Christopher Kraus^[1]

Cal 1820 - 1880  (~ 59 years)

• Name	Christopher Kraus
  Born	CALC 10 Oct 1820	Kaltenbach, , Hessen, Germany   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1852	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Carpenter
  Occupation	1852	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	joiner
  Occupation	1861	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Inn Keeper
  Residence	1861	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1871	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	carpenter
  Occupation	1871	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Hotel Keeper
  		Baden Hotel 1878 Baden, Ontario Christopher Kraus
  Residence	1871	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-121103P
  Died	13 Feb 1880	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Cause: Asthma & Inflammation fo the lungs, Dur. about 3 years
  Buried	Fairmount Cemetery, Baden, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I121103	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth "Elise" Bernhardt,   b. 8 Mar 1834, , USA ,   d. 1911, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)
  Married	21 Dec 1852	Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8, 10]
  Children	1. Ferdinand A. "Fred" Kraus,   b. 9 Jan 1853, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Jan 1922  (Age 69 years)   2. Bertha Kraus,   b. 27 Sep 1856, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Sep 1936, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)   3. Louisa Rosina Kraus,   b. 14 Feb 1861, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Dec 1943, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)   4. Henry Louis Kraus,   b. CALC 28 Jun 1863, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Dec 1888, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 25 years)   5. Wilhelmina "Minnie" Kraus,   b. CALC 4 Jul 1867, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Apr 1883  (Age ~ 15 years)   6. Annie B. Kraus,   b. 1869, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1959  (Age 90 years)   7. Ernst Ludwig Kraus,   b. 23 May 1871, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F30229	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  The Baden Hotel is one of the oldest operating taverns in Canada. The land on which the Baden Hotel is located was purchased by Christoph Kraus from Jacob Beck, the village planner and founder, in 1858. Kraus originally built a frame hotel, which was replaced by the current hotel, in 1874. The centrally-located Baden Hotel is located on the main street, in the Village of Baden, and is adjacent to the Grand Trunk Railway Station. As a result of their close proximity, the Baden Hotel provided the public a place to wait for the arrival and departure of the trains. The commercial life of the community was centred around the Baden Hotel. As train travel decreased the hotel served as the first bus depot in the village. The Baden Hotel's location on the village's main street also served to make the hotel the centre of social activities. Band practices, community dances, weddings and meetings were frequently held at the hotel. Baden's politicians often ate here after their meetings and also treated voters after successes on Nomination Day. The Baden Hotel is a unique example of the Georgian style of architecture. It is constructed of buff brick, laid in common bond, with a fieldstone foundation. It is two-and-a-half-storeys in height. Its unique features include a cut corner entrance and walls that are oriented to the angles of the streets. Typical of the Georgian style, it features east and west elevations, with three bays and a gable end, with a lancet window in the peak. The west elevation, which faces the Railway Station, acted as the main entrance during the peak of railway transportation. The north elevation, fronting on to Snyder's Road West, now the front façade, is symmetrical, with seven bays. Most of the windows have 6 over 6 double hung sashes. All of the bay windows have lugsills and are surmounted by radiating brick voussoirs. Sources: Township of Wilmot By-law 2003-03; Baden Hotel, Historical Sketch, Michael D. Longo, 1985. HistoricPlaces.ca - HistoricPlaces.ca . (2018). Historicplaces.ca. Retrieved 4 April 2018, from https://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=10080

  
  

• Sources

  [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Charles Kepke, 23, res. Waterloo, b. Brandenburg Prussia, s/o Ernest & Mary, married 23 Feb 1869 Elizabeth Kraus, 19, res. Wilmot, b. Hesse Darmstadt, d/o Conrad & Elizabeth [S270] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1852, Pg 3. [S224] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1881, Div 3 Page 4. [S190] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1871, Div. 3 Page 38. [S300] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - Fairmount Baden CC#4557 Cemetery Internet Link. [west] In Memory Of/ Minnie/ Died April 4, 1883/ Aged 15 Yrs. & 9 Mos./ Also/ Henry L./ Died Dec. 20, 1888/ Aged 25 Y'rs. 5 Mos. & 22 Ds./ Son & Dau Of/ Christopher & Elizabeth Kraus/ We Loved Them Yes, No Tongue Can Tell/ How Much We Lov'd Them And How Well/ God Lov'd Them Too And He Thought Best/ To Take Them Home With Him To Rest/ Kraus [east] In Memory Of/ Christopher Kraus/ Died Feb. 13, 1880/ Aged 59 Yrs. 4 Mos./ & 3 Dy's./ A Loving Friend, A Husband Dear/ A Tender Parent Lieth Here/ Great Is The Loss We Here Sustain/ But Hope In Heaven To Meet Again [S844] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1861, Sect. 12 Page 68. [S713] Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate 16423 (1879). Christoph Kraus d. 13 Feb 1880, 59y, 4m, 3d, occ. Hotelkeeper. b. Klatenbach, HesseDarmstadt, Germany, cause: Asthma & Inflammation fo the lungs, Dur. about 3 years [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library. Christoph Kraut, joiner of Preston married 21 Dec 1852 in Greenbush by license to Elisabeth Bernhardt of Preston, wit: Hubert Kratzmeyer of Preston and Balthasar Mogk of Preston [S655] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration, birth certificate 5417 (1871), Ernst Ludwig Kraus, accessed 24 May 2010. Ernst Ludwig Kraus Date of Birth: 23 May 1871 Gender: Male Birth County: Waterloo Father's Name: Christoph Kraus, carpenter of Wilmot Mother's Name: Elizabeth Bernhart [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Rev'd Fredereck W. Bindemann, Minister of The United Lutheran and German Reformed Protestant Church, Greenbush, Waterloo Twp., 1 Jan. 1852 - 1 Jan. 1853 #226. Christoph Kraus, Joiner, to Elisabeth Bernhardt, both of Preston. Rev. Bindemann. Wit. Hubert Kratsmeyer and Balthasar Mogk, both of Preston.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - CALC 10 Oct 1820 - Kaltenbach, , Hessen, Germany Occupation - Carpenter - 1852 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - joiner - 1852 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 21 Dec 1852 - Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Inn Keeper - 1861 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1861 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - carpenter - 1871 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Hotel Keeper - 1871 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1871 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Asthma & Inflammation fo the lungs, Dur. about 3 years - 13 Feb 1880 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Fairmount Cemetery, Baden, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth