Michael Huber

1810 - 1881  (70 years)

• Name	Michael Huber
  Born	20 Jun 1810	, Germany   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Interesting	crime, life story, murder
  Residence	1836	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Misfortune	1849
  	murdered his mother in law
  Occupation	1861	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Mason
  Residence	1861	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Roman Catholic
  Occupation	1871	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Mason
  Residence	1871	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	E. Methodist
  Occupation	1881	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Mason
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-105163
  Died	13 Apr 1881	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 5]
  	Cause: debility to appoplexy sudden
  Person ID	I105163	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family	Scholastica Graf,   b. 10 Feb 1811, , Baden, Germany ,   d. 30 Aug 1883, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 72 years)
  Married	5 Sep 1836	Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario   [6]
  Children	1. Rufina Huber,   b. 1836, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Aug 1874, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 38 years)   2. Christian Christopher Huber,   b. 14 May 1839, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Sep 1915, Formoso, Jewell, Kansas, United States  (Age 76 years)   3. Joseph Huber,   b. 16 Apr 1841, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Dec 1915, St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)   4. Mary Ann Huber,   b. 3 Mar 1849, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 May 1938, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States  (Age 89 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F27220	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Michael served for years in the Kingston Penitentiary for manslaughter in the death of his mother-in-law. His family reports that he was a model prisoner and helped set some of the building stones at the prison. He returned home as remained with his wife. _____________________ Michael was reportedly born in Schwarzach, Rastatt, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, documentation needed. __________________ "An unfortunate affair took place last Wednesday in Wellesley Township, not far from the Catholic church, whereby a man, Michael Huber by name, a brick-layer by trade, took the life of his old mother-inlaw as the result of an unfortunate blow. At the coroner's examination, carried out the following day by Dr. Scott, it was indicated and testified that Huber had for some time been a slave to drink and behaved like a true monster toward his family. That's the way it was on this day as well, as he drove his wife, children and mother-in-law out of the house several times. The old lady, towards evening, locked up the whiskey jug in her own chest, whereupon he grabbed the axe and broke the chest open; she then stormed into the house again to save her chest. He chased her out again, and threw a log at her with all his strength. He struck her with it with such force on the head above the ear, that her skull was split open and this led to her death eight or nine hours later."[translated from German] Deutscher Canadier 20 Jul 1849 ______________________ Mrs. Ruffina Graf was killed by her son-in-law, Michael Huber, in Wellesley twp. Guelph Herald The Christian Guardian 25 July 1849 _______________________ MURDERS IN WATERLOO COUNTY The old, well-known school-teacher, Mr. Benjamin Burkholder brought to our attention that the article which appeared in the "Journal" under the above title was not complete, if one also counted in the murders which occurred in this area before the establishment of the County of Waterloo. In August 1828, Michael Vincent of Wilmot was hanged in Hamilton for the murder of his wife. A certain Ferres in Guelph, also met the same fate in 1846, for the murder of a constable in Wellesley. From our own memory, and information from Mr. John Kressler, former post-master in Heidelberg, we can add that, in 1847, during the construction of a building in Wellesley, a certain Kress, attacked a young man by the name of Pfeffer so fiercely that the latter died during the night following. Kress was tried in Guelph and condemned to 10 years in prison for murder. During the hay-cutting in 1849, Michael Huber in Wellesley got into a fight with his mother-in-law and threw a piece of wood at her head, which caused her immediate demise. Huber had to spend 10 years in prison because of his bad temper. In 1850, the inn-keeper, Bordon, died in Heidelberg (Wellesley township) under suspicious circumstances. A coroner's inquest was held and it was proven that he had been poisoned. Suspicion of having done the deed fell on his wife. She was arrested and imprisoned and the case was investigated at the fall assizes in Guelph. The investigation ended, however, with the accused women being found not guilty. BERLINER JOURNAL SEPTEMBER 4, 1895 PAGE 4 COLUMN 4

  
  

• Sources

  [S113] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1881, Division 1 Page 47. [S269] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1871, Div. 4, Pg. 36. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 28 Apr 1881. 13 Apr 1881 Michael Huber died in Wellesley at approximate age of 72 years. [S855] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1861, Div. 9 Page 51. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration. Michael Huber d. 13 Apr 1887 Wellesley, aged 71 b. Germany, mason, cause: debility to appoplexy sudden [S9] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Canada Museum und Allgemeine Zeitung (1835-1840), 29 Sep 1836:49. 5 Sep 1836 In New Germany, Waterloo Tp, Rom Cath priest Johann Ludwig Wiriath m. Michael Huber to Calastina Graff. Both are of Old Germany.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 20 Jun 1810 - , Germany Residence - 1836 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 5 Sep 1836 - Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario Occupation - Mason - 1861 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Roman Catholic - 1861 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Mason - 1871 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - E. Methodist - 1871 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Mason - 1881 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: debility to appoplexy sudden - 13 Apr 1881 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth