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

August Frederick Draves

Male 1849 - 1939  (89 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  August Frederick Draves was born 12 Oct 1849, Lobsens, Posen, Prussia, Germany; died Jul 1939, Keephills, Parkland, Alberta, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: August Drews
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-38268
    • Occupation: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Labourer
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Cooper
    • Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Agricultural Laborer
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Labourer

    Notes:

    1871 - August Drewss is staying with Frederick Scheuermann.

    August — Frederica Dora "Ricca" Zeller. Frederica was born CALC 18 Feb 1852, , Germany; died 22 Oct 1900, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bridgeport Free Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Lydia Ann Draves  Descendancy chart to this point was born 9 Oct 1873, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. 3. Matilda Draves  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1874, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. 4. Wilhelmina Marie "Minnie" Draves  Descendancy chart to this point was born 20 Aug 1878, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. 5. Theodore Draves  Descendancy chart to this point was born 8 Aug 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. 6. Sophia Draves  Descendancy chart to this point was born 28 Sep 1883, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. 7. Ernst Emil Draves  Descendancy chart to this point was born 15 Aug 1885, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Oct 1966, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. 8. Nelson Draves  Descendancy chart to this point was born 20 Nov 1887, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    8. 9. Emma Dora Draves  Descendancy chart to this point was born 15 Dec 1890, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    9. 10. John Edward Draves  Descendancy chart to this point was born 3 Mar 1893, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 Nov 1974, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Lydia Ann Draves Descendancy chart to this point (1.August1) was born 9 Oct 1873, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

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    • Name: Lydia Ann Drews
    • Name: Lydia Ann Maul
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-144107
    • Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Lydia married Nikolaus John Maul 25 Oct 1898. Nikolaus was born 1859; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Matilda Draves Descendancy chart to this point (1.August1) was born 1874, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-144118
    • Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran


  3. 4.  Wilhelmina Marie "Minnie" Draves Descendancy chart to this point (1.August1) was born 20 Aug 1878, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

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    • Name: Mary Draves
    • Name: Minnie Draves
    • Name: Wilhelmina Marie "Minnie" Schweitzer
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-38570
    • Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Wilhelmina married Leander Schweitzer 8 Nov 1898, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Leander (son of John W. Schweitzer and Catherine Donnenwerth) was born 21 Feb 1875, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 11. Edith L. Schweitzer  Descendancy chart to this point was born 2 Oct 1899, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  4. 5.  Theodore Draves Descendancy chart to this point (1.August1) was born 8 Aug 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-123325
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran


  5. 6.  Sophia Draves Descendancy chart to this point (1.August1) was born 28 Sep 1883, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Sophia Waller
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-38270
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Seamstress
    • Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Sophia married Edwin Waller 16 Oct 1904, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Edwin was born Jul 1880, Huntsville, Chaffey Twp., Muskoka District, Ontario; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  6. 7.  Ernst Emil Draves Descendancy chart to this point (1.August1) was born 15 Aug 1885, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Oct 1966, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-38271
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Labourer

    Ernst married Ruby Pearl Waller 19 Apr 1906, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada. Ruby was born 16 Sep 1885, , Muskoka District, Ontario, Canada; died 31 Jan 1974, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  7. 8.  Nelson Draves Descendancy chart to this point (1.August1) was born 20 Nov 1887, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-38272
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Apprentice


  8. 9.  Emma Dora Draves Descendancy chart to this point (1.August1) was born 15 Dec 1890, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Emma Dora Cardoza
    • Name: Emma Dora Drews
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-38274
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1915, 40 Courtland Ave., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Emma married Frederick William Cardoza 11 Jun 1913, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Frederick was born 12 Oct 1886, London, England; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  9. 10.  John Edward Draves Descendancy chart to this point (1.August1) was born 3 Mar 1893, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 Nov 1974, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: John Edward Draves
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-405396
    • Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Driver, Outside
    • Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    John — Emma. Emma was born Nov 1890, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

    John married Margaret Selena "Selena" Oppertshauser 12 Feb 1913, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Margaret (daughter of Henry S. Oppertshauser and Elizabeth Hannah Schaefer) was born 22 Nov 1893, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Jan 1988, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 24 Jan 1988, Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 12. Helen Draves  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 13. Betty Draves  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 14. Edward Draves  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 15. Harry John Draves  Descendancy chart to this point was born 5 May 1919; died 8 Feb 1990, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. 16. Robert V. Draves  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1933; died 4 Mar 1990, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 3

  1. 11.  Edith L. Schweitzer Descendancy chart to this point (4.Wilhelmina2, 1.August1) was born 2 Oct 1899, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-76322


  2. 12.  Helen Draves Descendancy chart to this point (10.John2, 1.August1)

    Helen — Ted Kalbfleisch. [Group Sheet]


  3. 13.  Betty Draves Descendancy chart to this point (10.John2, 1.August1)

    Betty — Robert Hofstetter. [Group Sheet]


  4. 14.  Edward Draves Descendancy chart to this point (10.John2, 1.August1)

  5. 15.  Harry John Draves Descendancy chart to this point (10.John2, 1.August1) was born 5 May 1919; died 8 Feb 1990, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-380665
    • Residence: 1990, 609 King St. N., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    DRAVES, Harry John

    At K-W Hospital, on Thursday, Feb. 8, 1990, of 809 King St. N., Waterloo, age 71 years.

    Mr. Draves was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, a member of the BF Goodrich Foremen's Club and the Canadian Order of Foresters.

    Loving husband of the former Ruby Bauer; dear father of Wayne and his wife Jean of St. Clements, Bryon and his wife Jean of Waterloo; brother of Edward of Cheetawagua, N.Y., Helen (Mrs. Ted Kalbfleisch), Betty (Mrs. Robert Hofstetter) and Robert, all of Kitchener. Also survived by three grandchildren, Richard, Timothy and Christine. Predeceased by his parents, John Draves and the former Selena Oppertshouser.

    At the request of the family, there will be no visitation at the funeral home. At noon on Saturday, transfer will be made to St. John's Lutheran Church, Waterloo, for funeral service at 2 p.m., Rev. Eric Weber officiating. Cremation to follow.

    Kitchener-Waterloo Record 9 Feb 1990 pg A15

    Harry — Ruby Lucetta Bauer. Ruby (daughter of Henry Bauer and Ida Magdalena Klein) was born 24 Jun 1919, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 Jul 2009, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 29 Jul 2009, Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 17. Wayne D. Draves  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1942; died 15 Jan 2018, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 18. Bryon D. Draves  Descendancy chart to this point

  6. 16.  Robert V. Draves Descendancy chart to this point (10.John2, 1.August1) was born 1933; died 4 Mar 1990, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-405401

    Notes:

    GRAVES, Robert - At K-W Hospital, on Sunday, March 4, 1990. Robert Draves, in his 58th year.

    Robert was Assistant Service Manager and employee at Stevens Mercury Sales Ltd., for 41 years.

    Dear husband of Pat (nee Sullivan): dear father of Gary and his wife Tracy, Paul and his wife Rose and Dave, all of Kitchener, Dan and his wife Deb of Langley, B.C. and Chris and her husband Ed Sienko of Vancouver, B.C. Grandfather of Scott and Michael, Matthew and Laura and Kyle. Beloved brother of Edward and his wife Audrey Draves of Cheektowaga, Helen and her husband Ted Kalbfleisch, Betty and her husband Robert Hofstetter, both of Kitchener.

    Predeceased by his parents, John and Selena Draves and one brother, Harry Draves (February. 1990).

    Visitation at the Schreiter-Sandrock Funeral Home and Chapel, 51 Benton at Church St., Kitchener, 2-4 and 7.9 p.m. Tuesday. Prayers will be offered from the funeral home chapel Wednesday morning at 10:30 a.m., followed by Mass of Christian Burial at St. Francis RC Church at 11 a.m. Interment Parkview cemetery


    Kitchener-Waterloo Record 5 Mar 1990 pg A11

    Robert — Pat Sullivan. [Group Sheet]



Generation: 4

  1. 17.  Wayne D. Draves Descendancy chart to this point (15.Harry3, 10.John2, 1.August1) was born 1942; died 15 Jan 2018, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-90050

    Notes:

    DRAVES, WAYNE D.

    Passed away peacefully on Monday, January 15, 2018 at Grand River Hospital, KW Health Centre at the age of 75. Born on February 11, 1942 in Kitchener to the late Harry Draves and former Ruby Bauer.

    Wayne will be dearly missed by Georgina Draves of Kitchener his 2 sons Rick and his wife Jody and Tim Draves of St. Clements. Cherished grandfather to Daniel, Greg, Geoff and Camryn and great-grandfather to Heidi. Wayne is survived by his brother Bryon Draves and wife Sydney Carruthers as well as by his niece Christine Draves and Kevin Wilson.

    At Waynes' request cremation has taken place. A come and go celebration of life will take place at the Mark Jutzi Funeral Home, 291 Huron Street, New Hamburg on Saturday, January 20, 2018 from 12 \endash 3:00 p.m. As expressions of sympathy donations to a charity of ones choice would be appreciated by the family. Online condolences and donation information available at www.markjutzifuneralhomes.ca

    "Wayne Draves Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information". 2021. Markjutzifuneralhomes.Ca. https://www.markjutzifuneralhomes.ca/memorials/wayne-draves/4021243/.


  2. 18.  Bryon D. Draves Descendancy chart to this point (15.Harry3, 10.John2, 1.August1)

    Bryon — Jean Frances "Jeannie" Reinhart. (daughter of Simon J. Reinhart and Frances Elizabeth Bruder) [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 19. Christine Draves  Descendancy chart to this point