John Schmidt Anthes[1, 2] 1844 - 1915

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• Birth	8 Nov 1844	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Gender	Male
  Business	Anthes Furniture Company, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Anthes Manufacturing Company of Berlin
  		Kitchener,AnthesManufacturingCo-BusyBerlin1897.jpg Anthes Mfg. Col. of Berlin Kitdchener Ontario 1897 From: Busy Berlin Jubilee Souvenir 1897, published by Berlin News-Record
  Business	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Berlin Novelty Works
  		from Waterloo Region Museum A trade or business card printed on white paper. It reads: Berlin Novelty Works./ J S. Anthes, Prop.,/ Manufacturer of/ Children's Carriages/ Sleighs, etc.,/ Berlin, Ontario. Ther is a handwritten list in pencil on the back.
  Business	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Canada Furnitue Manufacturers Ltd.
  Religion	1851	Wilmot Township, Waterloo County Ontario   [9]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1861	New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Shoe Maker
  Residence	1867	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  Occupation	1871	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Bookkeeper
  Religion	1871	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Evang. Assoc.
  Elected Office	1880	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  	Councillor - Waterloo Township
  Occupation	1881	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Manufacturer
  		Berlin-BerlinNoveltyWorks001.jpg
  Religion	1881	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Evangelical
  Elected Office	1882	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  	Councillor - Waterloo Township
  Invention	1885	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	children's carriage
  		Child's Carriage Patent 1885
  		Berlin-BerlinNoveltyWorks002.jpg
  Elected Office	1886	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  	Councillor - Waterloo Township
  Elected Office	1887	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  	Deputy Reeve - Waterloo Township
  Elected Office	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  	Deputy Reeve - Waterloo Township
  Occupation	1891	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Manufacturer
  Religion	1891	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Evangelical
  Elected Office	1897	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  	Deputy Reeve - Waterloo Township
  Residence	1897	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  		John S. Anthes' residence in 1897 from Busy Berlin 1897
  Occupation	1901	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Furniture
  Elected Office	1907	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  	Councillor - Waterloo Township
  Interesting Life Story	pioneer, story, business, politics, public service
  Name	J. S. Anthes
  Occupation	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Manufacturer, Furniture
  Religion	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Evangelical
  Residence	1911	44 Weber St. W., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-30676P
  Died	13 Apr 1915	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [12]
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I30676	Generations
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2019

  
  

  Father	Martin Anthes,   b. CALC 16 Nov 1812, , Alsace Lorraine, France ,   d. 10 Apr 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Mother	Catharine Schmidt,   b. 25 Mar 1814, , France ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	25 Dec 1835
  Family ID	F1640	Group Sheet

  
  

  Father	Martin Anthes,   b. CALC 16 Nov 1812, , Alsace Lorraine, France ,   d. 10 Apr 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Mother	Catherine Schmitt,   b. 1813, , Alsace Lorraine, France ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F245512	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Lydia Catherine Herlan,   b. 20 Dec 1849, Warsaw, Wyoming, New York, USA ,   d. 1935, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Married	27 Jun 1867	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  Children	1. Caroline Catharine "Carrie" Anthes,   b. 29 Sep 1868, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. John Isaac Franklin "Frank" Anthes,   b. 16 Oct 1870, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1933   3. Frank Anthes,   b. 1870, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Lydia Louisa "Louisa" Anthes,   b. 27 Mar 1877, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1942   5. Martha Melvina Anthes,   b. 19 Nov 1879, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Ella Elmina Anthes,   b. 6 Jan 1882, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Alvin B Anthes,   b. CALC 7 Jul 1884, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Feb 1885, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F8060	Group Sheet

  
  

• Notes

  Death of a Pioneer Furniture Maker One of the oldest furniture manufacturers in Canada, and a pioneer in the industry in Berlin, died in that city on April 13th, in the person of John S. Anthes, president of the Anthes Furniture Co. Deceased was born in Wilmot Township, Waterloo County, Ontario, November 8th, 1844, and was therefore in his 71st year. He received his education in the county schools, and later taught school for several years. In 1865, he went to Berlin, and was employed by the late Louis Breithaupt, founder of the leather and tanning business now carried on by the Breithaupt Leather Company Ltd. Mr. Anthes was employed as accountant and salesman for a number of years and later entered the furniture business being associated with some of the pioneer furiture manufacturers of Berlin, such as the late John Aldous and William Simpson. In 1884, he purchased the Berlin Novelty Works and carried on business in his own name for a number of years in the manufacture of children's carriages and patent slat chairs. In 1888, his factory was destroyed by fire, but was immediately rebuilt on a much larger scale. In this factory, Mr. Anthes began making the high grade furniture which has made his name known throughout Canada in the furniture trade. In 1901 he went into the amalgamation of furniture factories under the name of Canada Furniture Manufacturers Ltd., in which company he was a director and manager of the local factories for a number of years. In 1906, Mr. Anthes resigned as director of the Canada Furniture Manufacturers Ltd. and built the present large, modern factory at Berlin in partnership with J. C. Breithaupt, under the name of The Anthes Furniture Co., the product of this factory being exclusively high grade furniture. The late Mr. Anthes always took a keen interest in municipal affairs and served in council and on public boards for many years. He was known as a keen business man and successful manufacturer and his many friends throughout the country will sincerely mourn his departure. Mr. Anthes was married in 1867 to Miss L. Catherine Herlan who with one son J. I. Frank Anthes, and four daughters, Mrs. J. C. Breithaupt, Mrs. A. L. Breithaupt, Mrs. T. H. Reider [sic] and Mrs. H. M. Cook, and twenty grandchildren survive. A sister, Mrs. G. Strasser, of Sebringville, also survives. The late H. W. Anthes, who died recently in Toronto, was a brother. The funeral was held from his late residence thence to Zion Evangelical Church for service. The remains were interred in Mount Hope Cemetery. Canadian Furniture World and The Undertaker, May 1915, p. 36 (www.archive.org)




• Sources

  [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. J. Frank Anthes, age 27 b. Berlin son of Jno. S. Anthes & Lydia C. to Cyrena Simmonds age 20 b. Berlin daughter of Leo? and Rosetta 10 nov 1897 Berlin [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 19 Feb 1885. 14 Feb 1885 Alvin B. Anthes, infant son of John S. Anthes, died in Berlin at age of 7 months and 7 days [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) A-4 Page 17. [S158] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1881, Div. 2 Pg. 45. [S229] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 56. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 28 Pg. 4. [S1868] Census - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - 1861, Div. 2 Pg. 16. [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Section 2 Page 23. [S134] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1851, Sect. 5 Page 189. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Antes John, 22, Berlin, Wilmot, s/o Martin & Catharina, married 27 June 1867 Catharina Herlan, 17, Berlin, Warsaw NY, d/o Franz & Carolina [S1450] Waterloo County Councillors A Collective Biography. [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub Dist. 26 Page 6.

  
  

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  Event Birth - 8 Nov 1844 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Business - Berlin Novelty Works - - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Business - Canada Furnitue Manufacturers Ltd. - - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Shoe Maker - 1861 - New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1867 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 27 Jun 1867 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Bookkeeper - 1871 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Religion - Evang. Assoc. - 1871 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Elected Office - Councillor - Waterloo Township - 1880 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Manufacturer - 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Religion - Evangelical - 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Elected Office - Councillor - Waterloo Township - 1882 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Invention - children's carriage - 1885 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Elected Office - Councillor - Waterloo Township - 1886 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Elected Office - Deputy Reeve - Waterloo Township - 1887 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Elected Office - Deputy Reeve - Waterloo Township - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Manufacturer - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Religion - Evangelical - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Elected Office - Deputy Reeve - Waterloo Township - 1897 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1897 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Furniture - 1901 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Elected Office - Councillor - Waterloo Township - 1907 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Manufacturer, Furniture - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Religion - Evangelical - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1911 - 44 Weber St. W., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 13 Apr 1915 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth