Angus Henry McNally^{[1, 2, 3]}

1845 - 1903  (57 years)

• Name	Angus Henry McNally
  Born	11 Sep 1845	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1871	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Clerk
  Residence	1871	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1873	Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario   [3]
  	Manufacturer
  Business	1878	Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	McNally, Clemens & Co.
  	In the year 1859 the grist mill was sold to Henry Aaron Bechtel who in the year 1875 sold it to Henry McNally, Angus McNally, Oliver Clemens and Moses Eschelman. This group converted the building into a woollen mill, and operated it for many years. A number of years later the machinery was sold to a North Bay concern. This building is at present utilized as an ice house, owned by F. I. Willson. Waterloo Historical Society 1941, 29th Annual Report _____________________ The first milling venture included a saw mill and grist mill,* built on the Blair-Galt Road by Daniel and Jacob Erb. Erected in 1808, it is now used as an ice house by Ford Willson of Preston. In 1859 the property was sold to Henry Aaron Bechtel who lived on the farm now owned by Jim Johannes. Here stands one of the oldest houses in the district. According to a record in the masonry it was built by the Bechtels in 1817. In 1875 the mill was transferred to Henry McNally, Angus McNally, Oliver Clemens and Moses Eschelman. This group converted the building into a woollen mill and continued in business until the manager, Angus McNally, died in April, 1903. Following that, a North Bay concern bought the establishment, then' moved all the machinery away. As a boy the writer had the pleasure of working in that woollen mill. I shall never forget the water wheel which ran all the machinery. It had timbers like those in a barn, and the steel axle upon which it was built weighed one and one-half tons. Farmers brought their w'ool to the mill and bought blankets, cloth, yarn and batting. Waterloo Historical Society 1954
  		Angus McNally and Oliver Clemens Blair Woollen Mills - 1878 Waterloo County Directory
  Occupation	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Manufacturer
  Residence	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Manufacturer
  Residence	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Mennonite
  Historic Building	1896	1585 Blair Rd., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Stone house constructed by Angus McNally, built in 1896.
  Occupation	1901	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Manufacturer
  Eby ID Number	00076-4691
  Died	6 Apr 1903  [5, 10]
  Buried	Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 10]
  Person ID	I13113	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Rev. John Kinzel McNally,   b. 7 Mar 1822, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 11 Jul 1913, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 91 years)
  Mother	Mary Ann Shoemaker,   b. 20 Nov 1826, Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Or USA ,   d. 21 Dec 1910  (Age 84 years)
  Married	1844  [6]
  Family ID	F1530	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	John McNally,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Mary Ann Shoemaker,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F282270	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Ann Cassel,   b. 19 May 1851, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Jul 1942  (Age 91 years)
  Married	25 Dec 1873	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Children	1. Herbert McNally   2. Ervin C. McNally,   b. 14 Nov 1884, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F2812	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Angus McNally, "the eldest in family, was born September 11th, 1845. He is married to Mary Ann Cassel. They reside in Blair, Ontario, where he is engaged in manufacturing woollen goods. His family consists of one son named Ervin." 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.].

  
  

• 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..., 82. [S3] Book - Vol I 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..., 384. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 009896-74. Angus H. McNelly (McNally?), 28, occ. Manufacturer, b. Waterloo Twp, res. Dumfries, son of John McNelly and Maryann Shoemaker married Maryann Cassel, 22, b. Wilmot Twp, res. Wilmot Twp, daughter of Jesse B. Cassel and Maria Oberhotzer, witnessed by: Josiah Hallman and Kity Ann Cassel both of Wilmot Twp, 25 December 1873 at The Bride's Residence in Wilmot Twp. [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-2 Page 14. [S34] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Blair CC#4501 Internet Link. [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..., 81. [S178] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1881, Waterloo S. Twp. 1881 Div 3 Page 54. [S355] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 33. [S2560] aaaWaterloo Township South 1891, Sect. 1 Page 13. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, B., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, B. (1845). Angus Henry McNally (1845-1903) - Find A Grave... Retrieved 12 May 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/115550706/angus-henry-mcnally.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 11 Sep 1845 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Clerk - 1871 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1871 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 25 Dec 1873 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Business - McNally, Clemens & Co. - 1878 - Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Manufacturer - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Manufacturer - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Historic Building - 1896 - 1585 Blair Rd., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Manufacturer - 1901 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth