Gertrude Mary Weber

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• Eby ID Number: 00127-7657.3

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FORMER TEACHER, LIBRARIAN DIES AT RICEVILLE

Riceville \endash Gertrude Mary Weaver, 82, died Wednesday at the Riceville City Hospital. She had been in failing health two years.

Funeral services will be Friday at 2 p.m. at the Riceville Methodist Church. The Reverends Louella Koether and T. Janet Surdam will officiate. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery.

Born here April 27, 1878, she was the daughter of Gideon and Elizabeth (Smith) Weaver. She was graduated from Riceville High School, a dramatic school in Chicago and the State University of Iowa. She taught school here 17 years, taught for a time in New York and Texas, and was librarian here 18 years.

The only survivor is a nephew, David W. Patterson, Long Beach, California.


Mason City Globe Gazette, Thursday December 1, 1960

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/92479709
• Name: Gideon Weber
• Occupation: , Iowa; merchant
• Eby ID Number: 00127-7657
• Occupation: 1870, Fort Atkinson, Winneshiek, Iowa, United States

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Gideon Weber," is married to Lizzie Schmidt of New Hamburg, Ontario. They reside at Riceville, Iowa, where he is engaged in the mercantile business. To them are born two children, namely: VII Cate and another daughter whose name was not received"

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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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.].

Gideon married Elizabeth Craig "Lizzie" Smith 11 Aug 1870, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Elizabeth (daughter of James Gordon Smith and Helen R. "Ellen" Glover) was born 25 Mar 1842, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Feb 1922, Riceville, Mitchell, Iowa, United States; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, Riceville, Mitchell, Iowa, United States. [Group Sheet]

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• Birth: , Prince Edward Island, Canada
• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/92479906
• Name: Eliza Smith
• Name: Elizabeth Craig "Lizzie" Weaver
• Name: Lizzie Schmidt
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-395027
• Residence: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England
• Residence: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England
• Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Anglican
• Residence: 1870, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9066640
• Interesting: religion, story, pioneer, mill
• Eby ID Number: 00127-7655
• Occupation: 1851, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; German Methodist Minister
• Occupation: 1880, Walkerton, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada; Preacher

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Solomon Weber," was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, July 10th, 1810. He came to Canada when quite a young man (in 1829 or 1830). He was a miller and was engaged in different mills before he set out as a minister. On April 23rd, 1832 he was married to Catherine Roos. Shortly after their marriage he moved to New Hamburg where he was engaged in the milling business. Thus we see that he was one of the early pioneers of Wilmot Township. In 1839 he experienced religion and labored six years as a local preacher. In 1849 he entered the itinerant ministry in which he remained in active service until old age and partial blindness caused his retirement. He was then placed on the superannuated list. During the time he was a local preacher he preached 500 sermons, and during his active ministry he delivered 5370 sermons. During the last ten years of his life he found a pleasant home and loving care in the home of his son-in-law, Frederick Guggisberg of Walkerton, Ontario. After a short illness he passed quietly and peacefully away to mansions beyond, February 8th, 1889. His wife died in the year 1880. Their family consists of eight 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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Jacob Merner with his wife and family emigrated from Germany and settled on a farm miles west of New Hamburg in 1837. Several of the ten children still survive, among them being Mr. Christian Merner of whom a sketch appears elsewhere. Wm. Smith had the first blacksmith shop. It was here that the late Samuel Merner learned his trade. Jacob Brill was the first cooper and did a thriving trade in barrels, churns, &c. The pioneer weaver was John Oehm who made cloth for his numerous patrons on his hand loom. Theobald Seyler owned a frame hotel on the site of the present Queen's and John Boeckner did the cobbling and shoemaking for the neighborhood. The latter's shop was on the site of the present residence of Mr. D. Becker. Wendel Schuyler was the first teacher in 1838 or 1839. A portion of the first log schoolhouse still stands near the Cemetery and is used for a dwelling: Soloman Weaver was a miller in the early days and later became an evangelical minister. Business men who came a little later were Wm. Burkhold, who established a brickyard; Fred Merner who started a carriage business and Wm. Hunter, who had a general stare. In the early 50's Sylvester Frank built a brewery. It was of brick and a portion of it is still in use in connection with the present brewery. The village has gradually increased in population and assessment with no particularly stirring events to mark its even progress. The great flood of 1883 due to a cloudburst is an event never to be forgotten by those who witnessed it. On that occasion the water covered the streets up to the door of the Imperial hotel, and swept away the Rau, Hartman and Helmer bridges, thus cutting the village off from the outside world. In this its golden jubilee year, New Hamburg stands a community of contented, busy people, living in good homes and doing admirably their little share of the great world's work.

Special Industrial souvenir number of New Hamburg: containing a comprehensive review of the natural advantages and resources of the village of New Hamburg, 1908, Berlin Daily News, Berlin, Ontario

Solomon married Catherine Roos 23 Apr 1832. Catherine (daughter of Johannes "John" Roos and Elisabeth) was born 1810, , Alsace Lorraine, France; died 11 Apr 1880, Walkerton, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Lingelbach Cemetery, South Easthope Township, Perth, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Catherine Weber
• Eby ID Number: 00127-7655.1

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/194303330
• Occupation: , Prince Edward Island, Canada; ship carpenter
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-245313
• Land: 25 Feb 1838, Wilmot Township - Concession 2 Lot 28, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England
• Occupation: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Anglican
• Occupation: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England

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CHURCH HILL FARM.

He who sees interest in relics of antiquity and articles that were useful before those who live in the present century were born, can revel to their heart's content if he pays a visit to this lovely old home. It is in the heart of an agricultural section especially favored by nature, and most beautifully adorned by the hand of man. The Church Hill farm derives its name from the fact that about one hundred yards to the northeast of the residence, on a slight incline, stands the English church, the first in the neighborhood. Through an opening in its wealth of evergreen foliage we get a glimpse of its square tower, a new feature erected for the reception of its monster bell, bequeathed by the late Samuel Mark in 1896. The land upon which the edifice stands, together with that taken up by its sacred dead, was given by the Canada Company soon after the Huron road opened up this section for settlement. The bell is probably the largest of any country church bell in Western Ontario.

The residence of the Church Hill farm (is yet an unpretentious affair), but its environments are particularly homelike on account of its profuse display of evergreen foliage and ornamental shrubbery, a feature for which the homes along the Huron road, from Haysville to its terminus, are most conspicuous. The farm, which comprises one hundred and three acres, is described as lot No. 28, second concession, three miles south of New Hamburg. It was originally part of a six hundred acre tract purchased from the Canada Company by the late Henry Puddicombe, and came into the possession of the late James Gordon Smith on February 25, 1838. It was then a dense wilderness. Smith was born at Rustico, Prince Edward Island, April 7, 1801, and died in 1871, aged 70 years. I take this record from the old family Bible, printed in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1795. He was a ship carpenter by trade. The farm, which he purchased for four dollars per acre, he cleared up himself. He experienced many hardships and privations after leaving his island home, having walked a distance of one thousand and ten miles before he reached his destination in the wilds of Upper Canada. His first trip was in 1836. But he remained only a short time, for we learn that after framing a barn for Henry Puddicombe he returned to Prince Edward Island, coming out again in 1838, bringing with him his wife and family.

His son, William Glover Smith, became heir to the property. He was also born in Prince Edward Island, the date of his birth being February 28, 1833. He was married to Margaret Cullom in 1877. The fruits of this union were two children, one son and one daughter. The daughter is deceased, and Allen Radcliffe Glover, living with his widowed mother at the old homestead, is the sole surviving heir to the estate. The father had a wide circle of acquaintances, and his death, which occurred suddenly on May 10, 1899, was deeply regretted by his neighbors who had known him so long. At one time he was acting captain of the New Hamburg company of volunteers. He was a patriot of the true type and took an active and interested part in affairs military. He was among the first to answer the call for volunteers when this country was threatened by the memorable Fenian invasion of 1866. For meritorious services in that brief campaign he was one among other heroes recently recognized by the Government in the way of being awarded a medal. The mother and son expect soon to receive this emblem of gratitude from a grateful Government. Deceased was also a member of the Township Board of Health for many years.

Allen Radcliffe, the son, is an energetic, enterprising young man. While the education he has received was only what the public school of his neighborhood afforded, he would be taken by the stranger as a bright, young college youth. He was born January 14. 1879. Though yet young in years he gives evidences of splendid creative ability, and manages the affairs of the farm in a manner from which much older heads could learn a profitable lesson. He has a remarkable penchant for preserving old family heirlooms, and his collection of articles of antiquity would supply a good-sized museum. Of the collection of old relics I will take pains to mention a few of the most rare: letter written on October 21, ...
[not microfilmed] and minerals, Indian ornaments, an old bond dated September 6, 1787, a Ready Reckoner, 1790, a pair of brass spurs stamped with the year 1501, a walking hazel cane used in olden times for opening gates while on horseback, is 150 years old, clock brought from Barnstable, England, in 1799, a pair of deer horns which his grandfather purchased from the Indians, their dinners being the price paid, a set of tools brought from England in 1799. In addition to the latter list there are many articles of a later date. The collection of old coins is also a very rare and valuable one, and his collection of foreign and domestic stamps is one of considerable value.

While enumerating this collection of things of a past day and generation, the writer had his attention called to a remarkable instance or kindness and consideration for man's noblest friend in the brute creation. In the stalls of the stable are three grey horses whose respective ages are twenty-five, twenty-six and twenty seven, that have been in the possession of the family ever since they were colts. Despite their advanced ages they are still full of life and spirit, the oldest being used in ploughing sod at the time of my visit.

For the past five months an unusual activity has been going on at the Smith homestead. This was the result of a decision to rebuild the old barn.

The raising of the new bank barn, 62x72 in dimensions, in place of the old structure erected in 1846, took place on June 3rd, 1899. About 120 men were present to take part in the raising. Four purlin plates, each 60 feet long, taken from one stick of Wilmot pine by a whip saw nearly fifty years ago for the old barn, and perfectly sound to-day, were used in the new frame. Forty cords of stone were used in the foundations, which have been pointed in the best manner possible. The stables are floored with Napanee cement, the posts are of finely turned cedar, to be surmounted by neat ornaments, and the stalls, etc., are nicely finished in the best white ash lumber. The frame is enclosed with the best quality of planed lumber, battened and painted. Some 16,000 feet of lumber was used in its construction. The interior has been laid out in a manner to meet every requirement as to convenience. Tiny colt boxstalls, neatly finished and supplied with the latest improved troughs and fixtures for convenience in feeding the youngsters, is a feature that is strikingly novel in a farm building. Mr. Smith, the young proprietor, has devised a system of ventilation and waterworks for the new building that is worthy the special attention of farmers. The stables are supplied with water from a cement reservoir on an elevation a short distance from the barn. The top of the building is surmounted by three ventilators, the centre being an octagon from which will appear the figure of a horse. Behind the stabling is a long cellarway, with a capacity for 7,000 bushels of roots.

I have visited a good many barns in the past year or so, but none have I seen where greater pains have been taken for convenience and neatness in the construction of a barn than in this one.

Waterloo County Chronicle, 2 Nov 1899, p. 6

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Smith, James Gordon. - Born in Prince Edward Island in 1801, came to Wilmot in 1836, walking the 1010 miles on snow shoes. He returned to P. E. I. and brought his wife and five children in 1837, taking up the farm now owned by his grandson, Alan R. G. Smith. Six children were subsequently born on the homestead. The names of the children are, Ann, Mrs. John Allchin, deceased, Gordon Smith, Stratford, deceased, Henry, Dubuque, Iowa, deceased, Elizabeth, Mrs. Gideon Weaver, Jane, Mrs. John Helmer, deceased, Ellen, Mrs. Jonathan Cook, Sarah, Mrs. John Bean, Wm. G. Smith, of the homestead, deceased, Sarah, Mrs. Benjamin Eby, deceased, Margaret Eliza, Mrs. Major Robert Campbell, deceased, Mary H., Mrs. W. R. Plum, New Hamburg. The home of Mr. Smith was and still is much noted for its open hearted hospitality and was a favorite stopping place for the clergy of the period.

Church of England, An Historical Sketch of the Parish of Wilmot 1828-1913, Diocese of Huron, Ontario, New Hamburg, Canada by Charles James Fox, Sep 1913

James — Helen R. "Ellen" Glover. Helen was born 1808, , Scotland; died 25 May 1878; was buried , Saint James Anglican Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Ellen Glover
• Name: Helen R. "Ellen" Smith
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-245314
• Residence: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England
• Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Anglican
• Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England

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Christian Weber," was born about the year 1788. He was married to Anna Moyer. They resided in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, where they both died . Their family consisted of five children, namely: V Solomon, V Samuel, V Gideon, V Isaac, and V Daniel. Samuel and Gideon never came to Canada."


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.].

Christian — Anna Moyer. Anna was born Abt 1788; died , , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Anna Weber
• Eby ID Number: 00127-7654.1

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• Name: John Roos
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-263543
• Immigration: 1832, , Canada
• Land: 1844, Wilmot Township - Concession North of Bleam's Road Lot 14, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Protestant

Johannes — Elisabeth. Elisabeth was born 6 Nov 1783, , Germany; died 6 Jun 1870, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Elisabeth Roos
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-263544
• Immigration: 1832, , Ontario, Canada
• Immigration: 1832, , Canada
• Residence: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Protestant