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

George Gerth

Male 1878 - 1962  (83 years)


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  • Name George Gerth 
    Born 12 Oct 1878  Bamberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1901  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Farm Laborer 
    Occupation 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Moulder, Foundry 
    Residence 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Lutheran 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-106295 
    Died 1962  [4
    Buried Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I106295  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Conrad Gerth,   b. 10 Oct 1849, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Apr 1927, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Mother Ernestina Mess,   b. 11 Jul 1851, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Oct 1913, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years) 
    Married 23 Sep 1873  Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6
    Family ID F12033  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Eidt,   b. 19 Feb 1882, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1949  (Age 66 years) 
    Children 
     1. Elizabeth Mynetta "Mynetta" Gerth,   b. 1 May 1902, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Feb 1977, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
     2. Maud Gerth,   b. 1904, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Harold Gerth,   b. 1 Jul 1904, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Dec 1973  (Age 69 years)
     4. Mildred Catherine Gerth,   b. 11 Jul 1906, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1962  (Age 55 years)
     5. Edith Gerth,   b. 1909, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Irene Ernestine Gerth,   b. 28 Jul 1909, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1967  (Age 57 years)
     7. Kate Gerth,   b. 1910, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     8. Lloyd Howard Gerth,   b. 23 Jun 1912, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Sep 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 9 years)
     9. Maurice A. Gerth,   b. 30 Aug 1913, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Sep 1994, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F175278  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • CASE ADJOURNED

      In the Kitchener police court on Thursday, George Gerth of Kitchener was charged by the provincial police with stealing a large number of Christmas trees from a bush near Kossuth and selling them on the market square, Kitchener. The case was adjourned until Jan. 11th..

      Waterloo Chronicle 6 Jan 1927, p. 3

  • Sources 
    1. [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-6 Page 2.

    2. [S113] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1881, Division 1 Page 54.

    3. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 24 Pg. 24.

    4. [S499] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - St. Peters Lutheran CC#4509 Internet Link .
      Gerth/ George Gerth/ 1878-1962/ his beloved wife/ Marie Eidt/ 1882-1949/ Lloyd Gerth/ 1912-1921/ rest in peace
      [A] Lloyd [B] Mother

    5. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 2 Oct 1873.
      23 Sep 1873 By Pastor J. Brezing in Heidelberg, Conrad Gerth was married to Ernestine Mess, both of Wellesley Township.

    6. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 12819 (1873), Gerth-Mess.
      Conrad Gerth, 24, Blacksmith, res. & b. Wellesley Twp, son of Henry and Kunionda married Ernstine Mess, 22, res. & b. Wellesley Twp, daughter of Henry and Mary, witnessed by: Ludwig Hahn and Fredrick Fleischauer of Wellesley, 23 September 1873 in Heidelberg

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 12 Oct 1878 - Bamberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farm Laborer - 1901 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Moulder, Foundry - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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