Annie B. Kraus

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• Name: Annie B. Russell
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-121107
• Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1911, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

Annie married William Russell 19 Oct 1891, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. William (son of James Russell and Marriett Boire) was born 28 Mar 1871, Point Edward, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Mar 1937, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Fairmount Cemetery, Baden, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

1. William Gordon Edward Russell was born 16 Oct 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1971; was buried , Fairmount Cemetery, Baden, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
2. Hattie E. Russell was born Oct 1894, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-121103P
• Occupation: 1852, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Carpenter
• Occupation: 1852, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; joiner
• Occupation: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Inn Keeper
• Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; carpenter
• Occupation: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Hotel Keeper
• Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

Notes:

The Baden Hotel is one of the oldest operating taverns in Canada. The land on which the Baden Hotel is located was purchased by Christoph Kraus from Jacob Beck, the village planner and founder, in 1858. Kraus originally built a frame hotel, which was replaced by the current hotel, in 1874.

The centrally-located Baden Hotel is located on the main street, in the Village of Baden, and is adjacent to the Grand Trunk Railway Station. As a result of their close proximity, the Baden Hotel provided the public a place to wait for the arrival and departure of the trains. The commercial life of the community was centred around the Baden Hotel. As train travel decreased the hotel served as the first bus depot in the village.

The Baden Hotel's location on the village's main street also served to make the hotel the centre of social activities. Band practices, community dances, weddings and meetings were frequently held at the hotel. Baden's politicians often ate here after their meetings and also treated voters after successes on Nomination Day.

The Baden Hotel is a unique example of the Georgian style of architecture. It is constructed of buff brick, laid in common bond, with a fieldstone foundation. It is two-and-a-half-storeys in height. Its unique features include a cut corner entrance and walls that are oriented to the angles of the streets. Typical of the Georgian style, it features east and west elevations, with three bays and a gable end, with a lancet window in the peak. The west elevation, which faces the Railway Station, acted as the main entrance during the peak of railway transportation. The north elevation, fronting on to Snyder's Road West, now the front façade, is symmetrical, with seven bays. Most of the windows have 6 over 6 double hung sashes. All of the bay windows have lugsills and are surmounted by radiating brick voussoirs.

Sources: Township of Wilmot By-law 2003-03; Baden Hotel, Historical Sketch, Michael D. Longo, 1985.

HistoricPlaces.ca - HistoricPlaces.ca . (2018). Historicplaces.ca. Retrieved 4 April 2018, from https://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=10080

Christopher married Elizabeth "Elise" Bernhardt 21 Dec 1852, Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Elizabeth was born 8 Mar 1834, , USA; died 1911, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Elizabeth "Elise" Kraus
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-121102
• Occupation: 1811, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Income
• Residence: 1852, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1911, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran