Calvin Jacob Kaufman

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• Interesting: life story, character
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-181509
• Residence: 1960, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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Calvin used to own a car that he has rigged up with Christmas lights inside (saw it at the junkyard), and used to ride a bike for many years, until it was crunched by a car. Though he was pretty well off financially, he never replaced either. Walks and sleeps outside in the summer, walks and sleeps in hotels in the winter. Used to get the same room at the Kress in Preston.

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We lost a real legend': Calvin Kaufman, known as the Wizard, dies at 95

WATERLOO REGION A "kind and gentle soul" affectionately known as the Wizard has died at age 95.

"We lost a real legend," Kitchener lawyer Hal Mattson said of Calvin Kaufman. "The Wizard was sort of the last character in Kitchener-Waterloo. We don't have characters like that anymore."

Over the years, thousands of motorists saw Kaufman stooped and with his head down walking or pushing his bicycle each day along the streets of Kitchener and Waterloo. He often covered 10 kilometres a day.

In his travels, Kaufman spoke to almost no one.

Mattson frequently saw the dishevelled man, wearing oversize work boots, pushing his bicycle up the Freeport hill.

"Every time I went to Cambridge court and every time I'd come in from Toronto, you'd see the Wizard going up and down the hill, trudging along in the middle of summer with two winter jackets on and a hat."

Although Mattson never spoke to Kaufman, the lawyer had a soft spot in his heart for him. He even announced to a judge in assignment court that the Wizard had recently died.

Many people hadn't seen Kaufman in years.

Jeff Hannusch, a New Orleans writer who lived in Kitchener until 1978, said Kaufman lived in a room above the Grand Union Hotel on King Street in Kitchener in the 1960s.

"I used to see him on King Street a lot," he said. "He had one of those Pee-wee Herman bikes. It was kind of decked out with mirrors and streamers. Most baby boomers who still live in Kitchener would still remember the bicycle."

Hannusch worked part-time for three or four years at Waterloo Metal Stampings on Manitou Drive.

"The Wizard worked there," he said. "He ran the tumbler. He would shovel metal parts into a big barrel and then shovel in sawdust and it would rotate and it would take the sharp points off.

"When we would have lunch or breaks, he would get something out of the vending machines, but he would never sit in the break room. He would go back to the tumbler and sit there. All the years I knew him, I never heard his voice once. He was really reclusive, I guess."

Hannusch did not recall the Wizard's real name.

"When Hal (Mattson) called me and told me Calvin Kaufman had died, I said, 'I don't know who the hell you're talking about.' He went on and on and I said, 'Oh, you mean the Wizard?' I said, 'Ya, hell I knew the Wizard really well.' Well, I didn't know him, I knew of him.

"He seemed like a nice guy. He was a little bit off the wall, but he was like a character."

Mattson said as far as characters go, Kaufman was right up there with Frank Groff, an unpaid crossing guard and eccentric who became affectionately known as the Bridgeport General.

Groff, who lived in a rundown house and always wore rubber boots, several sweaters and a raincoat, died in 1978.

In the 1990s, Kaufman received a $900 monthly pension and lived in a Kitchener motel. Michael Barlow, a counsellor in Waterloo, believes he once lived in Homer Watson Park in Kitchener. In later years, he apparently lived in Cambridge.

A longtime runner, Barlow said that years ago he used to see Kaufman all the time.

"I tried for like five years to get him to say hello to me," but Kaufman said nothing.

"He didn't really speak to anyone. I tried, but he'd just give me a friendly little smirk."

A Record reporter managed to get Kaufman to answer some questions back in 1993.

"I'm a respectable bum," he said. "That means I don't drink or smoke or do pot."

A lifelong bachelor who was born and raised in Kitchener, Kaufman was an electrician before his disdain for authority made him chuck it all.

"Some people have a problem with the way I live," he told the reporter. "They think I should live the way they do. Self-appointed dictators, that's all they are."

In the 1990s, Kaufman followed a strict routine. Early each morning, he would walk several kilometres to catch a Kitchener bus.

He would go to malls, do some shopping, maybe visit a friend downtown. Then he hopped on another bus in the evening and made the long walk home.

"I don't like sitting in one place all day," he told the reporter. "If you don't walk six miles a day, you won't get to sleep at night."

Barlow recalls seeing Kaufman pushing his "electrified" bike '97 loaded with lights '97 up and down King Street in both Waterloo and Kitchener.

"He pushed it from the far end of Waterloo to Freeport. He was probably the first LRT," he said with a laugh. "A cheaper version."

Why was he called the Wizard?

"He had sort of a weather-beaten face," Barlow said. "He had kind of a quirky look. He almost looked like Merlin."

Barlow described Kaufman as "very regimented, quiet, reserved, not one to bother with people, pretty introverted, generally wouldn't hurt a flea, peaceful man."

Kaufman, who died on Aug. 24, was "a Christian man who lived life to the fullest," his obituary says. "Calvin spent his life being kindhearted and generous. Walking was his passion and he made many friends along the way."

"I met Calvin as young police officer walking the beat in Kitchener in the late '70s," Philip Neville wrote in the online guest book included with Kaufman's obituary. "Calvin was a kind and gentle soul who walked quietly into our lives and will always be remembered by many."

His obituary says memorial donations to the Cambridge Humane Society would be appreciated. He is survived by nieces and nephews.

gpaul@therecord.com , Twitter: @GPaulRecord

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KAUFMAN, Calvin

JULY 20, 1921 \endash AUGUST 24, 2016

A Christian man who lived life to the fullest has gone to be with his Lord. Calvin spent his life being kind hearted and generous. Walking was his passion and he made many friends along the way. He will be greatly missed by his best friends Sharon and Kristen and family who adopted him and loved him dearly. Always remembered by many nieces, nephews and friends, also loved by his two predeceased brothers Arthur and Wilson. Memorial donations to the Cambridge Humane Society would be appreciated. Cremation has taken place and a Private Memorial Service will be held at a later date. Friends and relatives are invited to sign Calvin's online book of condolences at: www.couttsfuneralhome.com

Calvin Kaufman Obituary - Cambridge, ON. (2023). Retrieved 22 January 2023, from https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/cambridge-on/calvin-kaufman-7061351

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• Church Membership: Olivet Evangelical United Brethren Church, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-46252
• Occupation: 1911, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Labourer
• Residence: 1911, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical Association
• Occupation: 1921, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer, Farm
• Residence: 1921, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical
• Residence: 1924, near, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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FRANKLIN KAUFMAN

An employee of the City of Kitchener for 20 years, Franklin Kaufman, 72, of 1582 Mill St., (Parkway) died today at his home two days after his birthday. Born March 31, 1888 in Bamberg, he was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Kaufman. He lived in Kitchener for 48 years and farmed in Waterloo Township. He was a member of Olivet Evangelical United Brethren Church. His wife, the former Gertrude Myers, died Nov. 20, 1943. Survivors include three sons, Wilson of Waterloo, Calvin and Arthur of Kitchener; one sister, Mrs. Anna Grieve of Kitchener, and five grandchildren. Two brothers and two sisters predeceased him. The body is at the Ratz Bechtel Funeral Home until Tuesday noon when removal will be made to the church for the funeral at 3 p.m. Rev. Lorne Dorsch will officiate. Burial will be in Woodland Cemetery.

\bThe Kitchener-Waterloo Record

Franklin — Gertrude "Gertie" Myers. Gertrude (daughter of Abraham "Abram" Myers and Catharine Thaler) was born 21 Jan 1887, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Nov 1943; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Gertie Meyers
• Name: Gertrude "Gertie" Kaufman
• Name: Gertrude "Gertie" Kaufman
• Eby ID Number: 00084-5021.15
• Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
• Residence: 1911, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical
• Residence: 1921, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical

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• Birth: Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/100658993
• Name: Jakob Kaufman
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-46246
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
• Occupation: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Schoolteacher
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist Evang.
• Occupation: 1873, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; school teacher
• Occupation: 1878, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; school teacher
• Occupation: 1901, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1905, Bamberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; School Teacher
• Occupation: 1905, Bamberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; School Teacher
• Occupation: 1911, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Teacher
• Residence: 1911, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical Association
• Residence: 1921, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical
• Occupation: 1926, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Gentleman

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JACOB KAUFMAN

Passed away at Kitchener, Ont., on Wednesday, December, 4^th, 1940 Jacob Kaufman aged 91 years 6 months and 4 days The funeral will be held from the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home 178 Queen St. South, Kitchener, Ontario Friday, December 6^th, 1940 at 2 o`clock p.m To Calvary Evangelical Church St. Jacobs, for service Interment will be made in St. Jacobs Evangelical Cemetery. Friends and acquaintances please accept this intimation.


Funeral Card in possession of Anne Heibein Olsen 2013

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Jacob Kaufman

Jacob Kaufman, 91, died early Wednesday at the home of his son Franklin, King street east. Born near Hawkesville, he qualified as a public school teacher at the age of 19, beginning his career at S.S. No. 1, Wellesley. Subsequently he taught at Preston, Martin's, St. Jacobs, Heidelberg and S.S. 10, Wellesley. Mr. Kaufman was engaged in farming for ten years but resumed his career until he was superannuated in 1917. Deceased resided in St. Jacobs until 1928 when he came to Kitchener to live with his son. He attended Olivet Evangelical church.

Surviving are two sons, Edward of Bamberg and Franklin of Kitchener, a daughter, Mrs. Anna Grieve of Kitchener, a brother, Menno Kaufman of Forest, six grandchil- dren and two great grandchildren.

Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 6 Dec 1940, p. 3

Jacob married Catherine Schneider 5 Jan 1873, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Catherine (daughter of Mathias "Mathew Schneider and Christina Schmidt) was born 18 May 1846, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Nov 1903, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hillside Mennonite Cemetery, Wellesley Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/100661558
• Name: Catherine Kaufman
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-74850
• Residence: 1861, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
• Residence: 1871, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; E. Methodist
• Residence: 1873, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Notes:

It is our painful duty to record the death of Mrs. Jacob Kaufmann which occurred at her home near Bamburg on Nov. 18th., after an illness of over six months from nervous prostration, and from which she appeared to be recovering until pneumonia set in quite recently. She leaves a sorrowing husband and three daughters and two sons to mourn the loss of a loving wife and mother. The funeral was largely attended. The sincere sympathy of the entire is extended to the bereaved family.

Wellesley Maple Leaf, December 3, 1903

Obituary is supplied by the Wellesley Township Heritage and Historical Society Click here to go to their website.

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/48206998
• Name: Abram Myers
• Eby ID Number: 00084-5021
• Birth: 26 Aug 1830, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1860, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical Association
• Occupation: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Occupation: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
• Occupation: 1901, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Occupation: 1911, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1911, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical

Notes:

Abram Myers, "was born August 26th 1830. He was first married to Sophia Schaefer and after her decease to Catharine Schaefer, sister to his first wife. Upon the decease of his second wife he married a third time. His third wife was Catharine Thaler. They reside on a farm near Baden, Ontario. His family is as follows: Of first wife there was one son named Nathaniel (dead); unto the second wife were born four children, namely: Emanuel, Albert, Mary, and Elvine; and unto third wife were born nine children, namely: Eusebius, John, Barbara, Matilda, Annie, Wesley, Gertrude, Edward, and Clara."

Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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In Loving Memory Died At Kitchener on Thursday, January 20th, 1921, Abraham Myers Aged 90 years, 4 months and 25 days. Funeral Will take place from the residence of his daughter, Mrs. Wm. E.Schmidt, 224 Queen Street South, on Monday, January 24th, at 1.00 p.m. to Wilmot Centre Evangelical Church for services, thence to Wilmot Centre Cemetery for interment Friends and acquaintances will please accept this intimation

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Abraham married Catharine Thaler 27 Feb 1872. Catharine (daughter of Johann Adam "Adam" Thaler and Barbara Duench) was born 7 Nov 1850, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Mar 1937, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wilmot Centre (Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Catharina Thaler
• Name: Catharine Kaufman
• Name: Catharine Kaufman
• Name: Catharine Myers
• Eby ID Number: 00084-5021.3
• Residence: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
• Residence: 1911, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical
• Occupation: 1926, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Housework

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/203295520
• Interesting: death, inquest
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-31826
• Residence: 1829, Daisbach, , Baden-Württemberg, Germany
• Occupation: 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; labourer
• Occupation: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

Notes:

FATAL ACCIDENT

On Friday evening last a melancholy sequel, to the removal of our bridges, by the late freshet, took place here. At about ten o'clock of that evening a man by the name of Jacob Kauffman, aged about 60 years, a resident of the neighboring village of Lexington, while endeavoring to make his way home with a horse and buggy, himself being intoxicated, unfortunately forced the animal over the obstruction placed in the road to the Western side of where the bridge had been placed over Mill Creek on the Bridgeport road, and down the steep bank of the Creek into the latter, a distance of eight or ten feet perpendicularly. The noise of the fall attracted the attention of Mr. Menno Springer and Mr. James Fairbairn, who were in a neighboring house at the time. They rushed to the spot and after a little search saw the unfortunate man floating down the stream almost completely covered by the water. Mr. Fairbairn sprang in and with the assistance of Mr. Springer dragged him to shore in a state of insensibility. Dr. Walden was summoned and in a short time succeeded in restoring the man to life, He was then carried to Mr. Hewitt's hotel, his wet clothing removed, dry blankets substituted, and himself put contginous to a warm fire. He now raised so rapidly that in a short time the natural temperature of his body was restored and every appearance indicated that in a few hours he would be as hale as ever. A man was put in charge of him (he being able at this time to talk and sit up,) and the crowd dispersed. About two o'clock on Saturday morning, however, symptoms indicating some severe internal injury set in and in a few minutes thereafter he was a corpse

An inquest was held by Dr. Walden, Coroner, on Saturday, when the following verdict was returned: "That the deceased Jacob Kauffman came his death by driving into Mill Creek while in a state of intoxication, and that from the evidence adduced no blame can attach to any other than himself,"

We understand a report has been circulated by some evil disposed person, which reflects on the mode of treatment to which the deceased was subjected. Having heard the evidence adduced, we can state unequivocally that from the report of the witnesses, the man did not suffer from neglect but was treated successfully as far as the effects of the water were concerned. Reaction had fully set in and there remained not the least doubt in the minds of those present, that death was caused by some internal injury received by the fall into the Creek.

The doctor's orders with regard to the disposal of the patient during the night were strictly obeyed, and in our opinion there are no grounds for the charges of inhumanity which have brought against the hotel keeper, in whose house the death occurred.

Waterloo Chronicle and Family Newspaper 29 Apr 1869 Thursday pg 2

Jacob married Anna Maria "Mary" Fink 22 Jul 1829, Daisbach, , Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Anna was born 29 May 1811, , Baden-Württemberg, Germany; died 2 Jun 1888, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Anna Maria "Mary" Kaufman
• Name: Maria Fink
• Name: Mary Fink
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-25627
• Residence: 1829, Daisbach, , Baden-Württemberg, Germany
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/100656181
• Name: Mathew Schneider
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-74298
• Occupation: 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; cooper
• Map: 1861, Wellesley Township - East Concession 03 Lot 04, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1861, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1861, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
• Occupation: 1871, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1871, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; E. Methodist
• Occupation: 1881, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Occupation: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Gentleman
• Residence: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

Mathias — Christina Schmidt. Christina was born 15 Jun 1821, , Germany; died 22 Mar 1883, near, Bamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hillside Mennonite Cemetery, Wellesley Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Christina Schneider
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-74557
• Birth: CALC 29 Jan 1822
• Residence: 1861, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
• Residence: 1871, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; E. Methodist
• Death: 29 Mar 1883

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46834728
• Public Office: Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Wilmot Township Clerk for 40 years
• Name: Michael Meyers
• Eby ID Number: 00084-5020
• Occupation: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Conveyancer
• Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical
• Occupation: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Surveyor
• Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical Association

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Michael Myers, "son of Abraham and Elizabeth (Delp) Myers, was born near Doylestown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, August 24th, 1803. Upon leaving school he chose the milling trade as his calling. After having served his apprenticeship of three years, he continued in the service of his old master for another term of five years. In 1827 he left his native home and state and moved to Canada and settled in the town of Waterloo where he was employed by the late Jacob S. Shoemaker (Mr. Shoemaker had rented the Waterloo Union Mills from Mr. Abraham Erb) as head miller. On October 11th, 1829, he was married to Mary (Polly), daughter of John and Mary (Shantz) Shoemaker. She was born May 28th, 1808. After their marriage they moved to Wilmot Township where he was engaged in farming for several years. In 1835 he was appointed as clerk of the township of Wilmot which position he held until his death which took place March 11th, 1879. They resided in the village of Baden where they possessed a beautiful home. After his decease the widow disposed of the property and moved to Berlin where she still resides with her adopted daughter, Miss Frances Well. To Mr. and Mrs. Michael Myers was born a family"

Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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On Tuesday morning, 11th inst., at his residence in Baden, Michael Myers, aged 75 Years. For the last forty years he filled the office of township Clerk for Wilmot.

Galt Reporter - Mar 21, 1879, pg 3

Michael married Mary "Polly" Shoemaker 11 Oct 1829. Mary (daughter of Johannes "John" Schumacher and Maria "Mary" Shantz) was born 28 May 1808, Frederick Twp., Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 30 Jan 1896, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46836815
• Name: Maria Shoemaker
• Name: Mary "Polly" Myers
• Name: Polly
• Eby ID Number: 00112-7021
• Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical
• Occupation: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Seamstress
• Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical Association

Notes:

Mary Shoemaker, "the second daughter of John Shoemaker, was born May 28th, 1808. She came to Canada in August, 1828. On October 11th, 1829, she was married to Michael Myers who was born August 24th, 1803, and died March 11, 1879."


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46281122
• Name: Adam Thaler
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-121259
• Immigration: 1830, , Canada
• Occupation: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Yeoman
• Residence: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

Johann — Barbara Duench. Barbara was born 1829, , Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany; died 12 Jun 1900, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/250910434
• Name: Barbara Thaler
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-121258
• Residence: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

Notes:

In Loving Memory Died. In Wilmot, at the home of Abraham Myers, on Tuesday, June 12th, 1900, Barbara Thaler, Aged 69 years. Funeral will leave the residence of Abraham Myers on Thursday the 14th inst., at 1 o'clock P.M. for the Evangelical Church, New Hamburg, thence to the Evangelical Cemetery.

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