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John Herman WURZER

Male 1907 - 1991  (84 years)


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  • Name John Herman WURZER  [1, 2, 3] 
    Birth 20 Feb 1907  Fingal, Barnes, North Dakota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Name Jack 
    Reference Number -5- 
    Death 24 Dec 1991  Calgary, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • Buried in Mountain View Memorial Gardens, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Plot: Everlasting Life. Findagrave Memorial# 139846714.
    Person ID I529  morisonwurzer
    Last Modified 21 Sep 2020 

    Father John Michael WURZER,   b. 7 Jun 1876, Geresdorf, Austria Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jan 1949, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Rosa KOHLER,   b. 4 Nov 1878, Geresdorf, Austria Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Nov 1925, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 47 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 12 Oct 1898  Fingal, Barnes, North Dakota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F203  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lydia Beatrice SCARLETT,   b. 21 Jun 1912, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Nov 1994, Calgary, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Marriage 9 May 1936  Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. Living
     3. Living
     4. Living
    Family ID F257  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Sep 2020 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 20 Feb 1907 - Fingal, Barnes, North Dakota, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 9 May 1936 - Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 24 Dec 1991 - Calgary, Alberta, Canada Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 

    • 1911 Canada census: on familysearch.org. John Wurzer, 4, b Feb 1907 in USA, immigrated 1908, living with parents:John35/Rosa32 and siblings: Mary12, Hilda10, Edward8, Agnes6, Robert2 Wurzer. Location: Subdistrict27, District 4 Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada.

      1916 Alberta census: on familysearch.org. John Wurzer, 9, nationality: American, Catholic, immigrated 1908, living with parents:John40/Rosa38 and siblings:Moly17, Hilda15, Agnes11, Eddie13, Robert7, Lawrence1 Wurzer. Location: Subdistrict 38, District Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.

      1921 Canada census: on familysearch.org. John Wurzer, 14, nationality: American, immigrated 1908, naturalized, living with husbandJohn45 and 5 children: Edward18, Agnes16, Robert13, Lawrence6 Wurzer. Location: Subdistrict31, District 7 Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.

      Jack and Lydia lived in Shaunessy, Alberta for two years after their marriage and then moved to Black Diamond, Alberta. Jack worked for Royalite Oil Company until 1947. When oil was discovered in the Leduc, Alberta area, he transferred to Imperial Oil Company. The family then moved to Devon, Alberta. In 1968, Jack retired and he and Lydia moved to Calgary, Alberta.

      BURIAL: findagrave.com. John H Wurzer. Buried in Mountain View Memorial Gardens, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Plot: Everlasting Life. Findagrave Memorial# 139846714.

  • Sources 
    1. [S51] 1911 Canada Census, Location: Medicine Hat Sub-Districts 12-70, Alberta, Canada, Household 39, Line 19, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,417,654. Found on familysearch.org.

    2. [S69] 1916 Canada Census, Location: Alberta, Canada; citing p. 21, line 41; Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,434,967. Found on familysearch.org.

    3. [S82] 1921 Canada Census, Location: Lethbridge, Alberta; Page Number: 16. Source Citation: Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 7. Found on ancestry.com.

    4. [S52] Find a Grave, Found on familysearch.org and/or on ancestry.com. All are on findagrave.com.


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