Mary Ann Wiffler

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• Name: Mary Ann Baer
• Eby ID Number: 00003-607.1
• Residence: 1867, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; NC Methodist
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

Mary married Cornelius Baer 1 Dec 1867, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Cornelius (son of Rev. John G. Bear and Anna "Nancy" Pannabecker) was born 11 Nov 1843, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Feb 1882, Hullett Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Ball's Cemetery, Hullett Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

1. Menno Bear was born 2 Mar 1869, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Jul 1946, Victoria, British Columbia; was buried , Royal Oak Burial Park, Victoria, British Columbia.
2. Ellen "Elly" Baer was born 15 May 1870, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Sep 1949, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 23 Sep 1949, First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
3. Angeline Bear was born 30 Dec 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Mar 1872, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
4. Gilbert Bear was born 30 Apr 1873, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 May 1900, Hullett Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Ball's Cemetery, Hullett Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada.
5. Sarah Bear was born 12 Aug 1874, Hullett Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada; died 6 Sep 1875, Auburn, Huron Co., Ontario; was buried , Ball's Cemetery, Hullett Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada.
6. Simon Bear was born 5 Dec 1876, Hullett Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada; died 6 Mar 1877; was buried , Ball's Cemetery, Hullett Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada.
7. Oliver Bear was born 15 Apr 1881, Hullett Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

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• Name: Charles Wiffler
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-23031

Notes:

The name of the person who was the real founder of the largest and to the inhabitants of Preston the most important establishment has so far been mentioned only incidentally, but since he well deserves special mention, a brief review of his achievements will no doubt prove interesting. The name of this party is Mr. Robert Hunt, a quiet, unassuming man, benevolent in disposition, closely attending to his business and possessed of superior tact and business qualities. It was about the year 1845 that Mr. Hunt came to Preston. The water privilege now known as that of the Preston Woolen Mills was acquired by purchase in 1832 by one Charles Wiffler, a German blacksmith, who conceived the idea of starting a wool carding shop, but being unable to carry out that idea, he sold the premises, in 1842, to one Hiram Kinsman, who built a frame two story building in which he carried on wool carding for the farmers in the vicinity. Woolen mills, as we know them, were unknown here in those early days. The farmer brought his wool to the carding mill, had it carded, the carder deducting a usual percentage of the wool for his work, and the farmer took home his carded wool. His wife and daughters spun it into yarn and then this yarn was woven into homespun by the weaver who wove by hand loom, the cotton warp being bought in the stores. Mr. Robert Hunt, upon seeing the water power and premises, at once discovered a mine of wealth latent there which only required energy, tact and means to develop. He purchased the premises from Mr. Kinsman in 1845, and set to work with that earnestness, perseverance and forethought which were his peculiar characteristics. The old frame building proved too small, a stone factory was erected and to this were gradually additions and numerous outer buildings. Mr. Hunt's wealth increased with the increase of his premises. A most disastrous fire consumed the whole interior of the main building, but phoenix-like there soon arose from its ashes a large building, filled with the most improved machinery. In 1855 'Mr. Andrew Elliott of Galt became a partner of 'Mr. Hunt and the premises and business were considerably enlarged.

Fifth Annual Report Of The Waterloo Historical Society, 1917

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In the year 1832, Carl Wiffler was running a Blacksmith shop on the site of the Pattinson Mill at Preston and he sold his land to one Kinsman of Galt in 1842. Meantime on the 11th day of September, 1840, by deed registered as number 312 he purchased from Michael Bergey, then of the Township of Puslinch, three parcels of land containing together two acres and one road. One of these parcels containing one-half acre, having a frontage on Queen Street of 132 feet and a depth back southerly there from of 165 feet was located immediately to the east of the James Sault house property, then owned by John George Allendorf.

A second parcel containing one acre had likewise a frontage on the south side of Queen Street of 132 feet and it extended back south to a depth of three hundred and thirty feet, and it lay immediately east of the half-acre lot. After selling out in Preston to Kinsman Mr. Carl Wiffler came here and probably in the year 1843 built a blacksmith shop with dwelling above on the one-acre parcel. This building, legend has it, was later converted into the Fire Hall shown on some of the ancient pictures of Queen Street.

On December 1 st, 1845, by deed number 445, Wiffler sold the half-acre lot to Robert Forbes and your attention is called to the description in it "Being composed of a Village Lot in New Hope near the Blacksmith Shop on the south side of Queen Street". A man named George Steffler comes somehow into the picture in con-nection with this one-acre parcel. It may be that he was a blacksmith operating this blacksmith shop subsequent to Wiffler's demise, presumably as tenant of the estate.

Le Rue De Commerce, Other Times Other Customs Other Days Other Ways, Winfield Brewster 1954

Carl — Margaretha Allemang. Margaretha was born 1808, , Germany; died 21 Jan 1883, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Margaretha Oberholtzer
• Name: Margaretha Wiffler
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-23032
• Residence: 1851, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1861, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

Notes:

Mrs. Wiffler, whose maiden name was Allemang, had three children; Charles who learned the Waggon Making trade, Catharine who married Gideon Ochs and Elizabeth who never married, but for many years worked as a seamstress. By that I mean she went to a house where the Ladies had materials they wanted made up into dresses; and her work was, in the main, with the top notch families in the district hereabouts. She made, for instance, most of the gowns for the daughters of Jacob Hespeler, and she kept little bits of pretty-much all the nice materials she worked with and years after when Minnie Ochs, her Niece, was building a crazy patch quilt, Aunt Lizzie brought her down a lot of these patches and went over them telling what dress this was from, that this other patch was of the dress that Miss Hespeler wore to someone's wedding, etc. All that sort of history. It must have made a fine afternoon of it for Minnie.

Le Rue De Commerce, Other Times Other Customs Other Days Other Ways, Winfield Brewster 1954