George Dahmer^{[1, 2]}

1852 - 1911  (59 years)

• Name	George Dahmer
  Born	11 Sep 1852	, Hessen, Germany   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	1871	, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Immigration	1871	, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Occupation	1876	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Farmer
  Occupation	1891	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Laborer
  Residence	1891	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Lutheran
  Naturalization	1894  [3]
  Occupation	1901	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Mason Tender
  Naturalization	1911  [4]
  Occupation	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Laborer, Furniture Factory
  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-98102
  Died	3 Nov 1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I98102	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Henry Dahmer,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Catherine,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F284873	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Leah Scheifele,   b. 10 Feb 1855, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Dec 1927  (Age 72 years)
  Married	8 Oct 1876	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Children	1. Emma M. Dahmer,   b. 7 Feb 1877, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Charles H. Dahmer,   b. 17 May 1882, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Edith E. Dahmer,   b. 24 Jul 1886, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Apr 1939, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 52 years)   4. Nellie A. Dahmer,   b. 3 Apr 1888, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F25258	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Leah Scheifele,   b. 1855, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	Oct 1876  [5]
  Children	1. Emma Dahmer,   b. 1877, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Clara Dahmer,   b. 1880, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Charles Dahmer,   b. 1882, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Edith Dahmer,   b. 1886, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Nelson Dahmer,   b. 1887, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F244769	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Geo. Dahmer Killed by Train Well Known Citizen Struck by 11.20 G. T. R. Express This Morning met Death Instantly - Was 59 Years of Age. George Dahmer, aged 59, a yard man of the G. T. R., was instantly killed by being struck by the 11.20 passenger train from Toronto, while working in the vicinity of the garet Avenue bridge this morning The fatality occurred at 11.45 Dahmer was working alone in yards cleaning switches. The manner in which he met death is not known. It is believed that he did not know of the rapidly approaching train. The body was hurled to one side. The head was considerably crushed and the legs and hips broken. It was removed to Simpson's undertaking parlors. Coroner Honsberger ordered an inquest to be held at four o'clock this afternoon. Dahmer is a man of 59 years. He is survived by a wife and five children, viz: Mrs, Geo. Klitzke, Bridgeport: Mrs. Robert Appleby, King Street, Berlin, Chas. Dahmer, Detroit, Mich.; Mrs. Albert Butler, Toronto and Mrs. Fred. Hofheinz, 131 Breithaupt street, with home he lived. Arrangements for the funeral have not yet been completed. The Jury. The following constitute the coroner's jury: Martin Mikel, Martin Huehnergard, A. H. Millar, S. Sauder, H. Rathman, C. H. Mills, Graham Jackson, S. E. Mover, S. R. Ernst, J. Stumpf, Hy. Hymmen, E. Pequegnat. Berlin News Record 6 Nov 1911 pg 1

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 019229-05. Frederick Hofheinz, 25, Occ. Finisher, b. Toronto, Res. Bridgeport, son of Henry Hofheinz & Christina Windemeier married Ida Dahmer, 19, b. Waterloo, Res. Waterloo, daughter of George Dahmer & Lea Scheifele, Witn: Theodore Koch of Berlin & Emma Dahmer of Waterloo, 5 August 1905 in Waterloo [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 010925-76. George Dahmer, 24, occ. Farmer, b. Hessen Germany, res. Woolwich Twp, son of Henry & Catherine Married Leah Scheifele, 20, b. Woolwich Twp, res. Woolwich Twp, daughter of Christian & Lydia, Witn Christoph Huether of Waterloo, 8 October 1876 in Waterloo. [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) A-3 Page 1. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div.. 21 Page 13. [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Section 1 Page 43.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 11 Sep 1852 - , Hessen, Germany Immigration - 1871 - , Ontario, Canada Immigration - 1871 - , Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1876 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 8 Oct 1876 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Laborer - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Mason Tender - 1901 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Laborer, Furniture Factory - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 3 Nov 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth