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

Anna F. Christine Gillow[1, 2]

Female 1866 - 1961  (95 years)


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  • Name Anna F. Christine Gillow 
    Born 2 Feb 1866  Clearview, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Gender Female 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/162416408 
    Name Anna F. Christine Gillow 
    Residence 1871  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1881  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1883  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Residence 1891  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1911  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Lutheran 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-133816 
    Died 15 Oct 1961  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I133816  Generations
    Last Modified 9 Jun 2025 

    Father Johann Jochim Christian "John" Gillow,   b. 26 Oct 1823, Ivenah, Mecklenburg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jul 1885, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years) 
    Mother Maria Christina Stepenhagen,   b. 29 Dec 1824, Kramptin, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Feb 1902, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Married 10 Oct 1858  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8, 9
    Family ID F33103  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Father John Gilow,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Maria,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F281436  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family John Frederick Gillow,   b. 10 Jun 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jun 1949, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Married 28 Sep 1883  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Children 
     1. Rosa Gillow,   b. 24 Feb 1884, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Sep 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 7 years)
     2. Clara Wilhelmina Gillow,   b. 5 Mar 1886, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Nov 1951, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
     3. Maud Emma Gillow,   b. 8 Feb 1888, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1974  (Age 85 years)
     4. Ethel "Lizzie" Gillow,   b. 26 Apr 1890, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1891  (Age 0 years)
     5. Alice Gillow,   b. 29 May 1892, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Sep 1902, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 10 years)
     6. Irene Charlotte "Lottie" Gillow,   b. 24 Oct 1894, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jan 1924, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 29 years)
     7. Flossie Mary Gillow,   b. 9 Mar 1897, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Mar 1973, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
     8. Matilda Annie Louise "Tillie" Gillow,   b. 14 Jun 1899, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Nov 1978, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     9. Minnie Alberta Gillow,   b. 28 Nov 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jun 1921, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 19 years)
     10. Lyla M. Gillow,   b. 27 May 1905, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     11. Howard Russell Gillow,   b. 8 Jul 1908, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     12. Gordon Frederick Gillow,   b. 6 Oct 1910, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 May 1938, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 27 years)
     13. Clarence Gillow
    Last Modified 10 Jun 2025 
    Family ID F281434  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Mrs. Annie C. Gillow

      By Record Correspondent

      HESPELER Mrs. Annie Christine Gillow, 95, of Forbes street, Hespeler, one of Hespeler's oldest residents, died Sunday at Spruce Haven Lodge.

      Born in the Clearview district Feb. 2, 1866, she had lived in Hespeler for the past 25 years. She was a member of St. James Lutheran Church, Hespeler.

      Her husband, John Frederick Gillow, died in 1949.

      Surviving are two sons, Howard of Prescott, Ariz., and Clarence of Preston; three daughters Mrs. Maude Krueger Hespeler, Mrs. Flossie Collins and Mrs. Tillie Bowman of Galt 30 grandchildren, 62 great grand children and 18 great great-grandchildren.

      The body is at the Stager Nelson Funeral Home, Hespeler where the funeral will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. Rev. Theodore Isler of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Galt, will officiate Burial will be in Hespeler Cemetery.

      Kitchener-Waterloo Record, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Monday, October 16, 1961

  • Sources 
    1. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 11 Oct 1883.
      Sept. 28, 1883 John F. Gilow & Anna C. Gilow, both of Waterloo Township, were married in Preston by Pastor Wurster.

    2. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 012288-83.
      John F. Gilow, 22, occ. Laborer, b. Waterloo Twp., res. Same, son of Frederick and Fredericka, married Anna F. C. Gilow, 18, b. Waterloo Twp., res. Same, daughter of John and Maria, Witnesses Were John Ortman And Veronica Schorass, both of Waterloo Twp, Sept 28, 1883 at Preston

    3. [S604] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1871, Div. 2, Pg. 11.

    4. [S178] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1881, Waterloo S. Twp. 1881 Div 2 Page 18.

    5. [S342] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1911, Div. 6 Pg. 8.

    6. [S2575] Census - ON, Waterloo Township - 1891, Sect. 3 Page 35.

    7. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.
      John Gilow Birth Place: Ivenah, Mecklinburg RESIDENCE: Waterloo Age: 32 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1826 Spouse Name: Maria Stepenhagen Spouse's Age: 32 Spouse Estimated Birth Year: abt 1826 Spouse Birth Place: Prussia Spouse Residence: Waterloo Marriage Date: 10 Oct 1858 Marriage County: Waterloo

    8. [S894] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861, Sect. 10 Page 69.

    9. [S244] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Deutsche Canadier (1841-1865) - Index to Births, Deaths and Marriages Announced in the Deutsche Canadier, Berlin, Canada West. originally indexed by Simone Nieuwolt and Sylvie Kuppek..organised by Rosemary Ambrose, 11 Nov 1858:46.
      GILOW, Johann F.G. married in October To Maria Christina STEPHENHAGEN. Both of Waterloo Township. minister Wurster,Preston

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1883 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 28 Sep 1883 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 15 Oct 1961 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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