Magdalena "Lena" Hilker

1873 - 1949  (75 years)

• Name	Magdalena "Lena" Hilker
  Born	28 Feb 1873	Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Female
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/48698953
  Name	Magdalena "Lena" Wright
  Residence	1911	Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Methodist
  Residence	1921	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Methodist
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-106602
  Died	31 Jan 1949	St. Thomas, Elgin Co., Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Buried	Saint Matthews Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Conestogo, Woolwich, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Person ID	I106602	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Frederick W. Hilker,   b. 1853, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Apr 1894, Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 41 years)
  Mother	Barbara M. Dammeier,   b. 1 Aug 1852, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 31 May 1927, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)
  Married	15 Sep 1873	Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Family ID	F27315	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	William Samuel Wright,   b. 23 Jul 1867, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Jul 1953, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)
  Children	1. Florence Irene Wright,   b. 17 Mar 1900, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1974  (Age 73 years)   2. Frederick William Wright,   b. 4 Nov 1903,   d. Feb 1904  (Age 0 years)   3. Warden Oliver John Wright,   b. 5 Jun 1905, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1983  (Age 77 years)   4. Isabella M. "Isabel" Wright,   b. 8 Feb 1908, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Dec 1986  (Age 78 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F6768	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Mrs. Magdalena Wright, 74, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. H. L. Brubacher, in St. Thomas on Monday following an illness of three months. A former resident of Kitchener, Elmira and Conestogo, she was the daughter of the late Frederick Hilker and Barbara Dammier. She was born in Wellesley Township, Feb. 28, 1874. Mrs. Wright took up residence in St. Thomas two years ago. Surviving are her husband, William S. Wright; one son, Oliver, Con- estogo; two daughters, Mrs. Howard (Florence) Groff, Waterloo; Mrs. J. L. (Isabel) Brubacher, St. Thomas; six brothers, Fred Hilker, Chatham; John, Ribstone, Alta.; George and Milton, Kitchener; Charles, Elmira; Clayton, Waterloo; and three sisters, Mrs. Henry Lackner, Elmira; Mrs. Herman Sturm, Waterloo; and Mrs. O. Stauch, Kitchener. Funeral service was held in the Conestogo United Church at 2:30 p.m. yesterday (Wednesday). Interment was made in the Conestogo Cemetery.

  
  

• Sources

  [S161] Census - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - 1901, Elmira pg 4. [S161] Census - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - 1901, Elmira (Village) B. Page 5. [S113] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1881, Division 2 Page 10. [S348] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1911, Div. 14 Page 1. [S2121] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1921, Sub Dist.. 13 Page 12. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/48698953. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 13052 (1873), Hilker-Dormore. Frederic Hilker, 23, Farmer, res. & b. Wellesley, son of Henry and Sophia married Barbara Dormore, 22, res. & b. Wellesley, daughter of August and Barbara, witnessed by: George Hilker, Miss R. Kolb both of Wellesley and Mrs. A.B. Sherk of Freeport, 15 September 1873 at Freeport in Waterloo Twp

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 28 Feb 1873 - Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1911 - Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1921 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 31 Jan 1949 - St. Thomas, Elgin Co., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth