Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.
Home Search  
Print Bookmark

Johannes Wilhelm "John" Pfeifer

Male 1849 - 1924  (75 years)


Generations:      Standard    |    Compact    |    Text    |    Register    |    PDF

Less detail
Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Johannes Wilhelm "John" Pfeifer was born 3 Sep 1849, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Dec 1924, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: John William Peifer
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-86389P
    • Residence: 1868, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1881, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Brickmaker
    • Residence: 1881, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1901, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Carpenter
    • Occupation: 1911, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Carpenter - House building
    • Residence: 1911, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Notes:

    Death of John W. Peifer.

    Another of our old residents has passed away in the person of Mr. John W. Peifer, who died on Saturday, Dec. 27th at the age of 75 years, 3 months and 24 days. Mr. Peifer had been in poor health for the past few months but was able to be up and around and on Christmas Day suffered a weak spell of the heart from which he never rallied.

    The late Mr. Peifer was born in Waterloo on Sept. 3rd, 1849, being the son of the late Rev. Frank Peifer, a Lutheran minister. For the past fifty years He was an esteemed resident of New Hamburg, plying his trade of carpenter contractor. For the past few years he was an employee of the Hahn Brass Co. He was a chartered member of the local Canadian Order of Foresters and a steadfast adherent of the Lutheran faith. He was married to Catharine Wettlaufer in 1869 and their union was blessed with eleven children, five of whom, John L., Carl, Albert, Theodore and Emma, predeceased him. He leaves his sorrowing wife, three daughters and three sons to mourn his demise. The children are Mrs. Henry Bergman of Mason City, Iowa, Mrs. Grant McCoomb of Durham, Mrs. H. F. Hoffman of New Hamburg, Edward of Hespeler, Louis of Hanover and William of Walkerville. He is also survived by one step-sister and two step-brothers, Mrs. T. Hartleib of Stratford, Albert Larr of Detroit and Harry Larr of Columbus, Ohio. The funeral took place last Tuesday. afternoon from his late home to St., Peter's Lutheran Church and Riverside Cemetery. The funeral service was conducted by Rev. Mr. Rolph. pastor of the church, and was at tended by a large concourse of sorrowing relatives and friends.

    Waterloo Chronicle, 8 Jan 1925, p. 8

    Johannes married Catherine "Katie" Wettlaufer 12 Jul 1868, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Catherine was born 28 Aug 1849, , Germany; died 1 May 1932, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Emma Peifer  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1868, , Ontario, Canada; died 1882, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 3. Maria Anna "Mary" "Mae" Peifer  Descendancy chart to this point was born 13 Mar 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Mar 1949, , Contra Costa Co., California; was buried , Oak View Memorial Park, Antioch, Contra Costa, California, United States.
    3. 4. Henry August Theodore "Theodore" Peifer  Descendancy chart to this point was born 16 Jun 1873, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Feb 1874, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. 5. John Adam Peifer  Descendancy chart to this point was born 14 Dec 1874, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1917; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. 6. Henry Peifer  Descendancy chart to this point was born 2 Nov 1877, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. 7. Edward Peifer  Descendancy chart to this point was born 26 Oct 1880, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 Oct 1945, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. 8. Lezida Peifer  Descendancy chart to this point was born 18 Jun 1883, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1979; was buried , Durham Cemetery, Durham, Bentinck, Grey Co., Ontario, Canada.
    8. 9. Louis Alexander Peifer  Descendancy chart to this point was born 31 May 1886, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Sep 1941, Chatham, Kent Co., Ontario, Canada.
    9. 10. Violet Peifer  Descendancy chart to this point was born 12 Nov 1889, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Jan 1941, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    10. 11. William Peifer  Descendancy chart to this point was born 11 Sep 1891, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    11. 12. Carl Russell "Charles" Peifer  Descendancy chart to this point was born 31 Mar 1896, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Aug 1908; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Emma Peifer Descendancy chart to this point (1.Johannes1) was born 1868, , Ontario, Canada; died 1882, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-149432
    • Residence: 1881, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran


  2. 3.  Maria Anna "Mary" "Mae" Peifer Descendancy chart to this point (1.Johannes1) was born 13 Mar 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Mar 1949, , Contra Costa Co., California; was buried , Oak View Memorial Park, Antioch, Contra Costa, California, United States.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Maria Anna "Mary" "Mae" Burgmann
    • Name: Mary Pfeifer
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-149433
    • Residence: 1881, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Maria — William Burgmann. William (son of Henry Daniel Burgmann and Catherine Elizabeth Hoffman) was born 13 Sep 1866, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 Jun 1934; was buried , Greenlaw Memorial Park, Bakersfield, Kern, California, United States. [Group Sheet]


  3. 4.  Henry August Theodore "Theodore" Peifer Descendancy chart to this point (1.Johannes1) was born 16 Jun 1873, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Feb 1874, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Theodore Peifer
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-149431


  4. 5.  John Adam Peifer Descendancy chart to this point (1.Johannes1) was born 14 Dec 1874, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1917; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-86515P
    • Residence: 1881, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1900, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Furniture Finisher
    • Occupation: 1901, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Finisher

    John married Melinda L. Schuler 1 Jan 1900, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Melinda (daughter of John Schuler and Margaret Ludwig) was born 15 Jan 1880, Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada; died 1968; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 13. Edith Mae "Mae" Peifer  Descendancy chart to this point was born 24 Jun 1904, Strathroy, Middlesex Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. 14. Lloyd Hilton Peifer  Descendancy chart to this point was born 22 Jul 1906, Strathroy, Middlesex Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. 15. Carl Andrew Peifer  Descendancy chart to this point was born 9 Jul 1913, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  5. 6.  Henry Peifer Descendancy chart to this point (1.Johannes1) was born 2 Nov 1877, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-149430


  6. 7.  Edward Peifer Descendancy chart to this point (1.Johannes1) was born 26 Oct 1880, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 Oct 1945, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-149435
    • Residence: 1881, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Edward married Leah Edna Norris 14 Nov 1901, Camden, Lennox & Addington, Ontario. Leah was born 24 Dec 1879, Richmond, Lennox Addington Co. Ontario; died , Southampton, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 16. Helen Pearl Catherine Peifer  Descendancy chart to this point was born 27 May 1905, , Middlesex Co., Ontario, Canada; died 1929, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  7. 8.  Lezida Peifer Descendancy chart to this point (1.Johannes1) was born 18 Jun 1883, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1979; was buried , Durham Cemetery, Durham, Bentinck, Grey Co., Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Lezida McComb
    • Name: Lydia Peifer
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-86391

    Lezida married Alexander Grant McComb 17 May 1905, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Alexander (son of Thomas McComb and Euphine Little) was born Jan 1878, Durham, Grey Co., Ontario, Canada; died 1946; was buried , Durham Cemetery, Durham, Bentinck, Grey Co., Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  8. 9.  Louis Alexander Peifer Descendancy chart to this point (1.Johannes1) was born 31 May 1886, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Sep 1941, Chatham, Kent Co., Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-86392

    Louis married Matilda Merner 10 Jun 1908, Alvinston, Lambton Co., Ontario. Matilda (daughter of Samuel Daniel Merner and Teresa Eckenswiller) was born 1884, Ailsa Craig, Middlesex Co., Ontario, Canada; died 10 Nov 1964, Chatham, Kent Co., Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  9. 10.  Violet Peifer Descendancy chart to this point (1.Johannes1) was born 12 Nov 1889, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Jan 1941, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/239424488
    • Name: Violet Hoffman
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-86393P
    • Residence: 1911, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Notes:

    In Loving Memory Died At New Hamburg, on Sunday, January 5th, 1941, Violet Peifer Beloved Wife of Henry S. Hoffman. Aged 51 years, 1 month and 24 days. The Funeral will take place from her late residence on Wednesday, January 8th, with private service at the house at 2 o'clock p.m., followed by a public service in St. Peter's Lutheran Church at 2.30 o'clock and interment in Riverside Cemetery. Friends and acquaintances will please accept this intimation.

    Funeral Card

    Violet married Henry Solomon Hoffman 19 Jun 1910, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Henry (son of Conrad Hoffman and Anna Elisabeth "Lizzie" Robitzsch) was born May 1874, Amulree, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario; died 15 Mar 1941, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  10. 11.  William Peifer Descendancy chart to this point (1.Johannes1) was born 11 Sep 1891, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-86394
    • Occupation: 1911, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; ?? - Foundry
    • Residence: 1911, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    William — Catharine Seebach. Catharine was born CALC 24 Feb 1892, Fullarton Township, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; died 28 Apr 1917, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    William married Myrtle Guthrie 22 Oct 1919, Windsor, Essex Co., Ontario, Canada. Myrtle was born 1897; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  11. 12.  Carl Russell "Charles" Peifer Descendancy chart to this point (1.Johannes1) was born 31 Mar 1896, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Aug 1908; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Carl Russell Peifer
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-86396P



Generation: 3

  1. 13.  Edith Mae "Mae" Peifer Descendancy chart to this point (5.John2, 1.Johannes1) was born 24 Jun 1904, Strathroy, Middlesex Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-319685
    • Occupation: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; House Work. Private Family
    • Residence: 1921, 20 Ellen St. E. Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist


  2. 14.  Lloyd Hilton Peifer Descendancy chart to this point (5.John2, 1.Johannes1) was born 22 Jul 1906, Strathroy, Middlesex Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-319683
    • Occupation: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Quiling, Felt Factory
    • Residence: 1921, 20 Ellen St. E. Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist


  3. 15.  Carl Andrew Peifer Descendancy chart to this point (5.John2, 1.Johannes1) was born 9 Jul 1913, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-319684
    • Residence: 1921, 20 Ellen St. E. Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

    Carl married Helen Marie Cole 3 Oct 1931, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Helen (daughter of James Wellington Cole and Mary Regina Wolfe) was born 20 Jul 1913, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  4. 16.  Helen Pearl Catherine Peifer Descendancy chart to this point (7.Edward2, 1.Johannes1) was born 27 May 1905, , Middlesex Co., Ontario, Canada; died 1929, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Helen Pearl Catherine Proud
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-133470

    Helen married Richard Aubrey Proud 5 Oct 1922, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Richard (son of Richard Aubrey Proud and Elizabeth Ann Drummond) was born 11 Oct 1902, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Nov 1965, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]



This site powered by The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding ©, v. 12.0.1, written by Darrin Lythgoe 2001-2024.