] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Township (North) - 1871, Div. 4, Pg. 19. [S2592] aaaaElmira 1891, Sect. 1 Page 2. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/87634984. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library. John Simmermacher, 22, blacksmith of Waterloo married 10 Jun 1849 Berlin, by banns to Magdalena Haus, 18, of Wilmot, wit: Christ. Wolf. - farmer of Waterloo & Ekhard Kraeling - shoemaker of Waterloo

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 3 Oct 1856 - Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada alt. marriage - - Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1875 - Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 3 Oct 1875 - Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1891 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 30 Dec 1923 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth