Lola Mavilla Meyer

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• Name: Lola Mavilla Erb
• Name: Loly Mavilla Meyer
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-69634
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1910, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical

Lola married Clayton Erb 28 Jun 1910, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Clayton (son of Ephraim D. Erb and Gidea Ann McNally) was born Jan 1887, , USA; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

1. Reata Erb was born Dec 1910, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

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• Residence: Rosendale, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-156360
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Occupation: 1911, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1911, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1921, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1921, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

Notes:

HERMAN H. MEYER - was born in German Mills, Ontario (now Parkway) April 27, 1867, on a small farm owned by his father John George Meyer, who was born in Hessen, Germany. His mother was Magdalena Haas, also born in Hessen, Germany. Herman was the seventh member of a family of fourteen children. He was married to Salinda Sitler, Jan. 1889 ,the daughter of Henry and Susannah (Good) Sitler , of Mosa Township, Middlesex County. She was born May 12, 1869. Owing to the father's death Salinda was raised by her aunt, Mrs. Isaac Snider of German Mills. Her public school education ended in the Jr. II class. She was taught good housekeeping methods which were considered more important for a girl . She met Herman Meyer at a singing school held, at the Mennonite church and were married by Von Pirich, pastor of St. Peter' s Lutheran church at Berlin. After their marriage they moved to Mr. Fry' s farm between Breslau and Bridgeport where he was employed as a married hired nan.. They were here for some years and in 1896 Herman Mever decided to purchase a small plot of land and settled in Rosendale with his family. The kept a few cows and did market gardening disposing of their produce at the Berlin weekly market.

There were six children - Lola, Ada and Berta born at Bridgeport: Elma, Verna and Roy born at Rosendale. The children attended S.S.#12 Bloomingdale Public School and the United Brethren Church. Eighteen years later (1914) Herman H. Meyer bought the Isaac Moyer place, next door (north) and sold this small property to Konrad Grundig.


Women's Institute Tweedsmuir History Bridgeport Branch, Volume 2 Rosendale

Herman — Salinda Sitler. Salinda (daughter of Henry C. Sitler and Susannah Good) was born 12 May 1869, , Ontario, Canada; died 25 Sep 1935; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Salinda Meyer
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-156361
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1911, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1921, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

Notes:

Owing to the father's death Salinda was raised by her aunt, Mrs. Isaac Snider of German Mills. Her public school education ended in the Jr. II class. She was taught good housekeeping methods which were considered more important for a girl . She met Herman Meyer at a singing school held, at the Mennonite church and were married by Von Pirich, pastor of St. Peter' s Lutheran church at Berlin

Women's Institute Tweedsmuir History Bridgeport Branch, Volume 2 Rosendale

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• Name: George Mayer
• Name: George Meyer
• Name: George Moyer
• Name: John George Moyer
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-25469
• Occupation: 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; cooper
• Occupation: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Gentleman
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

John married Angeline Haas 2 Oct 1849, Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Angeline was born 1827, , Germany; died 15 Aug 1894; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Angela Haas
• Name: Angeline Meyer
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-25470
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

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• Eby ID Number: 00114-7219
• Occupation: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1876, Mosa Township, Middlesex Co., Ontario; farmer

Notes:

Henry Sitler, "was born February 16th, 1842. He was married to Susannah Good and died in 1862. They resided in Mosa Township, Middlesex County, Ontario."


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.].

Henry married Susannah Good 26 Mar 1867, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Susannah (daughter of Dr. Joseph Good and Annie Whitmore) was born 2 Oct 1849, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Jul 1910, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Susannah Erb
• Name: Susannah Sitler
• Eby ID Number: 00041-3282
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Susannah Good, "was born October 2nd, 1849, She is married to Henry Sitler."


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/21074838
• Name: John Sitler
• Eby ID Number: 00114-7203
• Land: Bef 1831, Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 011, Waterloo County, Ontario
• Occupation: 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
• Occupation: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• 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

Notes:

John Sitler, "was born in Columbus, Ohio, November 2nd, 1811. His parents, Martin and Elizabeth Sitler, had moved to Ohio, from Pennsylvania, a few years before he was born. He came to Canada when a young man and was married to Sarah Clemmer, widow of Jacob Ziegler. She was born December 21st, 1812, and died January 4th, 1877. She had one son, named Aaron, with her first husband. See Aaron Ziegler's family. They resided on the farm now possessed by Menno S. Shantz nearly three miles north of Waterloo where they had family of twelve 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.].

Johann — Sarah Clemmer. Sarah (daughter of Henry M. Clemmer and Sarah Bergey) was born 21 Dec 1812, Franconia Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania; died 4 Jan 1877; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Sarah Sitler
• Name: Sarah Ziegler
• Eby ID Number: 00024-1920
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Misfortune: 1877; accidently death - falling down steps

Notes:

Sarah Clemmer, "was born December 21st, 1812, and died January 4th, 1877. She was first married to Jacob, son of Dilman Ziegler, with whom she had one son named Aaron. After the decease of her first husband she was married to John Sitler with whom she had a family of twelve 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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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/221268239
• Name: Joseph Guth
• Eby ID Number: 00041-3275
• Historic Building: Abt 1846, 157 Albert St., Waterloo, Ontario; Good-Shantz-Bosch House
• Occupation: 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
• Occupation: 1861, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Founder
• Occupation: 1861, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Founder
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1871, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Joseph Good, "was born December 19th, 1805. On October 4th, 1835, he was married to Annie Whitmore who was born January 31st, 1819. After their marriage they settled a little to the north of the town of Waterloo where they resided many years. About fifteen years ago they moved to Formosa, Bruce County, Ontario, where they still reside. They had a family of twelve 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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THE OLD SCHOOLHOUSE

An interesting meeting took place the Saturday before last in the old log cabin in Waterloo Park.

This house was, of course, the first schoolhouse in this area and stood originally on the school-house square at the corner of King and Church Streets in Waterloo. It was built in 1820 and served its purpose until 1842, when it was torn down and a 1-storey stone house was constructed on the site. The dismantled log house was erected again in Greenbush and served as a residence for a long time for the coloured man, Mr. Carroll and his family. In the course of this year, the Waterloo Park Commissioners purchased the house, moved it to their park and furnished it again as it was when it was a school-house.

At this gathering, in addition to many other ladies and gentlemen, the following (male and female) former pupils attended, took their places on the benches, and were called to order by the 82-year-old teacher, Benjamin Burkholder, who held the scepter, or rather, the switch, from 1831 to 1842 in the old log-house: Joel Guth, 80 years old; Abraham Scherk, Blair, 79; Jakob Bricker, Waterloo, 77; Sarah Burkholder, nee Erb, Bridgeport, 75; Amos Weber, Berlin, 73; John C, Bricker, Hawksville, 71; Maria Erb, nee Quickfall, Norwich 69; David B. Eby, Waterloo, 69; Wendel Baumann, Woolwich, 68; Henry Stauffer, Erbsville, 67; Simon Beatty, Elmira, 67; Jakob Ratz, New Hamburg, 67; Israel Baumann, Berlin, 65; George Elbert, Moorefield, 63; George H. Baumann, Elmira, 63; John Devitt, Waterloo, 62; Richard Quickfall, Bridgeport, 62; Isaak Hoffmann, Waterloo, 61; Robert Barkwell, Peel, 60; Diana McMahon, nee Dekay, Berlin, 60; Thomas Quickfall, Floradale, 60; Benjamin Devitt, Waterloo, 60; Isaak Devitt, Floradale, 58; John Longmann, Peel, 57. In addition, to these, the teacher read the names of 25 pupils from the roll; they were, however, absent.

Mr. Burkholder gave an interesting talk about the history of the old school-house, and after him, Rev. J.A. MacLachlan, Rev. J. McNair, Mr. J.E. Baumann, M.P., and Mr. Jakob Ratz spoke about the old days which brought many things out of the past to mind again. School was, as a rule, only in session in winter and the costs were borne by the parents of the children. There were few subjects taught, namely: Reading, Writing and Sums. The children heard little about language, and geography; no child had more than 2 or 3 books. The predominant language was German. The pupils learned to read and write English, but didn't understand a word of it. Among the teachers in the old school-house from 1820-1842, with the exception of Mr. Burkholder, were the following whose names are still recognized: Jephtha DeKay, Joseph Guth, John Herringer, Peter Otto, John Dobbin, Elias Eby, Robert Barber, & Joseph Eby.

After those present, on hearing the various speeches felt themselves transported back to the past, the school was closed at four o'clock and the pupils were gathered together in front of the school and photographed as a group. On their return into the school, they found it had been transformed into a dining room with heavily-laden tables, which the old-timers thoroughly enjoyed. After everyone had chatted cordially for a while longer, the gathering broke up. The company will not meet again in complete numbers, nor in such a way.

Berliner Journal September 26, 1895 Page 4 Column 4

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GOOD, JOSEPH may be regarded as the first physician to establish a permanent practise in Waterloo. An obituary in the Daily Telegraph of May 10, 1904, provides some of the information about him.

The late Dr. Good was born in Lancaster County, Pa., December 19, 1805, and for about fifty years resided in Waterloo on the farm known as the Unger farm, on which Mr. Allan Shantz now resides, he commenced the practise of medicine in 1833. Deceased was a brother of Mr. Joel Good of Waterloo, who is still quite hearty at the age of 88, and also a brother of Mr. Samuel Good of Wallace who is 81 years of age. He was a pupil in Waterloo's first school, but it is not known where he obtained his medical education. He was not registered by the Ontario college of Physicians and Surgeons until 1874. An early reference to him is found in the Canada Museum of February 23. 1839.

Dr. Guth (German spelling) is a particularly skillful and successful surgeon, wherof he has often given proof, and has earned the confidence of those who have required his help.

His father may have been recognized as a healer, as he is mentioned by Dr. Scott in a manner which suggests it was an accepted thing.

Apart from the publication of a medical certificate, and accounts of his attendance on various accident victims, there is little mention of Dr. Good in the newspapers. An item in 1872 concerns his son Israel who was 16 years old, five feet nine inches tall, and weighed 264 pounds. The last entry found regarding him in Waterloo was in 1873. By 1878 he was listed in a directory as practising in Formosa. There was little to show for forty some years of practise.

The rest of the obituary notice in the Telegraph reads. Dr. Joseph Good, of Formosa, died at his home on Monday, May 9th. aged 98 years 4 months and 20 days. Deceased had been feeble for the past year.

Dr. Alexander D. Campbell, Doctors in Waterloo County 1852-1925

Historic Building:
The Good-Shantz House was built about 1846 by Joseph Good. The property upon which Good erected his Georgian style home was acquired from Samuel Bricker by Joseph's father John in 1810 as part of a 148-acre parcel of land.
Retaining much of the original structure including doors, floors and exterior details, the house displays many outstanding features. Among these are the moulded trim and authentic shutters, eared window pediments, blind attic window, and returned eaves on the front gable.
In the extensive renovations by Allen Shantz carried out after 1896, the entrance was altered and the semi-circular verandah, with its newel posts topped by cannon ball finials were added to enhance the building's appearance. Fundamental changes to the roof line and the addition of a stained glass parlor window also helped to convert a simple Georgian style home to its present late Victorian appearance.
With the exception of the west elevation, the entire exterior of the Good-Shantz-Bosch house is designated a Heritage Landmark. The extensive turn of the century renovation completed by Shantz was highlighted in this designation. The home is currently owned by Wilfrid Laurier University. It was purchased, renovated and donated to the University by David and Sandra Pady. The University has called it Lucinda House after Lucinda Shantz.<sup>1a

1a</sup>Designated Properties www. waterloo.ca

Joseph married Annie Whitmore 4 Oct 1836, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Annie was born 31 Jan 1819, , Ontario, Canada; died 7 Jun 1885, Formosa, Culross Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Durham Road Baptist Church Cemetery, Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/185838136
• Name: Anna Witmer
• Name: Annie Good
• Eby ID Number: 00041-3275.1
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1871, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite