Johannes "John" Bramm

1817 - 1893  (75 years)

• Name	Johannes "John" Bramm
  Born	5 Oct 1817	, Germany   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Business Ownership	1845	32 Weber Street West, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	brick making
  	Started the business in 1845.
  		The house was probably built in the 1850s or '60s. It was demolished in 1926. Home of John Bramm, Weber Street, Kitchener. (2019). Vitacollections.ca. Retrieved 20 April 2019, from https://vitacollections.ca/kpl-gsr/3507840/data?n=55
  Residence	1845	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Occupation	1852	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	brick maker
  Occupation	1861	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Brick Maker
  Residence	1861	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1871	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Brickmaker
  Occupation	1881	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Brickmaker
  Residence	1881	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1891	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Gentleman
  Residence	1891	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Lutheran
  Died	14 Aug 1893	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Hall of Fame - Waterloo Region	Bef 2012	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Name	John Bramm  [9, 10, 11]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-13730
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I13730	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Wenzel,   b. 10 Sep 1819, , Germany ,   d. Bef 1881  (Age < 61 years)
  Married	28 Sep 1845	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Children	1. Anne Bramm,   b. 1846, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Elizabeth Bramm,   b. 9 Nov 1847, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Jun 1848, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 0 years)   3. Heinrich Bramm,   b. 1 Jul 1849, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. John Bramm,   b. 1 Dec 1851, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. George Bramm,   b. 3 Dec 1853, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Jul 1928, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)   6. Adam Bramm,   b. 8 Jan 1857, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Nov 1885, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 28 years)   7. Eda Bramm,   b. 1862, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Bertha Bramm,   b. 1862, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Mary Elizabeth Bramm,   b. 3 Oct 1862, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Jul 1933, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 70 years)   10. Diena Bramm,   b. 1869, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F6291	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  John Bramm was Berlin's first brickmaker, his factory being located on the land on which Zion United Church, Weber Street, was built. He started the factory in 1845, the year in which he came from Germany. The bricks for wells, houses and stores were taken to their location by a team of oxen. 500 bricks sold for $3.75. In 1880 Bramm employed six men, their weekly wages totalling $40. In 1898 Bramm purchased the Doering steam grist mill on Queen Street South and operated it with his sons. Hundreds of cords of wood were purchased from local farmers for the operation of the mill and brickyard. The Bramm brothers operated the mill until 1907 and it is, in 1972, the Kissner Milling Company. Bramm was also a private banker, lending money at interest rates of 6 ½ to 7%. The Waterloo Region Hall of Fame __________________________ John Bramm, the first, came here in the early sixties, and opened a brickyard at 58 West Weber Street. Afterward he owned yards in other parts of the town. Mr. Bramm married Miss Elizabeth Wenzel and was the father of six children: Anna, Henry, John, George, Adam, and Marie Elizabeth. "Betty" was married to P. K. Weber, long city roadmaster. Harry once conducted the American hotel. For many years, John Jr.. and George had a brickyard in Wilmot Street. Next they bought the flour-mill in S. Queen Street, operating it till 1906, when they sold it to Irvin Master. The brothers were noted fishermen and hunters. After the sale of the mill, John lived in retirement. George, four years later, opened a coal-office at 568 S. Queen Street. In 1892 he married Miss Anna (Ash) Huehn, a sister of Christian Huehn, who was accountant for the Breithaupt Leather Co., and who built the Huehn Block in West King Street. Mrs. Bramm has lived at 560 S. Queen Street ever since her marriage. The district east of South Queen Street, between the mill and Schneider Avenue, was then given over to apple orchards and potato patches. Mr. Bramm continued the coal business until his death in 1928. Since then his daughter, Mrs. Kreiner, has managed the office. A History of Kitchener, W. V. (Ben) Uttley, Kitchener, Ontario 1937, pg 157-8

  
  

• Sources

  [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 4 pg 10. John BROM Brick Maker Germany 34 Lutheran b. 5-Oct Elisabeth BROM Germany 33 Lutheran b. 10-Sep Elisabeth BROM Canada 6 Lutheran b. 4-Mar Henry BROM Canada 3 Lutheran b. 6-Jul John BROM Canada 1 Lutheran b. 1-Dec [S229] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1871, Div 13, Page 29. [S158] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1881, Div 1 Page 61. [S123] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1861, Div. 2 Page 13. [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Sec. 5 Page 44. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Rev'd Jacob Huttner, Lutheran Minister, Preston report 53. John Bram, married to Elisabeth Wenzel, both of Waterloo. 28 Sept. 1845 [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 4 pg 10. [S220] Waterloo Region Hall of Fame Waterloo Region Hall of Fame. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Mary Elizabeth Bramm Born: Canada Age: 26 Father: John Bramm Mother: Elizabeth Bramm Born: abt 1862 Spouse: Philip K Weber Age: 27 born: Canada Father: Ludwig Weber Mother: Philipoena Weber married 20 Nov 1888 [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. George Bramm (miller of Berlin) Born: Berlin, Ont Age: 30 Born: abt 1862 Father: John Bramm Mother: Elizabeth Bramm Spouse: Anna Huehn (res of Berlin) Age: 24 Born: abt 1868 born: Elmira, Waterloo Co., Ont Father: Christian Huehn Mother: Salome Huehn married 27 Dec 1892 married: Waterloo, Preston [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 12 Nov 1885. 04 Nov 1885 Adam Bramm, son of John Bramm, died in Berlin at age of 28 years, 9 months and 26 days

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 5 Oct 1817 - , Germany Business Ownership - brick making - 1845 - 32 Weber Street West, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1845 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 28 Sep 1845 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - brick maker - 1852 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Brick Maker - 1861 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1861 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Brickmaker - 1871 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Brickmaker - 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Gentleman - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 14 Aug 1893 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Hall of Fame - Waterloo Region - Bef 2012 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth