Leslie Reinhart

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-337059
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00141-8461.11
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Mennonite
• Occupation: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Carpenter
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1918, Port Elgin, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada

Notes:

Andrew Reinhart, "was born June 28th, 1867. He is married to Elizabeth Rickert. They reside in Berlin where he is engaged in manufacturing washing machines."


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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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.].

Andrew married Elizabeth Rickert 1 Jan 1890, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Elizabeth (daughter of John Rickert and Sarah Bechtel) was born 31 Aug 1870, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1944, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Elizabeth Reinhardt
• Eby ID Number: 00007-0771.8
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00141-8461.1
• Residence: 1852, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 008, Waterloo County, Ontario
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Mennonite
• Occupation: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Residence:
Lived with Samuel Shantz

Jacob married Maria Benner 21 Oct 1852, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Maria (daughter of Jacob Benner and Annie "Nancy" Bear) was born 25 Dec 1830, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Dec 1910, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Maria Reinhardt
• Eby ID Number: 00141-8461
• Occupation: 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1852, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Mennonite
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Maria Benner, "was born December 25th, 1830. On October 21st, 1852, she was married to Jacob Reinhart who was born June 12th, 1831. They resided about four miles east of Berlin where he was engaged in farming and manufacturing grain cradles, etc. From here they moved to Nelson Ruby's farm near Manheim where they resided until 1888 when they moved to Berlin where they still reside. To them were born seven children"


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.].

Occupation:
Lived with Benjamin Eby.

Other Events:

• Name: John Reichard
• Name: John Rueckert
• Eby ID Number: 00007-0771.1
• Occupation: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
• Occupation: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; labourer
• Land: Bef 1863, Wilmot Township - Concession North of Bleam's Road Lot 01, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
• Occupation: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1891, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
• Occupation: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Retired: 1901, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Notes:

Occupation:
Lived with John and Sarah Hallman

John married Sarah Bechtel 28 Sep 1852, Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Sarah (daughter of Deacon Jacob G. Bechtel and Maria Hallman) was born 7 Apr 1830, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 May 1887; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Sarah Rickert
• Eby ID Number: 00007-0771
• Residence: 1851, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1852, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Sarah Bechtel "is married to John Richert. They reside near Mannheim, Waterloo County. They have had a family of eight children".


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.].

Residence:
Sarah was recorded with the Jacob Bricker family when the census was taken. It listed her as living in Dumfries.

Other Events:

• Interesting: story, mill
• Eby ID Number: 00141-8460
• Land: Bef 1831, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Land: 1831, Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 120, Waterloo County, Ontario
• Occupation: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Universalist
• Occupation: 1871, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; blacksmith
• Occupation: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Blacksmith
• Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; U. Brethren

Notes:

Jacob Benner, "was born August 25th, 1808. In 1825 he came to Canada and settled in Berlin where he was engaged in blacksmithing (His old shop stood where now is built the Central Hotel) until 1839 when he went to West Montrose where he erected a saw mill and woollen mills, and also was proprietor of a beautiful farm. He was doing quite an extensive business for many years. He was married to Nancy Bear, March 13th, 1830. She was born April 29th, 1808, and died August 22nd, 1867. He died March 17th, 1890. To them were born six children"

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.].

_____________________

German

To be German is my pleasure,
For I'm German to the core;
Those who fill the German measure,
Are the ones whom I adore.

German I shall be forever,
Since a German I was born.
Reading, writing German ever,
Shall my heart and hand adorn.

German customs, German manners,
German prayer and sermon too,
Wave o'er German ways their banners,
Since in them they're ever new.

German press and German learning,
Held aloft the German name.
Who can cease his German yearning,
Forever it exerts its claim.

German drink and fare I favor,
German dress is unsurpassed:
It's the German way I long for,
From the first until the last.

What is German, let us cherish,
We whose German blood runs true,
So that German here may flourish,
And from age to youth renew.

May then German seeds be growing,
In our North America;
Might its joys to us be flowing,
Here in Upper Canada.

Herbert Karl Kalbfleisch, The History of the Pioneer German Language Press of Ontario, 1835-1918, (Toronto: University of Toronto Press), pp.117-118

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As we go farther up the river road we pass the 'Big Ridge, There the roadway has been cut through a gravel hill and then we come to a cross road, where, on the south east corner, Jacob Zuber has lived so long that it is now called Zuber's Corners. The road to the west, winding down the hill, passes the West Montrose school house and on through one of the prettiest woodland roads in this locality, crosses the river to the village of West Montrose. The bridge which here crosses the Grand River was long called Benner's Bridge, after Jacob Benner, who for a number of years had a store, a saw mill and a woollen mill at that place.

The Early History of Elora, Ontario, and Vicinity by John R. Connon

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King Street Kitchener

Benton to Eby Etreet.-Successive occupation was as follows: From Benton Street easterward, before 1855, a one-story brick building with gable facing King Street was erected at the corner and used by Jacob Benner as blacksmith shop. Later Benner moved to West Montrose and the next occupant was Valentine Gildner and after him his son John Gildner. This blacksmith shop continued until comparatively recent years. A frame building painted white, with veranda in front, was Gildner s residence..

Vacant lot.

A tinsmith shop owned by Mr. Lehnen. This had a nice front with two good-sized glass windows on either side of the door.

A dwelling house built by Henry Rothaermel 1848-9. He was a carpenter and later was market clerk and tax collector.

A lane.

A one and one-half story building, with gable facing King Street and a verandah extending over the sidewalk, occupied by a Mr. Coleman 1855-1860. Adjoining it was a warehouse. 1 he store passed to Coleman's son and then to John Kegel. Later John George Schmidt, shoemaker, occupied the building.

. A lane.

A double, frame building about 50 feet along King St.; the east half used as a dwelling had a veranda; the west half was occupied by Charles Koehn, shoemaker.

Open space.

Dwelling of Gabriel Bowman, carpenter, who built the house.

A one and one-half story building occupied by Balzar Allendorf, a coverlet weaver, about 1840. Allendorf later moved to New Hamburg. There was a veranda at the front of the house and under it a well. Cattle ran at large in the streets at this time and one Sunday afternoon a steer got on the veranda floor, which was partly rotted, broke through, fell into the well and had to be pulled out by means of a windlass. The building was torn down later.
frame building ocupied by Henry Sippel, former employee of Allendorf, as a weaver's shop.

In 1855 there was a frame building one and one-half story high along Kmg Street divided into two parts, one part a dwelling and the other part a hat shop, owned by John Kidder, who made felt hats and old-fashioned bonnets. The shop was a few steps above the sidewalk level.

A dwelling.

A one and one-half story frame building lengthwise with King street occupied by a widow, Mrs. Caroline Lehnen.

A driveway.

A two story brick building with gable toward King Street, occupied by J. J. Lehnen, son of the widow Lehnen, as a copper and tinsmith shop and a store. Lehnen made his own tinware. Later Jacob Doebler occupied this building as a bakery.

A one and one-half story frame building with gable toward King Street occupied by George Yantz, a cabinet maker. He had a tavern in this same building for a time, and lived there.

In the early years a garden.

A small shop with sloping roof used by Christian Enslin as a book store and book-bindery, the first book-bindery in Berlin Enslm arrived in Berlin about 1830. Jacob Stroh remembers going with his father to the store to buy school supplies. Enslin later was editor, for Henry Eby, the publisher, of the Deutsche Canadier which began publication in 1840.

Enslin's House, one-half story, frame, standing lengthwise with King Street and having a veranda over the door, was on the site of Dr. Hetts present office and house. At the rear there was an orchard.

About 60 feet back of King Street there was a house built by Henry Eby. Shubel Randall, brother of George Randall, lived in it later. In 1860 the building was destroyed by fire and a servant girl Dina Hertz, perished in the flames. The walls remaining standing, the house was re-built, and is still in use.

A brick building, abutting on King Street with gable facing the street, was Henry Eby's printing office. The main floor was she or seven feet above the sidewalk level. In 1860 this building was changed to a church and was the first Anglican Church in Berlin.

A frame building, one end of which was used by Henry Bowman as a general store; he lived in the other end. This was known as the Bowman building. Later William Stein had a tailor shop in it and after him William Thoms used it as a shoe repair shop.

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

Jacob married Annie "Nancy" Bear 13 Mar 1830. Annie (daughter of Rev. Martin Bear and Catharine Gingrich) was born 29 Apr 1807, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Aug 1867, West Montrose, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , West Montrose United Cemetery, West Montrose, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Annie "Nancy" Benner
• Name: Nancy Bear
• Eby ID Number: 00003-612
• Residence: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Annie Bear, "was born April 29th, 1807, and died August 22nd, 1867. She was married to Jacob Benner. They resided in Berlin for some years, then they moved to West Montrose where they both died. They had a family, but no information received in regard to their names or their places of residence."


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.].

Other Events:

• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/83092542
• Name: Henry Reuckert
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-154508
• Residence: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Land: Bef 1863, Wilmot Township - Concession North of Bleam's Road Lot 01, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Notes:

Henry Rueckert The Last Will and Testament of Henry Rueckert the Elder of the Township of Wilmot, Yeoman, who died on or about the nineteenth day of August in the year of our Lord 1862 at the Township of Wilmot, aforesaid, and who at the time of his death had a fixed place of abode at Wilmot, was proved and registered in the said Surrogate Court a true copy of which said Last Will and Testament is hereunder written, and that the administration of all and singular the personal estate and effects, rights and credits of the said deceased and any way concerning his will was granted by the aforesaid Court to John Hallman, of the Township of Wilmot, Yeoman and Isaac Krupp of the same place, Waggon Maker, the Executor named in the said Will….

In the name of God, Amen. I Henry Rueckert the Elder of the Township of Wilmot, being sick and weak of body, but of sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding, considering the certainty of Death and the uncertainty of the time thereof to the end that I may be the better prepared to leave this world when it shall please my God to call me hence, have now determined to direct what disposition shall be made of my property after my decease and after naturely[sic] considering the circumstance and condition of all those among whom as my heirs at law or the objects of my gratitude or affection in my judgement my estate shall be distributed, I do make, publish and declare this to be my Last Will and Testament hereby revoking and making null and void all other Wills and Testaments by me heretofore made. And as to my wordly[sic] estate, and all the property, real, personal or mixed of which I shall die seized and possessed or to which I shall be entitled at the time of my decease. I devise, bequeath and dispose thereof in manner following. To Wit. Imprimis. My Will is that all my just debts and funeral charges shall by my Executors hereinafter named be paid out of my estate as soon after my decease as shall by him or them be found convenient. I give, devise and bequeath to my son John Rueckert of the Township of Wilmot, the south half of Lot Number One on the north side of Bleams Road in the said Township of Wilmot, save and excepting those building lots now forming part of the Village of Manheim[sic] and also that certain piece of parcel of land lying on the south east corner of the said south half lot which has been taken off for a meeting house site, to have and to hold the same to him and his heirs, Executor, administrators and assigns to his and their use and behoof forever. But this devise and bequest made on the condition that my said John Rueckert shall share and divide and pay and deliver or cause to be shared, divided and delivered the sum of money and the articles and things mentioned in a certain instrument of writing made for the purpose as hereinafter more particularly prescribed and in all things well, faithfully, truly observe, perform, fulfil and keep the covenants grants articles contained and agreements whatsoever which on the part and behalf of the said John Rueckert are or ought to be kept, done and performed as comprised and mentioned in a certain written instrument of writing made in the nature of a bond for a life maintinance, bearing date the thirty first day of December, 1853, and registered in the Registry office at Berlin in the County of Waterloo in Liber C.2 for Wilmot Folio 272, number of memorial 268. Item, I give, devise and bequeath to my heirs at law the sum of one thousand dollars to be equally divided to and among my said heirs at law and to be paid to them in the manner and form as mentioned in the said written obligation or instrument of writing by Executors to my said heirs at law as their respective share or shares respectively fall or become due, to have and to hold to them my said heirs respectively and to their respective heirs, Executors, administrators and assigns, their several and respective shares as aforesaid to their several and respective use and behoof forever. But the share or shares of my Daughter Anna Reuckert share shall be and remain in the hands of my said son John Rueckert for safe keeping and shall be him be paid to her from time to time as she may be in want of or shall or may stand in need of it. Let it be the interest of her share of the money, or part of the principal sum of her share as the case may be so that she does not suffer on account of it. Item. And of all the rest and residue of my estate, real, personal or mixed of which I shall die seized and posssessesd, or to which I shall be entitled at the time of my decease, I give, devise and bequeath to be equally divided to and among my heirs at law aforesaid, to have and to hold the same to them respectively and to their representatives forever. And lastly, I do nominate and appoint my friends John Hallman residing on Lot Number One, south of Bleams Road, Yeoman, and Isaac Krupp of the Village of Manheim[sic], Waggon Maker, both of the said Township of Wilmot, to be the sole Executors of this my Last Will and Testament…

Witnessed by Jacob Schweitzer and Moses S. Bowman
Will dated 8^th March "one thousand [eight] hundred and sixty two"
Proved 19^th February 1863
Died 19^th August 1862

Surrogate Court Records Copybook Register A 1853-1871 partial transcript to 1863. Frances Hoffman transcriber. A-2-180

Residence:
Lived beside Michael and Elizabeth (Rickert) Donnenwerth a possible daughter.

Henry — Maria "Mary" Brenner. Maria was born 14 Mar 1794, , USA; died 25 Mar 1869; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Mannheim, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/83092384
• Name: Maria "Mary" Rickert
• Name: Mary Brenner
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-154509

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00007-0766
• Land: 1831, Waterloo Township - Beasley's Broken Front Lot 12, Waterloo County, Ontario

Notes:

Jacob Bechtel "the sixth member of Jacob and Elizabeth (Gabel) Bechtel's family, was married to Polly Hallman. They resided in North Dumfries Township, near the old "Black Horse" Hotel, where he died. After his death she made her home with her daughter, Catharine, who was married to Benjamin Snyder, where she died a good many years ago. They had a family of fourteen children,"

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.].

Jacob — Maria Hallman. Maria (daughter of Benjamin Hallman and Elizabeth Detweiler) was born 10 Sep 1806, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 8 Mar 1873. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Maria Bechtel
• Name: Polly Hallman
• Eby ID Number: 00048-3536

Notes:

Maria Hallman, "was born September 10th, 1806, and died March 8th, 1873. She was married to Jacob Bechtel."


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.].