John Benjamin Gerbracht
ID # 8192, (1861-1951)
| Birth | John Benjamin Gerbracht was born in 1861 at Normanby Twp., Grey Co.. |
| Marriage | He married Elizabeth Feick, daughter of John Feick and Margaretha Schaefer, on 27 May 1884 at Ayton, Normanby Twp., Grey Co.. Mrge reg. 003851-84 Normanby Twp., Grey Co. John Gerbracht, 23, bachelor, teamster, Lutheran. Born Ontario, residing Ayton, Normanby. Parents Henry and Elizabeth Gerbracht. Elizabeth Feick, 24, spinster, Evangelical. Born Ontario, residing Ayton, Normanby. Parents John and Margaret Feick. Witnesses Frederick Dietrich and Henry Gerbracht, both of Normanby. On May 27th, 1884, at the Village of Ayton, by Leonard Wittich. |
| Marriage | He married Sophia Margaret Feick, daughter of John Feick and Margaretha Schaefer, on 11 May 1938 at Kitchener, Waterloo Co., Ontario. Mrge reg. 026310-38 Kitchener, Waterloo Co. John Benjamin Gerbracht, 73, widower, harnessmaker, Pentecostal. Born Normanby, residing Kitchener. Parents Henry Gerbracht and Elizabeth Berlette. Sophia Margaret Ruppel, 67, widow, Pentecostal. Born Normanby, residing Kitchener. Parents John 'Ficke' and Margaret 'Schaffer'. Witnesses Mrs. F. R. Jolley of 61 Fairview Ave., Kitchener, and Mrs. Fred O. Lincke of 44 Chapel St., Kitchener. On 11th May, 1938, at Kitchener, by Pastor F. R. Jolley, 61 Fairview Ave., Kitchener, Pentecostal. The fathers of the bride and groom are stated to have been born in Germany. The license for the marriage was applied for in Galt on 6th May, 1938. |
| Death | He died in 1951. |
| Burial | He was buried at Sec. L., Woodland Cemetery, Kitchener, Ontario. |
| Note | Death registrations for the year 1951 are not yet available and may not be for three or four years. The Waterloo-Wellington branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society provides a transcription of Woodland Cemetery in Kitchener. John B. Gerbracht is buried there with his first wife, Elizabeth Feick, Sophia's sister. Sophia is buried in Mount Hope Cemetery with her first husband John George Bender. |
Children of John Benjamin Gerbracht and Elizabeth Feick |
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| Last Edited | 30 Aug 2023 |