Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Heinrich Rockel

Male 1800 - Yes, date unknown


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Heinrich Rockel was born CA 1800; died Yes, date unknown.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-156814

    Heinrich — . Unknown [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Elizabeth "Elisa" Rockel  Descendancy chart to this point was born 29 May 1823, Burkhards, , Hessen, Germany; died 3 Aug 1888, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 3. Andreas "Andrew" Rockel  Descendancy chart to this point was born 24 Nov 1830, Burkhards, , Hessen, Germany; died 17 Jul 1912, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Elizabeth "Elisa" Rockel Descendancy chart to this point (1.Heinrich1) was born 29 May 1823, Burkhards, , Hessen, Germany; died 3 Aug 1888, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Interesting: medical
    • Name: Elizabeth "Elisa" Hedderich
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-150685
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1881, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Notes:

    Died 3 Aug 1888 Elisa Hedderich, nee Rockel, wife of Louis Hedderich, died in Waterloo at age of 65 years, 2 months and 5 days. The deceased, known far and wide as a midwife, had assisted at the births of 1823 children in the last 35 years. The mourners at her funeral were great in number.

    Berliner Journal 9 August 1888

    Elizabeth — . Unknown [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 4. Amalia Hedderich  Descendancy chart to this point was born CALC 8 Oct 1848, , Germany; died 22 Jun 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 5. Lina Amelia Mary Hedderich  Descendancy chart to this point was born 18 Oct 1859, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Dec 1924, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  2. 3.  Andreas "Andrew" RockelAndreas "Andrew" Rockel Descendancy chart to this point (1.Heinrich1) was born 24 Nov 1830, Burkhards, , Hessen, Germany; died 17 Jul 1912, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/191482704
    • Name: Andrew Rockel
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-152405P
    • Birth: 24 Nov 1831
    • Immigration: 1856
    • Naturalization: 1860
    • Immigration: 1861, , Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1861, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Joiner
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1871, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Carpenter
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Elected Office: 1881, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Councillor - Waterloo
    • Occupation: 1881, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Carpenter
    • Residence: 1881, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Builder
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1901, Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Occupation: 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Undertaker
    • Residence: 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Notes:

    The funeral of the late Mr. Rockel was held on Saturday afternoon from the late residence on Erb street where services were held and thence to Mount Hope cemetery for interment. There was a large attendance of sorrowing friends and relatives of the deceased while members of the Harmonie Singing Society of which he was a member attended in a body.

    Chronicle Telegraph [Waterloo], July 25, 1912

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    Obituary of his brother

    N.Y., Tuesday, Oct. 2nd, 1883 Obituaries


    Brooklyn, E.D., Sept. 30, 1883
    All the relatives and friends,....
    The sad news, that our beloved husband and father
    Philipp Rockel
    Passed away in the the age of 57 years, 3 months and 16 days, on Sept. 30. 1883, at evening 6:30 p.m., after a short illness peacefully to the Lord.
    The funeral takes place on Wednesday, Oct. 3., at afternoon 1 p.m. starting from the house of mourning, No. 76 Throop Ave.
    The sorrowing bereaved
    Elisabetha Rockel, nee Reinhardt, spouse
    Children
    Heinrich Rockel,
    Michael Rockel
    Lina Rockel
    Siblings
    Martha Heid,
    Sophia Koch,
    Anna Lange,
    Elisa Hetterich
    Regina Zoll
    Andreas Rockel
    With brothers and sisters-in-law



Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Amalia Hedderich Descendancy chart to this point (2.Elizabeth2, 1.Heinrich1) was born CALC 8 Oct 1848, , Germany; died 22 Jun 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Amalia Kraft
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-12046
    • Residence: 1868, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Amalia — . Unknown [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 6. Frida Kraft  Descendancy chart to this point was born Jun 1885, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. 7. Herman Andrew Kraft  Descendancy chart to this point was born 30 Mar 1876, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 15 Apr 1926, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 8. Louis Kraft  Descendancy chart to this point was born 25 Nov 1878, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1962, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. 9. Anna Elizabeth Kraft  Descendancy chart to this point was born 30 Oct 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 May 1948, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  2. 5.  Lina Amelia Mary Hedderich Descendancy chart to this point (2.Elizabeth2, 1.Heinrich1) was born 18 Oct 1859, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Dec 1924, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Lina Amelia Mary Rockel
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-41967
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1881, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1924, 110 King St. N., Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Lina — . Unknown [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 10. Emilie Catherine Ellise "Amelia" Rockel  Descendancy chart to this point was born 26 Jan 1889, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. 11. Carl Louis "Charles" Rockel  Descendancy chart to this point was born 13 Oct 1890, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1968, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 4

  1. 6.  Frida Kraft Descendancy chart to this point (4.Amalia3, 2.Elizabeth2, 1.Heinrich1) was born Jun 1885, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

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    • Name: Frida Oakley
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-189773
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; House Work at home
    • Residence: 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Frida — . Unknown [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 12. Private Harold Frederick Oakley  Descendancy chart to this point was born 16 Oct 1920; died 2 Aug 1944, , France; was buried , Bretteville-sur-laize Canadian War Cemetery, Brettville, , France.
    2. 13. Russel Oakley  Descendancy chart to this point was born Jul 1904, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. 14. Laurina Oakley  Descendancy chart to this point was born Aug 1906, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. 15. Roy Oakley  Descendancy chart to this point was born May 1908, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. 16. Albertia Oakley  Descendancy chart to this point was born May 1910, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. 17. Edith F. Oakley  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1916; died 1979, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  2. 7.  Herman Andrew KraftHerman Andrew Kraft Descendancy chart to this point (4.Amalia3, 2.Elizabeth2, 1.Heinrich1) was born 30 Mar 1876, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 15 Apr 1926, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Herman Krafft
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-28793
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1897, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; cigar maker
    • Occupation: 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; cigar maker
    • Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Cigar Maker, Cigar Factory
    • Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Policeman, City
    • Residence: 1921, 78 Samuel St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Notes:

    SERGEANT KRAFT PASSES AWAY

    Following an illness of less than two days, Patrol Sergeant Herman Kraft of the Kitchener police force passed away suddenly on Thursday morning, April 15th, from pneumonia. Sergeant Kraft was one of the older members of the Kitchener police force, joining it in 1916. He promoted to the rank of patrol sergeant in 1923. He was in his 50th year. He was formerly employed in Listowel but moved to Kitchener in 1910, where he was engaged in the cigar business until he joined the police force. Surviving him are his wife and four children. He also leaves three sisters and one brother, viz.: Mrs. Annie Heinrich, Waterloo, Mrs. George Oakley, Kit chener, Mrs. D. K. Mason, Columbus, Ohio, and Louis Kraft, Water loo. The funeral was held on Sunday.

    Waterloo Chronicle 22 Apr 1926, p. 3


  3. 8.  Louis Kraft Descendancy chart to this point (4.Amalia3, 2.Elizabeth2, 1.Heinrich1) was born 25 Nov 1878, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1962, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-44683
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1900, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Cigar maker
    • Occupation: 1901, Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Cigar Maker
    • Occupation: 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Cigar Maker, Cigar Factory
    • Residence: 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1935, 104 Queen St. N., Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1940, 36 Young St. E., Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1953, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada


  4. 9.  Anna Elizabeth Kraft Descendancy chart to this point (4.Amalia3, 2.Elizabeth2, 1.Heinrich1) was born 30 Oct 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 May 1948, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Anna Elizabeth Henrich
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-45631
    • Occupation: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Anna — . Unknown [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 18. Lillie Amalie “Leila” "Lillian" Henrich  Descendancy chart to this point was born 5 May 1903, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1981, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 19. Nelda Eleanor Henrich  Descendancy chart to this point was born 26 Jun 1908, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Jan 1979, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 20. Philip H. Henrich  Descendancy chart to this point was born 9 Jan 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. 21. Hilda Lena Henrich  Descendancy chart to this point was born 19 Jul 1893, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Dec 1958, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. 22. Elmore Henrich  Descendancy chart to this point was born 13 Aug 1895, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. 23. Harvey Henry Henrich  Descendancy chart to this point was born 29 Aug 1900, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Feb 1972, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. 24. Alice Frieda Henrich  Descendancy chart to this point was born 20 Apr 1906, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 31 Mar 1979, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  5. 10.  Emilie Catherine Ellise "Amelia" Rockel Descendancy chart to this point (5.Lina3, 2.Elizabeth2, 1.Heinrich1) was born 26 Jan 1889, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

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    • Name: Amelia Rockel
    • Name: Emilie Catherine Ellise "Amelia" Gerbracht
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-41968
    • Residence: 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran


  6. 11.  Carl Louis "Charles" Rockel Descendancy chart to this point (5.Lina3, 2.Elizabeth2, 1.Heinrich1) was born 13 Oct 1890, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1968, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Charles Rockel
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-41969
    • Occupation: 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer, Odd Jobs
    • Residence: 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Carl — . Unknown [Group Sheet]