Norma Marie Vanderhart

Other Events:

• Name: Norma Marie Wettlaufer
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-174194
• Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; School
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Swedenborgian
• Occupation: 1926, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Bell Telephone Surpervisor
• Residence: 1926, 50 Peter St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Norma married Clayton Daniel Wettlaufer 16 Jun 1926, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Clayton (son of Valentine William Wettlaufer and Adeline Annie Schmidt) was born Feb 1902, Rostock, Ellice Township, Perth Co., . Ontario, Canada; died 1 Sep 1983, Mississauga, Peel Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Arie Van Der Hart
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-174189

Arie married Eleanor Elizabeth Keffer 1895. Eleanor (daughter of Abraham Keffer and Wilhelmina Nahrgang) was born 10 Dec 1873, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 26 Apr 1874, Church Of New Jerusalem, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1946; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Eleanor Elizabeth Scheuerman
• Name: Eleanor Elizabeth Vanderhart
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-40977
• Residence: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Swedenborgian
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Anglican
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Swedenborgian

Other Events:

• Name: Arie Van Der Hart
• Name: Henry Vanderhart
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-38709
• Immigration: 1871, , Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1871, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Tailor
• Residence: 1871, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Baptist
• Occupation: 1884, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; tailor
• Occupation: 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Tailor
• Occupation: 1905, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; tailor

Notes:

A. Vanderhart, Merchant Tailor, Fuch's Block, King Street. - Among the popular merchant tailors who enjoy a wide reputation for first-class workmanship and style is Mr. A. Vanderhart, who was formerly cutter with messrs. Boehmer & Erb, but who has been established in business for himself for the past six years. The premises occupied are located on King Street, and are 22x60 feet in dimensions, where a large substantial business is being carried on, the patrons being derived from among all classes of the community. Mr. Vanderhart, as already stated, is a practical cutter and merchant tailor and an enterprising, active business man, popular in the community and with all who have business transactions with the house. The store is neatly fitted up, and well equipped with a large, valuable stock of imported woollens for suits and trousering, which are made up to order in the latest fashions, well trimmed and finished, and warranted to give perfect satisfaction. Mr. Vanderhart gives employment to seven practical and first-class operators, the number being increased according to the season and the extra pressure of business. He is a native of Holland, and has resided in the country for 15 years. He is popular in commercial circles, and enjoys the confidence of all who know him.

Industries of Canada, Historical and Commercial Sketches, Hamilton and Environs....Berlin, 1886

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QUEEN STREET SOUTH, EAST SIDE.

On the corner of King Street Rehscher's vaulted cellar already spoken of.

An open space.

A two-story rough-cast building with two-story veranda along the Queen Street front built by Martin Anthes (father of John S. Anthes) in 1835 when it was considered one of the best houses in the village. Henry Stroh purchased this house from Mr. Anthes about 1837. Jacob Stroh was born in this house. Behind it there was a garden of about an acre of land. There were 31 pine stumps on the property when Mr. Stroh took possession and these stumps had to be laboriously removed as stump- pulling machines, which came later, were not then available. The well on the lot was only nine feet deep. Henry Stroh carried on a shoe shop in his house until he entered into partnership with Carl Kranz, on King Street.

In 1857, after he had dissolved partnership with Kranz, Henry Stroh built a one and one-half story frame building next to his house and used it as a shoe store. Mr. Stroh continued in this shoe business until 1863 when he went into partnership with Mr. Reinhold Lang, the tanner. The Queen Street shoe shop was changed to a dwelling. Later Mr. Vanderhart, a tailor, had his shop in this building and after him Carl Englehart had it as photographer. Henry Stroh sold his house to George King. Later Charles Ahrens owned it and had it moved to the corner of Shanley and Braun Streets about 1880.

A one and one-half story frame building erected about 1837 by Jacob Kraemer, later on Frederick Street, as spoken of. Later an addition was added to the front and the building used as the local post office, with William Davidson in charge. Later George Seip purchased the building and used it as a saloon, with a bowling alley in the rear, the first bowling alley in Berlin. William Jaffray lived in the house for a time and later William Knell, son-in-law of Mr. Seip.

A one and one-half story frame building, originally a cooper shop, later the dwelling of Mr. Seip, after he sold the other building. In 1860 he built a brewery, known as Seip's brewery. Under the whole building he had a vaulted cellar built of field stone. Power for the brewery was supplied by a horse-power contained in an attached shed, shelter for the horses. Seip had a high reputation for good beer. He at first made his own malt, but later purchased it. After George Seip's death his son Louis continued the business until about 1880. The building was finally torn down to make room for the present auditorium.

The cooper shop, a small one story building, with brick chimney such as coopers used to heat staves for their barrel making, operated by Henry Brickner who later had his shop at the corner of Young and King Streets. Later Adam Stein had the Queen Street cooper shop. The Berlin coopers were experts in the making of what was called tight-wear,that is water-tight barrels, in large tuns which they made for the brewers.

A very early building, occupied by John Peters, a cabinet maker in Hoffman's factory, about 1860. The building had an outside stairway at the back. Peters was a bird lover and expert in trapping native song birds, mocking birds, cat birds, finches, etc., which he hung under his veranda roof in public display.

On the corner of Church Street a frame house occupied by Mr. Knechtel, a weaver, about 1842-1850. Knechtel moved to a farm in Mannheim where later he was injured in the spine by a falling tree to such an extent that he was bedfast for fourteen or fifteen years. He lived to about 1871. Conrad Doering occupied the Queen Street house for a time. He also was a weaver and made coverlets, etc. The house was torn down to make room for the present one of brick built by Dr. Clemens and later occupied by the late Dr. Walters.

Church Street.

On the south side St. Paul's Lutheran Church.

A one and one-half story unpainted frame building with gable towards the street, the dwelling, about 1860, of John Fleischauer, a laborer, a native of Hessen, Germany.

A one and one-half story house occupied by E. Kern, cabinet maker, about 1860 and later by John Ansted.

A vacant lot.

George Street.

Joseph Schneider originally owned all the land between George Street and Mill Street, mostly woods at that time, and extending to Benton and Eby Streets.


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

Arie — Marie Verzizden. Marie was born Abt 1824, of, Rotterdam, , Zuid-Holland, Netherlands; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Marie Vanderhart
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-174190

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-40832
• Occupation: 1873, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; labourer
• Occupation: 1875, Vaughan Twp., York Co., Ontario; labourer
• Occupation: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer
• Residence: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England
• Occupation: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Picture Agent
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Anglican
• Occupation: 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; School Janitor
• Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Janitor, Public School
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Swedenborgian

Abraham married Wilhelmina Nahrgang 16 Jan 1872, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Wilhelmina (daughter of Christopher K. Nahrgang and Elizabeth Zinkann) was born 10 Jul 1855, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 16 Sep 1855, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Dec 1928, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Wilhelmina Keffer
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-40833
• Residence: 1861, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; [Member of New Jersulem Religion]
• Christening: 6 Jan 1861, Church Of New Jerusalem, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1871, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; [Member of New Jersulem Religion]
• Residence: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Swedenborgian
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Anglican
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Swedenborgian

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-40981

Valentine — Mary Peterman. Mary was born Abt 1810, Of, Vaughan Twp., York Co., Ontario; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Mary Keffer
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-40982

Other Events:

• Name: C. K. Nahrgang
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-40836
• Immigration: 1831, , Ontario, Canada
• Naturalization: 1840
• Occupation: 1843, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; tailor
• Occupation: 1849, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; tailor
• Occupation: 1851, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; tailor
• Occupation: 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; tailor
• Occupation: 1861, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Tailor
• Residence: 1861, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; [Member of New Jersulem Religion]
• Business: 1862, Queen St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; C. K. Nahrgang Merchant Tailor
• Occupation: 1871, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Tailor
• Residence: 1871, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; [Member of New Jersulem Religion]
• Occupation: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Tailor
• Residence: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Swedenborgian
• Occupation: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Tailor
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Swedenborgian

Notes:

Queen Street South, West Side.

A frame building used as a tavern by Phineas Varnum and later the kitchen of the Gaukel Hotel.

A frame building erected by Frederick Gaukel about 1833 as shelter for the considerable number of immigrants coming to Berlin at that time. In 1837 it was made into a dwelling for John Stroh, uncle of Jacob Stroh. Two children were born in this building, Katie, in 1838, (she married Jacob Oswald, still living, now 93 years of age), and Henry Stroh, born in 1840.

Hall's Lane.

A brick building erected about 1850. John Klein, father of John Klein of Buffalo, was the first occupant. Later the building was used as a printing office, first by the "Berlin Chronicle", William Jaffray editor and proprietor, and later by the "Berliner Journal", Rittinger & Motz. The site is now occupied by the Lockhart garage.

The Franklin Hotel, a handsome, good-sized frame building, erected by Philip Roth about 1856. Successive hotel-keepers were John Klein, Levi Gaukel, Frederick Riegelman, who later moved to Buffalo, and Jacob Weber. Weber was occupant in 1874 when the hotel was burned down. The fire started in the barn at the rear of the hotel. The hotel shed, next south, extended, at right angles, from Queen Street to the barn.

A garden.

A one and one-half story frame building lengthwise with the street occupied by Christopher K. Nahrgang whose parents came from Hessen, Germany, about 1835. He was married to a Miss Zinkann of New Hamburg.

A stone building used as a tailor shop by Mr. Nahrgang who was deaf and dumb. His wife helped him in the business. She lived to be 87. It was in this building that John Motz of the "Journal" and eventually County Sheriff, learned the tailoring trade.

A one and one-half story dwelling, erected about 1857, occupied by George Fischer, barber, who had his shop on King Street. A later occupant was George Lutz, a cabinet maker in Hoffman's factory and after him Henry Schaefer's mother.

A frame building lengthwise with the street, the church of the Evangelical denomination, erected in 1841. In 1866 it was replaced by the brick building still standing, now used as stores and upstairs dwellings.

A one and one-half story frame building with kitchen at the rear erected by William Becking, wagonmaker, about 1848. Becking was noted as a hunter. White hare and passenger pigeons, practically extinct long ago, were abundant at that time.

Becking's wagon-shop and lumber yard at the corner of John Street with the customary incline and stair to the second story of the shop. Up this incline the wagons were drawn to the paint shop. Valentine Gildner, at the corner of King and Benton Streets, did the blacksmith work for Becking's wagons.

John Street.

A one and one-half story house occupied by H. Baedecker in 1860 and later by Adam Doering.

Rev. F. W. Tuerk's residence erected about 1860 by Henry Rothaermel, a carpenter. The matching and planing was all done by hand, slow but thorough work. Window sashes, panel doors and all other requirements were made in the same manner. A skilled workman at that time was expected to he able to do painting as well as carpenter work. A single room in the shape of a square turret on the ridge of the building was Rev. Tuerk's study. The house was up-hill about twenty feet above the street level so that the study on top gave a good outlook. The site is now occupied by the York Apartments.

A frame building one and one-half story high.

Nothing but a building used as an ashery between that and Joseph E. Schneider's house and farm buildings.


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

Christopher married Elizabeth Zinkann 1843, Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Elizabeth was born 15 Dec 1824, , Germany; died 29 May 1870, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Elizabeth Nahrgang
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-34718
• Residence: 1843, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1861, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; [Member of New Jersulem Religion]
• Residence: 1871, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; [Member of New Jersulem Religion]