John Reesor Stouffer^{[1, 2, 3]}

1856 - 1947  (90 years)

• Name	John Reesor Stouffer
  Born	15 Sep 1856	, York Co., Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Business	1897	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	J. R. Stouffer & Co.'s Button Factory
  		Kitchener,StoufferButtonFactory-BusyBerlin1897.jpg J. R. Stouffer & Co's Button Factory From: Busy Berlin Jubilee Souvenir 1897, published by Berlin News-Record
  Name	J. R. Stouffer
  Occupation	1901	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Manufacturer
  Occupation	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Button Maker, at House
  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Methodist
  Eby ID Number	00117-7418
  Died	1947  [2, 3, 6]
  Buried	Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 6]
  Person ID	I10338	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Jacob Stouffer,   b. Abt 1840, Of, York Co., Ontario ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Fannie Reesor,   b. Abt 1840, Of, York Co., Ontario ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F2975	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anna Maria "Maria" Schneider,   b. 23 Jun 1866, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1944  (Age 77 years)
  Married	30 Dec 1886  [9]
  Children	1. Laura Stouffer,   b. 18 Sep 1889, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1974  (Age 84 years)   2. Mabel Rebecca Stouffer,   b. 8 Jun 1892, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Alice Stouffer,   b. 23 May 1897, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 31 Oct 1975  (Age 78 years)   4. Lovina Stouffer,   b. 10 Jan 1900, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Jan 1970  (Age 70 years)   5. Elmer Snider Stouffer,   b. 5 Jan 1906, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Mar 1998, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 92 years)   6. Wilfrid Lloyd Stouffer,   b. May 1910, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Dec 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 1 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F1107	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  John R. Stauffer, "youngest son of Jacob and Fannie (Reesor) Stouffer, and grandson of John Stouffer, was born and raised near Markham Village, York County, Ontario. When a young man he followed farming until 1881. In fall of the same year he came to Berlin where he was engaged in the J. Y. Shantz & Son button factory for several years. After leaving the Shantz button factory, he, in partnership with Mr. Chas. K. Hagedon, commenced to manufacture covered and rim buttons. They were the only manufacturers of this class of buttons in Canada. They dissolved partnership, April 16th, 1895, Mr. Stouffer taking the button business alone. We have copied the following from the Daily Record of Berlin which gives the public an idea of Mr. Stouffer's business qualities and his popularity as a citizen of Berlin: 'For nearly eight years Mr. Stouffer's name has been before the Canadian trade as a manufacturer of covered and rim buttons. During that time he has built up a good trade for special buttons of this kind and has the distinction of being the only manufacturer of this class of buttons in Canada. Of these button lines he is especially proud and with good reason, for he makes covered and rim buttons, which for material, workmanship and finish cannot be excelled, and the goods find a market over the whole dominion, from Halifax to Vancouver. Mr. Stouffer manufactures for the wholesale trade only and from the strong and durable class of goods supplied he is enjoying a large and increasing trade. Personally Mr. Stouffer is popular as a business man and a citizen. He is well posted and has a fund of good common sense and sound business judgment. Being still a comparatively young man he is likely to witness a wide development of the business of which he is proprietor and to meet with good monetary success which the public will unite in wishing him'. On December 30th, 1886, he was married to Anna Maria, daughter of Samuel B. and Rebecca (Fried) Schneider. She was born June 23rd, 1866. They reside on Queen Street West, Berlin, and have a family of two childrenn, namely: Laura and Mabel." 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.].

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] Book - Vol I 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..., 348. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27719235. [S87] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Woodland CC#4510 Internet Link . Stouffer/ In Loving Memory/ John R. Stouffer/ 1856-1947/ Maria Schneider/ His Wife/ 1866-1944 [A] Father [B] Mother [S10] Book - Vol II 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..., 518. [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (town/Ville) A-11 Page 15. [S87] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Woodland CC#4510 Internet Link . Stouffer/ in Loving Memory/ John R. Stouffer/ 1856 - 1947/ Maria Schneider/ His Wife/ 1886 - 1944. A- Father. B- Mother. [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin - A11 pg 15. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 25 1911 Pg. 12. [S10] Book - Vol II 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..., 519.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 15 Sep 1856 - , York Co., Ontario, Canada Business - J. R. Stouffer & Co.'s Button Factory - 1897 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Manufacturer - 1901 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Button Maker, at House - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth