George Frederick Kimmel Wagner

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• Employer: Uniroyal, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Employer: Canada Barrel and Keg Ltd., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-187395
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Apprentice Foundry
• Occupation: 1908, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Machinist
• Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Machinist
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1921, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; ?, Factory
• Residence: 1921, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

Notes:

WAGNER, George F. -- At the Kitchener-Waterloo Hospital, on Sunday, October 16, 1977, after a brief illness, George Frederick Wagner, of 5 Horizon Court, Kitchener (Bridgeport), aged 95 years. Mr. Wagner was a native of St. Jacobs. A son of the late Adam Wagner and the former Christina Kraemer; his wife was the former Jennie Abbott. He was a former employee of Uniroyal Company Limited, tire division, and the Canada Barrel and Keg and a member of the Bridgeport Rod and Gun Club. Survived by four sons, George and Carl, both of Kitchener, Roy of Waterloo and Earl of Cambridge (Hespeler); five daughters, Georgina (Mrs. Luciene Piquette), Vernetta (Mrs. Robert Schaefer), Gracia (Mrs. Richard Schaefer), Elizabeth (Mrs Harold Hintz) and Shirley (Mrs. Ralph Roussel), all residing in Bridgeport. Also survived by his daughter-in-law Gertrude (Mrs. Herman Wagner), also of Bridgeport; 27 grandchildren and 35 great-grandchildren also survive. Predeceased by a son Herman, a daughter, Burnedes, and by four brothers and one sister. Friends may call at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. W., Kitchener, after 7 p.m. tonight. Funeral and committal service in the chapel Wednesday at 2 p.m., with Rev. Ralph Huras officiating. Interment Mount Hope cemetery.


Kitchener-Waterloo Record 17 Oct 1977

George married Jean Hall Abbott 3 Feb 1908, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Jean (daughter of George Abbott and Agnes Hyslop) was born Feb 1888, Goderich, Huron Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

1. Burnedes Wagner died Bef 1977.
2. Georgina Wagner was born Jul 1908, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
3. Herman John Wagner was born 1909, , Ontario, Canada; died Bef 1977.
4. George Wagner was born 1913, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
5. Roy Wagner was born 1915, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
6. Vernetta Ann Marie Wagner was born 1917, , Ontario, Canada; died 2003; was buried , Bridgeport Memorial Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
7. Carl Wagner was born 1918, , Ontario, Canada.
8. Earl Wagner was born 1920, , Ontario, Canada.

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-130829
• Occupation: 1861, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Shoemaker
• Residence: 1861, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Immigration: 1866, , Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1867, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1871, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Butcher
• Residence: 1871, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Butcher
• Residence: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Naturalization: 1882
• Occupation: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Hotel Keeper
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Butcher

Adam married Christina Kraemer 5 Nov 1867, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Christina (daughter of Jacob Kraemer and Catharina "Katie" Marzolf) was born 13 Dec 1849, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 15 Apr 1850, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Christina Wagner
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-48263
• Residence: 1861, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1867, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1871, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-69915

Berthold — Margaretha Zinck. Margaretha was born CA 1811; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Margaretha Wagner
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-69916

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• Name: Stumpf Weber
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-70977
• Residence: 1836, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1840, 97 Frederick St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Stocking maker
• Occupation: 1861, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Tavern Keeper [catagory: hotel keeper, inn keeper, tavern keeper]
• Residence: 1861, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1865, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; innkeeper

Notes:

I hereby nominate, constitute and appoint my well-beloved brother Jacob Kramer, of the said Village of Berlin, Stocking Weaver, and Henry Eby of the same place, Gentleman, as my Executors of this my Last Will and Testament… I especially charge them to see to the welfare of the children, and that they do get their proper schooling.

Last Will of Catharine Higlin 14 Mar 1853.

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Frederick Street, East Side.

On the corner Millar's store and at its rear a warehouse belonging to it, a two story building with gable toward Frederick Street.

A vacant lot, site of the present Market Building, surrounded by a six foot hoard fence, customary in those days to keep out cattle, which had the freedom of the streets. A one and one-half story frame building with porch in front occupied by Mr. Yeck who died of being bled by a layman when he was Dr. Scott's patient. A man Geiger married the widow and lived in the building.

A small frame building occupied by Geo. Schmidt.

A small frame building occupied by Wm. Stein.

A two story frame building with a small portico painted white over the front door, the house occupied by Thomas Pierce, then Principal of the Central School and later by Herman Rathman.

On the corner, now occupied by Dr. Honsberger's residence, a two story brick building for some time the residence of Sheriff Davidson. Before that, 1840-1860, Jacob Kramer occupied the building as a tavern. Kramer was known as Strumpf Weber (stocking weaver) from a former occupation in a shop on Oueen Street S.

Weber Street. On the corner a large brick building erected by Christian Enslin about 1855 with veranda along the entire Frederick Street front and on it a narrow gallery at the second floor. The building is still in use for stores with the veranda removed. At one time it was occupied as a tavern.

A one and one-half story frame building lengthwise with Frederick St. On the easterly corner of what is now Spetz St., a two story brick building, set back somewhat from the street, the house of Peter Rebscher. It had a large sign, "Peter Rebscher Brewer"; in the rear was the brewery, a two story frame building, and a large barn. A later brewer was Jacob Summer and after him, in 1862, Joseph Spetz had the house and brewery until he died.

A vacant lot belonging to John Roth and later to Simon Roy who used it as a nursery for shrubs and rare trees.

The old Central School and grounds, the school now remodelled and greatly enlarged to the present handsome Suddaby School. The Central School building had a belfry on top with at first a small bell and later a larger one. Jacob Stroh rang this bell as long as he attended the Central School, later W. H. Breithaupt had this charge for a time.

A frame building occupied by Yost Kimmel, a carpenter.

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

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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



Residence:
Reminiscences of Berlin by Jacob Stroh, an article published by the Waterloo Historical Society in its 1930 volume, says this:

"On the corner, now occupied by Dr. Honsberger's residence, (there was) a two story brick building, for some time the residence of Sheriff (George) Davidson. Before that, 1840 -1860, Jacob Kramer occupied the building as a tavern."<sup>1a

1a</sup>Jon Fear 30 Mar 2012. The Waterloo Region Record

Jacob married Catharina "Katie" Marzolf Apr 1836, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Catharina was born 5 May 1815, , France; died 20 Oct 1895, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Catharina "Katie" Kraemer
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-70978
• Residence: 1836, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1861, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Reformed Presbyterian
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

Notes:

Husband Kreamer

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-77537