Verda Thiel

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-55084
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

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• Business: St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; St. Jacobs Glue Company
• Name: Conrad Diehl
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-55078
• Occupation: 1881, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1882, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Glue Maker
• Residence: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1895, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Glue Manufacture
• Occupation: 1901, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Glue Factory
• Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Billiards
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

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CONRAD THIEL

The death took place on Sunday morning of Conrad Thiel, at his home in Kitchener, at the age of 66 years. He had been in indifferent health for some time and on Thursday evening was stricken with a paralytic stroke. Deceased was born in Philipsburg and came to Kitchener nineteen years ago where he entered business. A wife and six children survive. The funeral took place on Tuesday afternoon from the residence, thence to St. Jacobs Lutheran church for service and internment.

Waterloo Chronicle 20 Dec 1923, p. 5

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ST. JACOBS GLUE CO.

One of the leading industries of St. Jacobs is its glue factory, which has been in operation for about twenty-five years; but not on as large a scale as it is now by the present company. The latter was formed about nine years ago. Mr. C Thiel, the popular manager and overseer of the plant, has been identified with it ever since it was established in St. Jacobs. It was quite a surprise to me when I visited this factory a few days ago and found it entirely free from the repulsive odors generally supposed to prevail in the immediate vicinity of most glue factories. In this case, however, the entire absence of offensive odors is due to two things, viz: the interior of the factory is kept clean as far as practicable and only the trimmings from the hides, &c of slaughtered animals are used. This is not always the case in glue manufacture, however, as many factories use the refuse from deceased animals that are often already in the advanced state of decomposition. Mr. Thiel had just returned from New York where he had purchased twelve carloads of hide trimmings. This comes from some part of Asia and is of a much finer quality, it being used in the manufacture of their best grade of glue. They manufacture two kinds, furniture and emery glue And the lot that I examined was of a very fine quality indeed, and I must say it cannot be surpassed. They also purchase a good deal of material from Chicago, which is used in their cheaper grades. They ship to all parts of the Dominion, there always being a good demand for their production, of which they manufacture about 150,000 lbs per annum, and employ about twelve men in the winter season when the factory is in full operation. As many are, no doubt unacquainted with the manner in which glue is manufactured, I will undertake to give a brief explanation. In the first place this factory has a 35 horse power engine and a 70 horse power boiler. The hide trimmings, or material required is first soaked in large tanks and then in vats of lime, after which it is subjected to an acid process and then put in large boilers and reduced to a liquid state. From the latter it is taken to the cooling room where it soon reaches almost the, consistency of rubber. It is then cut up into square cakes of 10 x 6 inches and which are finally sliced to the thicknesses of about half an inch and then taken to the drying room and placed upon drying racks placed in a long narrow chamber, through which air is forced at a great velocity by a large Disk fan, which makes 900 revolutions per minute. By the drying process these slices become hard and brittle and reduced to the thickness of about a sixteenth of an inch. The dried glue is packed in barrels, but this is not done until the glue is broken up into smaller pieces to admit of closer packing. This is accomplished by throwing it into a hopper in which is an ordinary grain separator cylinder making about 3,000 revolutions per minute. The glue is then ready for the barrels and shipment. Mr. Thiel exhibits a thorough knowledge in the manufacture of glue and probably contributes as much towards keeping business moving as any other man in the village. Besides his large interest in the factory he has several fine private residences here where he was raised from boyhood, but he was born in Philipsburg in 1858. His family consists of a wife and five children.

Waterloo Chronicle 9 Dec 1897, p. 2

Conrad married Emma Heller 23 Apr 1895, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Emma (daughter of George Adam Heller and Johanna Augusta Hachnel) was born 21 Feb 1873, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 29 Sep 1955, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Emma Thiel
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-55079
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

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• Name: Henry Thiel
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-55086P
• Occupation: 1881, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Occupation: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer
• Residence: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

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OBITUARY-On Friday last there died at his home Henry Thiel, after a lingering illness of four months. On Nov. 26th last, while performing his daily labor, he was prostrated by a paralytic stroke, and had been closely confined to his house since. At times he suffered acutely and death came to his relief on Friday, March 22nd His remains were interred in the Lutheran cemetery. Deceased was born in Holtzheim, Hesse, Germany, in 1828, and emigrated to this country in 1855, locating in Philipsburg, where in the same year he was united in wedlock to Elizabeth Koenig. In the latter place he carried on the tanning business for two years, when he moved here and had been a resident ever since. He leaves a widow, one son and four daughters, fifteen grandchildren and a host of friends to mourn his loss.

Waterloo County Chronicle 28 Mar 1895, p. 1

Johann married Elizabeth Koenig 1855. Elizabeth (daughter of George Koenig and Anne E.) was born CALC 20 Nov 1830, , Hessen, Germany; died 17 Jul 1898, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Elizabeth Thiel
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-55087P
• Residence: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

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Thiel - At St. Jacobs, July 17th, Elizabeth relict of the late Henry Thiel, aged 67 years 8 months and 6 days.

Waterloo County Chronicle, 28 Jul 1898, p. 8

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-26061
• Birth: 6 Aug 1834
• Birth: 7 Jan 1836, , Baden, Germany
• Occupation: 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; saddler
• Occupation: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Harness Maker
• Residence: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1862, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Harness Maker

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Occupation:
Lived with Michael Heller.

George married Johanna Augusta Hachnel 21 Oct 1862, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Johanna (daughter of Gottleib Hachnel and Anna Rosina Snider) was born 9 Feb 1844, , Germany; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Augusta Hachnel
• Name: Johanna Augusta Heller
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-54876
• Immigration: 1856
• Residence: 1862, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1911, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-113612

George — Anne E.. Anne was born CALC 27 Dec 1809, , Germany; died 18 Sep 1897; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Anne E. Koenig
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-113611
• Residence: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

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• Name: Adam Heller
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-46068

George — Margareth Schmidt. Margareth was born Abt 1806, of, Germany; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Margareth Heller
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-46069

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• Name: Gottleib Huhnet
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-46070

Gottleib — Anna Rosina Snider. Anna was born CALC 13 Jun 1815, , Germany; died 6 Nov 1899; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Anna Rosina Hachnel
• Name: Rosina Snider
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-46071P