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John Michael WURZER

Male 1876 - 1949  (72 years)


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  • Name John Michael WURZER  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Birth 7 Jun 1876  Geresdorf, Austria Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Gender Male 
    Reference Number -0- 
    Death 10 Jan 1949  Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • Buried in St Patrick's Cemetery, Lethbridge, Alberta. Findagrave Memorial# 88584123.
    Person ID I530  morisonwurzer
    Last Modified 21 Sep 2020 

    Father Michael WURZER,   b. 6 Aug 1851, Geresdorf, Austria Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 May 1922, Fingal, Barnes, North Dakota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Maria SHERMAN,   b. 23 Jan 1859, Geresdorf, Austria Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Feb 1942, Oriska, Barnes, North Dakota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F260  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 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) 
    Marriage 12 Oct 1898  Fingal, Barnes, North Dakota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Mollie WURZER,   b. 7 May 1899, Fingal, Barnes, North Dakota, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Jan 1960, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years)  [natural]
     2. Hilda Rose WURZER,   b. 25 Apr 1901, Fingal, Barnes, North Dakota, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Dec 1957, Calgary, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years)  [natural]
     3. Edward John WURZER,   b. 10 Apr 1903, Fingal, Barnes, North Dakota, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. UNKNOWN, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     4. Agnes Cecelia WURZER,   b. 8 May 1905, Valley City, Barnes, North Dakota, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Nov 1975, Turner Valley, Foothills, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)  [natural]
     5. John Herman WURZER,   b. 20 Feb 1907, Fingal, Barnes, North Dakota, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Dec 1991, Calgary, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)  [natural]
     6. Robert Clemens WURZER,   b. 17 Jun 1908, Oriska, Barnes, North Dakota, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Apr 1982, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)  [natural]
     7. Lawrence Albert WURZER,   b. 29 Jan 1915, Diamond City, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 May 2001, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)  [natural]
    Family ID F203  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Sep 2020 

    Family 2 Angeline AUBERTIN,   b. 5 Apr 1891, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Jun 1971, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Marriage 1937  Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F103  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Sep 2020 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 12 Oct 1898 - Fingal, Barnes, North Dakota, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1937 - Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 10 Jan 1949 - Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • HISTORY 1882: on familysearch.org. Johann Wurgel [sic], 4, Nationality: Austria, Immigration June 16, 1882 from Hungary on vessel: America at Baltimore, MD.

      1900 US census: on familysearch.org. John M. Wurzer, 24, b June 1876 in Germany, married, immigirated 1882, in US 17 years, naturalized, living with wifeRosie21 and daughter:Molly1 Wurzer. Location: Binghamton Twp, Barnes, North Dakota.

      John and his brother, Adolph, moved to Alberta where they lived with their families. In 1917, Michael and Maria retired from the farm, renting it to John Killer [sic] (Koller??). They bought several acres of land near St. Gerard School and built a set of buildings on what is now the Gerhard Praschner place. Here they could attend daily mass and enjoy their retirement. In 1923 (after her husband's death), Maria, together with Laura Doll, had the house moved into Oriska, where she lived until her death in 1942.

      John came to Canada in 1908.

      1911 Canada census: on familysearch.org. John Wurzer, 35, b June 1875 in Hungary, immigrated 1908, living with wifeRosa32 and their children: Mary12, Hilda10, Edward8, Agnes6, John4, Robert2 Wurzer. Location: Subdistrict27, District 4 Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada.

      1916 Alberta census: on familysearch.org. John Wurzer, 40, nationality: American, Catholic, immigrated 1908, occupation: farmer, living with wifeRosa38 and 7 children:Moly17, Hilda15, Agnes11, Eddie19, John9, Robert7, Lawrence1. Location: Subdistrcit 38, District Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.

      1921 Canada census: on familysearch.org. John Wurzer, 45, nationality: American, immigrated 1908, naturalized 1912, occupation: farmer, living with wifeRose43 and 5 children: Edward18, Agnes16, John14, Robert13, Lawrence6 Wurzer. Location: Subdistrict31, District 7 Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.

      BURIAL: findagrave.com. John Michael Wurzer. Buried in Saint patrick's Cemetery, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. Findagrave Memorial# 88584123.
    • HISTORY 1882: on familysearch.org. Johann Wurgel[sic], 4, Nationality: Austria, from Hungary Immigration June 16, 1882 on vessel: America at Baltimore, MD.

  • Sources 
    1. [S79] Wurzer Family History, typed pages of research, given to Elizabeth Morison McMahon by Patricia Lynn Johnson, circa 1990.

    2. [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.

    3. [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.

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

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


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