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Elizabeth Wilhelm

Female 1845 - 1931  (85 years)


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  • Name Elizabeth Wilhelm 
    Born 31 May 1845  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Name Elizabeth Wolfe 
    Residence 1851  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1931  330 Park St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-78462 
    Died 21 Mar 1931  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Cause: Cerebral Haemorrhage 5 days 
    Buried Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I78462  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father Valentine Wilhelm,   b. 23 Dec 1821, , Hessia, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jun 1902, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Mother Anna Margaretta "Margaret" Sippel,   b. CALC 21 Jul 1821, , Darmstadt, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 May 1899  (Age ~ 77 years) 
    Family ID F17837  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Peter Wolfe,   b. 21 Jun 1845, South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Feb 1925, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Married 5 Mar 1867 
    Children 
     1. Anna Matilda "Emma" Wolfe,   b. Dec 1867, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1945  (Age ~ 77 years)
     2. William Henry Wolfe,   b. 17 Jul 1869, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Nov 1944, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
     3. John Edward Wolfe,   b. 30 Apr 1871, Wallace Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jun 1956  (Age 85 years)
     4. Solomon C. Wolfe,   b. 13 Feb 1873, Wallace Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Nov 1964, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years)
     5. Clara Wolfe,   b. 6 Jan 1878, Wallace Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Nov 1961, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
     6. Addison Wolfe,   b. 4 Jul 1880, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Wesley Otto Wolfe,   b. 3 Apr 1883, Wallace Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jan 1974, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F20437  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Mrs. Elizabeth Wolfe

      Mrs. Elizabeth Wolfe, relict of the late Peter Wolfe, for many years a highly esteemed resident of New Hamburg, passed away last Saturday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. W/. H. Sitler, at Kitchener. She was in her 86th year and death was due to old age.

      The late Mrs. Wolfe was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Valentine Wilhelm and was born in Wilmot Township near Wilby in 1845. On March 5th, 1867, she married Peter Wolfe. For many ears they resided on a farm in Wallace and then came to Wilmot, first to Wilby and then on to the farm now owned by their son Wesley, east of this town. About seventeen years ago they moved to town and lived retired. Mr. Wolfe died six years ago. Owing to feeble health Mrs. Wolfe spent the winter with her daughter in Kitchener.

      There are left to mourn her three daughters and five sons, Mrs. nelson Schatz, Waterloo, Mrs. W. H. Sitler, Kitchener, Mrs. Geo Nelson, Palmerston, William and Wesley, of New Hamburg, John E., of Kitchener, Solomon of Preston, and Addison, of Hamilton. She also leaves twenty-nine grandchildren.

      The funeral was held on Tuesday afternoon at 1.30 o'clock from Kitchener to the local Evangelical Church where the services was conducted by the Rev. A. Pletch. A large concourse of sorrowing relatives and friends were in attendance. Interment followed in the family plot in Riverside Cemetery.

      New Hamburg Independent Mar 27 1931 pg 1

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      Mrs. Elizabeth Wolfe, after an illness of only a few days, relict of the aate Peter Wolfe, passed away at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. W. H Sitler, 330 Park street, in Kitchener. n her 86th year.

      Deceased was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Valentine Wilhelm, was born in Wilmot township, in 1845. On March 5, 1867, she married Peter Volfe, who predeceased her six years

      There survive. three daughters. Mr. Emma Schatz, Waterloo, Mrs George Nelson. Palmerston. Mr. Clara Sitler, Kitchener, five sons. William of New Hamburg, John E. Kitchener, Solomon. Preston, Addison of Hamilton and Wesley of New Hamburg. three sisters, Mrs Mary Huckhardt, Mrs Tena Koch and Mrs. Fannie Schmidt. all of New Hamburg, and one brother. John Wilhelm. also twenty-nine grandchildren.

      The funeral was held on Tuesday from her late residence to the New Hamburg Evangelical Church. Interment was made in Riverside cemetery. New Hamburg..

      Waterloo Chronicle 26 Mar 1931, p. 7

  • Sources 
    1. [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-4 Page 23.

    2. [S134] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1851, Sect. 5 Page 191.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 31 May 1845 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1851 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1931 - 330 Park St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: Cerebral Haemorrhage 5 days - 21 Mar 1931 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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