Austin Walker Killer

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-82972

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• Name: Henry Killer
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-125325
• Occupation: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Agricultural Laborer
• Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1901, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer

Heinrich married Margaret Schmitt 9 Feb 1897, St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Margaret (daughter of John George R. "George" Schmitt and Catharina Forler) was born 18 Dec 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Dec 1949, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Margaret Killer
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-284252
• Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

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• Name: Johannes Killer
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-248335
• Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical Lutheran
• Occupation: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• 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; Lutheran

John married Barbara E. Munzinger 8 Jun 1869, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Barbara (daughter of Rev. John Nicholas Muenzinger and Maria Apolonia Schassberger) was born 1847, , Germany; died 20 Dec 1915, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Babetta Muenzinger
• Name: Barbara E. Killer
• Name: Barbara Muenzinger
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-125323
• Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

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• Name: George R. Schmitt
• Name: George Smith
• Name: John George Schmidt
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-220307
• Residence: 1851, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1897, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer

Notes:

A well known and highly esteemed resident of this community passed away at his home in Plattsville last Friday, September 5th in the person of Mr. George Schmitt at the ripe old age of 85 years, 7 months and 4 days. The deceased had been troubled with heart disease and dropsy for quite a number of years.

The late Mr. Schmitt was a son of Mr. and Mrs. John Schmitt and was born at Philipsburg on February 1^st, 1845. He farmed many years in Wilmot Township and later moved into a farm near Plattsville. He retired from active work about twelve years ago and moved to the village. The deceased was twice married. His first wife, Margaret Forler, predeceased him about thirty-five years ago. His second wife before her marriage was Ellen Hardy, who survives him besides four daughters from his first marriage and one son and one daughter from the second, namely, Margaret (Mrs. Killer), Annie (Mrs. See) and Misses Amelia and Catharine, all of Detroit, and Georgina and J. G. Schmitt, of Plattsville.

The funeral was held on Sunday afternoon from his late home to the Philipsburg Lutheran cemetery and was largely attended. Rev. Mr. Sawyer, of Plattsville, conducted the service at the house and Rev. Mr. Kirchofer, pastor of the Philipsburg Lutheran church, held the burial service at the graveside.

New Hamburg Independent, September 12, 1930

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Philipsburg

The funeral of the late George R. Schmitt who died at Plattsville on Friday, Sept. 8th took place here in the Lutheran Cemetery on Sunday afternoon, Sept. 10th and was attended by a large concourse of sorrowing friends and relatives. The late Mr. Geo. Schmitt was born on a farm two miles east of this village now occupied by his cousin, Mr. Emanuel Schmitt.

New Hamburg Independent, September 12, 1930

John married Catharina Forler 7 Feb 1871, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Catharina (daughter of John K. Forler and Anna Maria "Maria" Doerbecker) was born 9 Jul 1853, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 11 Sep 1853, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 Jan 1896. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Catharina Schmitt
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-43232
• Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Other Methodist
• Residence: 1871, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

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• Name: Henry Killer
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-248332
• Occupation: 1836, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; labourer
• Occupation: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Yeoman
• Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical Lutheran
• Occupation: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

Heinrich married Maria Catherine "Catherine" Merlan 13 Nov 1836, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Maria was born CALC 23 Mar 1813, Gross Hessen, Germany; died 14 Sep 1888, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Catherine Merlan
• Name: Maria Catherine "Catherine" Killer
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-248333
• Residence: 1836, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical Lutheran
• Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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• Name: John Nicholas Münzinger
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-34560
• Occupation: 1899; retired minister

Notes:

St. Peters Lutheran Church Zurich, Ontario

In 1860 the Canada Synod was a conference of the Pittsburg Synod. In the minutes of the Pittsburg Synod, 1861 it is stated, "Immediately after the adjournment of Synod the Rev. J .N. Muenzinger was commissioned by the mission committee to the charge of the Hay Mission, Canada West. A few weeks afterward he was duly installed as pastor of the German Lutheran Church in Zurich by the brethren Hengerer and Koessmann." In the same minutes read, "St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Zurich, Hay Township is of wood, plainly but neatly built, dedicated on the 12th of August, 1860." This first church was located on Lot 34 of what is now John Street near the corner of Edward Street. The first burial, a child (Elizabeth Hill), took place on August 15, 1860. The first wedding (August Rauh and Catherine Burkholder) was performed on March 5th, 1861. The first class of 22 young people was confirmed on April 7th, 1861.

https://www.stpeterslutheranchurch.ca/history.html 2015

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History of St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church, North Easthope

..On July 5, 1869, the cornerstone was laid by Pastor Muenzinger. It contained a New Testament, Catechism, Hymn Book and some old coins. A history of the church was also read and placed in the cornerstone. Pastors Hengerer, Spring and Kassman assisted in the ceremony.

..On Nov. 28, a call was extended to Pastor Muenzinger of Philipsburg, signed by forty members. He became the first pastor and served the congregation from 1870-1874. The first Holy Communion was celebrated on December 26, 1869 by fifty-one communicants. ....Rev. Muenzinger resigned in February 1874. A call was sent to Rev. Spring of New Hamburg. He was installed in 1874 and served the congregation until 1876.

...The Sunday School was organized in 1869 under the guidance of Pastor John Muenzinger. Very little is recorded of the work of the Sunday School during the early years. Sunday School.

https://www.stjamesneh.ca/uploads/2/9/4/4/2944617/anniversary100.pdf

John married Maria Apolonia Schassberger , Germany. Maria was born 3 Jan 1824, Rothenberg od der Tauber, , Bavaria, Germany; died 17 Nov 1893, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Philipsburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Maria Apolonia Muenzinger
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-113477

Notes:

After much suffering this past Friday, Maria, the wife of Herr Pastor Munzinger left this life. She was born nee Schassberger January 3, 1824 at Rothenburg an der Tauber, in the Kingdom of Bavaria and received a true Christian upbringing from her parents. In 1848 she married the widowed Pastor F.R. Munzinger and came to Amerika and settled in Munroe, Michigan where they stayed for eight years. In 1860 she came to Canada where Pastor Munzinger began a new mission in the Zurich area. From there, they spent some years in Black Creek, Welland County. In 1868 they came to Philipsburg where he had received a call and served for the next nine years. This should have been their last move. But following God's plan they served five more years in Zurich and nine more years in Sullivan. For the last 2-1/2 years she lived a quiet withdrawn life here, as she was suffering with the dreaded disease Cancer. They sought cures at various places and finally surgery seemed to be the only answer. This surgery occurred September 5 and seemed to be successful at first, but despite the medical care and dedicated care of the family, there was nothing more to do. After a hard fought battle, the Lord called her to her heavenly home on November 17 (1893)

In their 45 years of marriage they had 4 children, three of whom died in childhood.

She achieved an age of 69 years 10 months and 14 days. The survivors are the mourning husband, one daughter and son-in-law, 6 grandchildren, also a brother and sister in Michigan. This past Monday her earthly remains were interred in the Philipsburg cemetery with many mourners.

"Friede ihrer Aschel"
"Peace to Her Ashes"

Newspaper unknown translated by Brenda Hoerle

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• Name: Johann Schmidt
• Name: John R. Schmidt
• Name: John R. Schmitt
• Eby ID Number: 00104-5799.10
• 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; Lutheran

Johannes married Margaret Roth Nov 1831. Margaret (daughter of Roth and Katharina "Catharina" Fichter) was born 3 Mar 1807, Bischholtz, Alsace Lorraine, France; died 7 Mar 1883, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Philipsburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Margaret Schmitt
• Name: Margaretha Roth
• Eby ID Number: 00104-5799.11
• 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; Lutheran

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-398630
• Occupation: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Yeoman
• Residence: 1852, 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

Notes:

How They Farmed Sixty Years Ago

…I can well remember when Noah Bechtel, uncle of John B. Bricker our genial corn borer inspector for Waterloo county, shot a large black grizzly bear in October, 1863. They had seen the bear eight miles north where there was a large bush and swamp, called Queen's Bush, where the farmers had their pigs to get acorns and beechnuts, which were plentiful. Mr. Bear came out sometimes to help them to butcher. We had no selects, a pig was a pig. One day a squad went after him but did not get him. Later in October he came trotting along through Wilmot township. Moses Bechtel and Christian Hallman were ploughing beside Noah Bechtel's cedar swamp when he came walking right up to them. They went in and Bechtel brought his rifle with him. They followed the bear's tracks for a mile from the swamp, through John Forler's swamp, then across the road into another 400 acre bush. John Forler hitched his carriage team into the democrat, drove to Petersburg, and brought a man up with a hound, and John Ernst Jr. came along with his bulldog. Wm. Miller put his hound on the trail and in a short time found Mr. Bruin sound asleep. Miller fired a shot and the bear came trotting through the swamp with the dogs after him. When he saw that he was surrounded it did not take him long to climb a tree. Noah Bechtel, with a well aimed shot, brought the bear down. …

Waterloo Chronicle, 5 Jul 1928, p. 9

John — Anna Maria "Maria" Doerbecker. Anna (daughter of Johann Georg Doerbecker and Anna Martha Vetter) was born 2 Jul 1831, , Hessen, Germany; died 30 Sep 1915, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Philipsburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Anna Maria "Maria" Wagner
• Name: Maria Doerbecker
• Name: Maria Durrbecker
• Name: Mariah Derbecker
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-398631
• Immigration: 1845, , Ontario, Canada
• Immigration: 1845, , Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Other Methodist
• Residence: 1871, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1911, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

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Philipsburg News Item - It is this week our sad duty to chronicle the death of Mary Forler (nee Doerrbecker) she died on Thursday, Sept. 30th at 8 p.m. and reached the ripe age of 84 years, 2 months and 28 days. Deceased was born in Hesson, Germany, and came to Canada when a young girl of 14 years and has lived in Wilmot Township ever since with the exception of a few years when she lived in Wellesley. Deceased was well respected and beloved by all who knew her. She leaves to mourn her loss, one son and two daughters, also 22 grand-children and 15 great-grandchildren. The mourning son and two daughters are namely; George Forler of Wilmot, Mary (Mrs. Kress) of Waterloo and Mrs. Margaret Pfanner of this place with whom the deceased lived until her end. May she rest in peace.

Berlin Daily Telegraph, October 7, 1915

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Mrs. Mary Forler, nee Doerbecker, died at Philipsburg on Sept. 30th, aged 84 years.

New Hamburg Independent, October 11, 1940 - Twenty-Five Years Ago