Clayton Geiger

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-372630
• Residence: 1921, Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Baptist

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• Eby ID Number: 00038-3070.4
• Occupation: 1901, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Tinsmith
• Occupation: 1907, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Merchant
• Occupation: 1911, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1911, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Baptist
• Occupation: 1921, Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Tinsmith, Shop
• Residence: 1921, Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Baptist

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JOHN GEIGER.

Here is a young citizen deserving of encouragement. He was born near Hamburg in 1872, but was left an orphan when about six years of age. His father mother, sister and brother died within six months, two of them being buried in one day, diphtheria and typhoid fever having entered the home of the unfortunate family. Mr. Geiger attended school in the village and commenced to earn a livelihood at an early age, and previous to taking charge of the barber shop he now conducts he was employed a year by D. & H. Becker. He opened the barber shop in May of this year and has been meeting with good encouragement ever since. He has a pool room in connection. Being of an obliging and courteous disposition and having an inclination to attend strictly to business, there is no reason why he should not succeed in building up a lucrative patronage. Mr. Morbert Leyes an accomplished tonsorialist is in charge. Mr. Leyes learned his trade at Walkerton. He is a first class artist in his line and will… tender good service for as employer and give satisfaction to the patrons.

New Hamburg, The Hub of Wilmot - Waterloo County Chronicle 18 Aug 1898, p. 2,3

John married Amanda Wilhelm 9 May 1907, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Amanda (daughter of John Sipple Wilhelm and Louisa Grube) was born 14 Nov 1880, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 31 Jul 1975, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Amanda Geiger
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-159700
• Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Baptist
• Residence: 1911, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Baptist
• Residence: 1921, Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Baptist
• Residence: 1975, 189 Queen St. N., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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GEIGER, Mrs. John (Amanda) - At her home, 189 Queen St. N., Kitchener, on Thursday, July 31, 1975, Amanda Wilhelm, in her 95th year.

Mrs. Geiger was born in Baden, a daughter of the late John Wilhelm and the former Louisa Grube; a lifelong resident of the twin City area and Toronto and a member of First Baptist Church, Waterloo. Mrs. Geiger was predeceased by her husband, John Geiger, 44 years ago; a daughter, Mrs. Irene Smith; two sons, John and Sangster; and by two brothers and three sisters. Surviving are three daughters, Florence Geiger, a missionary with the Sudan Interior Mission; Dianne (Mrs. Edgar Schmitt), Waterloo; Clara (Mrs. Edward Prowse) of Hamilton; two sons, Clayton Geiger in Toronto, and Maurice in Florida; a brother, John Wilhelm of Baden, and 15 grandchildren.

Friends may call at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. W., Kitchener. Funeral and committal service in the chapel Saturday at 4 pm with the Rev. Clayton Wilhelm officiating. Interment Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo.

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• Eby ID Number: 00038-3070
• Occupation: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Baptist

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John Geiger, "resided in Wilmot Township, a little south of New Hamburg, where he was engaged in farming. He was married to Louisa Weber and had a family of five 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.].

John married Louisa Weber 31 Oct 1865, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Louisa (daughter of Daniel Weber and Catherine) was born Between 1845 and 9 Aug 1845, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Mar 1879. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Louisa Geiger
• Eby ID Number: 00038-3070.1
• Residence: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Baptist
• Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Baptist

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-68221P
• Residence: 1851, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Other Methodist
• Occupation: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; C. C. Baptist
• Occupation: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Baptist
• Occupation: 1901, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Occupation: 1911, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1911, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Baptist

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John S. Wilhelm - By Record Correspondent - Baden, Jan 28 - John S. Wilhelm, one of the oldest residents of Wilmot Township, died at the home of his son, Valentine Wilhelm, Baden, early today. Mr. Wilhelm was in his 91st year. He was married to Louisa Grube in 1871. He attended the New Hamburg Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife, three sons, Valentine and John of Baden, and Edward of New Hamburg, four daughters, Mrs. Peter Diebold, Kitchener, Mrs. Clayton Smith, Zurich, Mrs. John Geiger, Waterloo, Mrs. Albert Ludwig, Kitchener, three sisters, Mrs. David Luckhardt, Mrs. Lawrence Smith and Mrs. Henry Cook, all of New Hamburg. The funeral will be held Sunday at 1: 30 pm from the residence of his son, Valentine, to the Shantz Church on Erbs Road. Rev. Mr. Dale of New Hamburg Baptist Church will officiate.

Unidentified Newspaper Obituary

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John S. Wilhelm Passes in 91st Year.

A lifelong and wellknown resident of Wilmot Township in the person of John S. Wilhelm, passed away early last Friday, January 28th, lacking six days of reaching the age of 91 years. He was one of the County's oldest residents. His death occurred at his home near Baden, following a three weeks' illness.

The late John Sipel Wilhelm was born on February 3rd, 1847, on the Wilhelm farm at Wilby, a son of Valentine Wilhelm and his wife, Margaret Sipel. This farm now owned by Mr. Nelson Wilhelm, was settled on by the deceased's grandfather, the late Michael Wilhelm, who came from Germany 100 years ago, when his father the late Valentine Wilhelm, was 9 years of age.

Mr. Wilhelm was married to Louisa Grube, Tavistock, on Feb. 14th,187H, Rev. John Stumpf officiating. They began their married life below Petersburg where they lived for seven years, returning to the present homestead on Erb's road sixty years ago.

Mr. Wilhelm was a loyal member of the New Hamburg Baptist Church, having joined 73 years ago. For years he led the singing in the Phi'iipsbur? church and was deacon. He had many friends who gathered in Shantz Mennonite Church (Sunday afternoon to pay tr/oute to his sterling worth. The service was conducted by Rev. Earle Dale, his pastor, and the mixed quartette from the Baptist Church sang at the house and church. Burial was in the Wilhelm Cemetery on the farm where he lived so long. The bearers were nephews, namely, Messrs. Emerson Luckhardt, Daniel Wilhelm, Connad Bolander, (Milton Schmidt, Reuben Koch, Wesley Wolfe.

Besides the sorrowing widow there survive three sons, Valentine on the homestead, Edward V. of Snider's Road, John E. of Erb's Road, and four daughters, Mrs. Amanda Geiger, of Waterloo, Mrs. Veronica Diebel, Kitchener, Mrs. Clayton Smith, Zurich, Mrs. A. E. Ludwig, Kitchener. Two daughters, Mrs. iMarion Geiger and Mrs. Lydia Groff, predeceased him. There are thirty-four grandchildren, twenty-four great grandchildren, three sisters, Mrs. Mary Luckhardt, Mrs. Henry G. Koch and Mrs. Veronica Schmidt, all of New Hamburg.

New Hamburg Independent 4 Feb 1938

John married Louisa Grube 14 Feb 1871, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada. Louisa (daughter of Heinrich Wilhelm "Henry" Grube and Philipine Rietz) was born 7 Sep 1850, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 Jan 1945, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wilhelm Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Louisa Wilhelm
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-68222P
• Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; C. C.Baptist
• Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Baptist
• Residence: 1911, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Baptist

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MRS. JOHN S. WILHELM - by Record Correspondent

- BADEN, Jan. 5 - Mrs. John S. Wilhelm, one of Wilmot Township's oldest residents, died at the home of her son, Valentine Wilhelm, 1 1/4 miles north of Baden, Wednesday night at the age of 94 years. A daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Grube, she was born at Tavistock, Sept. 7, 1850. On Feb. 14, 1870, she married John S. Wilhelm. After farming at Petersburg for seven years, they moved to a farm on Erb's Rd. where Mrs. Wilhelm has lived for the past 65 years. She was a member of the New Hamburg Baptist Church. Her husband died seven years ago and three daughters also predeceased her. Surviving are three sons, Edward V. Wilhelm of near New Hamburg, Valentine and John E. of Erb's Rd; three daughters, Mrs. Albert Ludwig, Kitchener, Mrs. Amanda Geiger, Waterloo, and Mrs. Clayton Schmidt, Hay Township; five sisters, Mrs. Mary Schaefer, Toronto, Mrs. Philip Hollinger, Clifford, Mrs. Andrew Schrag, Alberta, Mrs. F. Kneisel, Detroit, Mrs. Margaret Willert, Mich; one brother, William G. Grube, Mitchell; and 24 grandchildren. The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock from the residence, to Shantz Mennonite Church for service followed by interment in Wilhelm's Cemetery, Erb's Rd. Rev. H. F. Schade of New Dundee will conduct the services.

Unidentified Newspaper Obituary

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• Eby ID Number: 00038-3042
• Occupation: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer

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David Geiger, "the eldest, was born in Germany, March 17th, 1796. He was first married to Elizabeth Ludebihl. They resided near Wilmot Centre, Waterloo County, where she died. After her decease he was married to Barbara Steinacker. He died April 9th, 1870. His family consisted of eleven 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.].

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There is a marriage in the Wellington District Marriage Register of a " David Geiger to Maria Moser, both of Wilmot 13 Apr 1852, by Rev. Eby, Witnesses Magdalena Eby and Maria Benner". It is possible that this is the marriage to the third wife as she may have been a widow.

David — Barbara Steinacker. Barbara was born 17 Sep 1798, , Germany; died 17 Oct 1846, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wilmot Mennonite (formerly Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot, Waterloo Region, Ontario. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Barbara Geiger
• Eby ID Number: 00038-3042.3

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-216582
• Occupation: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Baptist
• Occupation: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Baptist
• Occupation: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer

Daniel — Catherine. Catherine was born 1808, , Germany; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Catherine Weber
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-216583
• Residence: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Baptist
• Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Baptist

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-68224P
• Immigration: 1837, , Canada
• Occupation: 1843, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
• Naturalization: 1846
• Occupation: 1851, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1851, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Other Methodist
• Occupation: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Baptist
• Occupation: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
• Occupation: 1901, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer

Notes:

Mr. Valentine Wilhelm, a pionecr of Wilmot Township, passed away very suddenly on Wednesday morning at the residence of his son-in- law. Mr. Peter Wolf, Snider's road, at the age of 80 years. He retired the previous evening in his usual good health and after midnight he took suddenly ill and within a few bours he had breathed his last. Deceased was born in Hessia, Germany, and came to Canada with his parents in the year 1837, who at that time settled on a homéstead north of Philipsburg, where he resided until two years ago, when he came to live with his son-in-law on Snider's road. He was of an industrious disposition and during his life accumulated considerable wealth. He leaves to mourn his loss two sons and four daughter:- John and Christian, and Mrs. P. Wolf, Mrs. D. Lucard, Mrs. Hy. G. Koch and Mrs. Lorenz Schmidt, all of Wilmot.

Wellesley Maple Leaf 26 Jun 1902 pg 1

Valentine — Anna Margaretta "Margaret" Sippel. Anna was born CALC 21 Jul 1821, , Darmstadt, Germany; died 29 May 1899; was buried , Wilhelm Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Anna Margaretta "Margaret" Wilhelm
• Name: Margarethe Sippel
• Name: Margaretta Sippel
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-68225P
• Residence: 1843, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1851, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Other Methodist
• Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Baptist

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• Interesting: accident, misfortune, pioneer, story
• Name: Henry Grube
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-68226
• Residence: 1847, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Misfortune: 1894; killed by lightening

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Hit by lightning last Wednesday afternoon was an old homesteader from Logan. Mr. Heinrich Grube, Sr., at Lot 27 in the 7th Concession was hit by lightning and died instantly.

Mr. Grube was 80 years old and a strong man. He was working in the field shelling peas. His work included taking care of the horses gears. All of a sudden a thunder storm came close, and he left the field with two pitch forks over his shoulders. As he came close to the wire fence, lightning hit him and the fence, also splitting a cedar post right in half. Other family members left the field a little earlier. They saw lightning hit the fence. They wondered where the old man was, they couldn't see him, so they went back and found him on the ground dead by the fence. The lightning had torn his clothes down to his leather boots, his hair burnt.

The dead man, Heinrich Grube, was born in the year 1814 in Wollmershausen, Hannover, Germany. He came to this country 48 years ago, and lived in the early pioneer times in New Hamburg as a shemaker. He later on quit the shoemaking business and moved to a farm by Tavistock, where he later on moved from again to the place where he died.

The dead man, Heinrich Grube, who was the brother-in-law of Mr. Jacob Ritz in New Hamburg. He left behind his wife and 12 children, 2 sons and 10 daughters, which were very sadened by his death. The funeral was celebrated by the Rev. Grusner from New Dundee.

Unknown newspaper account, translated in to English.


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It is reported that Heinrich was born in Hannover, Stadt Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany, sources needed.

Heinrich married Philipine Rietz 7 Mar 1847, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Philipine (daughter of Heinrich Jacob Rietz and Catharine Zimmer) was born 24 Aug 1827, Petersheim, Bavaria, Germany; was christened 4 Sep 1828, Konken, , Rheinland-Pfalz [Bavaria], Germany; died 11 Feb 1916, Stephen Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , German Baptist Cemetery, Brodhagen, , Ontario. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Philipine Grube
• Name: Philipine Willert
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-27199
• Birth: 27 Aug 1828, Konken, , Rheinland-Pfalz [Bavaria], Germany
• Residence: 1847, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1897, Logan Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada

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"The death took place in Dashwood on February 11th of Mrs. Phillipine Willert at the age of 88 years and 5 months.

"The deceased was born in Petersheim, Bavaria, Germany on August 24, 1827. She came to New Hamburg in the late forties. She was married in 1848 to the late Henry Grube. They resided here for several years, and from there went to East Zorra (near Tavistock), where they lived for many years, and from there went to Logan Town-ship. After forty six years of married life, she was left a widow (1894) and two years later (1896) married Christian Willert of Dashwood, who predeceased her eleven years ago. The deceased was a sister of the late Jakob Ritz of this town.

"She leaves a family of twelve children, two sons and ten daughters; one daughter, Mrs. Seebach of Logan having died six years ago. The children are•; Mrs. J. Hoffmeister of Gettingen, Germany; Mrs. John S. Wilhelm, and Mrs. Wm: Brandt, Wilmot; Mrs. G. Schmidt, Elmira; Mrs. V. Schaefer, New Hamburg; Mrs. A. Schrag, Toronto; Henry Grube, Berlin; Mrs. F. Kneisel, Detroit, Michigan; Mrs. P. Hollinger, Clifford; William Grube, Logan; Mrs. A. Willert, Michigan; and Mrs. L. Willert, Dashwood, Ontario. "The funeral took place on Monday afternoon in Logan Township."