Rainham Builders
Valentine Kratz
1. Valentine Kratz was born 16 Nov 1814; died 3 Oct 1890. Valentine married Susanna Fretz 14 Mar 1840. Susanna (daughter of Samuel Fretz and Catherine Honsberger) was born 24 Sep 1817; died 26 Nov 1865. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 2. William Francis Kratz
was born 13 Sep 1838, Louth Township, Ontario; died 24 Jun 1908, Oaklawn Cemetery, Jordan Station, Ontario. - 3. Anna V. Kratz
was born 1 Jul 1840; died 11 Jul 1941. - 4. Henry Kratz
was born 4 Jun 1842, Lincoln County, Ontario; died Abt 1880.
- 2. William Francis Kratz
Generation: 2
2. William Francis Kratz
(1.Valentine1) was born 13 Sep 1838, Louth Township, Ontario; died 24 Jun 1908, Oaklawn Cemetery, Jordan Station, Ontario. William married Mary Jane Cline. Mary (daughter of Frederick Cline and Olive Nunn) was born 5 May 1840; died 14 Feb 1921, Oaklawn Cemetery, Jordan Station, Ontario. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 5. Ernest Kratz
- 6. Georgina Kratz
died , Oaklawn Cemetery, Jordan Station, Ontario. - 7. George William Kratz
was born 14 Apr 1866, Ontario; died 14 Dec 1936. - 8. William Addy Kratz
was born 14 Apr 1866, Ontario. - 9. James Roland Kratz
was born 23 Jan 1869, Jordan Station, Ontario; died 17 May 1932. - 10. Olive Ann Kratz
was born 19 May 1870; died 24 Oct 1949, Oaklawn Cemetery, Jordan Station, Ontario. - 11. Mary Elizabeth Kratz
was born 27 Jan 1878. - 12. William Henry Kratz
was born 10 Nov 1883.
- 5. Ernest Kratz
3. Anna V. Kratz
(1.Valentine1) was born 1 Jul 1840; died 11 Jul 1941. Anna married John Joseph Atter 9 Jun 1864. John was born 1 Jul 1840, Saltfleet Township, Ontario; died 15 May 1911. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 13. Ambrose Atter
- 14. John H. Atter
- 15. Samuel Atter
was born 1868. - 16. Sarah Ann Atter
was born 1 Jun 1872; died Aft 1946. - 17. Mary Lillian Atter
was born 5 Jul 1874, Caistor Township, Ontario; died 5 Apr 1931, Jordan, Ontario-Oaklawn Cemetery. - 18. Lana Atter
was born Jul 1878. - 19. William Alonzo Atter
was born 27 Oct 1882, Ontario; died 9 Dec 1953, Los Angeles, CA.
- 13. Ambrose Atter
4. Henry Kratz
(1.Valentine1) was born 4 Jun 1842, Lincoln County, Ontario; died Abt 1880. Henry married Sarah Cline. Sarah was born Aug 1843, Ontario. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 20. Harry Benton Kratz
was born 30 Jan 1871, Jordan, Ontario. - 21. Harvey Kratz
was born Sep 1872. - 22. Ella M. Kratz
was born 1879, Ontario.
- 20. Harry Benton Kratz
Generation: 3
5. Ernest Kratz
(2.William2, 1.Valentine1)Ernest married Sonya ?. [Group Sheet]
6. Georgina Kratz
(2.William2, 1.Valentine1) died , Oaklawn Cemetery, Jordan Station, Ontario. 7. George William Kratz
(2.William2, 1.Valentine1) was born 14 Apr 1866, Ontario; died 14 Dec 1936. George married Saloma Culp 20 Dec 1899, Jordan Station, Ontario. Saloma was born 25 Jul 1867; died 19 Apr 1937. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 23. George Melvin Kratz
was born 22 May 1903, Louth Township, Ontario; died 26 Sep 1903, Louth Township, Ontario. - 24. William Addy Kratz
was born 22 May 1903, Louth Township, Ontario; died Apr 1976, Gainsville, FL. - 25. E.J. Kratz
- 23. George Melvin Kratz
8. William Addy Kratz
(2.William2, 1.Valentine1) was born 14 Apr 1866, Ontario. 9. James Roland Kratz
(2.William2, 1.Valentine1) was born 23 Jan 1869, Jordan Station, Ontario; died 17 May 1932. James married Berdinia A. Nelson 6 Jan 1904, Grimsby Township, Ontario. Berdinia was born 8 Jan 1872, Caistor, Ontario; died 30 May 1916. [Group Sheet]
10. Olive Ann Kratz
(2.William2, 1.Valentine1) was born 19 May 1870; died 24 Oct 1949, Oaklawn Cemetery, Jordan Station, Ontario. Olive married James Finlay Reid 6 Feb 1900, Jordan Station, Ontario. James was born 19 Oct 1868, Ontario; died 4 Jan 1940, Oaklawn Cemetery, Jordan Station, Ontario. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 26. Mary Ann Reid
was born Oct 1901.
- 26. Mary Ann Reid
11. Mary Elizabeth Kratz
(2.William2, 1.Valentine1) was born 27 Jan 1878. 12. William Henry Kratz
(2.William2, 1.Valentine1) was born 10 Nov 1883. 13. Ambrose Atter
(3.Anna2, 1.Valentine1)14. John H. Atter
(3.Anna2, 1.Valentine1)15. Samuel Atter
(3.Anna2, 1.Valentine1) was born 1868. 16. Sarah Ann Atter
(3.Anna2, 1.Valentine1) was born 1 Jun 1872; died Aft 1946. Sarah married Rolla J. Vangorder 21 Feb 1892, WIS. Rolla (son of John William Van Gorder and Nancy Catherine Cline) was born 23 Mar 1872, Saginaw, MI. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 27. Irene Annie Catharine Vangorder
was born 13 Feb 1901, Jordan Station, Ontario; died 14 Oct 1960, Niagara Falls, Ontario-Lundy's Lane Cemetery. - 28. John Law Dewane Vangorder
was born Jul 1902, Lincoln County, Ontario; died 7 Oct 1971, Newmarket, Ontario. - 29. L.A. Vangorder
- 30. A. Vangorder
- 31. ? Vangorder
- 27. Irene Annie Catharine Vangorder
17. Mary Lillian Atter
(3.Anna2, 1.Valentine1) was born 5 Jul 1874, Caistor Township, Ontario; died 5 Apr 1931, Jordan, Ontario-Oaklawn Cemetery. Mary married Henry Franklin Cline 20 Dec 1893, Lincoln County, Ontario. Henry (son of Peter H. Cline and Eliza Ann Price) was born 19 Sep 1861, Jordan, Ontario; died 24 Sep 1942, Jordan, Ontario-Oaklawn Cemetery. [Group Sheet]
18. Lana Atter
(3.Anna2, 1.Valentine1) was born Jul 1878. Lana married Frank Edward Finlay. Frank was born 24 Aug 1874, Holyoke, MAS; died 16 Nov 1939, Lincoln County, Ontario. [Group Sheet]
19. William Alonzo Atter
(3.Anna2, 1.Valentine1) was born 27 Oct 1882, Ontario; died 9 Dec 1953, Los Angeles, CA. William married Minnie Blake 13 Mar 1908, Welland, Ontario. Minnie was born 1875, Glanford Township, Ontario. [Group Sheet]
20. Harry Benton Kratz
(4.Henry2, 1.Valentine1) was born 30 Jan 1871, Jordan, Ontario. Harry married Emma McDougall 28 Jul 1894, Jordan Station, Ontario. Emma was born 11 Dec 1877, Alexandria, Ontario. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 32. Muriel Marjory Kratz
was born 6 Jan 1895. - 33. Eleanor May (Ella) Kratz
was born 2 Mar 1896, Lincoln County, Ontario. - 34. Sara Marjorie Kratz
was born 30 May 1898, Lincoln County, Ontario. - 35. Russel Kratz
was born Oct 1902. - 36. Helen Kratz
was born Sep 1904. - 37. E. Kratz
- 38. Evelyn Kratz
was born 1907, Ontario; died 23 May 1960. - 39. W.C. Kratz
- 32. Muriel Marjory Kratz
21. Harvey Kratz
(4.Henry2, 1.Valentine1) was born Sep 1872. 22. Ella M. Kratz
(4.Henry2, 1.Valentine1) was born 1879, Ontario. Ella married Michael J. Crowley 12 Oct 1907, Lincoln County, Ontario. Michael was born 10 Dec 1867, Ontario; died 1 Aug 1929. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 40. Henry Crowley
was born May 1902, St. Catharines, Ontario. - 41. Harvey Crowley
was born Sep 1903, St. Catharines, Ontario. - 42. Helen May Crowley
was born Jan 1905, St. Catharines, Ontario; died Aug 1977, Niagara Falls, NY. - 43. Leo Crowley
was born 22 May 1907, St. Catharines, Ontario; died 23 Sep 1981, St. Catharines, Ontario-Victoria Lawn Cemetery. - 44. F. Crowley
- 45. Tim Crowley
was born , St. Catharines, Ontario. - 46. Michael J. Crowley
was born 1916, St. Catharines, Ontario; died 1985, Victoria Lawn Cemetery, St. Catharines, Ontario. - 47. Cecelia Crowley
was born Abt May 1918, St. Catharines, Ontario; died 2 Sep 1918, St. Catharines, Ontario.
- 40. Henry Crowley
Generation: 4
23. George Melvin Kratz
(7.George3, 2.William2, 1.Valentine1) was born 22 May 1903, Louth Township, Ontario; died 26 Sep 1903, Louth Township, Ontario. 24. William Addy Kratz
(7.George3, 2.William2, 1.Valentine1) was born 22 May 1903, Louth Township, Ontario; died Apr 1976, Gainsville, FL. William married Josephine ?. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 48. Nancy Ann Kratz
- 49. Ernest Kratz
William married Beatrice Pearl Ward 1942. Beatrice was born 1902, England. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 50. Victoria Kratz
- 51. Nancy Ann Kratz
- 52. Ernest Kratz
- 53. James William Kratz
was born 10 Oct 1925, Toronto, Ontario; died 10 Jul 1926, Toronto, Ontario.
William married Hilda Mary Penny. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 54. P.A. Kratz
- 55. W.F. Kratz
- 48. Nancy Ann Kratz
25. E.J. Kratz
(7.George3, 2.William2, 1.Valentine1)E.J. married M.E. ? [Group Sheet]
Children:
26. Mary Ann Reid
(10.Olive3, 2.William2, 1.Valentine1) was born Oct 1901. Mary married Lloyd Dane. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 57. James Dane
- 58. ? Dane
- 57. James Dane
27. Irene Annie Catharine Vangorder
(16.Sarah3, 3.Anna2, 1.Valentine1) was born 13 Feb 1901, Jordan Station, Ontario; died 14 Oct 1960, Niagara Falls, Ontario-Lundy's Lane Cemetery. Irene married Thomas Wilfred Carew 10 Feb 1917. Thomas was born 11 Apr 1893, Lindsay, Ontario; died 19 Apr 1967, Niagara Falls, Ontario-Lundy's Lane Cemetery. [Group Sheet]
28. John Law Dewane Vangorder
(16.Sarah3, 3.Anna2, 1.Valentine1) was born Jul 1902, Lincoln County, Ontario; died 7 Oct 1971, Newmarket, Ontario. John married Mary Layton Hewitt. Mary was born Oct 1904, Peterborough, Ontario. [Group Sheet]
John married Elsie Barlow. Elsie was born Feb 1903, England; died 29 Sep 1942, Niagara Falls, Ontario. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 59. Mary E. Van Gorder
was born 1921; died 2008, Newmarket, Ontario. - 60. David Van Gorder
was born 1923; died Abt 2008. - 61. E. Van Gorder
- 62. T.D.R. Van Gorder
- 59. Mary E. Van Gorder
29. L.A. Vangorder
(16.Sarah3, 3.Anna2, 1.Valentine1)30. A. Vangorder
(16.Sarah3, 3.Anna2, 1.Valentine1)A. married L. Linbrook. [Group Sheet]
Children:
31. ? Vangorder
(16.Sarah3, 3.Anna2, 1.Valentine1)32. Muriel Marjory Kratz
(20.Harry3, 4.Henry2, 1.Valentine1) was born 6 Jan 1895. 33. Eleanor May (Ella) Kratz
(20.Harry3, 4.Henry2, 1.Valentine1) was born 2 Mar 1896, Lincoln County, Ontario. Eleanor married Willard John Gilbert Pottinger 2 Sep 1924, Wentworth County, Ontario. Willard was born 24 Jul 1894, Hamilton, Ontario; died 1994. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 64. W.K. Pottinger
- 64. W.K. Pottinger
34. Sara Marjorie Kratz
(20.Harry3, 4.Henry2, 1.Valentine1) was born 30 May 1898, Lincoln County, Ontario. Sara married Frederick Genesee 17 Jan 1918, Wentworth County, Ontario. Frederick was born 1897, Italy; died 1 Nov 1924, Wentworth County, Ontario. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 65. ?. Genesee
- 66. ?. Genesee
- 65. ?. Genesee
35. Russel Kratz
(20.Harry3, 4.Henry2, 1.Valentine1) was born Oct 1902. 36. Helen Kratz
(20.Harry3, 4.Henry2, 1.Valentine1) was born Sep 1904. 37. E. Kratz
(20.Harry3, 4.Henry2, 1.Valentine1)38. Evelyn Kratz
(20.Harry3, 4.Henry2, 1.Valentine1) was born 1907, Ontario; died 23 May 1960. Evelyn married Cyrus Buckingham 21 Oct 1926, Hamilton, Ontario. Cyrus was born 1903, Ontario. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 67. David Buckingham
died 14 Sep 1999. - 68. Virginia Buckingham
- 69. Dolly Buckingham
- 70. Douglas Buckingham
- 71. Eleanor Buckingham
- 67. David Buckingham
39. W.C. Kratz
(20.Harry3, 4.Henry2, 1.Valentine1)40. Henry Crowley
(22.Ella3, 4.Henry2, 1.Valentine1) was born May 1902, St. Catharines, Ontario. 41. Harvey Crowley
(22.Ella3, 4.Henry2, 1.Valentine1) was born Sep 1903, St. Catharines, Ontario. 42. Helen May Crowley
(22.Ella3, 4.Henry2, 1.Valentine1) was born Jan 1905, St. Catharines, Ontario; died Aug 1977, Niagara Falls, NY. Helen married Frank Howard Miers 30 Jul 1923, Hamilton, Ontario. Frank was born 16 Jun 1903, Beamsville, Ontario. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 72. S.H. Miers
- 73. H.F. Miers
- 74. Bonnie Ellen Miers
was born 1942; died 11 Nov 2012, Edgewood, MD.
- 72. S.H. Miers
43. Leo Crowley
(22.Ella3, 4.Henry2, 1.Valentine1) was born 22 May 1907, St. Catharines, Ontario; died 23 Sep 1981, St. Catharines, Ontario-Victoria Lawn Cemetery. Leo married Mabel ?. Mabel was born 1 Jun 1908; died 11 Aug 1992, Victoria Lawn Cemetery, St. Catharines, Ontario. [Group Sheet]
44. F. Crowley
(22.Ella3, 4.Henry2, 1.Valentine1)45. Tim Crowley
(22.Ella3, 4.Henry2, 1.Valentine1) was born , St. Catharines, Ontario. 46. Michael J. Crowley
(22.Ella3, 4.Henry2, 1.Valentine1) was born 1916, St. Catharines, Ontario; died 1985, Victoria Lawn Cemetery, St. Catharines, Ontario. Michael married Helen Ann Kingston. Helen was born 12 Aug 1917; died 1 Dec 1967, Victoria Lawn Cemetery, St. Catharines, Ontario. [Group Sheet]
47. Cecelia Crowley
(22.Ella3, 4.Henry2, 1.Valentine1) was born Abt May 1918, St. Catharines, Ontario; died 2 Sep 1918, St. Catharines, Ontario.
