1851 - 1926 (75 years)
Generation: 1
1. | Herman Carl Liersch was born 9 Aug 1851, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Oct 1926, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Other Events:
- Name: Charles H. Liersch
- Eby ID Number: Waterloo-126322
- Occupation: 1881, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Tailor
- Occupation: 1891, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Tailor
- Residence: 1891, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
- Occupation: 1911, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Tailor, Shop
- Residence: 1911, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
Notes:
In the Gay Nineties, when everyone else seemed to be doing it, a lot of the young bloods of the Village got the notion it was high time they too got dressed up; and aided and abetted by John Albert Beattie who furnished the cloth and the accessories and Herman Liersch who made the clothes, a lot of them got themselves fitted out with frock coats, nice trousers, patent leather shoes, silk shirts, hats, nice canes, collars, neckties and gloves. The attendance at the churches increased, the number of strollers on our streets of a fine Sunday afternoon was perhaps then at its peak for Hespeler. And they looked fine!
It so happened that many of these young chaps had been customers of Ed. Roos (hired a lot of rigs from him) and so when he was leaving, Ed. invited them to make up a party sometime and come to St. George to pay him a visit. It came Spring and a date was set while there was still good sleighing and about a dozen of them crawled into the Pleasure sleigh and away they went to St. George to see Ed; dolled up in all their finery. What a sight that must have been for the Natives of that lovely little Village that Sabbath afternoon, to see so many silk hats passing by along their street.
What a boost it must have given Ed! Boy, that was really something.
Le Rue De Commerce, Other Times Other Customs Other Days Other Ways, Winfield Brewster 1954
Herman married Elisabeth Otterbein 14 Aug 1892, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Elisabeth (daughter of Konrad "Conrad" Otterbein and Margaretha Graeb, daughter of Otterbein and Elizabeth) was born 22 Feb 1854, , Germany; died 9 Aug 1937, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 2. Margaret Elizabeth "Maggie" Liersch
was born Mar 1894, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
- 3. Martha Hermina "Hermina" Liersch
was born 15 Feb 1896, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 29 Jan 1975; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
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Herman married Elizabeth Huether 26 Nov 1872, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Elizabeth was born CALC 30 Sep 1851, , Germany; died 3 Nov 1891, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 4. Charles Liersch
died 9 Apr 1873; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
- 5. Frederick Liersch
died 26 May 1876; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
- 6. Augusta Liersch
was born CALC 9 Jun 1874; died 25 May 1876; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
- 7. Henry Charles "Charles" Liersch
was born Aug 1878, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
- 8. Louis George "George" Liersch
was born Feb 1881, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
- 9. John Lieirsch
was born 18 Nov 1883, , Ontario, Canada; died 17 Jul 1937, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
- 10. Flora Eliza Liersch
was born CALC 18 Jul 1887, Of, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Apr 1890, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
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Generation: 2
2. | Margaret Elizabeth "Maggie" Liersch (1.Herman1) was born Mar 1894, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. Other Events:
- Name: Maggie Liersch
- Name: Margaret Elizabeth "Maggie" Watson
- Eby ID Number: Waterloo-223141
- Occupation: 1911, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Knitter, Woolen Mill
- Residence: 1911, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
Margaret married William Watson 1 Jan 1915, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. William (son of James Watson and Martha Johnston) was born 28 Mar 1889, Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]
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3. | Martha Hermina "Hermina" Liersch (1.Herman1) was born 15 Feb 1896, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 29 Jan 1975; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Other Events:
- Name: Hermina Liersch
- Name: Martha Hermina "Hermina" Scheffel
- Eby ID Number: Waterloo-77603
- Occupation: 1911, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Saleslady, Bake Shop
- Residence: 1911, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
Martha married Alfred Henry "Fred" Scheffel 24 May 1918, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Alfred (son of Johann Karl August "August" Scheffel and Christina Gerlach) was born 18 Dec 1892, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Aug 1971; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 11. Ernest Henry Scheffel
was born 22 May 1922; died 5 Aug 1926; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
- 12. Alma Ruth Scheffel
was born 9 Aug 1927; died 26 Aug 1946; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
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4. | Charles Liersch (1.Herman1) died 9 Apr 1873; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Other Events:
- Eby ID Number: Waterloo-217740
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5. | Frederick Liersch (1.Herman1) died 26 May 1876; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Other Events:
- Eby ID Number: Waterloo-217748
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6. | Augusta Liersch (1.Herman1) was born CALC 9 Jun 1874; died 25 May 1876; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Other Events:
- Eby ID Number: Waterloo-217746
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7. | Henry Charles "Charles" Liersch (1.Herman1) was born Aug 1878, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. Other Events:
- Name: Carl Liersch
- Name: Charles Liersch
- Eby ID Number: Waterloo-126342
- Residence: 1891, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
- Occupation: 1911, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer, Woolen Mill
- Residence: 1911, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
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8. | Louis George "George" Liersch (1.Herman1) was born Feb 1881, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. Other Events:
- Name: George Liersch
- Eby ID Number: Waterloo-126353
- Residence: 1891, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
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9. | John Lieirsch (1.Herman1) was born 18 Nov 1883, , Ontario, Canada; died 17 Jul 1937, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Other Events:
- Eby ID Number: Waterloo-223140
- Residence: 1891, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
- Occupation: 1911, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mill Hand, Woolen Mill
- Residence: 1911, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
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10. | Flora Eliza Liersch (1.Herman1) was born CALC 18 Jul 1887, Of, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Apr 1890, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Other Events:
- Eby ID Number: Waterloo-235326
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Generation: 3
11. | Ernest Henry Scheffel (3.Martha2, 1.Herman1) was born 22 May 1922; died 5 Aug 1926; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Other Events:
- Eby ID Number: Waterloo-88990
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12. | Alma Ruth Scheffel (3.Martha2, 1.Herman1) was born 9 Aug 1927; died 26 Aug 1946; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Other Events:
- Eby ID Number: Waterloo-88991
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