Samuel Moxley

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00116-7312.1
• Land: Bef 1831, Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 006N, Waterloo County, Ontario
• Occupation: 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer

Notes:

Samuel in 1842 sold to the Trustees of the Wesleyan Methodist Church 1 acre of land for $1 in Kitchener, the site of the now Trinity United Church. October, 1853 the family moved to Uniontown Fayette, Pennsylvania, then in 1867 the family relocated to Shelbina, Missouri.

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Queen Street North, West Side

Gaukel's well at the corner of the hotel shed, the corner being later built up as the Bowman Block, now the Bank of Montreal.

A brick warehouse belonging to the corner store of the Bowman Block. First occupants of this store were Bowman and Heins, later H. S, Huber and then by Huber and Roy.

Opposite the Breithaupt leather store stood a one-story brick building, Dr. Pipe's surgery and later Dr. Wright's.

A two-storey brick house lengthwise with Queen Street and with veranda on two sides, the veranda a few steps above the ground, occupied by Henry Schaefer. In 1871 Dr. Pipe lived in this house. Among other things Dr. Pipe kept bees, although he was quite afraid of them. Dr. Pipe and Henry Stroh succeeded in bringing the first Italian queen bee to this part of the country.

A lane.

A handsome brick house, gable roof, lengthwise with the street, the corners faced with limestone from Guelph, erected by Joseph Hobson, the surveyer, in 1860. Hobson eventually was Chief Engineer of the Great Western Railway and when that was merged with the Grand Trunk he became Chief Engineer of the latter Company and was among other things Chief Engineer of the Sarnia tunnel. Alexander MacPherson, editor and publisher of the Berlin Telegraph, later lived in the house. The site is now occupied by the head office of the Economical Fire Insurance Company.

A two-story red frame building well back from the street built probably before 1850 by Peter Eby, identified with the "Deutsche Canadier" and with the early days of the "Telegraph". Dr. Eggert, homeopath, lived in the house 1859-1860 and later John Klippert, high constable and county bailiff.

One and a half story brick building at the corner of Duke and Queen Streets occupied by a Mr. Von Ebenau and wife and later for a number of years by Michael Jaehle, a blacksmith. The site is now occupied by the Daily Record building.

Duke Street.

A large handsome building trimmed with cut stone built in 1860 by David S. Shoemaker of Bridgeport who was county registrar, The building was intended for a bank and agent's residence and so used first by the Commercial Bank which failed and later by the Merchants Bank of which R. N, Rogers was agent for a number of years. Some time later Dr. H. S. Lackner acquired the property and used it as residence and surgery. After Dr. Lackner's death the property was sold to the present occupants, the Langleys of Toronto.


building, colonial style, with large posts at the front carrying the projecting roof, erected in 1848-49, the Waterloo Township Hall, the land for which was donated by Frederick Gaukel. General public meetings were held in this hall, among others meetings purposing to have Berlin named as county town. After consummation of this a banquet was held in the hall, which was occasionally used for such purpose. The occasion of this particular banquet was the laying of the corner stone of the new county buildings in 1852. 100 guests were present and there were a number of patriotic toasts. Later the building was used as a printing office, the "Deutsche Canadier" and the "Telegraph" being printed there for a time. Eventually the building was remodelled and enlarged and became the Methodist Church. In 1904 the St. Matthews Lutheran congregation purchased the property and later the First English Lutheran Church, which still continues in the building.

Behind the present Kitchener Public Library, occupying the site of his ornamental garden, and still standing is Dr. Scott's residence, built in 1855. Henry Rothaermel was the contractor. Dr. Scott was the first warden of the county and first reeve of Berlin. After his death the house was occupied by M. C. Schofield who married Dr. Scott's widow. Later Israel Bowman, for many years county clerk and town clerk of Berlin, acquired the property and lived there.

Weber Street.

On the corner the Presbyterian Church first built 1860-61 at a size of 36 ft. by 50 ft., cost $4,500 and seating 175 persons. Rev. John McMeekin was an early minister.

A two-story red brick building lengthwise with Queen Street, built 1855-56, the house of H. S. Huber.

Simon Roy's house, also red brick, one and one-half story high, both of these houses were set back from the street. Mr. Roy was nurseryman and florist.

A one-story double house lengthwise with Queen Street.

Before Ahrens Street was continued westerly across Queen Street there was on the site a two-story unpainted weather-boarded building, the house of John Dopp.

frame building, similar to Dopp's, the house of Christina Bloch, a widow who lived there for many years.

A frame building, similar to Dopp's, but with gable facing Queen Street, the house of August Vetter, painter and paper-hanger.

A vacant lot later owned by Louis Breithaupt who built, on the corner of Margaret Avenue, a residence for Judge Lacourse.

Margaret Avenue.

On Margaret Avenue a short distance westerly from Queen Street was the Moxley farm with house and barn. The barn was later moved to Lexington by Henry Stroh who bought it to replace one that had been struck by lightning. On the corner of Ellen Street a brick house occupied in the early days by Rev. Mr. Savage, Methodist minister, and later by John Hoffman, Jr., a druggist.

Ellen Street.

REMINISCENCES OF BERLIN (NOW KITCHENER) By JACOB STROH Contributed by Joseph M. Snyder.

Part I. Settlement - Early Villagers and Buildings, Waterloo Historical Society Annual Volume 1930

Samuel married Elizabeth Springer 24 Oct 1839, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Elizabeth (daughter of Benjamin Springer and Mary Rykeman) was born 15 Jun 1821, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Feb 1895, Salt River Township, Shelby, Missouri, United States. [Group Sheet]

1. Jael Delilah "Delilah" Moxley was born 7 Jul 1840, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 14 Jan 1876; was buried , Old Shelbina Cemetery, Shelbina, Shelby, Missouri, United States.
2. William Ryckman Moxley was born 15 Sep 1840, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Mar 1844, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
3. Hannah Maria "Maria" Moxley was born 21 Aug 1845, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Mar 1922, Bridgeport now Brownsville, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States; was buried , Bridgeport Cemetery, Brownsville, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States.
4. Samuel J. Moxley was born 6 Aug 1847, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Mar 1922; was buried , Indian Hill Cemetery, Chapman, Dickinson, Kansas, United States.
5. Isaac Newton Moxley was born 7 Oct 1850, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 Jun 1873; was buried , Old Shelbina Cemetery, Shelbina, Shelby, Missouri, United States.
6. William Springer Moxley was born 16 May 1853, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 24 Jun 1929, Salt River Township, Shelby Co., Missouri; was buried , Old Shelbina Cemetery, Shelbina, Shelby, Missouri, United States.

Samuel — Laura Kilborn. Laura was born 19 Mar 1812, , Leeds Co., Ontario; died 26 Nov 1838, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Limerick-Cornell Cemetery, Waterloo Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

1. Maria Jane Moxley was born 9 Oct 1835, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
2. Washington "Wash" Moxley was born 1 Dec 1837, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 Dec 1911, Merced, Merced, California, United States; was buried , I. O. O. F. Cemetery, Merced, Merced, California, United States.

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-59630

Notes:

First name unknown Mr. Moxley died suddenly near McClellandtown, Pennsylvania, when the family on their way from Virginia to Kentucky about 1816.

— Delilah. Delilah was born 25 Apr 1779; died 25 Jun 1842, , Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Delilah Eby
• Name: Delilah Moxley
• Eby ID Number: 00031-2497.5

Notes:

Delilah, reportedly a midwife in Waterloo County.