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John Jacob "Jacob" Woelfle[1, 2, 3, 4]

Male 1828 - 1888  (60 years)


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  • Name John Jacob "Jacob" Woelfle 
    Born 1828  , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6, 7, 8] 
    Gender Male 
    Interesting story, business 
    Name J. J. Woelfle 
    Name Jacob Woelfle 
    Name Johann Jakob Woelfle  [9] 
    Residence 1864  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Occupation 1870  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    plow maker 
    Occupation 1871  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Plough Maker 
    Residence 1871  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    [Member of New Jersulem Religion] 
    Occupation 1881  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Plough Maker 
    Residence 1881  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Swedenborgian 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-136854P 
    Died 18 Jul 1888  East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 11] 
    Buried Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Person ID I136854  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Family 1 Emilia Pauline Wilhelmine "Wilhelmina" Krug,   b. 4 Oct 1840, Hanover, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1914  (Age 73 years) 
    Married 3 Jan 1864  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Children 
     1. Katherine "Catherine" Woelfle,   b. 1852, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1914  (Age 62 years)
     2. Charles Woelfle,   b. 1854, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Mary Woelfle,   b. 1856, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Carolina "Caroline" Woelfle,   b. 1860, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. William J. Woelfle,   b. 1864, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1915  (Age 51 years)
     6. Augusta Amalia Woelfle,   b. 22 Jun 1866, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Almina Woelfle,   b. 1867, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     8. August Woelfle,   b. 1867, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     9. Elmina Woelfle,   b. 9 Apr 1868, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     10. Johann Friedrich Woelfle,   b. 19 May 1870, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1896  (Age 25 years)
     11. Jacob H. Woelfle,   b. 1872, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1872, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     12. Eduard Emanuel Woelfle,   b. 4 Jul 1873, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     13. Oscar Martin Woelfle,   b. 2 Jan 1877, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     14. Gustave Alexander Woelfle,   b. 2 Sep 1878, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     15. Dora Woelfle,   b. 17 Jan 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     16. Pauline Krug Woelfle,   b. 17 Oct 1883, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F10057  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Elisabeth Dürr,   b. CALC 17 Jul 1827, of, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jan 1863, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 35 years) 
    Married 20 Jun 1850  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Children 
     1. Wilhelm Woelfle,   b. 19 Apr 1851, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Feb 1852, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     2. Katherine "Catherine" Woelfle,   b. 1852, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1914  (Age 62 years)
     3. Charles Woelfle,   b. 1854, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Anna M. Woelfle,   b. 1856, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Isabella Woelfle,   b. 1858, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Nov 1863, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 5 years)
     6. Carolina "Caroline" Woelfle,   b. 1860, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F11087  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • The Button Industry

      A young German named Emil Vogelsang came to Berlin in 1867 and chummed with Allan Huber, son of H. S. Huber. One day the merchant questioned the youth,

      "What can you do, Emil?"
      "I'm a button turner."
      "Then show us how you make buttons."
      "Before I could do that," said Emil, "I'd need a lathe and a batch of ivory-nuts."

      Mr. Huber had a lathe made in Waterloo and imported a shipment of nuts for Mr. Vogelsang. The latter leased a room and power from the Simpson Furniture Company and soon was manufacturing first-class buttons. He called his venture, "The Pioneer Button Works." The buttons found a ready sale in Eastern Canada and the United States. His was the first button factory in Canada, if not in America..

      Before long Mr. Vogelsang needed a factory of his own. He interested J. J. Woelfle in the enterprise and they awarded Jacob Y. Shantz a contract to erect a $20,000 building on the northeast corner of King and College Streets. Before it was up Mr. Woelfle withdrew. Mr. Shantz then purchased an interest in the button works for a sum equal to the price of the building and entered into a 7-year agreement with Mr. Vogelsang. When that term expired Mr. Vogelsang retired and built another button factory in South Queen Street, which he later sold to the W. G. & R. Shirt Company. (Now occupied by the Fehrenbach Mattress Co.)

      Mr. Shantz had not had any practical experience in the manufacture of buttons, yet did not wish to see the employees deprived of their livelihood. He therefore continued manufacturing and after costly experimenting, during which he was assisted by his son, M. B. Shantz, the factory was placed on a sound footing. Mr. Shantz's sons Dilman and John likewise joined him. Jacob Y. Shantz & Sons became the largest employers of labor in Berlin. For a time there were four button factories in the town and it was widely known as "Buttonville." Jacob Y. Shantz entered into partnership also with a Mr. Feick and made felt goods in the button-factory basement.

      A History of Kitchener, W. V. (Ben) Uttley, Kitchener, Ontario 1937 pg 169-171

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      King Street Kitchener South Side

      Gaukel to Foundry Street (now Ontario Street).-After a vacant lot on the corner there was a one and one-half storey frame building with gable facing King Street, occupied by the late Frederick Gaukel in 1852 and 53, when he died there. The building was later moved to the corner and used by Mr. Woelfle as a plough shop. After Mr. Gaukel's death his executors built a one and one-half storey brick house for his widow next to the house just mentioned. This brick house was taken down by Messrs. Brown & Erb who built their glove factory on the site.

      Hall's Lane went through to Queen Street. There was for a time a blacksmith shop on the corner of Hall's Lane occupied, if memory rightly serves, by Matthew Strieker.

      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
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      Queen Street North, East Side.

      Huber and Ahrens occupied the corner as a store and had a warehouse at the rear. The first section of the American Block was built in 1862. It contained a hotel with entrance on Queen Street and stores on the King Street front.

      A meat shop occupied by one Schaefer and later by Crozier. This building was later occupied by Von Ebenau, a German toy dealer. He also built some sidewalks for the village in 1857.

      A long two story frame building originally used by C. Ahrens as a barn and later by John Jacob Woelfle, a plough maker, who had a shop at one end and lived in the rest of the building. He had worked in the foundry on Foundry St. and after this shut down started his own shop. The building was later occupied by Rev. Jacob Wagner, who died there.

      In 1858 a two story frame building was erected by Louis Breithaupt as his office and leather store. This was the first building on this site.

      A 1 1/2 story dwelling with veranda lengthwise with Queen St. occupied by jailer Walden. Dr. Whiting later lived in this building for a time.

      A small house occupied by Mrs. Harbin, (widow of Rev. Harbin who was Swedenborgian minister in Berlin) and her sister, Mrs. Wheeler.

      A garden owned by Thomas Sparrow, with balsam trees along the street, adjoining the Sparrow's two story house with gable toward Queen St. and long veranda. Sparrow later moved to Galt.

      A two story plaster building painted red with ground floor considerably above the sidewalk level and steps leading up to it, occupied by the Commercial Bank.

      St. Peter's Church, formerly a vacant lot belonging to Mrs. Krug. The lot extended to Weber St. and to Mrs. Krug's house on Frederick St. This site was at one time favorably considered for the Central School, but it was decided that the ground would not be large enough. The present parsonage of St. Peter's Church was built by Dr. Eby, a native of Berlin, who had been living in Sebringville. He was the oldest son of John Eby spoken of as on Frederick Street. He married a daughter of Cyrus Bowers.

      Weber Street.

      County Buildings.

      Jail and Jailer's residence with a barn at the rear. The jail was built some time after the Court House, about 1860.

      Ahrens Street.

      One and a half story frame building painted red, the dwelling of Charles Roos, a cabinet maker in Hoffman's factory.

      Frame building, the house of Mr. Stuebing, later occupied by Charles Peterson.

      Small dwelling.

      Street.

      A brick yard operated by Nicholas Zieger who made puddled brick by hand. Later the brick yard belonged to John Dauberger whose house, a red frame building, was on the corner of Ellen and Queen.

      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 
    1. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library, #19 pg 162.
      Wilhelm Woelfle son of Jacob and Elisabeth Durr of Berlin died 26 Feb 1852, aged 9m 18d

    2. [S2] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Church of the New Jerusalem (Swedenborgian).
      Elmina b. 9 Apr 1868, bapt. 12 Jul 1868, d/o Jacob and Amalia Woelfe

    3. [S2] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Church of the New Jerusalem (Swedenborgian).
      Johann Friedr. b. 19 May 1870, bapt. 2 Oct 1870 s/o Jocob & Augusta Woelfle

    4. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 23 Apr 1863.
      Elisabeth Woelfle died 17 Jan 1863 in Berlin, wife of John J. Woelfle, 35 yrs, 6 mths, survived by husband and 5 children.

    5. [S158] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1881, Div. 2 Pg. 69.

    6. [S166] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Mount Hope CC#4508 Internet Link .
      John Jacob Woelfle 1828-1888/ Elisabeth Doerr Woelfle 1827-1863/ Amalie Krug Woelfle 1840-1914/ William 1851-1852/ Isabella 1858-1863/ Jacob H. 1872-1872/ John F. 1870-1896/ William J. 1864-1915/ Woelfle

    7. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.
      John Jacob Woelfle, b. Germany, residence Berlin, age 36, s/o Andrew & Catherine, married Wilhelina Krug, 23, b. Germany, residence Berlin, d/o John H. & Sophia, married 3 Jan 1864.

    8. [S229] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1871, Sect. 2 Page 19.

    9. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 3 Dec 1863.
      Isabella Woelfle died 27 Nov 1863 daughter of Johann Jakob, in Berlin, 5 yrs, 8 mths, 24 days.

    10. [S655] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration, birth certificate 5639 (1870), John Wolleflle.
      John Wollflle Date of Birth: 19 Mar 1870 Gender: Male Birth County: Waterloo Father's Name: John Jacob Wollflle (plow maker of Berlin) Mother's Name: Amelia King

    11. [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Section 1 Page 8.

    12. [S244] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Deutsche Canadier (1841-1865) - Index to Births, Deaths and Marriages Announced in the Deutsche Canadier, Berlin, Canada West. originally indexed by Simone Nieuwolt and Sylvie Kuppek..organised by Rosemary Ambrose, 28 Jun 1850 Pg: 26.
      DORR, Elisabetha married 20 Jun 1850 To Jacob WOLFLE. Both of Waterloo. minister Rev. Schuler.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1828 - , Germany Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 20 Jun 1850 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1864 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 3 Jan 1864 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - plow maker - 1870 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Plough Maker - 1871 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - [Member of New Jersulem Religion] - 1871 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Plough Maker - 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Swedenborgian - 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 18 Jul 1888 - East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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