Verna Evelyn Shantz

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-331513

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• Business: 566 Fisher Mills Rd., Cambridge, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada; Speed Flour Mill
• Interesting: story, mill
• Name: A. J. Shantz
• Name: Junia Shantz
• Eby ID Number: 00106-5923.6
• Residence: 1952, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Notes:

SHANTZ, A. Junia

At Fairview Mennonite Home, 799 Concession Rd., Cambridge, on Monday evening, March 14, 1988, A. Junia Shantz, in his 97th year. Beloved husband of the late, Clara (Bechtel) Shantz (1984). The late Mr. Shantz, was predeceased by two brothers, Edwin and Hermice and is survived by a sister-in-law, Mrs. Evelyn Shantz of St. George and a family friend, Helen Shantz of Waterloo. Mr. Shantz, was born in Waterloo township, the son of the late Joseph and Mattie (Snyder) Shantz and was an active life-long member of the Wanner Mennonite Church. He was a pioneer in the formula feed business and operated the Fisher Mill Feed Store, in the Cambridge (Hespeler) area, for many years. He was a past president of the South Waterloo Agricultural Society. The family will receive friends at the Nelson Funeral Home, 1766 Franklin Blvd., Cambridge, on Wednesday afternoon and evening, from 2: 30-4: 30 and 7-9 p.m. The funeral service will be held on Thursday afternoon, March 17, at 2: 30 p.m., in the Wanner Mennonite Church, with Rev. Paul Martin officiating. Interment Wanner cemetery.

Kitchener-Waterloo Record 15 Mar 1988 pg B13

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Flash from the Past: Busy feed mill was at Fisher Mills

Waterloo Region Record

For much of the 20th century the story of the Hespeler-area hamlet of Fisher Mills ran parallel to the story of its mill and the mill's longtime owner, A.J. Shantz.

Last week's "mystery" photo showing Hespeler Feed & Farm Supplies in the 1960s inspired dozens of calls and emails from readers with ties to the hamlet, named for Jacob Fisher, a Chilligo Creek mill operator in the early 1800s. Fisher Mills was also the birthplace in 1841 of Waterloo distiller Joseph Seagram. His parents owned a hotel there.

The old mill, just east of Beaverdale Road and two kilometres from the heart of Hespeler (now Cambridge), was a place of business until 1990. It's now a home, backing on Maple Grove Road.

In 1932, when he was 40, Ammon Junia (A.J.) Shantz became owner of the feed mill his father Joseph Shantz began there in 1890. Powered by water from a man-made pond, the Shantz mill was built on the foundation of an earlier flour mill that in 1888 was dismantled and moved to Birtle, Man. One of A.J. Shantz's first steps as owner was to add a diesel engine.

Shantz grew up working at the mill but also trained at the Ontario Agricultural College in Guelph in the 1920s. He lived with his parents on a farm that is partly visible on the far left in the photo.

Shantz is remembered as an honest, kind and astute man who kept pace with changing business realities. A Shur-Gain franchisee, producing livestock feeds was his key focus. But his mill also did seed cleaning, grain chopping and saw milling. It made apple cider, fruit juice, molasses and apple butter (the latter venture was directed by his mother, Mattie), plus its own brand of dog food, promoted by a litter of 16 Irish setters, Shantz acquired.

A description in the 1957 volume of the Waterloo Historical Society noted: "Mr. Shantz also deals in fertilizers, fencing, twine and many other lines of farm supplies. An electrical appliance shop stocking deep freezers, TV sets etc. has recently been added to his establishment."

For 22 years Shantz also owned the Speed Mill north of Hespeler. It was both a flour and feed mill.

Lois Anne Snyder of Waterloo recognized the Shantz Mill photo. She grew up in Fisher Mills and her grandfather and father, both named Alf Tuletzki, worked for Shantz, as did her sister Betty, who had a job in the mill office.

"We used to go down there sometimes with my dad in the mornings," Snyder recalled. One of the first things her father would do was go to the basement and start an engine that would get all sorts of belts and pulleys moving throughout the building.

Don Baker of Kitchener phoned to say his father, Art, bought farm supplies at the mill and worked there in the 1960s and 1970s. He is certain the car in the photo is his father's 1962 Mercury.

Bill Bartels of Kitchener has a special reason to recall A.J. Shantz. In 1924, his grandfather Jacob J. Bartels, arrived in Waterloo with his wife and four children, along with other Russian Mennonites who had fled persecution in their homeland. When they stepped from the train, a man shouted "family of six" and A.J. Shantz stepped up to say he could offer them temporary housing.

The Bartels family lived briefly at the Shantz farm. Jacob later acquired a Niagara-area fruit farm that he ran with Bartel's father, Jacob Jr., who raised his own family in Hespeler.

Bartels said he can recall going to Shantz's mill as a boy with his father in the 1940s with apples and tomatoes from the Niagara farm.

"I was pretty impressed with the idea that you could squeeze a tomato and get juice that you would put in a can."

When Shantz retired in 1970, he sold the mill to Howard Cressman, who had grown up in Shantz's home, where his mother was the housekeeper. Cressman incorporated as Chilligo Farm Supply, Ltd. and for a time had Bill Miller as a co-owner.

They made many innovations, but manufacturing was gradually discontinued. The mill became a retail site called The Feed Store.

Ron Hattle of Elora phoned to say his father, Charles, worked for Cressman in the 1970s and in retirement wrote about the mill.

From his journal: "The staff at the time was Howard Cressman, Stewart McDonald, Alf Tuletzki, Art Baker, Karol Warenholtz and Charlie Hattle. Shortly after when things got going with the pellets, they hired Guy Hawshaw. Alf's daughter was the bookkeeper."

Shantz was a very visible figure in Fisher Mills and at the nearby Wanner Mennonite Church. In the late 1930s he and his farmhand, Wilfred Becker, took two Percheron horses to Toronto and won a prize at the Royal Winter Fair.

One curious aspect of Shantz's life is that he and his wife, Clara, wed in 1918, lived apart for years, she in Kitchener and he at Fisher Mills. Their only child had passed away in 1921 while still a tot.

Miriam Cressman of Cambridge knew the couple well as the wife of Howard Cressman, who died in 2004. Clara and A.J. were fond of each other, she said, but as young people were pressured by their strong-willed mothers. Clara's mother insisted her daughter live with her in Kitchener. But A.J. found it hard to run the mill from so far away. As well, his own mother wanted him at Fisher Mills.

In later life the couple did live together again at Fisher Mills. Clara died in 1984, A.J. in 1988.

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Ammon married Clara Regina Edna Bechtel 21 Aug 1918, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Clara (daughter of Menno M. Bechtel and Sarah Ann Wahl) was born 24 May 1895, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1984; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Clara Regina Edna Shantz
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-386677
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Other Events:

• Business: 566 Fisher Mills Rd., Cambridge, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada; Speed Flour Mill
• Name: J. S. Shantz
• Eby ID Number: 00110-6854
• Residence: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; O Methodist
• Occupation: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; ?

Notes:

Joseph S. Shantz

Mr. J. S. Shantz, aged 83, passed away at his home, Fisher's Mills, on Sunday, Oct. 1. Mr. Shantz was a widely known citizen and one deeply interested in religion and philanthropic activities. There survive two sons and one daughter, Edwin of Hespeler, Junia at home and Mrs. Sydney Shantz of Kitchener. The funeral services were held on Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 3rd, from his home at Fisher's Mills. Rev. S. M. Kanagy of Blair and Bishop C. F. Derstine, Kitchener, officiated. The remains were interred in Wanner's cemetery. Casket bearers were Moses B. Shantz, Kitchener; Lyndere Shantz, New Hamburg; Moses Bowman, New Dundee; Gordon Snyder, Kitchener; Fred Snyder, Waterloo; Edward Snyder, Preston.

The Waterloo Chronicle 12 Oct 1933 pg 5

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Joseph Shantz, "was born February 13th, 1851. On February 13th, 1877, he was married to Nancy Shantz. Some time after their marriage they moved near Hespeler where she died March 13th, 1885. On March 9th, 1887, he was again married to Magdalena Snyder, widow of the late Alfred Simpson. They reside near Hespeler, Ontario, where he is engaged in farming. To him and his first wife were born two sons,."

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.].

Joseph married Magdalena "Martha" Snyder 9 Mar 1887, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Magdalena (daughter of Absalom Snyder, daughter of Absalom Snyder and Mary Bricker) was born 21 Feb 1851, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 Jun 1931, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 6 Jun 1931, Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Magdalena "Martha" Shantz
• Name: Magdalena "Martha" Simpson
• Eby ID Number: 00106-5923
• Grave Photograph - Find A Grave: Gravestone of Magdalena
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Mrs. Joseph S. Shantz

The death occurred near Hespeler, yesterday of Magdalena Snyder, beloved wife of Joseph S. Shantz, in her 81st yesr. The funeral will be held on Saturday, June 6, at two o'clock, with a service at Wanner church. Interment will be made in the Wanner church, cemetery.

Kitchener Daily Record 4 Jun 1931 pg 21

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Magdalena Snyder, "was born February 21st, 1851. On April 9th, 1884, she was married to Alfred Simpson who died June 1st., 1886. On March 9th, 1887, she was again married to Joseph S. Shantz, a farmer. They reside near Hespeler, Ontario. She had no family with her first husband, but with her second husband there are four 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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Shantz.-Magdalena Snyder Shantz, beloved wife of Joseph S. Shantz, was born Feb. 21, 1851; died Wednesday, June 3, 1931. She was in her 81st year. On April 9, 1884, she was married to Alfred Simpson, who preceded her in death June 1, 1886. On March 9, 1887, she was married to Joseph Shantz. She united with the Mennonite Church in her teen age and remained a faithful member until death. She is survived by a sorrowing husband, 2 sons, 1 daughter, 2 brothers and 2 sisters. The funeral was held on Saturday, June 6, and was conducted by Bro. Oscar Burkholder. Text, Psa. 91: 1 and 16.

Gospel Herald - Vol. XXIV, No. 12 - June 18, 1931 - pp. 270-272

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00007-0661
• Grave Photograph - Find A Grave: Menno M. Bechtel
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Occupation: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Menno married Sarah Ann Wahl 6 Nov 1888, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Sarah (daughter of Heinrich B. "Henry B." Wahl and Sarah S. Shoemaker) was born 18 Sep 1868, Rosendale, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1944; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Family Photograph: Henry B. Wahl and family
• Name: Sarah Ann Bechtel
• Eby ID Number: 00112-7110.11
• Grave Photograph - Find A Grave: Sarah Ann Wahl
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Sarah Ann Wahl, "eldest daughter of second husband, was born September 18th, 1868. She is married to Menno Bechtel. They reside on west end of his father's old homestead."

Menno M. Bechtel "was born January 2nd, 1864, and is married to Sarah Ann Wahl. He is a farmer and resides on west end of the old homestead. They have no family."


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.].

Family Photograph:
Henry B. Wahl Family - Rosendale, Ontario

Back row left to right: Annie Lucinda, Solomon Edward, Henry Allan and Angelina
Front row left to right: Sarah Ann, Mrs. Henry B. Wahl, Henry B. Walh and Marietta
Women's Institute - Tweedsmuir History - Roseendale Vol. 2

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33645375
• Eby ID Number: 00110-6850
• Residence: 1845, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; O Methodist
• Occupation: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer & Saw Mill
• Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Occupation: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Simon Shantz, "was born May 15th, 1818. On March 4th, 1845, he was married to Judith, daughter of Daniel and Susannah (Kenzie) Stauffer. She was born August 1st, 1825, and died January 26th, 1862. He died December 13th, 1893. They resided in Wilmot Township, near Baden. Their family consisted of nine 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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SHANTZ.-In Wilmot, Ont., on the 14th of December, 1893, Simon Shantz. He was born May 15th, 1818, and arrived at the ripe old age of 75 years, 6 months and 29 days. In 1845 he was married to Judith Stauffer, whom he survived nearly 32 years. He was the father of 4 sons and 5 daughters, of whom 3 daughters preceded him. His funeral, which was largely attended, took place on the 17th of December. Buried in Geiger's cemetery. Funeral services by Moses S. Bowman in German from 2 Cor. 4: 17,18 and 5: 1, and Daniel Wismer in English from Philippians 1: 21. His friends mourn not as those who have no hope^.2a


HERALD OF TRUTH , Vol. XXXI, No. 2, January 15, 1894 - pp 29,30,31

Simon married Judith Stauffer 4 Mar 1845, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Judith (daughter of Daniel Stauffer and Susannah Kinzie) was born 1 Aug 1825, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Jan 1862, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wilmot Mennonite (formerly Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot, Waterloo Region, Ontario. [Group Sheet]

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33645465
• Name: Judith Shantz
• Eby ID Number: 00117-7376
• Residence: 1845, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; O Methodist

Notes:

Judith Stauffer, "was born August 1st, 1825. She was married to Simon S. Shantz. They resided in Wilmot Township where she died January 26th, 1862, leaving a family of nine 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.].

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00106-5916
• Residence: 1841, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Gentleman
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Absalom Snyder, "was born May 23rd, 1817. on February 2nd, 1841, he was married to Mary, daughter of Jacob and Judith (Baumann) Bricker. She was born May 7th, 1823, and died May 17th, 1891. After his marriage he moved near Fisher's Mills south of Kossuth, on the farm now in possession of his youngest son, Abraham, where he is still residing and enjoying life. He is a very active and well posted man for his age. His family consisted of fifteen 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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SNYDER - Absolom Snyder born in Waterloo Co., Ont., May 23rd 1817, died of paralysis on May 21st 1900, leaving four sons and three daughters to mourn the loss of a kind and loving father. He passed away at the ripe old age of 82 years, 11 months, and 29 days. A large circle of relatives and friends followed the remains to their last resting place at Wanner's M. H., on the 24th. Deceased united with the Mennonite Church in his youth and was a consistent member until his death. Funeral services at the house by Jacob Woolner, Sr., and at the M. H. by Noah Stauffer and Elias Weber. Sister Snyder preceded her husband nine years ago.


HERALD OF TRUTH , Vol. XXXVII, No. 14, July 15, 1900 - pages 222, 223

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00007-0651
• Occupation: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Not given
• Directory: 1864, Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 088, Waterloo County, Ontario
• Occupation: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Gentleman
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Joseph B. Bechtel "the third child of Samuel Bechtel and his wife, Barbara Baumann, was born June 8th, 1824. On April 18th, 1848, he was married to Sarah Miller who was born November 28th, 1828. They reside on lot No. 88, German Company's Tract, Waterloo Township. They had a family of eleven 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.].

Joseph married Sarah Miller 18 Apr 1848, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Sarah (daughter of Christian Miller and Hester Wanner) was born 28 Nov 1828, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Jun 1907, Kossuth, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Sallie Miller
• Name: Sarah Bechtel
• Name: Sarah Mueller
• Name: Sarah Muller
• Eby ID Number: 00079-4787
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Sallie Miller, "was born November 28th, 1828. On April 18th, 1848, she was married to Joseph Bechtel. They reside on lot No. 88, German Company's Tract, a little north of Kossuth."


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.].

Other Events:

• Family Photograph: Henry B. Wahl and family
• Name: Henry B. Wahl
• Name: Henry Wahl
• Residence: Rosendale, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Eby ID Number: 00112-7110.2
• Grave Photograph - Find A Grave: Henry B. Wahl
• Immigration: 1845, , Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Shoemaker
• Occupation: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer

Notes:

Wahl.-Bro. Henry Wahl was born on Oct. 10, 1840; was married to Widow Sarah Bingiman of Breslau; died near Breslau, Ont., Feb. 24, 1905, aged 64 Y., 4 M., 14 D. To this union were born two sons and four daughters, all of whom reside in Waterloo County and who, with their mother, remain to mourn their sudden bereavement, but not as those who have no hope. Death was due to heart failure. Deceased was a member of the Mennonite church, had been assistant Sunday school superintendent and also superintendent on various occasions, and was also "district man" in the Aid Union for the adjustment of losses by fire among the brotherhood. His remains were buried in the Cressman church cemetery on the 26th of February. The house was crowded with relatives, friends and acquaintances who had met to pay their tribute of respect to the departed brother and of sympathy to the bereaved family. May the God of all comfort and consolation ever be near the bereaved ones to bless and to comfort and guide, as he has promised to be a very present help in time of need. Funeral services were conducted by Bish. Jonas B. Snider in German (text, Matt. 24: 44) and by Pre. J. S.Woolner in English (text, Jas. 4: 14 and Eph. 5: 15

Herald of Truth, Vol. XLII, No. 10, March 9, 1905, pages 79 and 80

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Henry B. Wahl was born in Wilmot township, Oct. 9, 1840 and came with parents Heinrich and Maria Wahl to Rosendale, where he lived until his marriage to Sarah (Shoemaker) Bingeman, widow of Isaac Bingeman of Breslau, on Dec. 7, 1867. They were married by Pastor F. R. Reissman, Lutheran. - Witnesses: H. Eby and A. Petersen.

Acreage was purchased in Horning's Tract and a house and barn erected in 1867. The house was a small frame building and the barn was also small and quite low. This farm is composed of small parcels of land purchased at various intervals. In earlier days the purchase was not recorded until paid for, and this explains the later dates of acquisition.

June 3, 1869 - James Alderson to Henry B. Wahl - 13.14 acres Horning's Tract
Dec. 1, 1869 - James Alderson to Henry B. Wahl - 17.75 acres -$115 Horning's Tract
Dec. 28, 1878 - Wm. B. Thomas to Henry B. Wahl - 31-0-17 acres - Lot ,#53 North of Horning's
Apr. 9, 1879 - Menno Bowman to Henry B. Wahl - 20-0-0 acres - Lot ,#53 North of Horning's
Apr. 8, 1882 - Menno Bowman to Henry B. Wahl - 19 1/8 acres - Lot ,#53 North of Horning's
Mar. 22, 1892 Geo. B. Smith to Henry B. Wahl - 43.6 acres - Horning's Tract $2,180

There were six children born here [Rosendale] who attended S.S.#12 Bloomingdale school. Henry B. Wahl was a Lutheran and Mrs. Wahl was Mennonite, so they compromised and attended her church Snyder's Mennonite church, Bloomingdale. He was a Sunday School superintendent here for some time. A rule of the Mennonite church forbade the use of alcohol, but Henry Wahl had his own convictions on the subject. He would say "Ay gloss beer con ma hovva, ova ains is genunk" (one may have a glass of beer but one is enough).

Henry B. Wahl was also a shoemaker. He kept a suoply of leather on hand and made shoes for neighbors and his family. Sometimes some of the children, especially the girls, would complain about their heavy shoes, which were made of second or third grade leather. The best grades were manufactured into shoes for customers who paid cash.

The daughters made their own dresses at fourteen years of age. No patterns were provided and dresses in this era took a great deal of material and look quite complicated in comparison to our present day styles.
Mixed farming was the method of agriculture, and the usual livestock composed of grade cattle , pigs, horses, chickens, etc. were kept. The family contributed the farm labor until they married and left for homes of their own. Henry B. Wahl died Feb. 24, 1904 and is buried in the Cressman Mennonite cemetery, Breslau, Ontario.

Mrs. Henry B. Wahl continued farming operations with the help of her sons Henry Allan and Solomon Edward, until 1910, when Solomon was married. Now the house was divided, Mrs, Wahl and son Henry Allan occupying the one part and Solomon and his bride the other part. Mrs. Henry B. Walh milked her own cow and maintained a garden, which supplied her needs. She maintained and drove her own horse and buggy until she was 80 years olf and over. She was quite content to live in a primitive manner, and refused to have hydro install. In 1913 son Henry Allan moved to the village of Bloomingdale. Mrs. Wahl continued living her until her death in Jan 1924. She is buried in the Cressman Mennonite cemetery, Breslau.

Women's Institute - Tweedsmuir History - Rosendale Vol. 2

Family Photograph:
Henry B. Wahl Family - Rosendale, Ontario

Back row left to right: Annie Lucinda, Solomon Edward, Henry Allan and Angelina
Front row left to right: Sarah Ann, Mrs. Henry B. Wahl, Henry B. Walh and Marietta
Women's Institute - Tweedsmuir History - Roseendale Vol. 2

Heinrich married Sarah S. Shoemaker 7 Dec 1867, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Sarah (daughter of John D. Shoemaker and Catharine Fried) was born 12 Mar 1840, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Jan 1924, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Family Photograph: Henry B. Wahl and family
• Name: Sarah S. Bingeman
• Name: Sarah S. Schumacher
• Name: Sarah S. Wahl
• Eby ID Number: 00112-7110
• Grave Photograph - Find A Grave: Sarah S. Shoemaker
• Residence: 1858, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1911, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Income
• Residence: 1911, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1921, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

Notes:

Sarah Shoemaker, "youngest daughter of John D. Shoemaker, was born March 12th, 1840. In 1857 she was married to Isaac Bingeman who was born June 16th, 1834. They resided on Cyrus Erb's farm at Breslau where he died August 21st, 1864. On December 7th, 1867, she was again married to Henry B. Wahl. They reside on a farm two miles north-west of Breslau. With her first husband there were four children and with her second husband there were six 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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Wahl. - Sarah Shoemaker was born in Waterloo twp., Ont., Mar. 12, 1840; died at the home of her son, Breslau, Ont., Jan. 20, 1924; aged 83 y. 10 m. 8 d. In 1857 she was united in marriage to Isaac Bingeman, who predeceased her in 1864. To this union were born 4 children, two dying in infancy. In 1873 she was married to Henry B. Wahl, who died in 1904. To this union were born six children, all of whom survive. She leaves 8 children, 21 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren. Sister Wahl united with the Mennonite Church in the year 1864 and remained a loyal, faithful member until death. The funeral was held on Jan. 23, 1924, at the Cressman Mennonite Church, conducted by Bro. Oscar Burkholder. Text, Col. 1: 12,13.


The Gospel Herald - Volume XVI, Number 45 - February 7, 1924 - pages 909, 910

Family Photograph:
Henry B. Wahl Family - Rosendale, Ontario

Back row left to right: Annie Lucinda, Solomon Edward, Henry Allan and Angelina
Front row left to right: Sarah Ann, Mrs. Henry B. Wahl, Henry B. Walh and Marietta
Women's Institute - Tweedsmuir History - Roseendale Vol. 2