Waterloo Region Generations
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Elizabeth Mary "Lizzie" Spreeman

Female 1876 - 1956  (79 years)


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  • Name Elizabeth Mary "Lizzie" Spreeman 
    Born 7 Jun 1876  New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Gender Female 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45355602 
    Name Elizabeth Mary "Lizzie" Wilhelm 
    Name Lizzie S. Spreeman 
    Residence 1891  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Baptist 
    Residence 1911  Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Baptist 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-122690P 
    Died 1956  Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5, 6
    Buried 8 Aug 1956  Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5, 6
    Person ID I122690  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Carl Friedrich Erdmann "Charles" Speeman,   b. 31 Aug 1838, Sellin (Rutznow) Kries Griefenberg Pommern Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Nov 1924, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Mother Nancy Bock,   b. CALC 7 Dec 1844, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jul 1891, Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 46 years) 
    Married 27 Mar 1862  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8, 9
    Family ID F6336  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Valentine G. Wilhelm,   b. 2 Aug 1878, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 May 1966  (Age 87 years) 
    Children 
     1. Gladys Wilhelm,   b. Oct 1907, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Oct 1990, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 83 years)
     2. Clayton Stanley Wilhelm,   b. 28 Dec 1911, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Dec 1999, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
     3. Alice Wilhelm,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Clarence A. Wilhelm,   b. Jan 1904, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Viola Wilhelm,   b. 3 Nov 1905, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Dec 1990  (Age 85 years)
     6. Alice Pearl Wilhelm,   b. 21 Jun 1910, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Dec 2001, Penticton, , British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years)
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F188160  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Mrs. Mary Wilhelm - Mrs. Valentine Wilhelm, 80, of 70 Woolwich St., Bridgeport, died at her residence Saturday after a lengthy illness. Born in New Dundee, her maiden name was Elizabeth Spreeman, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Charles Spreeman, she had been a resident of Bridgeport for the past seven years. Her marriage to Valentine G. Wilhelm, who survives, took place at New Hamburg in 1903. She was an adherent of the Baptist Church. Surviving besides her husband are two sons, Clarence Wilhelm of Baden and Rev. Clayton Wilhelm of Courtland; three daughters, Miss Violet and Miss Alice, both of Bridgeport, and Mrs. Carl (Gladys) Walz of Kitchener; three brothers, Isaac Spreeman of Didsbury, Alta.; Allan Spreeman of Olds, Alta., and Levi Spreeman of Mount Lehman, B.C.; one sister, Mrs. Margaret Hawes of Brantford, and nine grandchildren. The funeral will be held Wednesday at 2 pm from the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home with Rev. Leander Roblin, pastor of the Benton St. Baptist Church in charge. Interment will be in Memory Gardens. The body is at the funeral home.

      Unidentified Newspaper Obituary

  • Sources 
    1. [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 3 Page 21.

    2. [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Div. 10 Page 1.

    3. [S292] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - Memory Gardens CC#5464 Cemetery Internet Link.
      WILHLEM/ Valentine G./ 1878 \endash 1966/ Elizabeth/ 1876 \endash 1956.

    4. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 1 Page 32.

    5. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Elizabeth Mary Spreeman - Wilhelm.

    6. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45355602.

    7. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library.
      Charles Spremann, aged 24 of Dundee born Germany son of Fr. Spremann and Dorothy Krohn married 27 May 1862 to Nancy Bock aged 18 of Wilmot Twp. born Wilmot Twp. daughter of Levi Bock and Rachel Rosenberger.

    8. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 3 Jun 1862.
      Married 27 May 1862 Karl Spremann was married to Nancy Bock, both of Wilmot.

    9. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.
      Charles Spreeman, 24, res. Dundee, b. Germany, son of Fr. and Doroth (Krohn), married 27 May 1862 Nancy Bock, 18, res. Wilmot, b. Wilmot, daughter of Levi and Rachel (Rosenberger)

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 7 Jun 1876 - New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Baptist - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Baptist - 1911 - Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 1956 - Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 8 Aug 1956 - Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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