Emmaretta Leah "Emma" Unger^[1]

1882 - 1959  (76 years)

• Name	Emmaretta Leah "Emma" Unger
  Born	26 Aug 1882	Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Emma Unger
  Name	Emmaretta Leah "Emma" Thomas
  Residence	1896	19 Mill St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Occupation	1901	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Shirt Factory
  Residence	1911	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Methodist
  Eby ID Number	00124-7585.6
  Died	2 Jan 1959	Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Buried	5 Jan 1959	Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I351408	Generations
  Last Modified	9 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	Moses Unger,   b. 22 Jun 1841, Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Sep 1928, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Magdalena Histand,   b. 7 Apr 1842, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Apr 1935  (Age 93 years)
  Married	23 Dec 1862	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 6, 7]
  Family ID	F1223	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	James Thomas,   b. CALC 8 Sep 1870, , England ,   d. 14 Jan 1936, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 65 years)
  Married	14 Oct 1909	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2025
  Family ID	F251726	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Mrs. James Thomas BRANTFORD - Mrs. James Thomas, of 111 Dufferin Ave., died early today at Brantford General Hospital after a lengthy illness. She was 78. The former Ernmaretta Leah Unger, a daughter of pioneer parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. Moses Unger, she was born at Mannheim and had lived in Preston for many nears before moving to Brantford, She was house-keeper for the late Hugh Howie, of Dufferin avenue until his death four years ago. She was a Brantford resident for 18 years. Mrs. Thomas was a member of Brant avenue United Church, Brantford. She was an active church worker and was a member of the Women's Missionary Society. Surviving is one stepson, James Thomas, Kitchener, one brother Joseph Unger of Wickenburg Ariz.: seven sisters, Mrs. Lean Hurst,Winnipeg, Mrs. Verda Campbell, San Francisco, Mrs. Edna James, Vancouver, Mrs. Allan Reickart, Kitchener, Mrs. Isabel Ford, Seattle, Mrs. Carl Ott, Syracuse, N.Y. and Mrs. Melissa Wilkins, Mount Pleasant. The body is at the H. K. Stager Funeral Home where the service will be conducted Monday at 2 p.m. Burial will follow in the Preston Cemetery. Rev. Arthur Kewley, minister of Brant avenue United Church, Brantford, will officiate and will be assisted by Rev. H. Y. Herlihey, of St Paul's United Church, Preston. Kitchener-Waterloo Record 2 Jan 1959 pg 7

  
  

• Sources

  [S10] Book - Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 551. [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) A-10 Page 4. [S1669] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1911, Div. 24 Pg. 13. [S239] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Preston CC#6335 Cemetery Internet Link . Thomas/ In Loving Memory Of/ James Thomas/ Died Jan. 14, 1936/ His Beloved Wife Emmaretta L. Unger/ Aug. 26, 1882 ?Jan. 2, 1959.[Footstones] Emmaretta/ James. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library. Moses Unger aged 21 of Dumfries Twp. born Dumfries Twp son of Adam Unger and Barbara Hallmann married 23 Dec 1862 to Magdalena Hiestand aged 20 of Blenheim born Blenheim daughter of John Hiestand and Catharine Bechtel. [S2560] aaaWaterloo Township South 1891, Sect. 1 Page 2. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Unger Moses, 21, Dumfries, Dumfries, son of Adam and Barbara (Hallman), married 23 Dec 1862 Magdalene Heistand, 20, Blenheim, Blenheim, daughter of John and Catherine (Beihtel) [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name:James Thomas Age:40 Birth Date:abt 1869 Marriage Date:14 Oct 1909 Marriage County or District:Waterloo Father:George Thomas Mother:Sarah A Butler Thomas Spouse:Emmerette Leah Unger Spouse's Age:28 Spouse Birth Date:abt 1879 Spouse Father:Moses Unger Spouse Mother:Madeline Histand

  
  

• Event Map

  Residence - 1896 - 19 Mill St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Shirt Factory - 1901 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 14 Oct 1909 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 2 Jan 1959 - Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - 5 Jan 1959 - Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth