Gustave E. Hildebrand

1858 - 1930  (72 years)

• Name	Gustave E. Hildebrand
  Born	7 May 1858	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/133388989
  Occupation	undertaker
  Residence	1861	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-396624
  Died	16 Jun 1930	Wheeling, Ohio, West Virginia, USA
  Buried	Greenwood Cemetery, Wheeling, Ohio, West Virginia, United States
  Person ID	I396624	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Christian Friedrich Hildebrand,   b. 1807, , Germany ,   d. 15 Feb 1887, Wheeling, Ohio, West Virginia, USA  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Wilhelmine Sophia Kaiser,   b. 1826, , Germany ,   d. 5 Apr 1889, Wheeling, Ohio, West Virginia, USA  (Age 63 years)
  Married	28 Sep 1848	Elbrinxen, , Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany   [1, 2]
  Family ID	F28238	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  HILDEBRAND RITES WILL BE THURSDAY REV. GROTKE TO OFFICIATE; BURIAL IN GREENWOOD CEMETERY Last rites for Gustav E. Hildebrand, prominent Wheeling business man who died Monday morning, will be held Thursday. The services will take place af two o'clock that afternoon at the family home, 1720 Jacob street. Rev. A, C. E. Grotke, pastor of the Zion Lutheran church wilf officiate. Burial will be in Greenwood cemetery. Mr. Hildebrand, who was 72 years of age, had been in falling health for the past two years. Mr. Hildebrand was born May 7, 1858 at Wilmot Ontario, Canada, a son of the late Christian and Wilhemina Hildebrand. He came to Wheeling in 1885. Some years later Mr. Hildebrand associated himself with C. W. Bruemmer to form the firm of Bruemmer and Hildebrand, which business was started in a small one-room store. It is now one of the most flourishing furniture and undertaking establishments in this part of the state. Mr. Hildebrand was a member of Bridgeport lodge, No. 185, A. F A. & A. M. & S. R., consistory, No. 1: Herman lodge. A. O. U. W.: Black Prince lodge, No. 19, Knights of Pythias. For a quarter of a century he was Master of Finance of the Black Prince lodge, resigning that position seven years ago. He was a devout member of the Zion Lutheran church. Mr. Hildebrand'a wife, the former Miss Louisa Mehlmann, died January first of this year. They were united in marriage June 15, 1882 by Rev. Otto Meerwein at the Zion Lutheran church. Mr. Hildebrand was one of the organizers of the Wheeling Association of Funeral directors. Surviving are one son. Howard Hildebrand, of Martina Ferry. O.; two daughters. Mrs. Albert J. Ken and Mrs. Alex S. Gibb, both of Wheeling, and two sisters, Mrs. Henrietta Mahimann and Mrs. F. D. Friedrich, both of Wheeling. Wheeling Intelligencer June 17 1930 p4

  
  

• Sources

  [S844] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1861, Sect. 9 Page 55. [S2304] Germany, Select Marriages, 1558-1929. NameChristian Friedrich Hildebrand Marriage Date28 Sep 1848 Marriage PlaceEvangelisch, Elbrinxen, Lippe, Germany SpouseWilhelmine Sophie Keiser

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 7 May 1858 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1861 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 16 Jun 1930 - Wheeling, Ohio, West Virginia, USA Buried - - Greenwood Cemetery, Wheeling, Ohio, West Virginia, United States  = Link to Google Earth