Lloyd Hilton Peifer

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-319683
• Occupation: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Quiling, Felt Factory
• Residence: 1921, 20 Ellen St. E. Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-86515P
• Residence: 1881, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1900, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Furniture Finisher
• Occupation: 1901, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Finisher

John married Melinda L. Schuler 1 Jan 1900, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Melinda (daughter of John Schuler and Margaret Ludwig) was born 15 Jan 1880, Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada; died 1968; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Melinda L. Peifer
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-150145P
• Residence: 1881, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic
• Residence: 1891, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical
• Residence: 1921, 20 Ellen St. E. Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

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• Name: John William Peifer
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-86389P
• Residence: 1868, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1881, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Brickmaker
• Residence: 1881, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1901, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Carpenter
• Occupation: 1911, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Carpenter - House building
• Residence: 1911, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

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Death of John W. Peifer.

Another of our old residents has passed away in the person of Mr. John W. Peifer, who died on Saturday, Dec. 27th at the age of 75 years, 3 months and 24 days. Mr. Peifer had been in poor health for the past few months but was able to be up and around and on Christmas Day suffered a weak spell of the heart from which he never rallied.

The late Mr. Peifer was born in Waterloo on Sept. 3rd, 1849, being the son of the late Rev. Frank Peifer, a Lutheran minister. For the past fifty years He was an esteemed resident of New Hamburg, plying his trade of carpenter contractor. For the past few years he was an employee of the Hahn Brass Co. He was a chartered member of the local Canadian Order of Foresters and a steadfast adherent of the Lutheran faith. He was married to Catharine Wettlaufer in 1869 and their union was blessed with eleven children, five of whom, John L., Carl, Albert, Theodore and Emma, predeceased him. He leaves his sorrowing wife, three daughters and three sons to mourn his demise. The children are Mrs. Henry Bergman of Mason City, Iowa, Mrs. Grant McCoomb of Durham, Mrs. H. F. Hoffman of New Hamburg, Edward of Hespeler, Louis of Hanover and William of Walkerville. He is also survived by one step-sister and two step-brothers, Mrs. T. Hartleib of Stratford, Albert Larr of Detroit and Harry Larr of Columbus, Ohio. The funeral took place last Tuesday. afternoon from his late home to St., Peter's Lutheran Church and Riverside Cemetery. The funeral service was conducted by Rev. Mr. Rolph. pastor of the church, and was at tended by a large concourse of sorrowing relatives and friends.

Waterloo Chronicle, 8 Jan 1925, p. 8

Johannes married Catherine "Katie" Wettlaufer 12 Jul 1868, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Catherine was born 28 Aug 1849, , Germany; died 1 May 1932, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Birth: North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada
• Immigration: , Ontario, Canada
• Name: Catherine "Katie" Pfeifer
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-86390P
• Immigration: 1855, , Canada
• Residence: 1868, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1881, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1911, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

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Mrs. John W. Peifer Passes

An old and highly esteemed resident of New Hamburg has been called away in the person of Catherine Wettlaufer, widow of the late John W. Peifer, who died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Henry S. Hoffman, early on Sunday morning, May 1st, at the age of 82 years, 8 months and 3 days. The late Mrs. Peifer had been in poor health for some years. She was however only confined to bed for several weeks in her last illness and maintained her memory to the last. The deceased was born in Germany on august 28th, 1849, and came to Canada with her parents at the age of six years. The family settled on a farm near Petersburg. On July 12, 1868, she was married to John W. Peifer and for over fifty-five years she was an esteemed resident of New Hamburg. In religion she was a faithful and devoted adherent of the Lutheran Church. Her husband predeceased her eight years ago and two sons, John and Carl, also predeceased her. She leaves three sons and three daughters, Edward, of Hespeler, Louis, of Chatham, William of Walkerville, (Mary) Mrs. William Bergman, of Tehachape, Calif., (Lisetta) Mrs. Grand McCoomb, of Durham, and (Viola) Mrs. H. S Hoffman, New Hamburg, besides fifteen grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. She is also survived by one half-brother, Henry Wettlaufer, of Hampstead. The funeral took place on Wednesday afternoon from the home of her daughter, Mrs. Hoffman to St. Peter's Lutheran church where the funeral service was conducted by Rev. W. C. Daib, followed by interment in riverside Cemetery. Many floral tributes were sent by sympathizing friends and a large circle of relatives and friends attended the funeral.

New Hamburg Independent may 6 1932 pg 5

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-83040
• Birth: 16 Nov 1851, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1881, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Blacksmith
• Residence: 1881, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic
• Occupation: 1891, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Blacksmith
• Residence: 1891, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic
• Occupation: 1901, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Foundry Blacksmith
• Occupation: 1911, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Blacksmith - Foundry
• Residence: 1911, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic

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Death of John Schuler.

Another of our highly esteemed citizens has been called by death in the person of Mr. John Schuler who passed away at his home on Monday shortly before noon, at the age of 73 years. 11 months and 26 days. The deceased had always enjoyed good health but had not felt well for several weeks, and was suddenly stricken about two weeks ago, which attack was followed by a paralytic stroke on Monday night of last week, since when he had lain unconscious until death claimed him. The late Mr. Schuler was born in New Hamburg and with the exception of a few years' residence in Tavistock, spent all his life in this town. He carried on a blacksmith business here for several years and later was for many years an employee in the New Hamburg Mfg. Co.'s plant. He took an active part in municipal and political affairs, being councillor of the village for several years, and a staunch supporter of the Conservative party. He was married in 1875 to Margaret Ludwig of Sebringville, who survives him, besides a family of nine sons and daughters, Harry of Vanderlip, Pa., Edward of Rock Island, III., Melinda (Mrs. J. Peifer) of Kitchener, Ido (Mrs. Gid. Weber) of Monkton, Hilton and Violet (Mrs.) Clayton Ingold) of this town, Florence (Mrs. Blick of Toronto) Clara at home and Andrew of Toronto. One, Theodore, was killed in 1916 in the Great War, having enlisted at Stratford. The funeral was held on Wednesday afternoon from his late residence to Riverside cemetery and was largely attended. The funeral service was conducted by Rev. S. R. Knechtel, pastor of the Evangelical Church

Waterloo Chronicle, 22 May 1924, p. 6

John — Margaret Ludwig. Margaret was born 27 Jun 1853, , Germany; died 22 Mar 1929, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Margaret Schuler
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-83059
• Immigration: 1857, , Canada
• Immigration: 1859, , Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1881, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic
• Residence: 1891, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical
• Residence: 1911, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical Association

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• Name: F. A. Pfeifer
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-111119
• Arrival: 31 Aug 1842, New York City, New York, USA.; ship Isabella
• Occupation: 1852, St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Erbsville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; minister
• Naturalization: 2 Jul 1856, , Canada

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St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church

The congregation was founded in 1837 by Rev. F.W. Bindemann, pastor of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Kitchener; early services were held in homes or other suitable meeting places. Property for the first church building was purchased from Jacob C. Snider for 5 shillings (approximately $1.25). The cornerstone was laid in the spring of 1838 and dedication services in the new church at 72 King Street North in Waterloo were held in the fall of the same year. Rev. Bindemann was pastor. He was replaced in 1841 by Rev. Jacob Huettner of Preston who then ministered to both congregations. When the church's first membership list was compiled on October 24, 1841, the congregation numbered sixteen persons.

The frame church was destroyed by fire and replaced by a new, larger one in 1883. This, too, was destroyed by fire - on October 31, 1959. The congregation then built a new stone church at a new location on Willow Street, with dedication taking place on October 14, 1962.

Early pastors except for Rev. Bindemann (1837-1841), who was asked to resign in 1841, were Revs. J. Huettner (1841-1849), F.A. Peifer, Immanuel Wurster (1851-1855), and Jacob Hoelsche who began his ministry in 1855. Rev. Wurster ministered to St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Preston jointly with St. John's for one year until assuming charge of only Preston in 1855.

Waterloo County Churches A Research Guide To Churches Established Before 1900 By Rosemary Ambrose

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St. Paul's Lutheran Church - Erbsville
Begun: 1852

St. Paul's, associated with St. Peter's, Heidelberg, was founded in 1852 by Rev. Franz Adam Peifer (1852-1859). Land was donated for a cement block church (since known as Allemang Church) and cemetery, which were located several miles north of Erbsville. The church was completed in 1853 and the Kirchenbuch (Church Book) was begun in the next year, 1854, by Rev. Peifer. The present yellow brick church was built in 1877 in the village. Rev. Peifer died in 1859 and in 1860 Rev. Daniel Stahlschmidt began his ministry to the two congregations of St. Paul's and St. Peter's, Heidelberg; he was followed by Rev. J. Brezing in 1873 who ministered to the congregation until 1887. Services in German were conducted in this church from the beginning until 1939 when German language services were discontinued. An addition was built on the back of the church in 1952.

Waterloo County Churches A Research Guide To Churches Established Before 1900 By Rosemary Ambrose

Occupation:
St. Paul's, associated with St. Peter's, Heidelberg, was founded in 1852 by Rev. Franz Adam Peifer (1852-1859). Land was donated for a cement block church (since known as Allemang Church) and cemetery, which were located several miles north of Erbsville. The church was completed in 1853 and the Kirchenbuch (Church Book) was begun in the next year, 1854, by Rev. Peifer. The present yellow brick church was built in 1877 in the village. Rev. Peifer died in 1859 and in 1860 Rev. Daniel Stahlschmidt began his ministry to the two congregations of St. Paul's and St. Peter's, Heidelberg;<sup>1a

1a</sup>Ambrose, Rosemary. Waterloo County Churches A Research Guide to Churches Established Before 1900. Kitchener, Ontario, Canada: Waterloo-Wellington Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society, 1993. [used the kind permission of Rosemary Ambrose 2011]

Franz — Ann Maria Forler. Ann (daughter of Jacob Forler and Elisabeth Volmer) was born 4 Feb 1829, Bischholtz, Alsace Lorraine, France; died 13 Nov 1916, Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Fairmount Cemetery, Baden, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Ann Maria Liersch
• Name: Ann Maria Peifer
• Name: Martha
• Name: Mary Forler
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-121298
• Residence: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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• Name: William Schuler
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-111096
• Occupation: 1842, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; teacher
• Occupation: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; minister
• Residence: 1852; Protestant
• Residence: 1857, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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German Evangelical Lutheran Church

A congregation, to be known as the German Evangelical Lutheran Congregation in Strasburg, was formed in 1844 by Rev. Wendlin Schuler. The first church (of logs) was built in 1847 or 1848 just south of the Bleams Road intersection. A cemetery adjacent to the church was first used in 1850.

The congregation was formally organized by Rev. Immanuel Wurster in April, 1857. It was part of a Parish with St. James in Mannheim, St. James in New Dundee, St. Matthew's in Plattsville and St. John's in Berlin, as each was established; the congregation later, on April 1, 1893 became affiliated with only St. James, Mannheim. The old church building was dismantled and removed in 1905.

Waterloo County Churches A Research Guide To Churches Established Before 1900 By Rosemary Ambrose

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HENRY SCHULER, proprietor of the Paris Stoneware Works, was born in Illinois on 25th Sept., 1842, and is a son of Wendlin and Susanna (Brandt) Schuler, who were married in Canada. The former was a native of Baden, Germany, and died in Saugeen, Ont., in 1856, and the latter, who resides now in East Zorra, Ont., was born in the State of Ohio in 1823, and married the second time, Harman Schmidt, who died in St. Louis in 1874. Mrs. Schuler's first husband had been a school teacher for twenty-five years, in New Hamburg, Ont., where he was keeping a hotel about the time of his death. The subject of this sketch was united in marriage, on 21st November, 1861, to Mary Ann Reynest, who was born in Paris, Ont., on the 6th Dec., 1845, and they are both members of the Church of England. Mr. Schuler acquired a good common school education, and engaged in the pottery business in 1868, which he changed into the manufacture of stoneware in 1873. This he has been proprietor of for the past ten years, and has meet with generally good success. There are nine children in the family, seven of whom survive, viz., Anna, Emma, Edward, John, Frederick, James and Lincoln. The parents of Mr. S. had eight children, of whom six are now living, Henry being the oldest, and of them only he and his brother Wendlin reside in the County of Brant.


The history of the county of Brant, Ontario: containing a history of the county: its township, cities, towns, schools, J. H. Beers & Co. Warner, Beers & Co.

Wendlin married Susanna Brandt 1841, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Susanna was born 1823, , Ohio, USA; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Susanna Schmidt
• Name: Susanna Schuler
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-45016
• Residence: 1841, Huron Tract, Ontario
• Residence: 1883, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada