Warden - Reeve Frederick "Fred" Debus^[1]

1870 - 1957  (86 years)

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• Name	Frederick "Fred" Debus
  Prefix	Warden - Reeve
  Born	2 Jul 1870	Ellice Township, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1897	Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	miller
  Elected Office	1915	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Reeve/Mayor
  	FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 1915 In a narrow margin. Fred Debus was elected reeve, defeating Fred Schaefer by orly 12 votes.
  Elected Office	1920	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Warden for the County of Waterloo
  Interesting	politics, story
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-13717
  Died	15 Mar 1957
  Buried	Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I13717	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Kern,   b. 1874, Fullarton Township, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Jun 1965, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 91 years)
  Married	12 Oct 1897	Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Children	1. Dora Sidonia Debus,   b. 4 Jun 1900, Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Jan 1943, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 42 years)   2. Lloyd Wilfrid Debus,   b. 28 Aug 1903, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Sep 1973, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 70 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F60901	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  To meet Mr. Fred DeBus, even casually, is to observe that he is one of the brightest business men in the place. Genial but alert, one is not surprised to know that his grain, flour and feed business is a prosperous one. Mr. DeBus deals in flour and feed and coarse grains principally. But he has several other strong lines. He is a large dealer in potatoes and makes a particularly strong bid for seeds, a commodity always in demand among the farmers. The modern agriculturist is very careful of what kind of clover, timothy, mangold, and turnip seed he purchases. He wants clean, reliable seed, for any other may cause him untold annoyance and loss. One way to safeguard himself is to go to a dependable dealer and the farmers about New Hamburg are fortunate in having a reliable dealer like Mr. Debus. They recognize the fact and patronize him liberally. His supply of standard stock foods and binder twine is another feature of his large store. Special Industrial souvenir number of New Hamburg: containing a comprehensive review of the natural advantages and resources of the village of New Hambug, 1908, Berlin Daily News, Berlin, Ontario __________________ The first Cenotaph plans began in 1918 but it was not erected until 1922. On December 6, 1918, interested citizens met at the library hall to discuss the erection of a monument in honour of New Hamburg's fallen heroes. The committee was appointed to carry out the commendable undertaking: Reeve Fred Debus, Chairman, S. G. Bratlett, Secretary, L. G. Pequegnat, J. F. Katzenmier, Lewis Hahn, Dan Becker, Dr. Anderson, Henry A. Ernst and Thomas Wenzel. https://www.cdli.ca/monuments/on/newham.htm

  
  

• Sources

  [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Lloyd W. Debus - 12 Sep 1973. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name: Frederick Dubus Sex: Male Age: 27 Birth Year (Estimated): 1870 "Ellis? Occ: miller Tavistock Father's Name: Henry Debus Mother's Name: Elizabeth Buker Spouse's Name: Elizabeth Kern Spouse's Sex: Female Spouse's Age: 23 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1874 Fullarton Res: Fullarton Spouse's Father's Name: Adam Kern Spouse's Mother's Name: Johanna Millman Marriage Date: 12 Oct 1897 Marriage Place: Stratford, , Ontario, Canada

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 2 Jul 1870 - Ellice Township, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - miller - 1897 - Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada Married - 12 Oct 1897 - Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Elected Office - Reeve/Mayor - 1915 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Elected Office - Warden for the County of Waterloo - 1920 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth