William John Walter Welk1

M, #52402, b. 3 January 1915, d. 28 September 1971
Father*Wilhelm Frederick Welk3,4 b. 29 Mar 1875, d. 13 May 1949
Mother*Bertha Wilhelmine Reglin2 b. 2 Feb 1875, d. 18 Jun 1943
Last Edited15 Dec 2025
     He was born on 3 January 1915, Grattan Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada.5,6 William married Margaret Ellen Grace McNawara on 4 May 1935 at Basilique Notre Dame, Ottawa, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada according to Ontario Marriage Registration 009670.1,4
     William John Walter Welk died on 28 September 1971, in a crash on Highway 17, 8 miles west of Pembroke, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada at age 56.7,8
     The following selected information is extracted from the obituary of Walter J. Welk.
Survived by his wife, the former Grace McNamara.8
William John Walter Welk was buried on 1 October 1983 at Saint James the Less R.C. Cemetery, Eganville, Renfrew County, Ontario Canada.6,9
     His name was recorded as Walter Welk on his birth registration.5,2
     In the obituary of Albert Charles Timm who died 12 October 1951, his brother, William John Walter Welk, of Eganville, was listed as a survivor.2
     See the footnotes below for a link to his obituary that appeared in the newspaper The Ottawa Journal published in Ottawa, Ontario, 29 September 1971.9
     In the obituary of Grace Ellen Kelly, who died 21 August 1983, her first husband, Walter Welk, was listed as predeceased.10

Family

Margaret Ellen Grace McNawara b. 13 Jun 1911, d. 21 Aug 1983
Marriage*William married Margaret Ellen Grace McNawara on 4 May 1935 at Basilique Notre Dame, Ottawa, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada according to Ontario Marriage Registration 009670.1,4 

Citations

  1. [S1349] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1942 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario, Toronto), Archives of Ontario, Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1785-1935; "Ontario, Canada, Select Marriages. Archives of Ontario, Toronto. This database includes images of the registrations. In some cases, alternative images in FamilySearch provide additional information"; cited as "Ontario Marriages, 1826-1942., William John Walter Welk (21) & Margaret Ellen Grace McNamara (23); Marriage: 04 May 1935, Ottawa, Carleton, Ontario, Canada, Groom's Parents: William Welk & Bertha Raglan, Bride's Parents: Patrick McNamara & Ellen McGrath, Groom's Birthplace: Eganville, Ontario, Bride's Birth Place: Eganville, Ontario, Registration #: 009670.
  2. [S8188] Deaths, Timm, The Ottawa Journal, Ottawa, Ontario, Oct 15, 1951, Page 11, column 3 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: Albert Charles Timm. Hereinafter cited as Ottawa Journal.
  3. [S1347] Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1950 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario), Ancestry.com, Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946; "This database is an index (with images) to over 2 million deaths that were registered in Ontario from 1869 to 1938, and 1943 to 1946. The database also includes deaths of Ontario military personnel overseas from 1939-1947"; cited as "ON Deaths, 1869-1940., Name: William Frederick Welk; Death: 03 Oct 1932, Wilberforce, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, Death Age: 80 7 15, Birth Date: 18 Feb 1852, Birth Place: Germany, Cause of Death: Venien Disoshagus, Occupation: retired laborer, Marital Status: Widowed, Parents: Gottleib Welk & Bertha Hein, Informant: Wm. Welk, son, R.R.5 Eganville, Burial: 5 Oct 1932, Eganville Cem, Registration #: 029753.
  4. [S3084] Ontario, Canada, Catholic Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1802-1967 (Publisher: Institut Généalogique Drouin), Ancestry.com, Ontario, Canada, Catholic Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1802-1967; "This collection includes images of the church registers"; cited as "Ontario, Canada, Catholic Church Records (Drouin Collection)., Walter Welk & Grace McNamara, Event Type: Marriage, Marriage Date: 4 Mai , Marriage Place: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Marriage Year: 1935, Religion: Catholique, Groom's Parents: William Welck & Bertha Raglan, Bride's Parents: Patrick McNamara & Ellen McGrath.
  5. [S1348] Ontario, Canada Births, 1832-1917, online Ontario, Canada Births, Name: Walter Welk, Birth: 03 Jan 1915, Grattan, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, Gender: Male, Parents: William Welk Jr. (of Eganville) and Bertha Raglin, Registration #: 051029. Hereinafter cited as Ontario, Canada Births.
  6. [S3862] Find A Grave memorial page , Find A Grave, Find A Grave search page; "A database submitted by individuals supposedly of cemetery interments, often from grave memorials or cemetery records and often supplemented by other information, generally without identification of the sources except when a tombstone photo is included."; cited as "Find A Grave., Saint James the Less R.C. Cemetery: Walter John Welk
    Grave marker transcription:
    WELK
    Walter J. Welk     1915 - 1971
    Grace E. McNamara     1911 - 1983
    Rest In Peace.
  7. [S16232] North Bay Nugget, North Bay Nugget, North Bay, Ontario, 28 Sep 1971, Page 1, Column 8 viewed at Newspapers.com, Three killed in road crash near Pembroke. Hereinafter cited as North Bay Nugget.
  8. [S16233] Deaths: WELK, Walter J., The Ottawa Journal, Ottawa, Ontario, 29 Sep 1971, Page 48, Column 5 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: Walter J. Welk. Hereinafter cited as The Ottawa Journal.
  9. [S16233] The Ottawa Journal, 29 Sep 1971, Page 48, Column 5, Three killed in road crash near Pembroke.
  10. [S16231] Deaths: Kelly, Grace Ellen, The Ottawa Citizen, Ottawa, Ontario, 23 Aug 1983, Page 20, Column 4 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: Grace Ellen (Welk) Kelly. Hereinafter cited as Ottawa Citizen.

Bertha Wilhelmine Reglin1

F, #52403, b. 2 February 1875, d. 18 June 1943
Father*Johann Reglin1
Mother*Frederike Prieb1
Last Edited14 Dec 2025
     She was born on 2 February 1875, Wilberforce Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada.2,3,1 Bertha married Carl Friedrick Timm on 5 February 1892, Wilberforce Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada according to Ontario Marriage Registration 010829.3,4 Bertha married Wilhelm Frederick Welk on 22 January 1912, Eganville, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada according to Ontario Marriage Registration 017574.1,5
     Bertha Wilhelmine Welk died on 18 June 1943, Grattan Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada according to Ontario Death Registration 033076.2 She was buried on 19 June 1943 at Calvary Baptist Cemetery, Killaloe, Hagarty Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario Canada.6
     She was also known as Bertha Wilhelmina Raglan.3
     In the obituary of Albert Charles Timm who died 12 October 1951, his parents, Charles Timm and Bertha Raglan were listed or implied as predeceased.4

Family 1

Carl Friedrick Timm b. 30 Mar 1868
Marriage*Bertha married Carl Friedrick Timm on 5 February 1892, Wilberforce Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada according to Ontario Marriage Registration 010829.3,4 
Child

Family 2

Wilhelm Frederick Welk b. 29 Mar 1875, d. 13 May 1949
Marriage*Bertha married Wilhelm Frederick Welk on 22 January 1912, Eganville, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada according to Ontario Marriage Registration 017574.1,5 
Child

Citations

  1. [S1349] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1942 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario, Toronto), Archives of Ontario, Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1785-1935; "Ontario, Canada, Select Marriages. Archives of Ontario, Toronto. This database includes images of the registrations. In some cases, alternative images in FamilySearch provide additional information"; cited as "Ontario Marriages, 1826-1942., Wilhelm Frederick Welk (36, 29 Mar 1875) & Bertha Wilhelmine Timm Née Reglin (36, 02 Feb 1875); Marriage: 22 Jan 1912, Eganville, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, Groom's Parents: Wilhelm Welk & Bertha Weckwerth, Bride's Parents: Johann Reglin & Frederike Priebe, Groom's Birthplace: N/A, Registration #: 017574. They were a widower and a widow.
  2. [S1347] Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1950 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario), Ancestry.com, Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946; "This database is an index (with images) to over 2 million deaths that were registered in Ontario from 1869 to 1938, and 1943 to 1946. The database also includes deaths of Ontario military personnel overseas from 1939-1947"; cited as "ON Deaths, 1869-1940., Name: Bertha Wilhelmina Welk; Death: 18 Jun 1943, Gratton, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, Death Age: 70 4 16, Birth Date: 02 Feb 1873, Birth Place: Renfrew County, Ontario, Father: John Raglan, Mother: Frederika Raglan, Spouse: William Welk, Occupation: Housewife, Marital Status: Married, Informant: William Welk, husband, Eganville, Burial: 19 Jun 1943, Eganville, Registration #: 033076.
  3. [S1349] "Ontario Marriages, 1826-1942", online Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1785-1935: Carl Friedrick Timm (22) & Bertha Wilhelmina Raglan (19); Marriage: 05 Feb 1892, Wilberforce, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, Groom's Parents: Carl Timm & Emilie Jaster, Bride's Parents: Johann Raglin & Friedricke Priebe, Groom's Birthplace: , Bride's Birth Place: Wilberforce, Groom's Occupation: Carpenter, Registration #: 010829.
  4. [S8188] Deaths, Timm, The Ottawa Journal, Ottawa, Ontario, Oct 15, 1951, Page 11, column 3 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: Albert Charles Timm. Hereinafter cited as Ottawa Journal.
  5. [S1347] "ON Deaths, 1869-1940", online Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946: Name: William Frederick Welk; Death: 13 May 1949, General Hospital, Pembroke, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, Death Age: 74 1 16, Birth Date: 29 Mar 1875, Birth Place: Germany, Father: William Welk, Mother: Bertha Weckworth, Spouse: Bertha Raglan, Occupation: Farmer, Marital Status: Married, Informant: Oscar Penke, no relation, Eganville, Burial: 16 May 1949, Eganville, Lutheran cemetery, Registration #: 017551.
  6. [S3862] Find A Grave memorial page , Find A Grave, Find A Grave search page; "A database submitted by individuals supposedly of cemetery interments, often from grave memorials or cemetery records and often supplemented by other information, generally without identification of the sources except when a tombstone photo is included."; cited as "Find A Grave., Calvary Baptist Cemetery: Bertha Wilhelmina Timm née Raglin.

Johann Reglin1

M, #52404
Last Edited3 Dec 2025
     Johann married Frederike Prieb.1
     He was also known as Johann Raglan on his daughter Bertha's second marriage registration.1

Family

Frederike Prieb
Child

Citations

  1. [S1349] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1942 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario, Toronto), Archives of Ontario, Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1785-1935; "Ontario, Canada, Select Marriages. Archives of Ontario, Toronto. This database includes images of the registrations. In some cases, alternative images in FamilySearch provide additional information"; cited as "Ontario Marriages, 1826-1942., Wilhelm Frederick Welk (36, 29 Mar 1875) & Bertha Wilhelmine Timm Née Reglin (36, 02 Feb 1875); Marriage: 22 Jan 1912, Eganville, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, Groom's Parents: Wilhelm Welk & Bertha Weckwerth, Bride's Parents: Johann Reglin & Frederike Priebe, Groom's Birthplace: N/A, Registration #: 017574. They were a widower and a widow.

Frederike Prieb1

F, #52405
Last Edited3 Dec 2025
     Frederike married Johann Reglin.1
     Her name was also recorded as Friedricke Priebe on her daughter Bertha's second marriage registration.1

Family

Johann Reglin
Child

Citations

  1. [S1349] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1942 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario, Toronto), Archives of Ontario, Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1785-1935; "Ontario, Canada, Select Marriages. Archives of Ontario, Toronto. This database includes images of the registrations. In some cases, alternative images in FamilySearch provide additional information"; cited as "Ontario Marriages, 1826-1942., Wilhelm Frederick Welk (36, 29 Mar 1875) & Bertha Wilhelmine Timm Née Reglin (36, 02 Feb 1875); Marriage: 22 Jan 1912, Eganville, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, Groom's Parents: Wilhelm Welk & Bertha Weckwerth, Bride's Parents: Johann Reglin & Frederike Priebe, Groom's Birthplace: N/A, Registration #: 017574. They were a widower and a widow.

Carl Timm1

M, #52407
Last Edited3 Dec 2025
     Carl married Emilie Jaster, Germany.1

Family

Emilie Jaster
Child

Citations

  1. [S1349] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1942 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario, Toronto), Archives of Ontario, Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1785-1935; "Ontario, Canada, Select Marriages. Archives of Ontario, Toronto. This database includes images of the registrations. In some cases, alternative images in FamilySearch provide additional information"; cited as "Ontario Marriages, 1826-1942., Carl Friedrick Timm (22) & Bertha Wilhelmina Raglan (19); Marriage: 05 Feb 1892, Wilberforce, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, Groom's Parents: Carl Timm & Emilie Jaster, Bride's Parents: Johann Raglin & Friedricke Priebe, Groom's Birthplace: , Bride's Birth Place: Wilberforce, Groom's Occupation: Carpenter, Registration #: 010829.

Emilie Jaster1

F, #52408
Last Edited3 Dec 2025
     Emilie married Carl Timm, Germany.1

Family

Carl Timm
Child

Citations

  1. [S1349] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1942 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario, Toronto), Archives of Ontario, Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1785-1935; "Ontario, Canada, Select Marriages. Archives of Ontario, Toronto. This database includes images of the registrations. In some cases, alternative images in FamilySearch provide additional information"; cited as "Ontario Marriages, 1826-1942., Carl Friedrick Timm (22) & Bertha Wilhelmina Raglan (19); Marriage: 05 Feb 1892, Wilberforce, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, Groom's Parents: Carl Timm & Emilie Jaster, Bride's Parents: Johann Raglin & Friedricke Priebe, Groom's Birthplace: , Bride's Birth Place: Wilberforce, Groom's Occupation: Carpenter, Registration #: 010829.

Wilhelm Frederick Welk1

M, #52413, b. 29 March 1875, d. 13 May 1949
Father*William Frederick Welk2,3 b. 18 Feb 1852, d. 3 Oct 1932
Mother*Bertha Weckwerth2,3 b. 5 Sep 1856, d. 17 May 1927
Last Edited14 Dec 2025
     He was born on 29 March 1875, Germany.2,1,3 Wilhelm married Emma Emile Louise Fleishmann on 15 November 1898, Grattan Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada according to Ontario Marriage Registration 013050.4 Wilhelm married Bertha Wilhelmine Reglin on 22 January 1912, Eganville, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada according to Ontario Marriage Registration 017574.1,2
     William Frederick Welk died on 13 May 1949 at General Hospital, Pembroke, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada at age 74 according to Ontario Death Registration 017551.2 He was buried on 14 May 1949 at Grace Lutheran Cemetery, Eganville, Twp. of Bonnechere Valley, Renfrew County, Ontario Canada.2
     He was also known as William Frederick Welk.5 He emigrated with his parents, Wilhelm Welk and Bertha Welk on 18 April 1884 from Port of Hamburg, Germany, bound for Québec on the ship "Hamburg"; on the ship "Hamburg" with Québec as their destination. They were from Lauenbrügge, Pommern. Her father, Freidrich Wegwert, and brothers, Gustav and Carl travelled with them.3
     William Welk, of R.R. 5, Eganville, Ontario, was the informant on the death registration of his father, William Frederick Welk, who died on 3 October 1932.6

Family 1

Emma Emile Louise Fleishmann b. 5 Apr 1878
Marriage*Wilhelm married Emma Emile Louise Fleishmann on 15 November 1898, Grattan Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada according to Ontario Marriage Registration 013050.4 

Family 2

Bertha Wilhelmine Reglin b. 2 Feb 1875, d. 18 Jun 1943
MarriageWilhelm married Bertha Wilhelmine Reglin on 22 January 1912, Eganville, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada according to Ontario Marriage Registration 017574.1,2 
Child

Citations

  1. [S1349] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1942 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario, Toronto), Archives of Ontario, Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1785-1935; "Ontario, Canada, Select Marriages. Archives of Ontario, Toronto. This database includes images of the registrations. In some cases, alternative images in FamilySearch provide additional information"; cited as "Ontario Marriages, 1826-1942., Wilhelm Frederick Welk (36, 29 Mar 1875) & Bertha Wilhelmine Timm Née Reglin (36, 02 Feb 1875); Marriage: 22 Jan 1912, Eganville, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, Groom's Parents: Wilhelm Welk & Bertha Weckwerth, Bride's Parents: Johann Reglin & Frederike Priebe, Groom's Birthplace: N/A, Registration #: 017574. They were a widower and a widow.
  2. [S1347] Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1950 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario), Ancestry.com, Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946; "This database is an index (with images) to over 2 million deaths that were registered in Ontario from 1869 to 1938, and 1943 to 1946. The database also includes deaths of Ontario military personnel overseas from 1939-1947"; cited as "ON Deaths, 1869-1940., Name: William Frederick Welk; Death: 13 May 1949, General Hospital, Pembroke, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, Death Age: 74 1 16, Birth Date: 29 Mar 1875, Birth Place: Germany, Father: William Welk, Mother: Bertha Weckworth, Spouse: Bertha Raglan, Occupation: Farmer, Marital Status: Married, Informant: Oscar Penke, no relation, Eganville, Burial: 16 May 1949, Eganville, Lutheran cemetery, Registration #: 017551.
  3. [S1961] Hamburger Passagierlisten, 1850-1934 (Publisher: Hamburg State Archives), Ancestry.com, Hamburger Passagierlisten, 1850-1934; "Hamburg Passenger Lists in German, including images of the source documents"; cited as "Hamburg State Archives., Wilhelm Welk, Departure Age: 32, Ship Name: Hamburg, Departure Place: Hamburg, Deutschland (Germany), Departure Date: 18 Apr 1884, Arrival Place: Hull (Amerika via Liverpool), Residence Place: Lauenbrügge, Pommern, Destination: Quebec, Kanada, Household Members: Wilhelm Welk, Bertha Welk, 28, Wilhelm Welk, 9, Ernst Welk, 5, Anna Welk, 9/12.
  4. [S1349] "Ontario Marriages, 1826-1942", online Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1785-1935: Frederick Wilhelm Welk (23) & Emma Emile Louise Fleishmann (20); Marriage: 15 Nov 1898, Grattan, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, Groom's Parents: Wilhelm Welk & Bertha Weckwerth, Bride's Parents: Wilhelm Feleishmann & Pauline Neitzel, Groom's Birthplace: , Bride's Birth Place: Ontario, Registration #: 013050.
  5. [S1347] "ON Deaths, 1869-1940", online Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946: Name: William Frederick Welk; Death: 13 May 1949, Pembroke, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, Death Age: 74, Birth Date: 29 Mar 1875, Birth Place: Germany, Father: William Welk, Mother: Bertha Weckworth, Spouse: Bertha Raglan, Occupation: xx, Marital Status: xx, Informant: , Burial: N/A, Registration #: 017551.
  6. [S1347] "ON Deaths, 1869-1940", online Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946: Name: William Frederick Welk; Death: 03 Oct 1932, Wilberforce, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, Death Age: 80 7 15, Birth Date: 18 Feb 1852, Birth Place: Germany, Cause of Death: Venien Disoshagus, Occupation: retired laborer, Marital Status: Widowed, Parents: Gottleib Welk & Bertha Hein, Informant: Wm. Welk, son, R.R.5 Eganville, Burial: 5 Oct 1932, Eganville Cem, Registration #: 029753.
  7. [S3084] Ontario, Canada, Catholic Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1802-1967 (Publisher: Institut Généalogique Drouin), Ancestry.com, Ontario, Canada, Catholic Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1802-1967; "This collection includes images of the church registers"; cited as "Ontario, Canada, Catholic Church Records (Drouin Collection)., Walter Welk & Grace McNamara, Event Type: Marriage, Marriage Date: 4 Mai , Marriage Place: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Marriage Year: 1935, Religion: Catholique, Groom's Parents: William Welck & Bertha Raglan, Bride's Parents: Patrick McNamara & Ellen McGrath.

Emma Emile Louise Fleishmann1

F, #52414, b. 5 April 1878
Father*Wilhelm Fleishman1
Mother*Pauline Neitzel1
Last Edited11 Dec 2025
     She was born on 5 April 1878, Ontario, Canada.1,2 She was baptized on 27 April 1878 at St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Alice Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada.2 Emma married Wilhelm Frederick Welk on 15 November 1898, Grattan Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada according to Ontario Marriage Registration 013050.1
     Her name was recorded as Emilie Emma Louise Fleischmann on her baptism registration.2

Family

Wilhelm Frederick Welk b. 29 Mar 1875, d. 13 May 1949

Citations

  1. [S1349] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1942 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario, Toronto), Archives of Ontario, Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1785-1935; "Ontario, Canada, Select Marriages. Archives of Ontario, Toronto. This database includes images of the registrations. In some cases, alternative images in FamilySearch provide additional information"; cited as "Ontario Marriages, 1826-1942., Frederick Wilhelm Welk (23) & Emma Emile Louise Fleishmann (20); Marriage: 15 Nov 1898, Grattan, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, Groom's Parents: Wilhelm Welk & Bertha Weckwerth, Bride's Parents: Wilhelm Feleishmann & Pauline Neitzel, Groom's Birthplace: , Bride's Birth Place: Ontario, Registration #: 013050.
  2. [S15791] Missouri Synod, U.S., Lutheran Church records, 1851-1973 (Publisher: Lutheran Church Records. St. Louis, MO, USA: Concordia Hiustorical Institute.), Ancestry.com, Missouri Synod, U.S., Lutheran Church records, 1851-1973; "This collection contains a variety of church records from the Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod, in the United States (and Canada) between 1850 and 1972."; cited as "Missouri Synod, U.S., Lutheran Church records., Emilie Emma Louise Fleischmann, Baptism Record, Birth Date: 05 Apr 1878, Baptism Date: 27 Apr 1878, Baptism Church: St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Baptism Place: Alice Township, Ontario, Canada, Baptism Age: 0, Father: Wilh. Fleischmann, Mother: Pauline Neitzel.

Margaret Ellen Grace McNawara1

F, #52415, b. 13 June 1911, d. 21 August 1983
Last Edited15 Dec 2025
     She was born on 13 June 1911, Eganville, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada.1,2 Margaret married William John Walter Welk on 4 May 1935 at Basilique Notre Dame, Ottawa, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada according to Ontario Marriage Registration 009670.1,3
     Grace Ellen Kelly died on 21 August 1983, Eganville, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada.2,4
     The following selected information is extracted from the obituary of Grace Ellen Kelly.
Predeceased by her husband, Walter Welk.4
Margaret Ellen Grace McNawara was buried on 24 August 1983 at Saint James the Less R.C. Cemetery, Eganville, Renfrew County, Ontario Canada.2,4
     She was commonly known as Grace.2
     In the obituary of Walter J. Welk who died 28 September 1971, hiswife, the former Grace McNamara, was listed as a survivor.5
     See the footnotes below for a link to her obituary that appeared published in Pembroke, Ontario, 23 August 1983.4

Family

William John Walter Welk b. 3 Jan 1915, d. 28 Sep 1971
Marriage*Margaret married William John Walter Welk on 4 May 1935 at Basilique Notre Dame, Ottawa, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada according to Ontario Marriage Registration 009670.1,3 

Citations

  1. [S1349] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1942 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario, Toronto), Archives of Ontario, Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1785-1935; "Ontario, Canada, Select Marriages. Archives of Ontario, Toronto. This database includes images of the registrations. In some cases, alternative images in FamilySearch provide additional information"; cited as "Ontario Marriages, 1826-1942., William John Walter Welk (21) & Margaret Ellen Grace McNamara (23); Marriage: 04 May 1935, Ottawa, Carleton, Ontario, Canada, Groom's Parents: William Welk & Bertha Raglan, Bride's Parents: Patrick McNamara & Ellen McGrath, Groom's Birthplace: Eganville, Ontario, Bride's Birth Place: Eganville, Ontario, Registration #: 009670.
  2. [S3862] Find A Grave memorial page , Find A Grave, Find A Grave search page; "A database submitted by individuals supposedly of cemetery interments, often from grave memorials or cemetery records and often supplemented by other information, generally without identification of the sources except when a tombstone photo is included."; cited as "Find A Grave., Saint James the Less R.C. Cemetery: Margaret Ellen Grace “Grace” Welk née McNamara
    Grave marker transcription:
    WELK
    Walter J. Welk     1915 - 1971
    Grace E. McNamara     1911 - 1983
    Rest In Peace.
  3. [S3084] Ontario, Canada, Catholic Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1802-1967 (Publisher: Institut Généalogique Drouin), Ancestry.com, Ontario, Canada, Catholic Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1802-1967; "This collection includes images of the church registers"; cited as "Ontario, Canada, Catholic Church Records (Drouin Collection)., Walter Welk & Grace McNamara, Event Type: Marriage, Marriage Date: 4 Mai , Marriage Place: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Marriage Year: 1935, Religion: Catholique, Groom's Parents: William Welck & Bertha Raglan, Bride's Parents: Patrick McNamara & Ellen McGrath.
  4. [S16231] Deaths: Kelly, Grace Ellen, The Ottawa Citizen, Ottawa, Ontario, 23 Aug 1983, Page 20, Column 4 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: Grace Ellen (Welk) Kelly. Hereinafter cited as Ottawa Citizen.
  5. [S16233] Deaths: WELK, Walter J., The Ottawa Journal, Ottawa, Ontario, 29 Sep 1971, Page 48, Column 5 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: Walter J. Welk. Hereinafter cited as The Ottawa Journal.

Ernst Welk1

M, #52416, b. circa 1879
Father*William Frederick Welk1 b. 18 Feb 1852, d. 3 Oct 1932
Mother*Bertha Weckwerth1 b. 5 Sep 1856, d. 17 May 1927
Last Edited12 Dec 2025
     He was born circa 1879, Germany.1
     Ernst Welk emigrated with his parents, Wilhelm Welk and Bertha Welk on 18 April 1884 from Port of Hamburg, Germany, bound for Québec on the ship "Hamburg"; on the ship "Hamburg" with Québec as their destination. They were from Lauenbrügge, Pommern. Her father, Freidrich Wegwert, and brothers, Gustav and Carl travelled with them.1

Citations

  1. [S1961] Hamburger Passagierlisten, 1850-1934 (Publisher: Hamburg State Archives), Ancestry.com, Hamburger Passagierlisten, 1850-1934; "Hamburg Passenger Lists in German, including images of the source documents"; cited as "Hamburg State Archives., Wilhelm Welk, Departure Age: 32, Ship Name: Hamburg, Departure Place: Hamburg, Deutschland (Germany), Departure Date: 18 Apr 1884, Arrival Place: Hull (Amerika via Liverpool), Residence Place: Lauenbrügge, Pommern, Destination: Quebec, Kanada, Household Members: Wilhelm Welk, Bertha Welk, 28, Wilhelm Welk, 9, Ernst Welk, 5, Anna Welk, 9/12.

Anna Welk1

F, #52417, b. circa July 1883
Father*William Frederick Welk1 b. 18 Feb 1852, d. 3 Oct 1932
Mother*Bertha Weckwerth1 b. 5 Sep 1856, d. 17 May 1927
Last Edited12 Dec 2025
     She was born circa July 1883, Germany.1
     Anna Welk emigrated with her parents, Wilhelm Welk and Bertha Welk on 18 April 1884 from Port of Hamburg, Germany, bound for Québec on the ship "Hamburg"; on the ship "Hamburg" with Québec as their destination. They were from Lauenbrügge, Pommern. Her father, Freidrich Wegwert, and brothers, Gustav and Carl travelled with them.1

Citations

  1. [S1961] Hamburger Passagierlisten, 1850-1934 (Publisher: Hamburg State Archives), Ancestry.com, Hamburger Passagierlisten, 1850-1934; "Hamburg Passenger Lists in German, including images of the source documents"; cited as "Hamburg State Archives., Wilhelm Welk, Departure Age: 32, Ship Name: Hamburg, Departure Place: Hamburg, Deutschland (Germany), Departure Date: 18 Apr 1884, Arrival Place: Hull (Amerika via Liverpool), Residence Place: Lauenbrügge, Pommern, Destination: Quebec, Kanada, Household Members: Wilhelm Welk, Bertha Welk, 28, Wilhelm Welk, 9, Ernst Welk, 5, Anna Welk, 9/12.

Gustav Weckwerth1

M, #52418, b. circa 1873
Last Edited13 Dec 2025
     He was born circa 1873, Germany.1

Citations

  1. [S1961] Hamburger Passagierlisten, 1850-1934 (Publisher: Hamburg State Archives), Ancestry.com, Hamburger Passagierlisten, 1850-1934; "Hamburg Passenger Lists in German, including images of the source documents"; cited as "Hamburg State Archives., Friedrich Wegwert, Departure Age: 58, Ship Name: Hamburg, Departure Place: Hamburg, Deutschland (Germany), Departure Date: 18 Apr 1884, Arrival Place: Hull (Amerika via Liverpool), Residence Place: Lauenbrügge, Pommern, Destination: Quebec, Kanada, Household Members: Friedrich Wegwert, Gustav Wegwert, 11, Carl Wegwert, 8.

Carl Weckwerth1

M, #52419, b. circa 1876
Last Edited13 Dec 2025
     He was born circa 1876, Germany.1

Citations

  1. [S1961] Hamburger Passagierlisten, 1850-1934 (Publisher: Hamburg State Archives), Ancestry.com, Hamburger Passagierlisten, 1850-1934; "Hamburg Passenger Lists in German, including images of the source documents"; cited as "Hamburg State Archives., Friedrich Wegwert, Departure Age: 58, Ship Name: Hamburg, Departure Place: Hamburg, Deutschland (Germany), Departure Date: 18 Apr 1884, Arrival Place: Hull (Amerika via Liverpool), Residence Place: Lauenbrügge, Pommern, Destination: Quebec, Kanada, Household Members: Friedrich Wegwert, Gustav Wegwert, 11, Carl Wegwert, 8.