Abraham Latschaw^{[1, 2]}

1799 - 1870  (70 years)

• Name	Abraham Latschaw
  Born	16 Nov 1799	Colebrook, Dale, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA   [3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Interesting	artist, furniture, life story
  Land	Bef 1831	Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 015N, Waterloo County, Ontario   [7]
  Occupation	1852	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	cabinet maker
  		Desk owned by Titus Nevills The museum recently was given a handsome marquetry desk made of cherry, birdseye maple and other woods that was produced by a man in South Carolina. Not only is the piece strikingly beautiful, but it was commissioned by Titus Nevills, a successful merchant and the first reeve of New Hamburg. The desk was made by Abraham Latschaw, a well-known Wilmot Township cabinetmaker, who painstakingly crafted it over 11 years from 1845 to 1856, and documented his efforts in a pencilled notation on the bottom of one of the drawers in the desk's many pigeonholes. Conservator Richard Fuller enjoyed the month or so he spent restoring the desk to full splendour. "You don't always get the chance to work on something this magnificent," he said, passing an appreciative hand over the woodwork. Thompson, C. (2017). A legacy of our history | TheRecord.com. TheRecord.com. Retrieved 14 October 2017, from https://www.therecord.com/news-story/7623327-a-legacy-of-our-history/
  Occupation	1861	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Painter
  Residence	1861	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00070-4192
  Died	12 Nov 1870	Near Doon, Waterloo Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I13117	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Isaac Latschaw,   b. 9 Jan 1774, Colebrook, Dale, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 14 Feb 1857  (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Susannah Kindig,   b. 19 Jul 1782, , USA ,   d. 17 Sep 1859  (Age 77 years)
  Family ID	F3610	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Catharine W. Bauman,   b. Jul 1802, , Berks Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 1843, Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 40 years)
  Children	1. Samuel Latschaw,   b. Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Magdalena Latschaw,   b. 3 Apr 1832, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Feb 1856  (Age 23 years)   3. Joseph Latschaw,   b. 1833, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Jun 1857, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 24 years)   4. John Latschaw,   b. 1834, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F2043	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Abraham Latschaw "was born November 16th, 1799. He was married to Catharine Baumann who was born in July, 1802, and died in 1843. See Nos. 57 and 360. She died while they resided in the town of Waterloo. After her death he had his home in New Hamburg. He was a carpenter and cabinet maker by trade and many an old clock case is to be found in this county that was made by "Abe" Latschaw. He died near Doon where he was working at the time, November 12th, 1870. His family consisted of four children" 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.]. __________________________ The museum recently was given a handsome marquetry desk made of cherry, birdseye maple and other woods that was produced by a man in South Carolina. Not only is the piece strikingly beautiful, but it was commissioned by Titus Nevills, a successful merchant and the first reeve of New Hamburg. The desk was made by Abraham Latschaw, a well-known Wilmot Township cabinetmaker, who painstakingly crafted it over 11 years from 1845 to 1856, and documented his efforts in a pencilled notation on the bottom of one of the drawers in the desk's many pigeonholes. Conservator Richard Fuller enjoyed the month or so he spent restoring the desk to full splendour. "You don't always get the chance to work on something this magnificent," he said, passing an appreciative hand over the woodwork. Thompson, C. (2017). A legacy of our history | TheRecord.com. TheRecord.com. Retrieved 14 October 2017, from https://www.therecord.com/news-story/7623327-a-legacy-of-our-history/

  
  

• Sources

  [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..., 71. [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..., 134. [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..., 870. [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..., 871. [S134] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1851, Div 2 Pg 11. Abram LATSCHAW Cabinet Maker USA Mennonite 52 Joseph LATSCHAW Canada 18 John LATSCHAW Canada 17 [S1868] Census - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - 1861, Div. 1 Pg. 1. [S1322] Land - Founding Families of Waterloo Township 1800-1830, 34. [S134] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1851, Div 2 Pg 11.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 16 Nov 1799 - Colebrook, Dale, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA Occupation - cabinet maker - 1852 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Painter - 1861 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1861 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth