Jacob Werth Marriage Register, 1858-1859
transcribed by Brooke Skelton
Within the Archives of the Eastern Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in
Canada is an untitled marriage register covering Wellesley, Wilmot and Woolwich
Townships. It has been ascribed to Jacob Werth1 and lists details of marriages performed
in 1858 and 1859. In her book Waterloo County churches, Rosemary Ambrose indicates
for the time periods of this register that “Rev.Werth returned to Conestogo from 18571860” as pastor at St.Matthew’s Lutheran Church2 and was also at St. James Evangelical
Lutheran Church in Elmira from 1852-18593. Werth was said to have been an early
pastor at St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Heidelberg, during the 1850’s 4, and
his time there may have been covered by this register as well.
The contents of the register had been largely transcribed into the Waterloo
County marriage registers as Return 95 (1858 marriages) and Return 466 (1859 marriages)
made by Jacob Werth, Lutheran Minister. Ministers copied their entries and sent them to
the County clerk who would then enter them into the register. As Brenda Dougall
Merriman states in her work “… all these registers were copies created by clerks; their
rendition of spellings or place names from a minister’s returns can be erratic”7. Those
viewing the transcriptions in the very useful set of published County marriage registers
of Ontario, Canada, 1858-18698 and working their way back to the microfilm of the
registers created by the County clerks are still two transcriptions away from the
minister’s original register.
Upon examination of the original Werth register, it appeared that entries were
missing in the previous transcriptions and some of the entries could be transcribed
differently. Umlauts are missing and some letters, read differently (like the old German
double “s”), could bring a whole new light to names and places. Further, some names in
the former transcriptions were in full and others had initials in place of first names. The
original register, here transcribed in the order in which it is recorded, did not use initials
in place of names. It proves once again that one should regard the information in a
transcription (even this one!) as a lead or clue, as opposed to fact, and always examine
the original if possible. The original register of this transcription can be viewed in the
Archives at Wilfrid Laurier University Library in Waterloo, Ontario.
Jacob FORSTER, 28, b. Baden, of Welleslei, s/o Ludwig Forster & Maria ZIEGLER
married Helene MEINHARDT, 27, b. Darmstadt, of Welleslei, d/o Johannes Meinhardt
& Christina HISRITH, witn: Ludwig Förster & Auguste LÖFFLER, both of Welleslei, 19
January 1858.
Gustav NÖCKER, 26, b. Bretin Preussen, of Woolwich, s/o Luis Nőcker & Wilhelmina
SCHEIDER married Elisabetha SCHMITT, 16, b. Spesbach Baiern, of Woolwich, d/o
Jacob Schmitt & Elisabetha BISCHOFF, witn: Luis Alwin Nöcker & Emil WANKEL,
both of Woolwich, 2 February, 1858.
Valentin STOSSKOPF, 25, b. Ingenheim Elsass Frankreich, of Woolwich, s/o Jacob
Stosskopf & Margaretha LEMNIER married Barbara GREMM, 17, b. Rimbach
Darmstadt, of Woolwich, d/o Georg Gremm & Othilia [SCHMIER - see other Gremm
entry], witn: Johannes ISRAEL & Friedrich LORCH, both of Woolwich, 2 March, 1858.
Johann Daniel FISCHER, 28, b. Erfurt in Preussen, of Waterloo Towsh., s/o Joh-Wilh
Fischer & Maria Elisabetha HEIDENBLUT married Emilie NICOLAI, 22, b. Erfurt in
Preussen, of Woolwich, d/o Eduard Nicolai & Maria HAGEN, witn: Johannes KIRSCH
& Jacob MÜLLER, both of Woolwich, 30 March, 1858.
Johann Georg ZIEGLER, 38, b. Neuenstein in Baden, of Woolwich, s/o Balthaser
Ziegler & Christina Ziegler married Friedericka HÖSEL, 23, b. Fischbach in Sachsen
Weimar, of Welleslei, d/o Adam Hősel & Elisabetha RÖHNER, witn: Georg Adam OTT
& Adam MAIER, both of Woolwich, 4 April, 1858.
Heinrich LUDWIG, 25, b. Rhein-Baiern Wilgartswiesen, of Peel County U[?]uelf, s/o
Adam Ludwig & Katharina SCHUCK married Eva Margaretha ORTH, 20, b. Darmstadt
Fűrstengrund, of Welleslei, d/o Phillip Jacob Orth & Katharina FROKENBROD, witn:
Johann Ludwig of Peel & Jacob OSWALD of Woolwich, 18 May, 1858.
Felix HOLE, 21, b. Nieder-Elsass Frankenreich, of Woolwich, s/o Luis Hole & Susanna
FETTIG married Katharina KIRCH, 20, b. Dilschweiler Rheinbaiern, of Woolwich, d/o
Peter Kirch & Maria Elisabetha WEBER, witn: Heinrich LIPPERT & Peter Kirch, both
of Woolwich, 22 June, 1858.
Jacob MÜLLER, 24, b. Woolwich, of Woolwich, s/o Johann Műller & Elisabetha
LATSCHAH married Magdalena CHRESSMANN, 23, b. Wilmot, of Wilmot, d/o Amos
Chressmann & Maria EBY, witn: Phillipina WERTH & Katharina Műller, both of
Woolwich, 29 June, 1858.
Wilhelm Friedrich MACK, 23, b. Obertheringen Wűrtemberg, of Mornington, s/o
Johannes Mack & Karolina KREDENBERGER [or KRETENBERGER - see other Mack
entry] married Gertrud KRÄMER, 20, b. Kreuzberg Preussen, of Mornington, d/o
Johann Krämer & Maria STRUFF, witn: Mathias SCHUMACHER & Johann Mack, both
of Mornington, 13 Juli, 1858.
Johann Joachim Fritz MÜLLER, 31, b. Damko Meklenburg Schwerin, of Woolwich, s/o
Christoph Műller & Maria BUCHHOLZ married Luisa Sophia Maria Wilhelmina
HAAK, 20, b. Zurow Meklenburg Schwerin, of Woolwich, d/o Fritz Haak & Dorothea
VÖLKER, witn: Karl Haak & Johann Vőlker, both of Woolwich, 3 September, 1858.
Heinrich Karl HEITHECKER, 31, b. Blomberg Lippe Dettmold, of Welleslei, s/o
Wilhelm Heithecker & Katharina DREVES married Anna Elisabetha WEIGEL pb.
SCHÄFER, 35, b. Fűrstengrund Darmstadt, of Woolwich, d/o Johann Schäfer & Eva
Katharina BISCHOFF, witn: August DAMMEIER & Judith Dammeier, both of
Welleslei, 28 September 1858.
Wilhelm REICHERT, 19, b. Niederhofleiden Darmstadt, of Welleslei, s/o Johann
Reichert & Katharina BECKNER married Katharina SPOR, 19, b. Schwarsenborn
Kurhessen, of Welleslei, d/o Adam Spor & Anna Elisabetha BERK, witn: Heinrich
WENDLAND & John HENKEL, both of Welleslei, 28 September, 1858.
Adolph WERLE, 23, b. Zuzenhausen Baden, of Woolwich, s/o Franz Werle & Josepha
SCHOLLE married Elisabetha HER, 21, b. Grumbach Baden, of Welleslei, d/o Valentin
Her & Eva FREY, witn: Martin Freÿ of Welleslei & Phillipina WERTH of Woolwich, 12
October, 1858.
Johannes DAHMER, 25, b. Alsfeld Darmstadt, of Woolwich, s/o Heinrich Dahmer &
Elisabetha Dahmer married Katharina DOTTZERT [or DORTZERT], 33, b. Radebach
Darmstadt, of Woolwich, d/o Johannes Dortzert & Katharina EIFERT, witn: Heinrich
HOFFMANN & Sebastian OSSWALD, both of Woolwich, 21 November, 1858.
Luis Allwin NÖCKER, 24, b. Luckau Preussen, of Woolwich, s/o Karl Luis Nőcker &
Wilhelmina SCHNEIDER married Christina KRAUTER, 19, b. Laufen Wurtemberg, of
Woolwich, d/o Johann Krauter & Luise HINNING, witn: Les [or Leo] Nőcker of
Moroborough & Wilhelm Krauter of Woolwich, 7 December, 1858.
Georg WETTLÄUFER, 62, b. Gräbenau Darmstadt, of Woolwich, s/o Johannes
Wettläufer & Anna Margaretha DAHMER married Katharina RUPPEL born KREIN,
67, b. Fischbach Darmstadt, of Woolwich, d/o Johann Georg Krein & Anna Elisabetha
WOLF, witn: Phillipina WERTH & Karolina BEIER, both of Woolwich, 9 December,
1858.
Heinrich WENDLAND, 26, b. Trilwitz Mecklenburg Strelitz, of Welleslei, s/o Karl
Wendland & Anna VABEL married Martha Elisabeth HEBEBRAND, 24, b.
Schwarzenborn Karhessen, of Welleslei, d/o Heinrich Jacob Hebebrand & Anna
Magaretha MUNK, witn: Wilhelm REICHERT & Peter FRÖHLICH, both of Welleslei, 4
January, 1859.
August GARTUNG, 22, b. Sophienthal Braunschweig, of Welleslei, s/o Heinrich Anton
Gartung & Katharina Maria PAPENBERG married Katharina WINKLER, 24, b.
Weitesweiler Frankreich, of Wilmot, d/o Georg Winkler & Katharina HUSER, witn:
Friedrich MEIER & Johannes PAUL, both of Welleslei, 4 January 1859.
Lorenz TRITSCHLER, 25, b. Kiderthal Baden, of Woolwich, s/o Michael Tritschler &
Barbara REICHENBACH married Anna Katharina FALK, 21, b. Ziegenhain Kurhessen,
of Woolwich, d/o Heinrich Falk & Katharina HUHN, witn: Heinrich THIEL & Luis
WANNER, both of Woolwich, 25 January, 1859.
Heinrich STEMM, 37, b. Weidenhaus Kurhessen, of Woolwich, s/o Johannes Stemm &
Anna Elisabetha HOPFELD married Anna THAMER, 21, b. Lingelbach Kurhessen, of
Woolwich, d/o Heinrich Thamer & Anna Elisabetha LIPPERT, witn: Heinrich WENZEL
& George SCHMITT, both of Woolwich, 22 February, 1859.
Heinrich BECKER, 29, b. Tessin Mecklenburg Schwerin, of Woolwich, s/o Christian
Becker & Katharina HILBRECHT married Elisabetha RÄUBER, 22, b. Magdlos
Kurhessen, of Woolwich, d/o Georg Räuber & Katharina MOGH, witn: Phillipina
WERTH & Karolina BEIER, both of Woolwich, 13 March, 1859.
Ludwig ZIEGLER, 27, b. Neidenstein Baden, of Woolwich, s/o Ludwig Ziegler &
Katharina GASSERT married Margaretha FEIK, 25, b. Frischbaum Darmstadt, of
Woolwich, d/o Christian Feik & Katharina PENSLIN, witn: Georg Ziegler & Heinrich G.
Ziegler, both of Woolwich, 25 October, 1859.
Adam DURST, 28, b. Filbrun Darmstadt, of Woolwich, s/o Adam Durst & Margaretha
Durst married Elisabetha LIPPERT, 22, b. Storndorf Darmstadt, of Woolwich, d/o
Heinrich Lippert & Christina KLIPPER, witn: Konrad RAU & Adam GROSS, both of
Woolwich, 15 November, 1859.
Johannes Gottlieb MACK, 25, b. Untertheuringen Wurtemberg, of Mornington, s/o
Johannes Mack & Karolina KRETENBERGER [or KREDENBERGER - see other Mack
entry] married Anna Dorothea SCHMITT, 17, b. Magdlos Kurhessen, of Mornington,
d/o Kornelius Schmitt & Elisabetha ALLENDORF, witn: Conrad NIEBEL & Mathias
SCHUMACHER, both of Mornington, 20 November, 1859.
Valentin MÜLLER, 25, b. Zell Darmstadt, of Walace, s/o Michael Műller & Sophia
LUST married Maria NOLL, 20, b. Bieben Darmstadt, of Woolwich, d/o Georg Noll &
Katharina RAUSCH, witn: Konrad HILDEBRAND of Woolwich & John LUDWIG of
Peel, 22 November, 1859.
Albert BÜNSCH, 26, b. Lage Mecklenburg Schwerin, of Mornington, s/o Karl Bűnsch &
Elise LANDT married Maria ARNOLD, 20, b. Epfenbach Baden, of Mornington, d/o
Wilhelm Arnold & Elisabeha SCHIEFERER, witn: Phillip Arnold & Ludwig STÜBING,
both of Waterloo, 29 November, 1859.
Heinrich GREMM, 23, b. Rimbach Darmstadt, of Walace, s/o Georg Gremm & Othilia
SCHMIER married Maria WAHL, 25, b. Untenschwarz Darmstadt, of Woolwich, d/o
Heinrich Wahl & Maria Wahl, witn: Johann FÖLL of Woolwich & Valentin
STOSSKOPF of Walace, 13 December, 1859.
Karl Ernst KAOLVERS, 50, b. Schreibersdorf Preussen, of Woolwich, s/o Christian
Benjamin Kaolvers & Rosina SCHMITT married Luise SPIES Weduva DOLL [or
DOLE], 39, b. Dirna Baden, of Woolwich, d/o Jacob Spies & Katharina FILSINGER,
witn: Phillipina WERTH & Jacob WERTH 'j., both of Woolwich, 18 December, 1859.
Karl Friedrich Hugo METZDORF, 27, b. Weimar, of Waterloo, s/o Friedrich Metzdorf
& Friederika RADENBACHER married Sopia Maria Karolina HOFFMANN, 17, b.
Hamburg Mecklenburg Schwerin, of Woolwich, d/o Joseph Hoffmann & Sophia LANG,
witn: Heinrich VÖLKER & Johann RUPPEL, both of Woolwich, 27 December, 1859.
1
[Jacob Werth. Jacob Werth Marriage Register, 1858-1859] (Waterloo, Ont.: Wilfrid
Laurier University Archives)
2
Rosemary Willard Ambrose. Waterloo County churches: a research guide to churches
established before 1900. (Kitchener, Ont.: Waterloo-Wellington Branch, Ontario
Genealogical Society, 1993) p. 218.
3
Op. cit., p. 221.
4
Op. cit., p. 142.
5
No. 9. Return of Marriages Solemnized by Jacob Werth a Minister of the Lutheran for
the year ending 31st day of December AD 1858, Waterloo County Marriage Register,
1858-1862, County Marriage Registers, 1858-June 1869, v. 75. Microfilm MS 248 reel
16, Archives of Ontario.
6
No. 46. Return of Marriages Solemnized by Jacob Werth a Minister of Lutheran Church
for the year ending 31st day of December AD 1859, Waterloo County Marriage Register,
1858-1862, County Marriage Registers, 1858-June 1869, v. 75. Microfilm MS 248 reel
16, Archives of Ontario.
7
Brenda Dougall Merriman. Genealogy in Ontario: searching the records. Rev. 3rd ed.
(Toronto: Ontario Genealogical Society, 2002) p. 69.
8
W.E. Britnell, ed. County marriage registers of Ontario, Canada, 1858-1869.
(Agincourt, Ont.: Generation Press, 1982-1984).