Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

William Gladstone "Gladstone" Zimmerman

Male 1896 - 1992  (95 years)


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  • Name William Gladstone "Gladstone" Zimmerman 
    Born 8 Nov 1896  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Military WW1  [3
    Military 1914  WW1 Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    WW1, 89th Battalion, Service #730085 
    Military 1914  WW1 Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    WW1, Private, 111th Battalion 
    Residence Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4
    Residence , Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Residence Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-121106P 
    Died 21 Oct 1992  Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Buried 23 Oct 1992  Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Person ID I121106  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Family Helen Mason Ramsay,   b. 1895, Leith, , Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Feb 1977, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Married 18 Sep 1919  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Children 
     1. Jean Zimmerman
     2. Laureen Zimmerman
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F259082  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • ZIMMERMAN, W. Gladstone

      Of 437 Garden St., Cambridge, on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 1992, at Cambrige Memorial Hospital, in his 96th year. Beloved husband of the late Helen Ramsay. Dear father of Helen (Mrs. Robert Jacobi) of Oakville. Laureen Zimmerman and Jean (Mrs. William Robertson), both of Cambridge. Also survived by five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Mr. Zimmerman was born in Waterloo township and lived all his life in the Cambridge area; retired from Savage Shoe, was a member of King Street Baptist Church. Cambridge and a veteran of the First World War, serving overseas with the 111th Battalion. Friends will be received at the Barthel Funeral Home, 506 Queenston Rd., Cambridge, today (Thursday), 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral service will be at King Street Baptist Church, Cambridge, Friday, Oct. 23, at 4 p.m. Interment in Parklawn Cemetery.

      Kitchener-Waterloo Record 22 Oct 1992 pg A9

  • Sources 
    1. [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers.

    2. [S2858] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration, birth certificate 038646 (1896).
      Name:William Gladstone Zimmerman Date of Birth:8 Nov 1896 Gender:Male Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father's name:William Edgar Zimmerman Mother's name:Maria Jasper

    3. [S1890] Military - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener Public Library WW1 Soldiers Card Index Soldier Information Cards - World War One.

    4. [S2231] Military - Kitchener Public Library - Soldier Information Card Collection - World War One.

    5. [S356] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Parklawn CC#4504 Internet Link .
      Zimmerman/ W. Gladstone/ 1896 - 1992/ Helen M./ 1895 - 1977.

    6. [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 025989 (1919).
      Name:Helen Manson Ramsay Age:24 Birth Year:abt 1895 Birth Place:Leith Scotland Marriage Date:18 Sep 1919 Marriage Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:Lawrence Ramsay Mother:Jessie Davidson Spouse:William Gladstone Zimmerman

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 8 Nov 1896 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - , Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 18 Sep 1919 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 21 Oct 1992 - Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 23 Oct 1992 - Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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