George Frederick Herrman

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• Name: George Frederick Herman
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-55761
• Residence: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1901, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1921, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1953, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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It has pleased our Heavenly Father in His wise providence to call out of this Life, unto the Life Eternal, the Soul of George Frederick Herrmann at the K-W Hospital on Thursday, September 13, 1956 In his 81st year. The Funeral was held from St. James Lutheran Church, Elmira, on Saturday, September 15th at 3:00 p.m. Interment in St. James Lutheran Cemetery. Elmira, Ont.

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GEORGE HERRMAN

George Herrman, 80, a life- long resident of Elmira and district died at the K-W Hos- pital Thursday. He was born in Woolwich Township, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Adam Herrman. Retiring from farm- ing in 1915, he resided in El- mira. He was a member of St. James's Lutheran Church.

Surviving are one sister, Miss Clara Herrman of Elmira and several nieces and neph- ews. One brother and three sisters predeaced him.

The body rested at the Dreisinger Funeral Parlor, Elmira, until noon Saturday when removal was made to St. James's Lutheran Church for memorial service at 3 p.m. Interment was made in St. James's Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira. Rev. H. W. Baetz officiated.

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• Name: Adam Herman
• Name: Adam Hermann
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-111402
• Occupation: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Cooper
• Residence: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1863, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Immigration: 1864, , Canada
• Naturalization: 1864
• Occupation: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1881, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Occupation: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1901, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Occupation: 1911, West Montrose, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Income
• Residence: 1911, West Montrose, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Retired: 1911, West Montrose, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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PIONEER RESIDENT CALLED TO REST
MR. ADAM HERRMANN HAS PASSED AWAY

On Thursday, June 16, inst., Mr. Adam Herrmann, an aged and respected citizen of Elmira, died at his home on Park Avenue.

Mr. Herrmann was born in Germany and migrated to Canada at the age of fourteen. He came to Canada with his two sisters and a brother-in-law and they located in Conestogo.

He worked two years with a farmer, then apprenticed himself to the coopering trade, with his brother-in-law. In 1863 he married Miss Catherine Stroh, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Stroh of Conestogo.

Mr. and Mrs. Herrmann lived for a year in Waterloo town, after which, in 1864, they began farming, about 3 miles east of Elmira, where he lived 54 years. Mrs. Herrmann predeceased her husband in 1900. Mr. Herrman moved about three years ago to Elmira.

Two sons and four daughters survive their parents,--namely, Mr. Charles Herrmann and Mr. George both of Elmira; Caroline (Mrs. Albert Knarr) of Conestogo; Mary (Mrs. Henry Eix) of Elmira; Emelia (Mrs. Wm. Becker) of Woolwich Township ad Miss Clara Herrmann, at home.

Mr. Herrmann enjoyed good health until he reached his 77^th year, when in 1913 he suffered a paralytic stroke on his right side. In 1915, he had the misfortune to fall and fracture his leg. Since April of this year he had difficulty in breathing and gradually became weaker, finally passing to rest on Thursday of last week. He was born on March 6, 1837 and died on June 16, 1921, and thus was 84 years, 3 months and 10 days of age when dissolution came.

On Sunday, June 19, his funeral was held from his late residence on Park Avenue, to St. James' Lutheran Church, where Rev. J. Strempfer conducted services, after which burial took place in St. James' Church cemetery.

The pallbearers were six of his old neighbors; Messrs-Addison Snyder, George Miller, Louis Schmermund, Conrad Braun, Charles Winfield and Walter Durst.

The funeral was largely attended by friends, who regretted deeply the death of a sterling man. He was industrious. honest and goodhearted-one of those pioneers who helped give Waterloo its good reputation for industry and thrift.

His passing onward to eternal rest is mourned by many and to the bereaved sons and daughters and relatives the sincere sympathy of the community is extended.

Elmira Signet 23 Jun 1921

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Died At Elmira, Ont., June 16th, 1921 Adam Herrmann Aged 84 years, 3 months and 10 days. The Funeral Will be held from his late residence on Park Ave., on Sunday, June 19th, at 2 o'clock p.m., to St. James' Lutheran Church for service, thence to St. James' Lutheran Cemetery for interment. Friends and acquaintances please accept this intimation

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John married Catharine Stroh 6 Apr 1863, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Catharine (daughter of Conrad Stroh and Anna Maria "Mary" Oswald) was born 1840, , Germany; died 28 Mar 1900, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Catharine Hermann
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-56800
• Birth: 30 Apr 1840, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

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OBITUARY - Death has again entered our midst taking as its victim one of our most respected citizens namely Catherine, beloved wife of Mr Adam Herrmann, after an illness of a few months. The deceased was a daughter of the late Conrad Stroh, one of the first pioneers of this county, and was born in Berlin April 30th 1840, in 1863 she was joined in matrimony to Adam Adam Herrmann, to whom she proved a devoted helpmate till death called her up. higher on March 30th, 1900: she leaves a sorrowing. husband two sons Charles and George who reside on their father's homestead and four daughters, namely Mrs A Knarr, Conestogo Mrs Henry Eix, Woolwich and Amelia and Clara at home, to mourn her loss, Mrs Herrmann was always up to the past year, physically strong hardly ever in need of medicine. She was a devoted member of the Lutheran church. The interment took place on March the 31st in the presence of a large number of friends and relatives in Elmira cemetery, the Rev. A. Schultz conducted the services and delivered a very impressive sermon; the bereaved family have the sympathy of the entire community in their bereavement.

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• Name: Adam Hermann
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-111357

John — Anna Maria Oswald. Anna was born Abt 1800, of, Germany; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Anna Maria Herman
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-111379

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• Interesting: pioneer, story, sports
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-115896
• Immigration: Sep 1837, New York City, New York, USA.
• Residence: 1839, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1840, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1848, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; yeoman
• Occupation: 1851, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Occupation: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

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November 10, 1899

Death of One of the First Settlers of Woolwich

On Friday the 13^th ult., there died at the home of his son George east of the village of Conestogo, Mr. Conrad Stroh, one of the old pioneers of Woolwich. Deceased was born in Lehrbach Hesse Darmstadt, Germany, Oct 3^rd, 1811 and was consequently a little over 88 years old when he died. With his three brothers he left the Vaterland and after a voyage of 47 days reached America and came on to Berlin, where he made his home for a short time. Here he was married by Rev. Bindemann, in 1839 to Miss Annie Marie Oswald who shared his joys and sorrows for some 55 years and predeceased him about 5 years. Afterwards he took up land near West Montrose and a little later a couple of miles east of Elmira and finally he got possession of the homestead opposite the junction of the Conestogo and Grand rivers, where by preserving energy and thrift he and his partner in life succeeded in carving out of the rich virgin forest a comfortable home. Here he spent the remainder of his life with the exception of a few years prior to the death of his wife when they lived in Conestogo. Deceased enjoyed robust health until about a year and a half ago when he had a severe attack of the grippe from which he recovered but which left him in much feebler condition. A few weeks ago he was taken sick and gradually sank until released by death. During this time he had the best attention and care from his son and daughter-in-law for which he expressed his gratitude during his last days.

Deceased possessed many good qualities and as a mark of esteem his remains were followed to their last resting place in the Lutheran cemetery at Conestogo by a large concourse of relatives, neighbours and friends. He was one of the founders and a life long member of the Lutheran congregation at Conestogo [St. Matthews] and a staunch Liberal in politics. He leaves behind him four sons and two daughters, all married, 28 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren also three brothers, Yost of Woolwich aged about 77 years, Henry of Waterloo aged 81 years and John of Berlin aged nearly 91 years.

Woolwich at the Turn of the Century: 1900, (Woolwich Historical Foundation, Woolwich Township, Ontario, Canada, October 2001), p. 42

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CONRAD STROH was one of the mighty hunters of by-gone days. He lived on the banks of the Grand River, about one mile east of Conestogo, and died at the good old age of 87 some eight years ago. Conrad was an unerring marksman, and when he pulled the trigger of the old flint lock the bullet sped with undeviating accuracy to the objective point. A friend and companion of Conrad's was Jacob Benner, of West Montrose, who was also a Nimrod who had won his reputation by practical and visible results. He, too, was a keen-sighted marksman and prided himself on never missing his aim. Although the two were fast friends there existed a little good-natured rivalry between them regarding the supremacy of marksmanship. One day a test of skill was determined on. Each was to fire at a spot on a certain. tree. Both fired, but on examination only one bullet hole was found. Both claimed it, and a dispute arose which cooled their friendship and threatened an open rupture. In those days the settlers made their own bullets and lead was scarce. Some days afterwards Benner, passing the spot where the trial had taken place, thought to save the lead by cutting out the ball embedded in the tree. Imagine his surprise when he found both bullets in the one hole. Benner communicated the discovery to his friend and the warm comradeship was resumed that was never afterwards broken.

Chronicle-Telegraph Newspaper, 100 Years of Progress in Waterloo County Canada Semi-Centennial Souvenir 1856-1906 (Waterloo, Ontario, Canada: Chronicle-Telegraph Newspaper, 1906) pg 26

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Zur Erinnerung an Conrad Stroh Gestorben den 13ten Oktober 1899 Im Alter von 88j. 10t. [verse in German]

[Translation: In Memory of Conrad Stroh Died 13th of October,1899, aged 88 years, 10 days.]

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Conrad married Anna Maria "Mary" Oswald 9 Jul 1839, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Anna (daughter of Philip Jacob Oswald and Margaretha Becker) was born 23 Apr 1821, Wilgartswiesen, Rhein-Baiern, Germany; died 3 Sep 1894, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , St. Matthews Evangelical Lutheran Church, Conestogo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Anna Maria "Mary" Stroh
• Name: Maria Oswald
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-115897
• Residence: 1839, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

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Zur Erinnerung an Anna Maria Stroh Holy Bible Gestorben den 3ten September 1894 im Alter von 74J., 4M., 1(4) T. [verse in German]

[Translation: In Memory of Anna Maria Stroh, Died the 3rd of September,1894, aged 74 years, 4 months and 1(4) days.]

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• Name: John Stroh
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-79453
• Immigration: Sep 1837, New York City, New York, USA.

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How More German Families Were Brought In

At that stage there was a further influx of German hand-workers. In the main they came from Hesse, with sprinklings from Baden, Saxony. Mecklenburg, and other States. Woodworkers predominated. The Dorf however boasted a weaver, wagonmaker, hatmaker. a tailor (John Nahrgang), two shoemakers, and several carpenters, while Anselm Wagner, potter, made shilling crocks and flowerpots for the Hausfrau. A Dr. Klinkert was the first doctor.

The late Jacob Stroh of Waterloo told how one German family brought in another. John Nahrgang, for example, wrote to his friend, Yost Stroh, of Lehrbach, Hesse-Darmstadt, a small land-owner and wagonmaker, urging him to come over, saying that good land could be bought at a low price. Yost Stroh reflected that his sons would soon be of age and require to serve seven years in the army: scratched his head when he thought of the seven or eight kinds of taxes he had to pay, including a head tax and a church tax; and winced when here remembered that the authorities took every tenth sheaf of grain he grew. So he resolved on emigrating.

Mr. and Mrs. Stroh and their sons John, Conrad, Henry and Yost, Jr., after a Grüsz Gott from relatives, set out on a sailing ship in 1837. The perilous seas tossed them hither and yon for twelve weeks before they reached New York. There they boarded a steamer for Albany; rode to Oswego in a train that ran on wooden rails faced with iron; at Oswego embarked in a ship they thought was bound for Hamilton but which landed them in Toronto; returned by boat to Hamilton, and hired a Negro to drive them up to Preston; then had a Mr. Guggisburg bring them up to Berlin in a wagon. When the party stepped inside John Nahrgang's door their combined capital was nine cents. Work however was plentiful and the family soon became householders. Later on John bought a farm at Lexington for eight dollars an acre, and Conrad one at West Montrose for $2.00 an acre. Henry and Yost Jr. were apprenticed to shoemakers. Afterward Henry opened a shop in Schneider's Road where the Seiler and Saddler blocks now are. Henry married Frederick Gaukel's daughter Susannah, and Mr. Jacob Stroh was one of their sons.

A History of Kitchener, W. V. (Ben) Uttley, Kitchener, Ontario 1937 pg 39, 40

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It was reported that her husband YOST died by drowning in he mill pond in Bridgeport and was buried in the Lutheran Cemetery in Berlin.

Johann — Anna Catherine Hahn. Anna was born 20 Aug 1786, , Germany; died 28 May 1865, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Anna Catherine Stroh
• Name: Catherine Hahn
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-79454
• Immigration: Sep 1837, New York City, New York, USA.
• Residence: 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1861, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

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Residence:
Lived with her son Henry and his wife Susanna

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-191773

Philip — Margaretha Becker. Margaretha was born CA 1788, of, Wilgartswiesen, Rhein-Baiern, Germany; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Margaretha Oswald
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-191774