Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.
George Michael "G. M." Debus

George Michael "G. M." Debus[1]

Male 1862 - 1943  (80 years)

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  • Name George Michael "G. M." Debus 
    Born 16 Nov 1862  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1881  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Barber 
    Residence 1881  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Baptist 
    Residence 1886  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Residence 1886  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Evanglical Association 
    Occupation 1889  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    barber 
    Occupation 1891  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Barber 
    Residence 1891  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Presbyterian 
    Elected Office 1893  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    councillor - Kitchener 
    • Years Served: 1893-94, 1895 (Deputy Reeve)
    Committee Membership 1897  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Berlin Public School Board 
    Kitchener,PublicSchoolBoard-BusyBerlin1897.jpg
    Kitchener,PublicSchoolBoard-BusyBerlin1897.jpg
    Berlin Public School Board From: Busy Berlin Jubilee Souvenir 1897, published by Berlin News-Record
    Occupation 1901  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Barber 
    Kitchener,Debus-TonsorialParlor-BusyBerlin1897.jpg
    Kitchener,Debus-TonsorialParlor-BusyBerlin1897.jpg
    G. M. DeBUS' tonsorial parlor From: Busy Berlin Jubilee Souvenir 1897, published by Berlin News-Record
    Elected Office 1905  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Warden for the County of Waterloo 
    Elected Office 1906  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Waterloo County Council 
    • Image from: 100 Years of Progress in Waterloo County Canada Semi-Centennial Souvenir 1856-1906
    Waterloo County Council in 1906
    Waterloo County Council in 1906
    Image from: 100 Years of Progress in Waterloo County Canada Semi-Centennial Souvenir 1856-1906
    Public Service 1906  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Council of the Baord of Trade 
    From: Berlin Today 1806-1906
    From: Berlin Today 1806-1906
    Name G. M. Debus 
    Occupation 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Barber, Shop 
    Residence 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Presbyterian 
    Occupation 1921  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Income 
    Residence 1921  133 Young St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Residence 1921  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Presbyterian 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-30613P 
    Died 1943 
    Buried Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I30613  Generations
    Last Modified 1 Dec 2024 

    Father George Michael Debus,   b. CALC 1 Nov 1830, , France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Apr 1876, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 45 years) 
    Mother Catherine Hemberle,   b. 1834, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Oct 1904, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Family ID F11975  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth "Lizzie Klippert,   b. 29 Oct 1861, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 25 Feb 1886  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 7, 8
    Children 
     1. Georgina Maud "Georgie" Debus,   b. 13 Jan 1886, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Louisa Debus,   b. 20 Feb 1888, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Louis Klippert Debus,   b. 2 Feb 1889, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Israel David Debus,   b. 2 Feb 1889, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Feb 1889, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     5. Ruth J. Debus,   b. 19 Oct 1893, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 3 Dec 2024 
    Family ID F8046  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    George Michael Debus
    George Michael Debus
    Image from: 100 Years of Progress in Waterloo County Canada Semi-Centennial Souvenir 1856-1906
    George Michael DeBus
    George Michael DeBus

    Notes:
    Mr. DeBus was a barber and councillor serving from 1893 to 1894. In 1895 he served as Deputy Reeve.



    George DeBus. (2017). Vitacollections.ca. Retrieved 3 November 2017, from https://vitacollections.ca/kpl-gsr/3433942/data?n=3

  • Sources 
    1. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 26 Oct 1893.
      19 Oct 1893 The wife of George M. Debus, in Berlin, a daughter.

    2. [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) A-4 Page 16.

    3. [S158] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1881, Div. 2 Pg. 30.

    4. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 11844-1886.
      George Michael Debus (barber of Berlin) b. Canada Age: 23 born abt 1863 father: George Debus mother: Catharine Hewbarlie Debus married Lizzie Klippert Age:: 24 born abt 1862 b. Canada father: John Klippert mother: Mary Elizabeth Klippert married 25 Feb 1886 Marriage Place: Waterloo, Berlin, both member so the Evangelical Association

    5. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 28 Pg. 1.

    6. [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub Dist. 26 Page 1.

    7. [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Section 2 Page 12.

    8. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 4 Mar 1886.
      February 25, 1886 George M. Debus & Elisabeth Klippert, both of Berlin, were married by Preacher Greh in Berlin.

    9. [S655] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration, 36975 & 36976 (1889), Louis Klippert and Israel David Debus.
      Louis Klippert & Israel David children of George M. Debus (barber) & Elizabeth Klippert,

    10. [S1629] Book - 100 Years of Progress in Waterloo County Canada Semi-Centennial Souvenir 1856-1906, 12.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 16 Nov 1862 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Barber - 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Baptist - 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1886 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Evanglical Association - 1886 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 25 Feb 1886 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - barber - 1889 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Barber - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Presbyterian - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsElected Office - councillor - Kitchener - 1893 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCommittee Membership - Berlin Public School Board - 1897 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Barber - 1901 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsElected Office - Warden for the County of Waterloo - 1905 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsElected Office - Waterloo County Council - 1906 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsPublic Service - Council of the Baord of Trade - 1906 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Barber, Shop - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Presbyterian - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Income - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Presbyterian - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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