Gray Godbold

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• Eby ID Number: 000132-8127.5

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• Name: Charles Hardy
• Eby ID Number: 000132-8127.1
• Residence: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England
• Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; None
• Residence: 1868, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Shoe Maker
• Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical Association
• Occupation: 1881, Cato, Montcalm, Michigan; shoemaker

Charles married Catherine Wing 20 Oct 1868, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Catherine (daughter of Charles Wing and Madgalena Mosser) was born 23 Jul 1845, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Sep 1881, Lakeview, Montcalm, Michigan, USA. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Catherine Godbold
• Eby ID Number: 000132-8127
• Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Other M
• Residence: 1868, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical Association

Notes:

Catherine Wing, "was born July 23rd, 1845. She was married to Charles Godbold, a shoemaker. They resided in Lakeview, Michigan, where she died in September, 1881, leaving a family of four 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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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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• Eby ID Number: 000132-8127.44
• Occupation: 1842, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; labourer
• Residence: 1847, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Charles married Chanette "Jane" Ehrhardt 1841, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Chanette (daughter of William Earhart and Mary Williams) was born 18 Jun 1824, , Michigan, USA; died 13 Apr 1902, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Chanette "Jane" Godbold
• Name: Chanette "Jane" Hardy
• Name: Jane Arhart
• Name: Jane Earhart
• Name: Jane Forhard
• Eby ID Number: 000132-8127.45
• Immigration: 1827, , Canada
• Residence: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England
• Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; None
• Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England
• Residence: 1891, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

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• Name: Carl Wing
• Eby ID Number: 000132-8125
• Residence: 1845, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Other M
• Occupation: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical
• 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; Methodist

Notes:

Charles Wing, "was born in Baltimore, Maryland, February 22nd, 1822. In 1843 he was married to Magdalena, daughter of Isaac and Susannah Mosser. She was born August 1822. They resided in Wilmot Township where he was engaged in farming for many years. In their old age they moved to New Dundee, Ontario, where he died April 6th, 1895. Since the death of Mr. Wing the mother has her home in Waterloo with her daughter, Elizabeth (Mrs. Charles Schneider). To them were born thirteen children, four of whom died in infancy. The remaining nine all arrived at maturity."


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.].

Charles married Madgalena Mosser 11 Mar 1845, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Madgalena (daughter of Isaac Mosser and Susannah Wanner) was born Aug 1822, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Madgalena Wing
• Eby ID Number: 000132-8125.5
• Residence: 1845, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Other M
• Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical
• Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-5911
• Occupation: 1851, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
• Residence: 1871, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England
• Occupation: 1881, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Gentleman
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England

Notes:

King Street , North Side

From Francis to Water Street.

he ground was used by H. F. J. Jackson for stabling, etc., on his contract for building the Grand Trunk Railway through a large part of Waterloo County. Later he built his residence on this plot.

The plot east of Water Street was used as a drill ground by the Berlin Volunteer Company of the Waterloo Battalion, 1864-67. They mostly drilled in the evenings and had some quite young volunteers, Jacob Stroh, 16 years, one of them. The trustees of the New Jerusalem Church bought the corner in 1869 and in 1870 erected the present Church. This had the first pipe organ in Berlin, built by Claus Maas of Preston.

Haller's hat and felt-working shop. He made the first felt boots and shoes, worn largely by the farmers, in winter, in this vicinity.

Open space up to Henry Brickner's house.

A frame building one and one-half story high and located a little back of the street. Later a brick building was erected on the open space. At the westerly corner of Young Street Mr. Bricker built a cooperage in 1860.

At the easterly corner of Young and King Streets was Wendell Brunner's blacksmith shop, a rough frame building. Behind it, on Young Street, was another frame building used as a waggon shop by Christian Huinbrecht.

Vacant place and next a three story brick building, lengthwise with King Street, divided into two parts, used as stores for a short time. Later it was a paint shop and still later a warehouse for the Simpson factory across the road. The third floor of this building was the first habitat of the Berlin Militia, organized in 1864 at the time of the American Civil War. Colonel Pickering was the first drill master. He was sent from England to drill the Canadian Militia. The local company had at first no rifles and had to use Wooden substitutes for their drills.

A three story brick building erected by C. Schneucker and used as a hotel. The third floor was a large hall used for a number of years, for balls and concerts. Paul Schmidt moved into the building in 1860. It was then called the Schneucker and Schmidt Hotel. A later landlord was Mr. Zinger and the name was changed to The North American Hotel. Toward the rear and just east of the Hotel was a barn and horse shed, with wide approach from King Street.

A one and one-half story frame house 15 or 20 feet back from the street line with gable and veranda facing King Street, occupied by Paul Schmidt and later by his widow.

A very early building one and one-half story, rough cast; the dwelling of Sam Trout, a blacksmith. A later occupant was James Godbold, son of Godbold who lived on the corner of Wellington and King Streets. Jacob, son of James, brakeman on the Grand Trunk, was killed while on top of a freight car in St. Mary's, the train passing under a low bridge which Godbold did not see as he was looking at a circus beside the track.

A tailor shop was also in this building which stood originally at the corner of Foundry and King Streets.

A two story brick building with gable toward King Street and occupied by Henry Gauntley. On the second floor there was a paint shop and at the rear a wagon shop.

A brick building, the blacksmith shop, for many years, of Sam Trout.

A vacant lot.

At the Foundry St. corner a frame building, Reinhold Lang's tannery with his house, alongside, one and one-half story with frame porch. Later Mr. Lang moved his business to Charles Street, the site of the present Lang Tanning Co. plant. Jacob Y. Shantz erected the Canadian Block, three story brick, corner of King and Foundry Streets, in 1856. The front was set back from the street line and had a verandah extending to the edge of the sidewalk. There were three stores, the corner, Cole and Graf, druggists; then Wm. Young, groceries and liquors; and next H. S. Huber, general store. The old blacksmith shop was used as a warehouse by Huber.

The Canadian Block while still fairly new, burned down about 1862 in the Spring. The fire started in the corner drug store, during the night. The walls remained standing after the fire was out but were considered dangerous and were pulled down by the firemen. One wall, in this operation, fell on H. S. Huber's warehouse, which had not been burned and in which he had large quantities of supplies. The firemen were blamed for not having notified Huber so that he could have removed his goods before the wall was thrown over.


REMINISCENCES OF BERLIN (NOW KITCHENER) By JACOB STROH Contributed by Joseph M. Snyder.

Part I. Settlement - Early Villagers and Buildings, Waterloo Historical Society Annual Volume 1930

Charles married Elizabeth Edwards 29 Mar 1819, Blundeston, Suffolk, England. Elizabeth was born 4 Mar 1798, Bungay, , , England; died 5 Aug 1854, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Elizabeth Godbold
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-7171

Notes:

Elizabeth's last name may have been Townsend, it is possible that she was mother of Robert Townsend who married Charles Godbold's daughter.

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-113304
• Residence: 1844, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1851, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

William — Mary Williams. Mary was born 11 Jun 1793, Fredricksburg, Lennox Addington, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Mary Earhart
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-192645
• Residence: 1844, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1851, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
• Residence: 1860, Hadley, Lapeer, Michigan, United States

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• Interesting: story, pioneer
• Eby ID Number: 000132-8125.2

Notes:

George Wing, "George was married to Elizabeth Carsten, a native of Bavaria. After emigrating to America he settled temporarily near Baltimore, Maryland, and from there they moved to Rochester, New York. In 1832 they left Rochester and moved to Canada. They settled in Waterloo County, Ontario, a few miles south-east of Baden, at a place known as Wilmot Centre. Here they resided for a number of years, then the old pioneer sold his place and purchased a farm near New Hamburg, near Hostetler's and C. Christner's. When well advanced in years they moved to Hay Township, Huron County, where he died in 1874, aged 76 years, and she died about the year 1889, aged 86 years. To them was born a family of ten 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.].

George — Elizabeth Carsten. Elizabeth was born 1798, , , Germany; died 1889. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Elizabeth Wing
• Eby ID Number: 000132-8125.3

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• Name: Isaak Moser
• Eby ID Number: 000132-8125.6

Notes:

A-2-64 Isaac Mosser The Last Will and Testament and Codicil of Isaac Mosser, Yeoman, late of the Township of Wilmot, who died on or about the 19^th March 1860 at the Township of Wilmot, and who at the time of his death had a fixed place of abode at the Township of Wilmot, was proved and registered in the said Surrogate Court, a true copy of which said Last Will and Testament and Codicil are hereunder written and that the Administration of all and singular…of said deceased…was granted by the aforesaid Court to Charles Wing and James Morley of the Township of Wilmot, Yeomen, the executors named in the said Will…

…I Isaac Mosser of the Township of Wilmot, Yeoman, being of sound mind, memory and understanding do make this my Last Will and Testament…

(1^st) I will and devise unto my beloved wife Catherine Mosser my house and lot in the village of Smithsville and an annuity of forty eight dollars the first to be paid to my said wife three months after my decease to have and to hold the said real estate and annuity so long as she remains unmarried. I further will unto my said wife one bed stead with bed and bedding, a small table with two drawers therein, a trunk which has two locks thereto, my desk with such books in which I have written her name (except the family bible) one spinning wheel and reel, one straw roller, and a cooking stove with furniture and pipe all of which my said wife shall have whether she remains single or marries again, with this exception : If she marries again she shall merely receive an annuity of twenty four dollars instead of forty eight dollars and shall have no claim to my house and lot aforesaid.

(2^nd) I will that the balance of my property shall be sold by my Executors as soon as they conveniently can and pay my just debts and collect the debts due and owing to me.

(3^rd) I will that after the decease of my said wife or so soon as my said wife marries again, my Executors shall sell my said real estate and after investing a sufficient sum the interest of which shall yield a sufficient sum to pay the annuity to my said wife the balance of the proceeds of all my estate (together with the principal invested for said annuity after the death of my said wife) shall be equally divided among my children Margaret, Magdalene, Joseph Catherine, Frederick, and the children of my deceased son John, which children shall inherit their father's portion : had he been still living in equal shares. The husband of my said daughter Margaret shall have no control over her legacy. to have and to hold the above bequests unto my said heirs and to their heirs and assigns for ever. I do hereby nominate, constitute and appoint my sons-in-law Charles Wing and James Morley of the Township of Wilmot Yeomen, Executors of this my Last Will and Testament…

Codicil: Whereas I, Issac Mosser of the Township of Wilmot, Yeoman, having made and duly executed my Last Will and Testament in writing bearing the date the 8^th November 1859 - Now I do hereby declare this present writing to be a Codicil to my said Will and direct the same to be annexed thereto and taken as part thereof. And I do hereby give and bequeath to my said wife Catherine Mosser one cow and my clock, to have and to hold the same to her and to her heirs and assigns forever. And further I do hereby give and bequeath to my son Joseph Mosser the sum of four hundred dollars as a legacy to to paid to him by my said executors out of the first money which come unto my said Executors hand from my estate after paying my just debts. In witness whereof, I the said Isaac Mosser have to this codicil set my hand and seal the 17^th February 1860…

Will witnessed by Ch__? Bentinger[?] and Johannes Gelow[?]
Will dated 8^TH November 1859
Codicil dated 17^th Febuary 1860
Proved 20th March 1860
Died 2^nd March 1860

Isaac — Susannah Wanner. Susannah was born Abt 1795, Of, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Feb 1840, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Susannah Mosser
• Eby ID Number: 000132-8125.7