Waterloo Region Generations
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Jacob Scheurman "Jake" Brown

Jacob Scheurman "Jake" Brown[1]

Male 1891 - 1972  (80 years)

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  • Name Jacob Scheurman "Jake" Brown 
    Born 14 Dec 1891  Bentinck Township, Grey County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/85247780 
    Name Jake Brown 
    Occupation 1911  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Carpenter 
    Residence 1911  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1924  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Contractor 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-116055 
    Died 18 Sep 1972  St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6, 7
    Buried Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6
    Person ID I116055  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father George Henry Brown,   b. 19 Sep 1860, Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Feb 1935, Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Mother Mary Scheuermann,   b. 28 Sep 1872, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 May 1950, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Family ID F37380  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Alma Elizabeth Schmitt,   b. 17 Feb 1897, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Sep 1988, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years) 
    Children 
     1. Gerald Brown
     2. Shirlene Brown
     3. Donald William Brown,   b. 10 Nov 1929, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Apr 1999, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F31119  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Elsie Maita Rudow,   b. 6 Jan 1900, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Apr 1926, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 26 years) 
    Married 27 Aug 1924  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 8
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F40474  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Jacob Schuerman Brown
    Jacob Schuerman Brown

  • Notes 
    • BROWN, Jacob S. - On Monday, Sept. 18, at the Heritage Home, St. Jacobs, age 81 years, of 15 Snyder Ave., Elmira; he was a member of the IOOF Lodge, Waterloo, and the St. James Lutheran Church, Elmira; husband of Alma Schmitt; father of Gerald and Donald of Elmira; Mrs. Joe (Shirlene) Gregory of Bradenton, Fla.; brother of William of Elmira, Louis of Kitchener, Ezra of Waterloo, Harold of Erbsville, Mrs. Caroline Zimmerman, Waterloo; Mrs. Edna Bowers of Detroit, Mrs. Alf (Ella) Schmitt of Route 3, Waterloo; Mrs. Irvin (Larkey) Schlegel of Kitchener, Mrs. Marjorie Pawlatzki of Waterloo; nine grandchildren; predeceased by his first wife, Elsie Rudow, and one brother.

      Friends may call at the Dreisinger Funeral Parlor, Elmira, until Thursday noon, when removal will be made to St. James Lutheran Church for service at 2: 30 p.m. Burial in St. James Lutheran cemetery.

  • Sources 
    1. [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 020089-24.
      Jacob Scheurman Brown, 33, occ. Contractor, b. Grey Co., res. 18 South St. Elmira, son of George Brown (B. Germany) and Mary Scheurman? married Elsie Maita Rudow, 24, occ. Stenographer, b. Waterloo, res. King St. Elmira, daughter of Frank Rudow (B. Germany) and Christina Shantz, Witn: Ezra Brown of Erbsville Waterloo Co., Florence Sanford and Loretta Appel of Elmira, 27 August 1924 in Elmira

    2. [S132] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1901, Waterloo C-4 Page 11.

    3. [S214] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1911, Div. 4 Page 5.

    4. [S655] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration, birth certificate 16026 (1890), Jacob Brown, accessed 30 Jan 2010.
      Jacob Brown Date of Birth: 14 Dec 1890 Gender: Male Birth County: Grey Father's Name: George Brown, farmer of Bentinck, Mother's Name: Mary Sherman

    5. [S199] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - St. James Lutheran Elmira CC#2800 Internet Link.
      Brown/ Alma/ 1897 - 1988/ [Praying Hands]/ Jacob/ 1891 - 1972/ Thy Will Be Done

    6. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/85247780.

    7. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Mrs. Jacob S. Brown - Sept. 20, 1988.

    8. [S118] News - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo - Waterloo Chronicle, April 15, 1926 - Obituary of Elsie Rudow.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Carpenter - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Contractor - 1924 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 27 Aug 1924 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 18 Sep 1972 - St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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