Balthasar "Balzer" Schmalz^{[1, 2]}

Cal 1834 - 1891  (~ 56 years)

• Name	Balthasar "Balzer" Schmalz
  Born	CALC 8 Jul 1834	, Germany   [3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/161666248
  Website	Photograph from the Waterloo Historical Society Collection
  	KPL Library Picture
  Name	Balzer Schmaltz
  Name	Balzer Schmalz  [8]
  Residence	1859	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6, 9, 10]
  Occupation	1861	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Weaver
  Residence	1861	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1871	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Weaver
  Residence	1871	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1881	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Factory Hand
  Residence	1881	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-132096
  Died	1 Jan 1891	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 7]
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  Person ID	I132096	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Henry Schmalz,   b. Abt 1804, of, Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Catherine Otterbein,   b. Abt 1804, of, Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F31790	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Maria Steinacker,   b. CALC 27 Nov 1837, , Germany ,   d. 25 Mar 1892, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 54 years)
  Married	8 Feb 1859	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6, 9, 10, 12]
  Children	1. Elizabeth Schmaltz,   b. 5 Jul 1859, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Sep 1943, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States  (Age 84 years)   2. Mayor William Henry Schmalz,   b. 31 Dec 1862, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 May 1933, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 70 years)   3. Maria M. "Mary" Schmalz,   b. CALC 31 Aug 1864, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Aug 1883, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 19 years)   4. Schmalz,   b. CALC 23 Apr 1868, of, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 May 1868, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 0 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F6146	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Balthasar Schmalz, 1834-1891 https://images.ourontario.ca/kitchener/details.asp?r=vs&ID=27444&number=20

  
  

• Notes

  Frederick Street, West Side. On the site in front of the present Fire Hall, on the street line next to the St. Nicholas hotel, an unpainted frame shed, with an enclosed part at one end where the fireman's hook and ladder truck was kept. In case of fire this truck was generally rushed out by hand, a long rope attached to the pole and a double line of men. After the fire was out they would hire a team to draw the truck back. An open space. A small dark yellow frame school building erected in 1834 and later used to store the fire engine. A wood shed later used as a two-cell lock-up for the village, 1857-60, and probably a little later. Behind the school house stood an undenominational church erected in 1842. The church had a steeple with a railing around it. About ten years later the building was used for a school room, called the Advanced School. In 1856 it was used for the village council and known as the Town Hall. In 1874 it was used as an engine house, and so continued until the building known as the Market House was built in 1869. After 1874 it was again used as an engine house until the present Fire Hall was built on its site. A two-story brick building with gable toward Frederick Street and a second story porch along the front erected by Justus Werner about 1850, or 51, still standing. Werner had a waggon shop on the first floor and lived with his family on the second. Later a Mr. Foreman bought the building and had a shoe shop on the first floor for a number of years. A brick house later occupied by Dr. Mylius when he moved there from his King Street house. A frame building the house of Henry Knell, the jeweller, later occupied by Mathias Riener, a tailor, who came from Vienna, Austria, and moved here from Breslau. one-story red frame building a little back of the street line with gable toward Frederick Street, erected about 1838, occupied by Peter Rebscher Senior, the brewer's father. A one and one-half story frame building, not painted, lengthwise with Frederick Street with ground floor a few steps above the sidewalk, occupied by Mrs. Krug, a widow, and next to it her barn. A vacant space to Weber Street. The Court House was built in 1852, the registry office later, and still later the present Judge's chambers. Vacant space on Ahrens Street. On the northerly corner of Ahrens a 1 ½ story brick dwelling parallel with Frederick Street built and occupied by Philip Reichert, a carpenter. His father was a pedler, vending tinware and china, rags and produce. A 1 1/2 story frame building with a small veranda over the front door, the dwelling of Otto Fleischauer, still standing and now on the corner of Otto Street. Intersection of Lancaster, Frederick and Ellen Sts., long known as the five points. Next, on Frederick Street a double, white frame weather board dwelling, half occupied by Henry Otterbein, the other half by Balzar Schmalz. Next, the farm house of John Eby with his dwelling directly opposite the House of Refuge. The county bought most of Eby's farm for this latter institution. REMINISCENCES OF BERLIN (NOW KITCHENER) By JACOB STROH Contributed by Joseph M. Snyder. Part I. Settlement - Early Villagers and Buildings, Waterloo Historical Society Annual Volume 1930

  
  

• Sources

  [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 31 Mar 1892. Mar. 25, 1892 Maria Schmalz, nee Steinacker, widow of Balthasar Schmalz, died in Berlin at age of 54 years, 5 months & 26 days. (poem follows) [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 16 Aug 1883. 15 Aug 1883 Maria M. Schmalz, daughter of Balthasar Schmalz, died in Berlin at age of 18 years, 11 months & 15 days. The burial takes place on Sat. afternoon at 1.30 p.m. [S158] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1881, Div 1 Page 24. [S229] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1871, Div. 2, Pg. 62. [S123] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1861, Div. 1 Page 4. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library. Balthar Schmalz, 25, res. Berlin b. Germany s/o Henry Schmalz & Cathr. Otterbein married 8 Feb 1859 to Maria Steinacker, 21, res. Berlin b. Germany, d/o Henry Steinacker & Margeth. Lippel. wit: Henry Wurm of Berlin [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 8 Jan 1891. Jan 1, 1891 Balthasar Schmalz died in Berlin at age of 56 years, 5 months & 24 days. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 7 May 1868. son Schmalz died 2 May 1868 in Berlin, son of Balzer, 9 days. [S14] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berlin Chronicle (1856-1860), 15 Feb 1859. 8 Feb 1859 By the Rev'd F. W. Bindeman, at Berlin on the 8th instant, Baltasar Schmaltz, to Maria Steinacker, of Berlin. [S20] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berlin Telegraph (title varies: Berlin Telegraph, Berlin Daily Telegraph) (1853-1922), 11 Feb 1859. By the Rev'd F. W. Bindeman at Berlin: Schmatz - Steinacker: On the 8th inst., Balthasar Schmatz, to Mary Steinacker, of Berlin. [S166] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Mount Hope CC#4508 Internet Link . "B.S." footstone marker, lot 813, grave 6. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Balthar Schmalz, 25, res. Berlin, b. Germany, son of Henry and Catherine (Otterbein), married 8 Feb 1859 Maria Stenacker, 21, res. Berlin, b. Germany, daughter of Henry and Margareth (Sippel)

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - CALC 8 Jul 1834 - , Germany Residence - 1859 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 8 Feb 1859 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Weaver - 1861 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1861 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Weaver - 1871 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1871 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Factory Hand - 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 1 Jan 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth