Waterloo Region Generations
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Lydia Beisel

Female 1860 - 1954  (93 years)


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  • Name Lydia Beisel 
    Born 28 Sep 1860  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
    Gender Female 
    Name Lydia Miller 
    Residence 1861  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1871  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1891  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1911  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1911  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Lutheran 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-25944 
    Died 23 Jun 1954  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Buried 25 Jun 1954  Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Person ID I25944  Generations
    Last Modified 12 May 2024 

    Father Peter Beisel,   b. 29 Jul 1824, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Sep 1906, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Maier,   b. CALC 24 May 1826,   d. 24 Sep 1896, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 70 years) 
    Married 30 Jul 1850  Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Family ID F28865  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family John S. Miller,   b. 14 Nov 1850, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Feb 1931, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Married 15 Oct 1878  Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [11, 12
    Children 
     1. Edith Ida Louisa Miller,   b. 20 Aug 1879, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Feb 1965, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
     2. Sulema Miller,   b. 7 Sep 1882, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jul 1957, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
     3. Charles Peter Miller,   b. 10 Jun 1888, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Mar 1962, Saint Marys, Blanshard Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
     4. Edward John Miller,   b. 5 Dec 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1966  (Age 74 years)
     5. Irene Lillian Miller,   b. 7 Oct 1900, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jun 1927, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 26 years)
     6. Lillian I. Miller,   b. 9 Oct 1900, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 13 May 2024 
    Family ID F6765  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Mrs. Lydia Miller

      ELMIRA\emdash Mrs. Lydia Miller, 93, of 10 Park Ave., Elmira, died Wednesday at Elmira Private Hospital after a short illness. Born Sept. 28, 1860, near Elmira, she was the former Lydia Beisel, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Peter Beisel. She was the last surviving member of the family. Mrs. Miller was a lifelong member of St. James's Lutheran Church, Elmira. Surviving are two sons, Charles, Kitchener; Edward, Waterloo; two daughters, Mrs. Edith Schneider and Mrs. Sulama Kirschel, both of Elmira; 10 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Her husband, John W. Miller, died in 1931. A daughter predeceased her in 1927. The funeral service will be conducted Friday at 2: 30 p.m. at St. James's Lutheran Church with burial in the Lutheran Cemetery. Rev. H. W. Baetz will officiate.

      Kitchener-Waterloo Record 24 Jun 1954 pg 5

  • Sources 
    1. [S161] Census - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - 1901, Elmira pg 4.

    2. [S161] Census - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - 1901, Elmira (Village) B. Page 4.

    3. [S130] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1881, Div 2 Page 46 Family 211.

    4. [S130] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1881, Div. 2 Page 46.

    5. [S144] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1871, Div. 2 Page 19.

    6. [S176] Census - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - 1911, Div. 48 Pg. 4.

    7. [S915] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1861, Township of Woolwich 1861 Div. 4 Page 37.

    8. [S2057] Census - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - 1891, Pg. 19.

    9. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/89107174/lydia-miller.

    10. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library.
      Peter Beisel, 25, farmer of Waterloo married 30 Jul 1850 Greenbush by banns to Elisabeth Meyern, 22, of Woolwich, witnesses: Polly DeKay and Carl. Louisa Bindemann

    11. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), Oct. 17, 1878.
      Oct. 15, 1878 Lydia Beisel and John S. Miller, both of Elmira, were married in Heidelberg by Pastor Brezing.

    12. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Name:John Mueller Age:28 Birth Date:abt 1850 Birth Place:Woolwich Marriage Date:15 Oct 1878 Marriage County or District:Waterloo Father:John Mueller Mother:Elizabeth Mueller Spouse:Lydia Beisel Spouse's Age:18 Spouse Birth Date:abt 1860 Spouse Birth Place:Woolwich Spouse Father:Peter Beisel Spouse Mother:Elizabeth Beisel

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 28 Sep 1860 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1861 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1871 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 15 Oct 1878 - Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1891 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1911 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1911 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 23 Jun 1954 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 25 Jun 1954 - Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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