Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Marten Loher[1]

Male 1838 - 1911  (~ 73 years)


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  • Name Marten Loher 
    Born CA 1838  , Bohemia, Czechoslovakia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    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 Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jun 1909, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Children 
     1. Christina "Teenie" Loher
     2. Arnie Loher
     3. Mary Loher
     4. Martin Loher,   b. 1883, Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2024 
    Family ID F49085  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Loher,Martin-MakingFences-inNorthDumfries.jpg
    Loher,Martin-MakingFences-inNorthDumfries.jpg

  • 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

  • Sources 
    1. [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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