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1838 - 1911 (~ 73 years)
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Name |
Marten Loher |
Born |
CA 1838 |
, Bohemia, Czechoslovakia |
Gender |
Male |
Interesting |
story, construction, fences |
Eby ID Number |
Waterloo-114574 |
Died |
1911 |
Person ID |
I114574 |
Generations |
Last Modified |
26 Feb 2024 |
Family |
Barbara Henry, b. 1836, , Bohemia, Czechoslovakia , d. 19 Jun 1909, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (Age 73 years) |
Children |
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Last Modified |
2 Mar 2024 |
Family ID |
F49085 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Notes |
- FENCES IN WATERLOO COUNTY
By R. S. Oberholtzer
Bohemian Stone Fences
In the latter part of the nineteenth century Mr. Martin Loher and his wife migrated from Bohemia (now part of Czechoslovakia) to the U.S.A. After a time they moved to the vicinity of Galt, Ontario, where fellow-countrymen were established. Having had experience and a high reputation in the art of stone cutting, Mr. Loher was engaged by the more wealthy farmers to build stone fences. Many are still to be seen and are quite picturesque. He claimed his work would be good for one hundred years. The operation was contracted for at $1.50 per rod. Later the price was $2.50 to $3.00 when, over a period of close to three years, from 1904 to 1907, almost two miles of fence was built for the Wilks family of Blair. The eldest daughter and son helped their parents in the work. Colour combinations and the granite with a better cutting grain were used to enhance the appearance, while less desirable rock was placed in the foundation. In an average day of twelve hours they accomplished a rod and a half of fence, the farmer keeping them supplied with stone. They usually camped at the scene of their operation.
Their fence building was halted very suddenly in 1913 when the father lost his life in a fire that completely destroyed their home near Sheffield. After this tragedy the three daughters, Teenie, Arnie, and Mary, soon moved to the U.S.A., but the son. Martin, with his mother, moved to Hespeler where he worked at the Woollen Mill. For the past thirty-eight years he has been employed with the Gilson Manufacturing Company of Guelph and is still working an eight- hour day at the age of seventy-five.,,,,
Waterloo Historical Society Annual Volume 1958
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Sources |
- [S122] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Mount View CC#4495 Internet Link .
Mother/ In memory of/ Barbara/ wife of/ Marten Loher/ died June 19 1909/ in her 73rd year/ at rest
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| Born - CA 1838 - , Bohemia, Czechoslovakia |
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