Frank Alfred Sohrt

Notes:

Name on birth record is John Christian Sohrt.

John married Matilda Marie Ploethner on 25 Sep 1901 in Preston, Waterloo County, Ontario. Matilda (daughter of August Ploethner and Martha Christine Heise) was born on 2 Feb 1873 in Preston, Waterloo County, Ontario; died in 1953; was buried in Old Preston Cemetery, Cambridge (Preston) Waterloo County, Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Found at http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~maryc/water01.htm on Feb 3, 2006

017128-01 (Waterloo Co) John Frederick SOHRT, 30, book keeper, Waterloo Twp, Preston, s/o Henry SOHRT & Lena THAMS (Thoms?) married Matilda Marie PLOETHNER, 28, Preston, Preston, d/o August PLOETHNER & Martha HEISE, witn: Alfred CLARE of Preston & Catharina Leonora BERNHARDT of Guelph, 25 September 1901 in Preston

Notes:

Christened:
Godparents were Claus Sohrt from Haby'e, Hinrich Sien in Baade and Anna Kruse from Haby'e.

Heinrich married Caroline Magdalene Thams on 9 Jan 1870 in Preston, Ontario by Rev. Wurster. Caroline (daughter of Hans Claus Thams and Anna M. Schmidt) was born on 15 Jun 1847 in Wentdorf, Schleswig, Holstein, Germany; died on 18 Apr 1912 in Kossuth, Waterloo Township, Waterloo County, Ontario; was buried in Old Preston Cemetery, Cambridge (Preston) Waterloo County, Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Found at http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~maryc/water70.htm on October 4, 2006

Vol 7 Pg 303 (Waterloo Co) Heinrich Claus SOHRT, 23, shoemaker, Habyc Holstein, Preston, s/o Jurgen H. SOHRT & Heinke Margaret KRUSE married Caroline Magdalene THAMS, 22, Werstorf Holstein, Preston, d/o Hans Claus THAMS & Anna M. SCHMIDT, witn: John ALBERT & Joseph HAGEY both of Waterloo Twp, 9 January 1870 in Preston.

Other Events:

• Residence: 10 Jul 1900, 12 King Street North, Preston, Ontario

Notes:

The Windsor Star Thursday July 12, 1900 page 4

Death of a Preston Man

Preston, Ont., July 12 - August Ploethner, aged 78, and a highly respected citizen of Preston, went out to cut hay in his field near the G.T.R. tracks. He was missed early yesterday morning by his wife, and search was made for him. Emil Brown, a neighbor, found the missing man dead in a corner of the hay field lying over his scythe, with his hand still grasping its handle. Deceased had been troubled with weakness of the heart, and death was probably caused by over-exertion.



Died:
Residence of August Ploethner at the time of his death was 12 King Street North in Preston, Ontario.

August married Martha Christine Heise on 12 May 1856 (Lutheran) in Waterloo Township, Waterloo County, Ontario. Martha (daughter of Christoff Heise and Maria Elisabeth Mierstedt) was born on 18 Jun 1836 in Mülhausen, Thuringen, Königreich, Prussia; died on 12 Dec 1916 in Preston, Waterloo County, Ontario; was buried in Old Preston Cemetery, Cambridge (Preston) Waterloo County, Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jürgen married Heinke Margaretha Kruse. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Hans married Anna M. Schmidt. Anna was born in in Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Christoff Heise was born in 1806 in Germany. In 1830, he married Maria Mierstedt born 1810. They had four children: Martha, Carl, Christian and Henry.

Christoff was a Guild artisan and wood turner who sold his own products on the same premises where he produced them. Maria had a brother, August Mierstadt who had moved to Louisville, Kentucky. In 1850 August Mierstadt wrote letters to convince Christoff and Maria to come to America. The letters also indicate that Maria's mother was living in Germany at the time.

In the spring of 1851, Martha and Carl booked passage from Hamburg to New York. From New York, Martha joined her fiancé, August Plöthner in Preston. August Plöthner was an established weaver in Preston and Martha set up a millinery business in the front of his shop. August was a Lutheran from Weimar, not far from Muhlhausen, and probably became acquainted with Martha there.

On August 15, 1852, Christoff and Maria came to Preston, Ontario along with Henry and Christian. Christoff found employment as a wood turner with Guggisberg's Furniture and Chair Factory until funds were secured to establish an independent business.

On January 10, 1855, Christoff purchased a 1/4 acre plot on the southeast corner of King and Argyle Streets in Preston. Here he erected a building which was to serve as house, workshop and store.

Christoff Heise opened an independent furniture business sometime in 1856. Carl joined him early in the venture and ownership was placed in Carl's name. By 1864, Sutherland's County of Waterloo Gazeteer lists five Heise's at the site: Christoff, turner; Christian and Henry, cabinet makers; Charles (Carl), moulding maker; and an unknown relative named John, labourer.

Christoff Heise died April 24, 1870 and Henry bought out his brother's interest in the property and took personal control of the business.

Source: The German Immigrant Henry Heise (1842 - 1917)

Christoff married Maria Elisabeth Mierstedt in 1830 in Lutheran Church. Maria was born on 8 Mar 1809 in Mülhausen, Thuringen, Königreich, Prussia; died on 24 Feb 1896 in Preston, Waterloo County, Ontario; was buried in Old Preston Cemetery, Cambridge (Preston) Waterloo County, Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]