Henry Stauffer

1828 - 1906  (78 years)

• Name	Henry Stauffer
  Born	1 May 1828	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1901	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Farmer
  Eby ID Number	00117-7425
  Died	7 Nov 1906	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Person ID	I10358	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Emanuel Stauffer,   b. 4 Oct 1791, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 6 May 1844, Near Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 52 years)
  Mother	Isabella Reid,   b. CALC 1 Mar 1799, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 1 Nov 1866, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 67 years)
  Married	1816  [1]
  Family ID	F2979	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Maria "Mary" Schnarr,   b. 30 Sep 1836, Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Jun 1917, Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F2981	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Waterloo-LogSchool-00002.jpg

  
  

• Notes

  Henry Stauffer, "was born May 1st, 1828. He is married to Mary Schnarr. They reside at Erbsville, Ontario, where he is engaged in farming. 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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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.]. ______________________ THE OLD SCHOOLHOUSE An interesting meeting took place the Saturday before last in the old log cabin in Waterloo Park. This house was, of course, the first schoolhouse in this area and stood originally on the school-house square at the corner of King and Church Streets in Waterloo. It was built in 1820 and served its purpose until 1842, when it was torn down and a 1-storey stone house was constructed on the site. The dismantled log house was erected again in Greenbush and served as a residence for a long time for the coloured man, Mr. Carroll and his family. In the course of this year, the Waterloo Park Commissioners purchased the house, moved it to their park and furnished it again as it was when it was a school-house. At this gathering, in addition to many other ladies and gentlemen, the following (male and female) former pupils attended, took their places on the benches, and were called to order by the 82-year-old teacher, Benjamin Burkholder, who held the scepter, or rather, the switch, from 1831 to 1842 in the old log-house: Joel Guth, 80 years old; Abraham Scherk, Blair, 79; Jakob Bricker, Waterloo, 77; Sarah Burkholder, nee Erb, Bridgeport, 75; Amos Weber, Berlin, 73; John C, Bricker, Hawksville, 71; Maria Erb, nee Quickfall, Norwich 69; David B. Eby, Waterloo, 69; Wendel Baumann, Woolwich, 68; Henry Stauffer, Erbsville, 67; Simon Beatty, Elmira, 67; Jakob Ratz, New Hamburg, 67; Israel Baumann, Berlin, 65; George Elbert, Moorefield, 63; George H. Baumann, Elmira, 63; John Devitt, Waterloo, 62; Richard Quickfall, Bridgeport, 62; Isaak Hoffmann, Waterloo, 61; Robert Barkwell, Peel, 60; Diana McMahon, nee Dekay, Berlin, 60; Thomas Quickfall, Floradale, 60; Benjamin Devitt, Waterloo, 60; Isaak Devitt, Floradale, 58; John Longmann, Peel, 57. In addition, to these, the teacher read the names of 25 pupils from the roll; they were, however, absent. Mr. Burkholder gave an interesting talk about the history of the old school-house, and after him, Rev. J.A. MacLachlan, Rev. J. McNair, Mr. J.E. Baumann, M.P., and Mr. Jakob Ratz spoke about the old days which brought many things out of the past to mind again. School was, as a rule, only in session in winter and the costs were borne by the parents of the children. There were few subjects taught, namely: Reading, Writing and Sums. The children heard little about language, and geography; no child had more than 2 or 3 books. The predominant language was German. The pupils learned to read and write English, but didn't understand a word of it. Among the teachers in the old school-house from 1820-1842, with the exception of Mr. Burkholder, were the following whose names are still recognized: Jephtha DeKay, Joseph Guth, John Herringer, Peter Otto, John Dobbin, Elias Eby, Robert Barber, & Joseph Eby. After those present, on hearing the various speeches felt themselves transported back to the past, the school was closed at four o'clock and the pupils were gathered together in front of the school and photographed as a group. On their return into the school, they found it had been transformed into a dining room with heavily-laden tables, which the old-timers thoroughly enjoyed. After everyone had chatted cordially for a while longer, the gathering broke up. The company will not meet again in complete numbers, nor in such a way. Berliner Journal September 26, 1895 Page 4 Column 4 ______________ ERBSVILLE. Death of Henry Stauffer.- Mr. Henry Stauffer, who has been ill for the past few months, passed away on Wednesday, the 7th inst. The funeral | was held on Saturday morning, and the remains were taken to Mount Hope Cemetery for interment. Mr. Stauffer was 78 years, 6 months and 6 days of age. He was born in Waterloo County and in 1855 he was married to Mary Schnarr of Erbsville. The Chronicle Telegraph 15 Nov 1906 pg 44

  
  

• Sources

  [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..., 520. [S132] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1901, Waterloo C-4 Page 12. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 3 Pg 145. [S224] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1881, Div 2 Page 31. [S1887] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861 (North Division), Div 5 Page 28. [S2222] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Township (North) - 1871, Div. 4, Pg. 16. [S2042] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1891, Section 3 Page 34. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/236511391.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1 May 1828 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1901 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 7 Nov 1906 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth