John Reinhardt^[1]

1849 - 1886  (36 years)

• Name	John Reinhardt
  Born	20 Jun 1849	Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Interesting	accident
  Occupation	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	RC
  Occupation	1875	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Brakeman
  Occupation	1881	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Baggage Master
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-101480
  Died	12 Mar 1886	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 5, 6]
  	Cause: Killed on Railway
  Buried	Saint Boniface Roman Catholic Cemetery, Maryhill, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 6]
  Person ID	I101480	Generations
  Last Modified	19 Aug 2024

  
  

  Father	Martin Reinhart,   b. 28 Sep 1824, , Baden, Germany ,   d. 1902  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Maria Theresia "Theresia" Wolpert,   b. 1826, , Germany ,   d. 10 Mar 1882, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 56 years)
  Married	8 Sep 1847	St. Boniface Roman Catholic Church, Maryhill, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Family ID	F11948	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ottila Hummel,   b. 28 Nov 1850, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1923  (Age 72 years)
  Married	25 May 1875	Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario   [1]
  Children	1. Mary T. Reinhardt,   b. 1877, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Odilia A. Reinhard,   b. 26 May 1880, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1967, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)   3. Martin Reinhart,   b. 5 Aug 1881, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. George Reinhart,   b. 17 Dec 1883, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Wilhelmina Reinhart,   b. 1885, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Minnie Reinhart,   b. 14 Mar 1886, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	19 Aug 2024
  Family ID	F26080	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Terrible Death at the G.T.R. Station John Reinhardt Instantly Killed Just after the arrival of the 1;15 p.m. train from Berlin on Friday last a terrible accident occurred at the station in this town, whereby John Reinhardt, well known as baggage-man and brakeman on the train, suffered instant death. As is generally the custom, after the passengers had alighted, the employees proceeded to make up the train for the afternoon trip to Waterloo, and it was while thus engaged that poor Reinhardt met his terrible fate. It appears that the passenger and baggage-car on this train are fitted with what is known as the "Miller" coupling, which works to a charm so far as the cars fitted with it are concerned; but when it becomes necessary to couple freight cars to the "Miller" considerable difficulty is frequently experienced. On this occasion some freight cars were to be attached to the train, and they were brought down from the freight-shed by the engine. When the cars were coming down the line, Reinhardt and Theodore Mann, brakeman, were on top of them at the brakes; but when approaching the passenger portion of the train Reinhardt got off his car and ran ahead to make preparations for the coupling. He failed, however, in guiding the link into the "slot" in the drawhead of the freight car, and it glanced off to the left-hand side forcing the "Miler" coupling past the side of the drawhead, and allowing the cars to come together. When they struck, the momentum carried the passenger and baggage-cars a few feet, holding Reinhardt in the terrible vice. Then they separated; and with the last effort of his life the poor fellow stepped up on the station platform, walked a few steps toward the fence, and fell on the boards in a heap - dead. It was afterward found that his ribs had been crushed in upon his heart, although outwardly the flesh over the spot was scarcely bruised. John Reinhardt had been connected with the train running on the Galt branch for many years in fact, ever since the opening of the road, if we are not mistaken. He was a remarkably quiet and inoffensive man, ever ready to oblige a friend, and was universally liked. He was aged 37 years, and leaves a widow and 5 children to mourn his fearfully sudden death. It is satisfactory to know, however, that he leaves them above want, having saved over $3000 out of his earning, besides holding a policy in the G.T. employees insurance company. He was widely known to travelers on the Grand Trunk, as well on the main line as on the branch, having been baggage man on the "Dutch mail" when it ran between Galt and Toronto some years ago. The remains were conveyed from his residence in Galt to his father's residence, Shantz Station, on Saturday, and form thence were taken for interment to the R.C. cemetery at Little Germany on Sunday. Galt Reporter Mar 19 1886 pg 1

  
  

• Sources

  [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 9299-75. John Reinhard, 25, occ. Brakeman, b. Ontario, res. Galt, s/o Martin & Theresa, married Odelia Hummel, 25, b. Ontario, res. Waterloo twp., d/o Martin & Catherine, witn: George Hummel & Theresa Reinhard, both of Waterloo twp., 25 May 1875 at New Germany [S336] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1881, Galt Division 1 Page 72. [S604] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 32. [S93] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich, Maryhill - Saint Boniface Roman Catholic - www.findagrave. com. [S2545] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Township North 1891, WaterlooTownship 1891 Sect 1 Page 23. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/130532898/john-reinhardt. [S91] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Maryhill - St. Boniface Roman Catholic [found cited on various sources on the internet and family histories], Rev. Lucas Caveng. Martin Reinhard s/o John Reinhard & Maria Anna Reinhard married 8 Sep 1847 to Theresia Wolpert d/o Francis & Barbara Edemann, witnesses: Andreas Reinhard & Francis Jacob Reinhard, [Reinhard & Edelman from Kilshheim, Baden]

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 20 Jun 1849 - Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario Occupation - Farmer - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - RC - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Brakeman - 1875 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 25 May 1875 - Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario Occupation - Baggage Master - 1881 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Killed on Railway - 12 Mar 1886 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Saint Boniface Roman Catholic Cemetery, Maryhill, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth