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George O. Stroh

Male 1852 - 1926  (73 years)


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  1. 1.  George O. Stroh was born 1 Oct 1852, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 10 Apr 1853, Saint James Evangelical Lutheran Church - St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Jul 1926; was buried , Saint Matthews Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Conestogo, Woolwich, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-53615P
    • Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1875, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Occupation: 1881, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Occupation: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1901, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1906, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1911, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1911, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1921, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer, own Farm
    • Residence: 1921, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    George married Catherine Schierholtz 30 Mar 1875, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Catherine (daughter of Henry Schierholtz and Elisabeth Winter) was born 16 Jan 1856, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Oct 1930, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Matthews Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Conestogo, Woolwich, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Noah Stroh  Descendancy chart to this point was born 9 Apr 1876, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1953; was buried , Saint Matthews Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Conestogo, Woolwich, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 3. Oscar Stroh  Descendancy chart to this point was born 25 Dec 1877, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1949; was buried , Saint Matthews Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Conestogo, Woolwich, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 4. Emma E. Stroh  Descendancy chart to this point was born 23 Jan 1880, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. 5. Walter Martin Stroh  Descendancy chart to this point was born 25 Mar 1894, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 Dec 1970, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Matthews Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Conestogo, Woolwich, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Noah Stroh Descendancy chart to this point (1.George1) was born 9 Apr 1876, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1953; was buried , Saint Matthews Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Conestogo, Woolwich, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-53617
    • Residence: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1901, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer Son
    • Occupation: 1911, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farm Laborer
    • Residence: 1911, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1921, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer, Father's Farm
    • Residence: 1921, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1939; secretary to the Board of Health

    Notes:

    Noah was Woolwich Township Clerk for many years and the Conestogo correspondent for the Kitchener Record and the Waterloo Chronicle.


  2. 3.  Oscar Stroh Descendancy chart to this point (1.George1) was born 25 Dec 1877, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1949; was buried , Saint Matthews Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Conestogo, Woolwich, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-53618
    • Residence: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1901, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer Son
    • Occupation: 1911, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Salesman General Store
    • Residence: 1911, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1921, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Merchant, Dry Goods
    • Residence: 1921, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Notes:

    OSCAR also lived on the farm but operated a General Store in Conestogo until his death. He enjoyed music, playing the violin, piano and organ. He was also a gifted photographer, developing his own prints and making his own postcards of local scenes for sale in the store.

    He was also a very talented woodworker, making and repairing furniture, picture frames and even some baseball bats for the Conestogo ball team. He ate his noon meals at the Schweitzer (later Trails End) Hotel, driving his car to and from the store and farm, but always polishing his car afterwards and keeping it covered to protect it from dust, even sometimes walking rather than getting the car wet or dirty.

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  3. 4.  Emma E. Stroh Descendancy chart to this point (1.George1) was born 23 Jan 1880, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-115895
    • Residence: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1911, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Domestic
    • Residence: 1911, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1921, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Servant, at home
    • Residence: 1921, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran


  4. 5.  Walter Martin Stroh Descendancy chart to this point (1.George1) was born 25 Mar 1894, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 Dec 1970, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Matthews Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Conestogo, Woolwich, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Employer: Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; The Kitchener-Waterloo Record
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-53620
    • Occupation: 1911, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer Son
    • Residence: 1911, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1921, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer

    Notes:

    Walter Stroh Special to The Record

    Conestogo - Walter M. Stroh of Conestogo died Saturday at K-W Hospital after a lengthy illness. He was 76. A son of the late Mr. and Mrs. George Stroh, he was born near here March 25, 1894, and had been a life-long resident of the district. Mr. Stroh was a member of St. Matthew's Lutheran Church and a past member of the church council. He was a former member of Woolwich township council. He worked with The Record several years as district correspondent. He was the last surviving member of his immediate family. He was predeceased by two brothers and one sister. Surviving are his wife, the former Hilda Libutzke, whom he married in 1921; three sons, Russell and Lester, both of Conestogo and Rev. Donald of St. John's Nfld. The body will be at the Dreisinger Funeral Parlor, Elmira, until Tuesday at noon. The service will follow at 2: 30 p.m. in St. Matthew's Lutheran Church with burial in the adjoining cemetery. Rev. Harold Brill will officiate. Donations to the Canadian Bible Society or missions will be accepted as expressions of sympathy.


    Kitchener-Waterloo Record, Dec 28, 1970, p. 25

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    Walter worked the farm with Noah and also raised Purebred Yorkshire Pigs on his own. He was active in the Lutheran Church, serving for many years as Secretary of the Church Council and also keeping the Cemetery records. He served on Woolwich Township Council for several years and later as Deputy Reeve.

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    Walter married Hilda Philippine Libutzke 30 Mar 1921, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Hilda (daughter of Herman Libutzke and Mary Catherine Hartwig) was born 2 Jul 1898, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1988; was buried , Saint Matthews Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Conestogo, Woolwich, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 6. Rev. Donald Stroh  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 7. Russell G. Stroh  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1922; died 1999; was buried , Saint Matthews Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Conestogo, Woolwich, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 8. Lester H. Stroh  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1925; died 1974; was buried , Saint Matthews Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Conestogo, Woolwich, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 3

  1. 6.  Rev. Donald Stroh Descendancy chart to this point (5.Walter2, 1.George1)

  2. 7.  Russell G. Stroh Descendancy chart to this point (5.Walter2, 1.George1) was born 1922; died 1999; was buried , Saint Matthews Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Conestogo, Woolwich, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Employer: John Forsyth Co., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-160382
    • Residence: 1970, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada


  3. 8.  Lester H. Stroh Descendancy chart to this point (5.Walter2, 1.George1) was born 1925; died 1974; was buried , Saint Matthews Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Conestogo, Woolwich, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-160385
    • Residence: 1970, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada



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