Private John Henry "Jackie" Stiefelmeyer

Other Events:

• Military: , Holland; WW2 - Highland Light Infantry of Canada, R.C.I.C.
• Misfortune: , Holland; Killed in Ware
• Misfortune: killed in WW2
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-126303P

Notes:

PTE. STTFFLEMEYER BADEN,

Baden, March 10. Pte. Jackie Stifflemeyer, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Stifflemeyer of Baden,. has been killed in Action in Holiand, according to word received today from Ottawa. Mr. and Mrs, Stifflemeyer operate the Baden Hotel Further information was not immediately available

March. 1945

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PTE. JACK STIEFLEMEYER

By Record Correspondent BADEN, March 13.\emdash Additional information has been received about another of Baden's young men who hag been killed in action. Pte. Jack Stiefelmeyer, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Stieflemeyer, Baden Hotel, 22-year-old infantryman, gave his life while in action on Feb. 27. He had been serving in France, Holland and Belgium since last November.

Pte. Stieflemeyer enlisted with the armored corps in 1942 and after reaching England was transferred to an infantry regiment. The deceased had been well known in Baden and as a tribute to his supreme sacrifice a memorial service is to be held at Baden Presbyterian Church on Sunday afternoon.

March 13 1945

Other Events:

• Occupation: Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; hotel keeper - Baden Hotel
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-86252P
• Residence: 1891, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1901, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Clerk
• Occupation: 1911, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Hotel Keeper, Hotel
• Residence: 1911, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1944, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Notes:

BADEN - March 10 - Pte. Jackie Stiefelmeyer, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Stiefelmeyer of Baden, has been killed in action in Holland, according to word received today from Ottawa. Mr. and Mrs. Stiefelmeyer operate the Baden Hotel. Further information was not immediately available.

John married Edna Davey Kaufman 20 Oct 1921, Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada. Edna (daughter of Mayor John R. Kaufman and Emma Davey) was born 26 Mar 1897, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1980; was buried , Fairmount Cemetery, Baden, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Edna Davey Stiefelmeyer
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-43414P
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
• Residence: 1944, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Other Events:

• Interesting: business
• Name: Henry John Stiefelmeyer
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-86248P
• Immigration: 1856, , Ontario, Canada
• Immigration: 1857, , Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1861, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Protestant
• Occupation: 1871, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Watchmaker
• Naturalization: 1876, , Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1876, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Watchmaker
• Residence: 1876, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1881, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Watchmaker
• Residence: 1881, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Business: 1890, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Steifelmeyer and Schaafe - boot, shoe, and liquor business
• Occupation: 1891, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Jeweller
• Residence: 1891, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1901, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Jeweller
• Occupation: 1911, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Hotel Keeper, Hotel
• Residence: 1911, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

Notes:

New Hamburg Independent, April 2, 1920

Death of H. J. Stiefelmeyer.

Mr. Henry J. Stiefelmeyer, proprietor of the Baden Hotel, and a former prominent business man of New Hamburg, passed away at his home in Baden last Thursday, March 25^th, at the age of 66 years,

10 months and 14 days. He had been confined to bed with illness for five weeks and the news of his death was received with general regret.

The deceased was a son of the late Dr. U. J. Stiefelmeyer and was born in New Hamburg, where he spent the greater part of his life. For many years he carried on a successful jewelry business here and was also for a time in the boot and shoe and livery business, He took an active interest in the municipal affairs of the village and served on the council board for a number of terms.

Deceased was a member of the Masonic and Oddfellow Lodges and of the Canadian Order of Forresters and in religion a staunch adherent of the Lutheran faith.

About sixteen years ago he disposed of his business interests here and purchased the Baden Hotel at Baden, which he and his son John carried on successfully since.

The late Mr. Stiefelmeyer is survived by his widow, one son and one daughter, Mrs. Emma Puddicombe, of Stratford, and Mr. J. U. Stiefelmeyer, of Baden. He is also survived by two brothers. Mr. Fred Stiefelmeyer. of Kitchener, and Mr. Chas. Stiefelmeyer, of Cullman, Ala., and two sisters.

The funeral took place on Monday afternoon from his late home to the Baden cemetery and was conducted with Masonic honors.


New Hamburg Independent, April 2, 1920

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H. J. STIEFELMEYER.

There are few men in the average business walks of life that have their time more taken up in mercantile pursuits than the well known gentleman above named - especially in a village of less than fifteen hundred inhabitants. Mr. Stiefelmeyer was born in Rochester, N. Y, in 1853, but he is thoroughly Canadianized, having come to Canada when quite a young lad. He is a practical jeweller by trade, and has been engaged in the jewelry business in New Hamburg for the past twenty two years. But his business interests do not end in that line. His next venture was in the boot and shoe trade, which is now the most extensive in that line in New Hamburg. The business is exclusively boots and shoes, and the best that can be procured in the wholesale market. He also employes several experienced shoemakers to accommodate those of his patrons who may desire first-class neat fitting footwear made to order or repairing done.

In addition to his boot and shoe and jewelry business, Mr. S. owns one of the largest livery stables in Waterloo county. This establishment is well equipped with fine and stylish turnouts. Nine horses are kept for the purpose.

In the jewelry department Mr. S. is prepared to successfully compete with any of the jewelers of the larger towns of the county. In fact it is surprising to realize how a village the size of New Hamburg can afford such a large display of elegant and costly jewelry. But Mr. S. believes in the theory that in order to do business properly you must keep a stock to meet all demands. Costly goods are cheapest in the end. Those not aware of the fact that diamonds valued at hundreds of dollars each are on sale in this establishment would scarcely believe that an ordinary county could afford such a luxury. It is, nevertheless, so here. Mr. Stiefelmeyer's display of watches, both gold and silver, is fully equal to any found outside the large city establishments. The gold watch display is decidedly a tempting one for display is decidedly a tempting one for the man or woman who has the necessary collateral and admires a costly and beautiful standard time-piece. The clock display is also magnificent, the stock being in great variety and one that is bound to attract the attention of everybody who enters the premises. The great collection of costly and fashionable jewelry of every description is a feast for the eyes of lovers of personal adornment. In the latter line there can be found almost every article to please the most fastidious votary of fashion and style.

Heretofore and up to the present writing, Mr. Stiefelmeyer's jewelry store and boot and shoe department have been located in different buildings separated some distance from each other, but by the time this reaches. CHRONICLE readers he will be established in elegant new quarters in the Commercial House block. Here both branches will be under one roof, but in separate rooms. It is an admirable location and will render the task of looking after both much more convenient. Each room has been painted, papered and otherwise neatly and conveniently arranged. At night the establishment will be brilliantly illuminated by the acetylene gas process, a light that has recently become somewhat popular throughout the country.

While Mr. S. gives his personal attention to three different branches of business he still finds time to attend to his duties as a member of the village council and as President of the New Hamburg Manufacturing Company. He was elected a member of the village council about ten years ago and in the that capacity he has shown executive ability as well as proving himself an enterprising and successful business man and a popular citizen.

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

Business:
Henry Stiefelmeyer (1853-1920) and William Schaaf(e) (1846-1910) were partners in a boot, shoe, and liquor business in New Hamburg, ON from 1890 to about 1894.

Stiefelmeyer was originally from Rochester, New York and his father, John Ulrich, was a doctor in New Hamburg. Henry was a jeweller and watchmaker for about 20 years prior to going into business with William. In 1894, Henry once again opened a jewellery store, which he operated for the next decade.

Henry married Bertha Krauss (1857-1936), daughter of Christoph and Elizabeth, in 1876. Henry is buried in the Fairmount Lutheran Cemetery in Baden, ON.

William Schaaf(e) (1846-1910) was a merchant from New Hamburg, ON. After the partnership with Henry fails, William opened a wholesale liquor store in New Hamburg in 1896. He is buried in the Riverside Cemetery in New Hamburg.

2011.094.007 - Jug. (2020). Retrieved 4 June 2020, from https://waterloo.pastperfectonline.com/webobject/AAF819EF-48C7-49CB-BA7A-322853626450

Heinrich married Bertha Kraus 10 May 1876, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Bertha (daughter of Christopher Kraus and Elizabeth Bernhardt, daughter of Christopher Kraus and Elizabeth "Elise" Bernhardt) was born 27 Sep 1856, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Sep 1936, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Fairmount Cemetery, Baden, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Bertha Stiefelmeyer
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-86249P
• Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1876, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1881, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1891, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1911, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

Other Events:

• Business: L. Graybill & Co., Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; L. Graybill & Company
• Name: J. R. Kaufman
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-43411
• Occupation: 1883, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; carriage wood worker
• Occupation: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Carriage Maker
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1901, Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Wagon Maker
• Occupation: 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Carriage Maker
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Elected Office: 1914, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mayor - Waterloo

Notes:

A SWELL RIG.

"My Valet," V. M. Berlet, the enterprising tailor of Waterloo, now owns the swellest delivery outfit in the Twin-City and few of its equal are to be found in Ontario, only in the larger cities. It is a rubber-tired rig, handsomely painted and beautifully finished with large oblong mirrors on each side and is not only credit to Mr. Berlet, but to the maker, Mr. J.R. Kaufman. The new harness and pony together with the driver are in keeping with the rig, which he will use in his call and delivery service in connection with his cleaning and repairing department. Mr. Berlet will give special attention to garments needing repairing, sponging, pressing, etc. A dollar a month paid quarterly in advance will entitle gentleman to a weekly service.

The Chronicle Telegraph (190101), 16 Jul 1903, p. 5

John married Emma Davey 20 Jun 1883, Plattsville, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada. Emma was born 21 Dec 1855, , Norfolk, England; died 20 Nov 1918, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Emma Kaufman
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-43412
• Immigration: 1857, , Ontario, Canada
• Immigration: 1858, , Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1883, Plattsville, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

Other Events:

• Name: Ulrich Stiefelmeier
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-149926
• Occupation: 1861, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Medical Doctor
• Residence: 1861, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Protestant
• Occupation: 1871, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; M. D.
• Occupation: 1881, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Physician - Doctor - Dr.
• Residence: 1881, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1896, Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States; Doctor

Johann — Johanna Frederika Caroline Stowe. Johanna was born 16 Jul 1828, , Germany; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Johanna Frederika Caroline Stiefelmeyer
• Name: Johanna Winter
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-126181
• Residence: 1861, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1861, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Protestant
• Residence: 1881, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

Other Events:

• 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.

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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