Matilda Ross

1866 - 1951  (84 years)

• Name	Matilda Ross
  Born	18 Oct 1866	Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Matilda Handstein
  Residence	1871	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Lutheran
  Residence	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-79974
  Died	1951	Windsor, Essex Co., Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Buried	Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Philipsburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I79974	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Jacob Ross,   b. 1 Mar 1837, , Hessen, Germany ,   d. 18 Jul 1905  (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Johanna Loeffler,   b. CALC 6 Feb 1837, , Prussia, Germany ,   d. 12 Apr 1875, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 38 years)
  Married	14 Dec 1856	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Family ID	F38882	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	John Handstein,   b. 28 Jan 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Mar 1951  (Age 90 years)
  Children	1. Wilhelmina Margaret "Minnie" Handstein,   b. 4 Sep 1891, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Jacob Nelson "Nelson" Handstein,   b. 23 Mar 1893, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Edna Handstein,   b. 30 Mar 1895, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Hannah Handstein,   b. 25 Jul 1897, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Lovina Handstein,   b. 26 Oct 1899, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Louis Herbert Handstein,   b. 23 Jan 1902, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Ellen Barbara "Ella" Handstein,   b. 22 Mar 1905, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Milton John Handstein,   b. 29 Dec 1907, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F20819	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Mrs. Matilda Handstein, a former resident of New Hamburg, passed away at the Windsor General Hospital on Sunday at the age of 88 years, following a lengthy illness. She was the widow of the late John Handstein, and for the past two years had made her home in Windsor with her daughter, Mrs. Ira Deline. The late Mrs. Handstein was the former Matilda Ross, and was born in Baden on October 18, 1866, a daughter of the late Mr. And Mrs. Jacob Ross. She had been a resident of New Hamburg for forty-five years, and previously had resided in Philipsburg district. Her husband died on March 7, 1951, and one son and one daughter also predeceased her. While residing in New Hamburg, she was a member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church. She is survived by two sons, Nelson and Louis of Detroit, and four daughters, Mrs. Fred (Minnie) Watts, Toronto; Mrs. Herbert (Hannah) Mercer, Toronto; Mrs. Jos. (Edna) Connolly of Windsor, and Mrs. Ira (Ella) Deline, Windsor. The remains were brought to New Hamburg and rested at the Futher-Omand Funeral Home until Wednesday noon when removal was made to St. Peter's Church, where a memorial service was held at 2: 00 p.m. Interment followed in Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Philipsburg. Rev. Milton Hafner, pastor of St. Peter's Church was in charge of the services.

  
  

• Sources

  [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-6 Page 9. [S548] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - Zion Evangelical Lutheran Philipsburg CC#6478 Internet Link. HANDSTEIN/ John Handstein/ 1860-1951/ his beloved wife/ Matilda Ross/ 1866-1954/ In His will is our peace [S190] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1871, Div 3 pg 64. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 3 Page 31. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library. Jacob Ross, joiner of Waterloo Twp. married 14 Dec 1856 in Berlin by banns to Johanna Loeffler of Wellesley, wit: John Haus of Wilmot? & Andrew Bunstaedtler of Waterloo ?

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 18 Oct 1866 - Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1871 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 1951 - Windsor, Essex Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Philipsburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth