George Adam "Adam" Kress^[1]

1831 - 1869  (38 years)

• Name	George Adam "Adam" Kress
  Born	11 May 1831	Epfenbach, Epfenbach, , Baden-Württemberg, Germany   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Name	Adam Kress
  Residence	1852	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Residence	1852	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1861	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Carpenter
  Residence	1861	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-137873
  Died	30 Aug 1869	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4, 9]
  	Cause: tuberculois
  Buried	Zion Lutheran Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I137873	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	George Michael "Michael" Kress,   b. CALC 8 Sep 1790, , Baden, Germany ,   d. 28 Jul 1870, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 79 years)
  Mother	Katharina Dengel,   b. Between 1793 and 1794, , Baden, Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F24827	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Catharine Schmitt,   b. 30 Dec 1832, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	30 Dec 1852	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8, 10]
  Children	1. Christopher Kresz,   b. 1853, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. John Christoph Kress,   b. 29 Mar 1854, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Margarethe Kress,   b. 6 Jun 1856, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 May 1913  (Age 56 years)   4. Adam Kress,   b. 12 Mar 1858, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 May 1939, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)   5. Jacob S. Kress,   b. 10 Mar 1860, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Andreas S. "Andrew" Kresz,   b. 19 Feb 1862, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Nov 1951  (Age 89 years)   7. Sophia Barbara Kress,   b. 12 Jun 1864, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Sep 1962, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 98 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F36029	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  probably known as Adam Kress.

  
  

• Sources

  [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library. Adam Kress born 12 Mar 1858, bapt. 5 Apr 1858 son of Adam and Catharina Schmitt, sponsors: Christoph Horn and wife Amanda, Henry Ponder, Magareth Schmitt. [S134] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1851, Div 4 Pg 3. [S524] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - Zion Evangelical Lutheran St. Agatha CC#4576 Internet Link. Zum Andenken/ an/ Adam Kress/ geb. 11 Mai 1831/ gest. 30 Aug. 1869/ im Alter von/ 38 Jah. 3 Mo./ und 19 Tagen/ verse [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 9 Sep 1869. Georg Adam Kress died 30 Aug 1869 near St. Agatha, after lengthy illness-TB, 38 yrs, 3 mths, 19 days. [S134] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1851, Div. 4 Page 4. [S844] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1861, Sect. 14 Page 92. [S3042] Baden and Hesse Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1502-1985. Name:Georg Adam Kreß Event Type:Taufe (Baptism) Birth Date:11. Mai 1831 (11 May 1831) Baptism Date:12. Mai 1831 (12 May 1831) Baptism Place:Epfenbach, Preußen, Baden Father: Georg Michael Kreß Mother: Katharina Kreß Parish as it Appears:Epfenbach Page number:46;47 [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library. George Adam Kress, joiner of Wilmot married 30 Dec 1852 in Wilmot by banns to Catharine Schmitt of Wilmot. wit: George Seip of Wilmot and George Gaukel of Berlin [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 3 Page 11. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Rev'd Frederick W. Bindemann, Minister of The United Lutheran and German Reformed Protestant Church, Greenbush, Waterloo Twp., 1 Jan. 1852 - 1 Jan. 1853 #226.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 11 May 1831 - Epfenbach, Epfenbach, , Baden-Württemberg, Germany Residence - 1852 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1852 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 30 Dec 1852 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Carpenter - 1861 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1861 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: tuberculois - 30 Aug 1869 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Zion Lutheran Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth