1836 - 1913 (76 years)
Generation: 1
1. | Caroline Schumacher was born 31 Mar 1836, , Ontario, Canada; died 4 Feb 1913, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Other Events:
- Name: Carlina Schumacher
- Name: Carolina Schmacher
- Name: Caroline Gehl
- Eby ID Number: Waterloo-69136
- Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic
- Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Catholic
- Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic
- Residence: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
- Residence: 1911, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Catholic
- Residence: 1911, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic
Caroline married Anton Wilhelm "Anthony" Gehl 15 Jan 1856, Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario. Anton (son of Wilhelm "William" Gehl and Margaretha Gross) was born 14 Dec 1831, Schierschwenden County, Erfurt Province Germany; died 15 Nov 1908, Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario; was buried , Saint Boniface Roman Catholic Cemetery, Maryhill, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 2. Rev. John Joseph Gehl
was born 8 Nov 1857, , Ontario, Canada; died 26 Jun 1915; was buried , Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Cemetery, Formosa, Bruce Co., Ontario.
- 3. Joseph Gehl
was born 1860, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
- 4. Edward S. Gehl
was born 1861, Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario; died 10 Nov 1937, West Branch, Ogemaw, Michigan, United States.
- 5. Francis S. "Frank" Gehl
was born CALC 23 Jan 1864, Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario; died 9 Nov 1929, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 11 Nov 1929, Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
- 6. Felix Gehl
was born 12 May 1866, Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario; died 13 Mar 1927, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Boniface Roman Catholic Cemetery, Maryhill, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
- 7. Margaretha "Margaret" Gehl
was born 1868, Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario; died Yes, date unknown.
- 8. Anton B. "Anthony" Gehl
was born Jul 1870, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
- 9. Monsignor William C. Gehl
was born Dec 1873, Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario; died 2 Jul 1960; was buried , Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada.
- 10. Ludwig "Louis" Gehl
was born 1877, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
- 11. Louisa Gehl
was born 15 Dec 1877, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
- 12. Carolina Gehl
was born May 1880, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Oct 1882, Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario.
- 13. Stephen Gehl
was born 8 Dec 1882, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Jan 1910, Maple Grove, Cheboygan, Michigan, USA.
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Generation: 2
2. | Rev. John Joseph Gehl (1.Caroline1) was born 8 Nov 1857, , Ontario, Canada; died 26 Jun 1915; was buried , Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Cemetery, Formosa, Bruce Co., Ontario. Other Events:
- Eby ID Number: Waterloo-427286
- Occupation: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Student
- Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic
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3. | Joseph Gehl (1.Caroline1) was born 1860, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. Other Events:
- Eby ID Number: Waterloo-143819
- Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic
- Occupation: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Son
- Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Catholic
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4. | Edward S. Gehl (1.Caroline1) was born 1861, Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario; died 10 Nov 1937, West Branch, Ogemaw, Michigan, United States. Other Events:
- Eby ID Number: Waterloo-143820
- Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic
- Occupation: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Son
- Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Catholic
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5. | Francis S. "Frank" Gehl (1.Caroline1) was born CALC 23 Jan 1864, Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario; died 9 Nov 1929, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 11 Nov 1929, Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Other Events:
- Name: Frank Gehl
- Eby ID Number: Waterloo-167608
- Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic
- Occupation: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Son
- Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Catholic
- Occupation: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Agricultural Laborer
- Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic
- Occupation: 1911, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer Brick Yard
- Residence: 1911, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic
Notes:
Frank S. Gehl
Following an illness of less than two weeks, the death of Frank S. Gehl, 194 Breithaupt street, occured at an early hour this morning at St. Mary’s Hospital. Mr. Gehl who was in his 66 year, retired from active business some time ago. He was a member of St. Mary’s RC church and also of the St. Boniface Society The desceased who was born in New Germany is survived by his wife, Agnes Ryder, three daughters, Mrs. Charles Lang, Flint, Mich., Mrs. Thomas Doyle, Pontiac, Mich., Mrs. John Rodgers, Pontiac, Mich., three brothers, Father Gehl, Brantford, Anthony, Detroit, Edward, West Branch, Mich., one sister, Maggie Hogg, Kitchener and five grandsons. The funeral will be held Monday morning, at 9 a.m., from St. Mary’s RC church. Interment will take place in the RC section of Woodland Cemetery.
Kitchener Daily Record 9 Nov 1929 pg 21
Francis married Agnes Josephine "Aggie" Reiter 16 Sep 1897, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Agnes was born 23 Apr 1874, West Montrose, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Jan 1957, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 25 Jan 1957, Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 14. Theresa Caroline Gehl
was born 14 Sep 1898, Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario; died Yes, date unknown.
- 15. Susan Gehl
was born 17 Mar 1900, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
- 16. Margaretha Josephine Gehl
was born 11 Sep 1902, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 Dec 1906, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Boniface Roman Catholic Cemetery, Maryhill, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
- 17. Francis Joseph Gehl
was born 16 Nov 1903, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 24 Nov 1903, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Boniface Roman Catholic Cemetery, Maryhill, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
- 18. Stephen Gehl
was born 11 Apr 1905, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Nov 1906, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Boniface Roman Catholic Cemetery, Maryhill, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
- 19. Alice Wilhelmine Gehl
was born 15 Jan 1908, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
- 20. Charles Edward Gehl
was born 2 Apr 1911, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
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6. | Felix Gehl (1.Caroline1) was born 12 May 1866, Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario; died 13 Mar 1927, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Boniface Roman Catholic Cemetery, Maryhill, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Other Events:
- Misfortune: killed by bull
- Eby ID Number: Waterloo-143822P
- Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic
- Occupation: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Son
- Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Catholic
- Occupation: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Agricultural Laborer
- Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic
- Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farm Laborer
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7. | Margaretha "Margaret" Gehl (1.Caroline1) was born 1868, Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario; died Yes, date unknown. Other Events:
- Eby ID Number: Waterloo-143823
- Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic
- Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Catolic
- Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic
- Residence: 1892, Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario
Margaretha — Hugh Hogg. Hugh was born CA 1870, St. Catharines, Welland, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 21. William Anton Hogg
was born 28 Aug 1898, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
- 22. Lillian Hogg
was born 1900, West Branch, Ogemaw, Michigan, United States; died Yes, date unknown.
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8. | Anton B. "Anthony" Gehl (1.Caroline1) was born Jul 1870, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. Other Events:
- Name: Anthony Gehl
- Eby ID Number: Waterloo-143824
- Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic
- Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Catholic
- Occupation: 1899, , Ogemaw Co., Michigan; hotel keeper
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9. | Monsignor William C. Gehl (1.Caroline1) was born Dec 1873, Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario; died 2 Jul 1960; was buried , Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada. Other Events:
- Interesting: religion
- Eby ID Number: Waterloo-143825
- Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Catholic
- Occupation: 1911, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Priest, Catholic Church
- Residence: 1911, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Catholic
Notes:
St. Clement's Roman Catholic Church
The first Catholic missionaries in the area were Father James W. Campion, Father Cassidy and Father John Cullen - beginning c.1828. They were followed by the St. Agatha missionaries, Fathers John Louis Wiriath (1834-1837) and Peter Schneider (1838-1844), but it was Father Simon Sanderl (1844-1848), also from St. Agatha, who organized the construction of a church. The deed for the land, located on the northwest corner of Duke and Guelph (now Dolph) Streets and purchased from the Erb brothers (for five shillings), was dated March 9, 1846, but it is thought that building actually began in 1844. The new church was reported to be "perhaps the only substantial Catholic church west of Toronto" (Spetz 1916: 139).
Services were held more or less monthly for many years as priests were in short supply and had to be shared by other congregations. Regular monthly services began in February 1882 with the arrival of Father William Kloepfer of Berlin who looked after Preston as well. Then, beginning in 1889 Preston and Hespeler became missions of Galt. Finally, on March 25, 1905, Preston received its own resident pastor, Rev. Jonas Lenhard. By now it had become apparent that a new and larger church was definitely needed but it was not until January 1907, when Father William Gehl was pastor, that land further along Duke Street was purchased. The cornerstone for the present church was laid September 4, 1911, and the basement of the building was ready for use the following year. The basement continued in use for services until the church was completely finished in 1922. The old church had been torn down in the summer of 1915. Fire on December 26, 1971 caused considerable damage, but the church was not damaged structurally. Repairs were made and the church was rededicated on June 25, 1972.
Waterloo County Churches A Research Guide To Churches Established Before 1900 By Rosemary Ambrose
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Monsignor Gehl was a native of Maryhill, son of Anthony Gehl and Caroline Stauffer. He was educated at Maryhill and St. Clements, studied Philosophy in St. Jerome's College in Berlin. He also studied theology at the Grand Seminary in Montreal and ordained a priest in St. James Cathedral in Montreal Dec 17, 1898. Serving in St. Clements in Preston from 1906 to 1926 activing as second resident priest. During this time the St. Clements Churc and Rectory was built as well as St. Clements School in Preston. After leaving Preston he served in Hamilton, then Paris and Brantford. In 1928 he was was named a domestic prelate with the title of Monsignor and became Vicar-General of the Hamilton diocese in 1930. He retired in 1949 when he returned to Preston. He is buried in Holy Sepluchre Cemetery in Hamilton.
Cambridge Mosaic , Jim Quantrell, 1998, City of Cambridge [abbreviated snippet from original text in book]
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July 2. Msgr. William C. Gehl, 86, a native of Maryhill was ordained in 1898 and served his church in the Preston - Hespeler Mission before building St. Clement's in Preston. After appointment as rector of St. Mary's Cathedral in Hamilton he held pastorates in Paris, Brantford and Dundas. On his retirement in 1949 he returned to live in Preston's oldest house, a converted log cabin.
Forty-Eighth Annual Volume of the Waterloo Historical Society Mar 1961
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10. | Ludwig "Louis" Gehl (1.Caroline1) was born 1877, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. Other Events:
- Name: Louis Gehl
- Eby ID Number: Waterloo-143826
- Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Catholic
- Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic
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11. | Louisa Gehl (1.Caroline1) was born 15 Dec 1877, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. Other Events:
- Eby ID Number: Waterloo-155714
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12. | Carolina Gehl (1.Caroline1) was born May 1880, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Oct 1882, Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario. Other Events:
- Eby ID Number: Waterloo-143827
- Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Catholic
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13. | Stephen Gehl (1.Caroline1) was born 8 Dec 1882, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Jan 1910, Maple Grove, Cheboygan, Michigan, USA. Other Events:
- Name: Stephan Gehl
- Eby ID Number: Waterloo-69137
- Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic
- Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Student
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Generation: 3
14. | Theresa Caroline Gehl (5.Francis2, 1.Caroline1) was born 14 Sep 1898, Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario; died Yes, date unknown. Other Events:
- Name: Theresa Caroline Lang
- Eby ID Number: Waterloo-356818
- Residence: 1911, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic
- Residence: 1929, Flint, Genesee, Michigan, United States
Theresa married Charles Frederick Lang 15 Jun 1920, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Charles was born 1896, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]
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15. | Susan Gehl (5.Francis2, 1.Caroline1) was born 17 Mar 1900, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. Other Events:
- Name: Susan Doyle
- Eby ID Number: Waterloo-167611
- Residence: 1911, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic
- Occupation: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Machiner, Factory
- Residence: 1921, 194 Breithaupt St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
- Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic
Susan — Thomas Doyle. Thomas was born CA 1900; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]
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16. | Margaretha Josephine Gehl (5.Francis2, 1.Caroline1) was born 11 Sep 1902, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 Dec 1906, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Boniface Roman Catholic Cemetery, Maryhill, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Other Events:
- Eby ID Number: Waterloo-356813
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17. | Francis Joseph Gehl (5.Francis2, 1.Caroline1) was born 16 Nov 1903, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 24 Nov 1903, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Boniface Roman Catholic Cemetery, Maryhill, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Other Events:
- Eby ID Number: Waterloo-356814
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18. | Stephen Gehl (5.Francis2, 1.Caroline1) was born 11 Apr 1905, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Nov 1906, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Boniface Roman Catholic Cemetery, Maryhill, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Other Events:
- Eby ID Number: Waterloo-356815
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19. | Alice Wilhelmine Gehl (5.Francis2, 1.Caroline1) was born 15 Jan 1908, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. Other Events:
- Name: Alice Wilhelmine Rodgers
- Eby ID Number: Waterloo-167612
- Residence: 1911, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic
- Residence: 1921, 194 Breithaupt St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
- Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic
Alice — John Rodgers. John was born CA 1908; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]
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20. | Charles Edward Gehl (5.Francis2, 1.Caroline1) was born 2 Apr 1911, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. Other Events:
- Eby ID Number: Waterloo-167613
- Residence: 1911, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic
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21. | William Anton Hogg (7.Margaretha2, 1.Caroline1) was born 28 Aug 1898, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. Other Events:
- Eby ID Number: Waterloo-226764
William married Isabella Susanna Schefter 25 May 1925, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada. Isabella (daughter of Carolus "Charles" "Karl" "Carl" Schefter and Annie Reinhardt) was born 2 Jul 1890, Nichol Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 17 Nov 1957, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]
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22. | Lillian Hogg (7.Margaretha2, 1.Caroline1) was born 1900, West Branch, Ogemaw, Michigan, United States; died Yes, date unknown. Other Events:
- Eby ID Number: Waterloo-473335
Lillian married Joseph Zettel 27 Sep 1924, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Joseph (son of John Zettel and Marie Caroline "Marie" Schmuck) was born 1904, Ayton, Normanby Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]
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