Ella Marie McDonald

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• Adopted: New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Name: Ella Kraus
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-181016
• Adopted: Bef 1891, , Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1901, Palmerston, Peel Township, Wellington Co., Ontario
• Residence: 1911, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

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• Name: F. A. Kraus
• Name: Fredrick A. Kraus
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-121104 
• Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Telegraph Operator
• Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Hotel Keeper
• Occupation: 1881, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; hotel keeper
• Business: 1884, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Baden Hotel
• Occupation: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Hotelkeeper
• Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1901, Palmerston, Peel Township, Wellington Co., Ontario; Hotel Keeper
• Occupation: 1911, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Hotel Keeper - ? Hotel
• Residence: 1911, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• House of Industry and Refuge: 1917
• Death: 28 Dec 1922, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; : Epileptic Convulsions

Notes:

THE QUEEN'S HOTEL.

The Queen's hotel, under the experienced guidance of Mr. F. A. Kraus, is one of the leading hostelries in this part of the country. It is a large three storey brick structure containing nearly 50 bedrooms, with large sample rooms. It is well conducted throughout. Whether the guest visits the bar or the dining-room, he will be assured of the best. The sheds and stables are especially large and comfortable and a feature decidedly progressive is a motor shed built specially for automobiles. The Queen's is therefore the headquarters for all motorists passing through New Hamburg. Rates $1.50 per day.

Special Industrial souvenir number of New Hamburg: containing a comprehensive review of the natural advantages and resources of the village of New Hamburg, 1908, Berlin Daily News, Berlin, Ontario

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DEATH OF F. A. KRAUS

Mr. Ferdinand A. Kraus passed away at Kitchener on Wednesday night following a stroke of paralysis at the age of 69 years. Mr. Kraus was born in the village of Baden and was widely known throughout Western Ontario as a hotelkeeper, having conducted the Baden Hotel at Baden, the Queen's at Palmerston, an hotel at Listowel and the Queen's Hotel here during forty years' activitiy in the hotel business. He retired from the Queen's here nine years ago. His wife predeceased him eight years ago. He is survived by one brother Louis of Owen Sound, and three sisters. H. J. Stiefelmeyer and Mrs. Wm. Russell, of Baden, and Mrs. Fred Goebel, of New Hamburg. The remains were brought here yesterday and the funeral will take place this afternoon from the home of Mr. Fred Goebel to Riverside Cemetery.

New Hamburg Independent 29 Dec 1922

Ferdinand married Mary Annie Roth 27 Sep 1881, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Mary (daughter of Henry W. Roth and Anna Catharine Baetz) was born 11 Jun 1855, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Feb 1916; was buried 5 Mar 1916, Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Mary Annie Kraus
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-380891
• Birth: 1856
• Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1901, Palmerston, Peel Township, Wellington Co., Ontario
• Residence: 1911, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Death: 2 Mar 1916, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; : Cause: Brain Tumor (2 months)

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DEATH OF MRS. KRAUS

Mrs. Ferd. A. Kraus, passed away at her home here last Thursday evening. The news of her death came as a great shock to her many friends. She had been ill only a few weeks and her demise is deeply regretted by all. She was a woman of kindly manners and pleasant disposition and gained many friends. She was a devout adherent of the Lutheran faith and at the time of her death was a member of the Ladies Aid of Trinity Lutheran Church. The late Mrs. Kraus was born in Preston, her maiden name being Mary Annie Roth, and she reached the age of 60 years, 8 months and 14 days, She was married to her now bereaved husband about thirty years ago and for many years they conducted hotel businesses in Baden, Woodstock, Listowel, Palmerston and New Hamburg and she was well and favorably known in all these places. They came here about 8 years ago and conducted the Queens Hotel until about a year ago when they sold out and lived retired. The funeral wars held on Sunday afternoon, from her late residence to Riverside Cemetery. Rev. Mr. Brenner, of Baden, conducted the funeral. Her bereaved husband has the sympathy of his many friends in his sad loss.

New Hamburg Independent 10 Mar 1916 pg 5

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-121103P
• Occupation: 1852, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Carpenter
• Occupation: 1852, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; joiner
• Occupation: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Inn Keeper
• Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; carpenter
• Occupation: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Hotel Keeper
• Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

Notes:

The Baden Hotel is one of the oldest operating taverns in Canada. The land on which the Baden Hotel is located was purchased by Christoph Kraus from Jacob Beck, the village planner and founder, in 1858. Kraus originally built a frame hotel, which was replaced by the current hotel, in 1874.

The centrally-located Baden Hotel is located on the main street, in the Village of Baden, and is adjacent to the Grand Trunk Railway Station. As a result of their close proximity, the Baden Hotel provided the public a place to wait for the arrival and departure of the trains. The commercial life of the community was centred around the Baden Hotel. As train travel decreased the hotel served as the first bus depot in the village.

The Baden Hotel's location on the village's main street also served to make the hotel the centre of social activities. Band practices, community dances, weddings and meetings were frequently held at the hotel. Baden's politicians often ate here after their meetings and also treated voters after successes on Nomination Day.

The Baden Hotel is a unique example of the Georgian style of architecture. It is constructed of buff brick, laid in common bond, with a fieldstone foundation. It is two-and-a-half-storeys in height. Its unique features include a cut corner entrance and walls that are oriented to the angles of the streets. Typical of the Georgian style, it features east and west elevations, with three bays and a gable end, with a lancet window in the peak. The west elevation, which faces the Railway Station, acted as the main entrance during the peak of railway transportation. The north elevation, fronting on to Snyder's Road West, now the front façade, is symmetrical, with seven bays. Most of the windows have 6 over 6 double hung sashes. All of the bay windows have lugsills and are surmounted by radiating brick voussoirs.

Sources: Township of Wilmot By-law 2003-03; Baden Hotel, Historical Sketch, Michael D. Longo, 1985.

HistoricPlaces.ca - HistoricPlaces.ca . (2018). Historicplaces.ca. Retrieved 4 April 2018, from https://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=10080

Christopher married Elizabeth "Elise" Bernhardt 21 Dec 1852, Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Elizabeth was born 8 Mar 1834, , USA; died 1911, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Elizabeth "Elise" Kraus
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-121102
• Occupation: 1811, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Income
• Residence: 1852, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1911, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-351180
• Occupation: 1852, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Carpenter
• Occupation: 1861, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Carpenter
• Residence: 1861, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1871, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Carpenter
• Occupation: 1881, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Carpenter
• Residence: 1901, Palmerston, Peel Township, Wellington Co., Ontario

Henry — Anna Catharine Baetz. Anna was born CALC 1 Oct 1831, , Germany; died 7 Jun 1888, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Anna Catharine Roth
• Name: Catherine Baetz
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-351181

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-74747
• Residence: 1861, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

Carl — Margaret. Margaret was born 1795, , Germany; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Margaret Roth
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-75579
• Residence: 1861, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran