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Johann George "Yarrick" Pfeiffer[1, 2, 3]

Male 1861 - 1934  (73 years)


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  • Name Johann George "Yarrick" Pfeiffer 
    Born 10 Nov 1861  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9] 
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/232564967 
    Name Garrick Pfeiffer  [10] 
    Name George Pfeifer 
    Name Yarrick Pfeifer 
    Name Yarrick Pfeiffer 
    Residence 1881  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1883  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Residence 1883  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Occupation 1901  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Moulder 
    Occupation 1901  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Moulder 
    Occupation 1911  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Moulder, Foundry 
    Residence 1911  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Lutheran 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-229599 
    Died 10 Nov 1934  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Cause: Cause: Cirrhosis of Liver (months) - Haemorrhage of Bowels & Toxcaemia (several days) 
    Buried 15 Nov 1934  Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Person ID I229599  Generations
    Last Modified 9 Jun 2025 

    Father Johann Leonhardt "John" Pfeiffer,   b. CALC 27 Dec 1821, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Mar 1895, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 73 years) 
    Mother Catharine Barbara Bitner,   b. CALC 14 Sep 1827, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Mar 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 63 years) 
    Family ID F252554  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Judith Amelia Albert,   b. 29 Nov 1872, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Feb 1914, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 41 years) 
    Married 5 Apr 1894  Centreville (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 12] 
    Children 
     1. Emelia Pfeifer,   b. 5 Mar 1894, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Barbara Catharine Pfeiffer,   b. 27 May 1895, Centreville (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Anna Georgina Pfeiffer,   b. 2 Nov 1896, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1994, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 97 years)
     4. Leonard John Pfeifer,   b. 11 Jul 1898, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. George Pfeifer,   b. Jun 1899, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Kate Pfeifer,   b. 13 Dec 1900, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Alfred Pfeifer,   b. Nov 1902, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     8. Lorne Philip Pfeiffer,   b. 21 Jul 1904, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jun 1973, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
     9. Harold Pfeifer,   b. Dec 1907, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     10. Edna May Pfeiffer,   b. 12 May 1911, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jul 1937, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 26 years)
    Last Modified 10 Jun 2025 
    Family ID F531  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Catharina Barbara "Katie" Eitel,   b. 20 Jun 1860, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Nov 1892, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 32 years) 
    Married 30 Oct 1883  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 13, 14] 
    Children 
     1. Clara Pfeiffer,   b. 17 Jul 1884, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Frieda Katie Pfeiffer,   b. 6 Apr 1888, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Dec 1892, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 4 years)
     3. Mary May Pfeiffer,   b. 12 May 1886, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Nov 1973, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
     4. Esther Barbara Pfeifer,   b. 12 Oct 1889, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Dec 1892, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 3 years)
     5. Alfred Frank Pfeiffer,   b. 16 Mar 1901, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jun 1969, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
    Last Modified 10 Jun 2025 
    Family ID F225798  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Johann George 'Yarrick' Pfeifer    		Johann George "Yarrick" Pfeifer
    Image from Dean Tieleman
    ChurchRecord-Cambridge-St.PetersLutheran-Pfeifer-JohannGeorg-001-Bapt-1862.JPG    		ChurchRecord-Cambridge-St.PetersLutheran-Pfeifer-JohannGeorg-001-Bapt-1862.JPG

  • Notes 
    • Yarrick Pfeiffer, 73, passed away about 11 o'clock last night at the home of his daughter, Mrs. David Caughell, Bridgeport road, following an Illness of about five months.

      Mr. Pfeiffer was born on November 10, 1861, at Preston, and was formerly a moulder in Clare Brothers' service in that town. He had resided here for seven years.

      His wife predeceased him 21 years ago.He is survived by four sons and seven daughters. Leonard, Binghampton, N.Y.; Alfred. Preston: Lorne, Waterloo; Harold, Kitchener; Mrs. Clara Shepperd, St. Clements: Mrs. Milton Bulmer, Kitchener; Mrs. Caughell, Waterloo; Mrs. Mrs. Edgar Smith, Toronto: Gordon Rittinger, Kitchener: Miss Edna Pfeiffer, Kitchener, and Mrs. K. Sanders, Waterloo. He is also survived by three brothers and two sisters, Charles Pfeiffer, Preston: John and Fred and Mrs. Jacob Kirchhofer, Hespeler; Mrs: Dan Kinzie, Preston. There are 20 grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

      The funeral will be held at 2.30 o'clock Thursday afternoon from the Schreiter-Sandrock Funeral Home to the Preston cemetery.

      Kitchener Daily Record, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Tue, Nov 13, 1934 Page 2

  • Sources 
    1. [S3] Book - Vol I 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..., 334.

    2. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 8 Dec 1892.
      Nov. 28, 1892 Catharina Barbara Pfeifer, nee Eitel, wife of George Pfeifer, died in Preston at age of 32 years, 5 months & 7 days.

    3. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 15 Nov 1883.
      Oct. 30, 1883 Catharina Eitel & Georg Pfeiffer, both of Preston, were married in Preston by Pastor Schröder.

    4. [S204] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1901, Preston (Village) F-2 Page 27.

    5. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Julia Albert Born: Waterloo Township Age: 21 Father: John Albert Mother: Lena Albert Born: abt 1873 Spouse: Yarrick Pfeiffer Age: 32 born: Waterloo Township Father: Albert Pfeiffer Mother: Julia Pfeiffer married 5 Apr 1894 married: Waterloo Township

    6. [S178] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1881, Waterloo S. Twp. 1881 Div 2 Page 6.

    7. [S1669] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1911, Div. 24 Pg. 3.

    8. [S239] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Preston CC#6335 Cemetery Internet Link .
      [Front] Frieda/ 1888 - 1892/ Esther/ 1889 - 1892./ [Left Side] Edna/ 1910/1937./ [Back] Yarrick Pfeiffer/ 1861 - 1934/ Julia Albert/ His Beloved Wife/ 1871 - 1914./ [Right Side] Catherina Eitel/ His Beloved Wife/ 1860 - 1892.

    9. [S3297] Missouri Synod, U.S., Lutheran Church records, 1851-1973.
      NameJohann Georg Pfeifer
      Baptism Age0
      Record TypeBaptism
      Birth Date10 Nov 1861
      Baptism Date21 Apr 1862
      Baptism ChurchSt. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church
      Baptism PlacePreston, Ontario, Canada
      Father Leonhardt Joh. Pfeifer - Waterloo Twp
      Mother Catharine Barbara Beicher

    10. [S3297] Missouri Synod, U.S., Lutheran Church records, 1851-1973.
      NameAnna Georgina Pfeiffer
      Baptism Age2
      Record TypeBaptism
      Birth Date2 Nov 1896
      Birth PlacePreston, Waterloo, Ontario
      Baptism Date1 Jan 1899
      Baptism ChurchSt. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church
      Baptism PlacePreston, Ontario, Canada
      FatherGarrick Pfeiffer
      MotherJulia Albert

    11. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration.
      Name: Yarrick Pfeifer Gender: Male Birth Year: abt 1861 Birth Place: Preston, Ontario Age at Death: 73 Death Date: 10 Nov 1934 Death Place: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father: Leonard Pfeifer Mother: Catherine Bitner

    12. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Name: Yarrick Pfeiffer Age: 32 Birth Date: abt 1862 Birth Place: Waterloo, Ontario Marriage Date: 5 Apr 1894 Marriage County or District: Waterloo Father: Albert Pfeiffer Mother: Julia Pfeiffer Spouse:Julia Albert Spouse's Age: 21 Spouse Birth Date: abt 1873 Spouse Birth Place: Waterloo Township Spouse Father: John Albert Spouse Mother: Lena Albert

    13. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Catherine Eitel Born: Preston Ont Age: 23 Father: George Eitel Mother: Maria Eitel Born: abt 1860 Spouse: George B Pfeiffer Age: 22 born: Preston Ont Father: Leonard Pfeiffer Mother: Catherine Pfeiffer married 30 Oct 1883 married: Waterloo, Preston

    14. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Name: Catherine Eitel Age: 23 Birth Date: abt 1860 Birth Place: Preston, Ontario Marriage Date: 30 Oct 1883 Marriage County or District: Waterloo Father: George Eitel Mother: Maria Eitel Spouse: George B Pfeiffer Spouse's Age: 22 Spouse Birth Date: abt 1861 Spouse Birth Place: Preston, Ontario Spouse Father: Leonard Pfeiffer Spouse Mother: Catherine Pfeiffer

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 10 Nov 1861 - Preston (Cambridge), 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 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1883 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 30 Oct 1883 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 5 Apr 1894 - Centreville (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Moulder - 1901 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Moulder - 1901 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Moulder, Foundry - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: Cause: Cirrhosis of Liver (months) - Haemorrhage of Bowels & Toxcaemia (several days) - 10 Nov 1934 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 15 Nov 1934 - Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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