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

Johann Michael "Michael" Spies

Male 1815 - 1885  (70 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Johann Michael "Michael" Spies was born 8 Sep 1815, Dühren, , Baden-Württemberg, Germany; died 28 Sep 1885, Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hillside Mennonite Cemetery, Wellesley Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Johann married Christina Strasser 16 Sep 1845, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Christina (daughter of George Strasser and Catherine) was born Mar 1824, Metzingen, , Baden-Württemberg, Germany; died 5 Sep 1915, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Mennonite Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Catharina Spies  Descendancy chart to this point was born CALC 17 Nov 1845, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 31 Aug 1895, Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hawkesville Union Cemetery, Hawkesville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 3. Elisabeth Spies  Descendancy chart to this point was born 30 Jan 1849, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 12 Aug 1849, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 Feb 1867, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hillside United Cemetery, Wellesley Twp, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 4. Rev. Frederick Strasser Spies  Descendancy chart to this point was born 21 Mar 1856, , Ontario, Canada; died 9 May 1940, Vegreville, , Alberta, Canada; was buried , Didsbury Cemetery, Didsbury, Alberta, Canada.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Catharina Spies Descendancy chart to this point (1.Johann1) was born CALC 17 Nov 1845, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 31 Aug 1895, Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hawkesville Union Cemetery, Hawkesville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Catharina married John Wesley Oakes 16 Feb 1869, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. John was born CALC 27 Dec 1838, Brockville, Leeds Co., Ontario; died 29 May 1890, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hawkesville Union Cemetery, Hawkesville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 5. Annie "J. Oaks  Descendancy chart to this point was born 27 Nov 1870, Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Mar 1892, Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 6. Elizabeth Oakes  Descendancy chart to this point was born 6 Jul 1872, Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1959; was buried , Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 7. Charles Michael Oakes  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1 Sep 1874, Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Mar 1894, Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hawkesville Union Cemetery, Hawkesville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. 8. Lillian M. Oakes  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1876, Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 Dec 1969, Ottawa, Carleton Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Sheffield Cemetery, Sheffield, Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada.
    5. 9. Frederick Henry Oaks  Descendancy chart to this point was born 18 May 1879, Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. 10. Bertha "Bertie" Oakes  Descendancy chart to this point was born 7 May 1881, Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 Jun 1970, Vancouver, , British Columbia, Canada; was buried , Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Burnaby, , British Columbia, Canada.
    7. 11. John Wesley Oakes  Descendancy chart to this point was born 7 Jul 1883, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Feb 1960, Vancouver, , British Columbia, Canada; was buried , Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.
    8. 12. Edna Cora Oakes  Descendancy chart to this point was born 6 Jun 1886, Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 May 1940, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hawkesville Union Cemetery, Hawkesville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. 13. Clive Stanley Oakes  Descendancy chart to this point was born 25 May 1889, Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1974, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Park Lawn Cemetery, Toronto, York Co., Ontario.

  2. 3.  Elisabeth Spies Descendancy chart to this point (1.Johann1) was born 30 Jan 1849, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 12 Aug 1849, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 Feb 1867, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hillside United Cemetery, Wellesley Twp, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 4.  Rev. Frederick Strasser SpiesRev. Frederick Strasser Spies Descendancy chart to this point (1.Johann1) was born 21 Mar 1856, , Ontario, Canada; died 9 May 1940, Vegreville, , Alberta, Canada; was buried , Didsbury Cemetery, Didsbury, Alberta, Canada.

    Frederick married Sophia Mary Privat 18 Aug 1886, Holland Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada. Sophia was born 9 Dec 1860, Hanover, Bentinck Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada; died 13 Sep 1945, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hillside United Cemetery, Wellesley Twp, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 14. Esther Christina Spies  Descendancy chart to this point was born 5 Jul 1888, Colborne Twp., Huron Co., Ontario; died 21 Dec 1969, Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada.
    2. 15. Lilly May Spies  Descendancy chart to this point was born 27 Feb 1890, Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 Nov 1894, Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hillside United Cemetery, Wellesley Twp, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 16. William Frederick Spies  Descendancy chart to this point was born 26 Aug 1891, Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Dec 1914, Brazeou, , Alberta, Canada; was buried , Didsbury Cemetery, Didsbury, Alberta, Canada.
    4. 17. Mahlon Alvin Ezra Spies  Descendancy chart to this point was born 28 Feb 1893, Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Apr 1917, Vimy Ridge, Pas De Calais, France; was buried , Nine Elms Military Cemetery, Thélus, , Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France.
    5. 18. Reuben Privat Spies  Descendancy chart to this point was born 11 Oct 1894, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Aug 1973, Kelowna, , British Columbia, Canada; was buried , Lakeview Cemetery, Penticton, , British Columbia, Canada.
    6. 19. Eleanora Olivia Spies  Descendancy chart to this point was born 8 Dec 1896, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Jul 1959, Edmonton, , Alberta, Canada.
    7. 20. Mildred Sophia Spies  Descendancy chart to this point was born 21 May 1898, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Jun 1997.
    8. 21. Herbert Theodore Spies  Descendancy chart to this point was born 15 Nov 1899, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Sep 1939, Elk Point, , Alberta, Canada; was buried , Sideview Cemetery, Saint Lina, , Alberta, Canada.
    9. 22. Celestine Anna Spies  Descendancy chart to this point was born 17 Dec 1902, Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Jul 1936, Dovercourt, , Alberta; was buried , Didsbury Cemetery, Didsbury, Alberta, Canada.


Generation: 3

  1. 5.  Annie "J. Oaks Descendancy chart to this point (2.Catharina2, 1.Johann1) was born 27 Nov 1870, Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Mar 1892, Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  2. 6.  Elizabeth Oakes Descendancy chart to this point (2.Catharina2, 1.Johann1) was born 6 Jul 1872, Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1959; was buried , Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Elizabeth married Mayor Marcus Munroe Donald 24 Jul 1895, Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Marcus (son of Frederick William Donald and Marietta Martinson) was born 8 Oct 1868, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1953, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 23. Beatrice Elizabeth Donald  Descendancy chart to this point was born 12 Apr 1895, , Ontario, Canada; died 1990; was buried , Park Lawn Cemetery, Toronto, York Co., Ontario.
    2. 24. Wilfred Marcus Donald  Descendancy chart to this point was born 28 Jul 1897, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1976; was buried , Barrie Union Cemetery, Barrie, Simcoe Co., Ontario.
    3. 25. Marcus W. Donald  Descendancy chart to this point was born 28 Jul 1897, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. 26. Russell Donald  Descendancy chart to this point was born 29 Dec 1899, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 29 Dec 1899, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 7.  Charles Michael Oakes Descendancy chart to this point (2.Catharina2, 1.Johann1) was born 1 Sep 1874, Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Mar 1894, Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hawkesville Union Cemetery, Hawkesville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  4. 8.  Lillian M. Oakes Descendancy chart to this point (2.Catharina2, 1.Johann1) was born 1876, Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 Dec 1969, Ottawa, Carleton Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Sheffield Cemetery, Sheffield, Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada.

    Lillian married Freeman Leslie Cornell 12 Sep 1900, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Freeman (son of Thomas Albert Cornell and Annie Eliza Jane "Anna" Book) was born 26 Oct 1877, Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada; died 6 Apr 1935, Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Sheffield Cemetery, Sheffield, Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  5. 9.  Frederick Henry Oaks Descendancy chart to this point (2.Catharina2, 1.Johann1) was born 18 May 1879, Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  6. 10.  Bertha "Bertie" Oakes Descendancy chart to this point (2.Catharina2, 1.Johann1) was born 7 May 1881, Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 Jun 1970, Vancouver, , British Columbia, Canada; was buried , Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Burnaby, , British Columbia, Canada.

  7. 11.  John Wesley Oakes Descendancy chart to this point (2.Catharina2, 1.Johann1) was born 7 Jul 1883, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Feb 1960, Vancouver, , British Columbia, Canada; was buried , Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

  8. 12.  Edna Cora Oakes Descendancy chart to this point (2.Catharina2, 1.Johann1) was born 6 Jun 1886, Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 May 1940, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hawkesville Union Cemetery, Hawkesville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Edna married Thomas Adam 17 Nov 1909, Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Thomas (son of Alexander Adam and Janet Stewart) was born 12 Sep 1876, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Mar 1947, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hawkesville Union Cemetery, Hawkesville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 27. Muriel Burdelle Adam  Descendancy chart to this point was born 19 Oct 1911, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 14 Jun 2002, Forest, Lambton Co., Ontario; was buried , Dunks Bay Cemetery, Tobermory, St. Edmunds Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario.

  9. 13.  Clive Stanley Oakes Descendancy chart to this point (2.Catharina2, 1.Johann1) was born 25 May 1889, Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1974, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Park Lawn Cemetery, Toronto, York Co., Ontario.

  10. 14.  Esther Christina Spies Descendancy chart to this point (4.Frederick2, 1.Johann1) was born 5 Jul 1888, Colborne Twp., Huron Co., Ontario; died 21 Dec 1969, Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada.

    Esther married Eli Diefenbacher 27 Dec 1915. Eli (son of Christian Conrad Diefenbacher and Elizabeth Kaster) was born 4 Sep 1889, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1985; was buried , Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 28. Erma Idel Diefenbacher  Descendancy chart to this point was born 15 Jun 1919, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 Mar 2016, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada.
    2. 29. Florence Olivia Diefenbacher  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1921; died 24 May 2003; was buried , Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada.
    3. 30. Ray Diefenbaker  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1926; died 8 Aug 2014, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  11. 15.  Lilly May Spies Descendancy chart to this point (4.Frederick2, 1.Johann1) was born 27 Feb 1890, Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 Nov 1894, Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hillside United Cemetery, Wellesley Twp, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  12. 16.  William Frederick Spies Descendancy chart to this point (4.Frederick2, 1.Johann1) was born 26 Aug 1891, Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Dec 1914, Brazeou, , Alberta, Canada; was buried , Didsbury Cemetery, Didsbury, Alberta, Canada.

  13. 17.  Mahlon Alvin Ezra Spies Descendancy chart to this point (4.Frederick2, 1.Johann1) was born 28 Feb 1893, Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Apr 1917, Vimy Ridge, Pas De Calais, France; was buried , Nine Elms Military Cemetery, Thélus, , Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France.

  14. 18.  Reuben Privat Spies Descendancy chart to this point (4.Frederick2, 1.Johann1) was born 11 Oct 1894, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Aug 1973, Kelowna, , British Columbia, Canada; was buried , Lakeview Cemetery, Penticton, , British Columbia, Canada.

    Reuben — Mildred Spreeman. Mildred (daughter of Isaac Spreeman and Eliza Ann Bergey) was born 14 Oct 1898, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Jan 1983, Penticton, , British Columbia, Canada; was buried , Lakeview Cemetery, Penticton, , British Columbia, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  15. 19.  Eleanora Olivia Spies Descendancy chart to this point (4.Frederick2, 1.Johann1) was born 8 Dec 1896, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Jul 1959, Edmonton, , Alberta, Canada.

  16. 20.  Mildred Sophia Spies Descendancy chart to this point (4.Frederick2, 1.Johann1) was born 21 May 1898, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Jun 1997.

  17. 21.  Herbert Theodore Spies Descendancy chart to this point (4.Frederick2, 1.Johann1) was born 15 Nov 1899, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Sep 1939, Elk Point, , Alberta, Canada; was buried , Sideview Cemetery, Saint Lina, , Alberta, Canada.

  18. 22.  Celestine Anna Spies Descendancy chart to this point (4.Frederick2, 1.Johann1) was born 17 Dec 1902, Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Jul 1936, Dovercourt, , Alberta; was buried , Didsbury Cemetery, Didsbury, Alberta, Canada.


Generation: 4

  1. 23.  Beatrice Elizabeth DonaldBeatrice Elizabeth Donald Descendancy chart to this point (6.Elizabeth3, 2.Catharina2, 1.Johann1) was born 12 Apr 1895, , Ontario, Canada; died 1990; was buried , Park Lawn Cemetery, Toronto, York Co., Ontario.

  2. 24.  Wilfred Marcus Donald Descendancy chart to this point (6.Elizabeth3, 2.Catharina2, 1.Johann1) was born 28 Jul 1897, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1976; was buried , Barrie Union Cemetery, Barrie, Simcoe Co., Ontario.

  3. 25.  Marcus W. Donald Descendancy chart to this point (6.Elizabeth3, 2.Catharina2, 1.Johann1) was born 28 Jul 1897, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  4. 26.  Russell Donald Descendancy chart to this point (6.Elizabeth3, 2.Catharina2, 1.Johann1) was born 29 Dec 1899, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 29 Dec 1899, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  5. 27.  Muriel Burdelle Adam Descendancy chart to this point (12.Edna3, 2.Catharina2, 1.Johann1) was born 19 Oct 1911, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 14 Jun 2002, Forest, Lambton Co., Ontario; was buried , Dunks Bay Cemetery, Tobermory, St. Edmunds Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario.

    Muriel married Edward O. Erb 28 Oct 1931, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Edward (son of Christian L. Erb and Elisabeth Oesch) was born 7 Jan 1906, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; died 30 Dec 1976, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Dunks Bay Cemetery, Tobermory, St. Edmunds Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet]


  6. 28.  Erma Idel Diefenbacher Descendancy chart to this point (14.Esther3, 4.Frederick2, 1.Johann1) was born 15 Jun 1919, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 Mar 2016, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada.

  7. 29.  Florence Olivia Diefenbacher Descendancy chart to this point (14.Esther3, 4.Frederick2, 1.Johann1) was born 1921; died 24 May 2003; was buried , Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada.

  8. 30.  Ray Diefenbaker Descendancy chart to this point (14.Esther3, 4.Frederick2, 1.Johann1) was born 1926; died 8 Aug 2014, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Ray — Shirley Christina "Shirl" Cochrane. Shirley (daughter of Albert Marshall "Marshall" Cochrane and Mary Janet Stewart) was born 27 Dec 1927, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 Jul 2020; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]