William John Motz

1870 - 1946  (75 years)

• Name	William John Motz
  Born	9 Sep 1870	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1871	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	RC
  Residence	1881	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Roman Catholic
  Occupation	1891	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Editor
  Occupation	1891	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Student
  Residence	1891	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Roman Catholic
  Public Service	1906	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Berlin Public Library Board
  		From: Berlin Today 1806-1906
  Name	W. J. Motz
  Occupation	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	newspaper publisher - Berlin Journal
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-138211
  Died	1946  [7]
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Person ID	I138211	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Mayor John Motz,   b. 5 Jun 1830, Diedorf, Krs. Muehlhausen , Prussia, Germany ,   d. 29 Oct 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Helene Vogt,   b. 11 Aug 1832, , Wuerttemberg, Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	17 Feb 1868	St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Family ID	F8058	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rosalia "Rosa" Huck,   b. 10 Jul 1875, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1950  (Age 74 years)
  Children	1. John George Motz,   b. 6 May 1906,   d. 23 Jan 1908  (Age 1 years)   2. John E. Motz,   b. 29 Mar 1909, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1975  (Age 65 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F184583	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  William John Motz From: Berlin, Canada A Self-portrait of Kitchener, Ontario before World War One [1912]

  
  

• Notes

  John Motz retired as editor of the Berliner Journal in 1899, and the business was continued by the founders' sons, William John Motz and John Adam Rittinger. Lynn E. Richardson

  
  

• Sources

  [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) A-4 Page 17. [S158] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1881, Div. 2 Pg. 37. [S229] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 58. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. John William Motz Date of Birth: 9 Sep 1870 Gender: Male Birth County: Waterloo Father's Name: John Motz (editor of Berlin) Mother's Name: Helena Vogt [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div 35 Page 16. [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Section 2 Page 22. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23046874/william-john-motz. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Joh. Motz, 36, res. Berlin, b. Prussia, son of Johannes Margarethe, married 17 Feb 1868 Helena Vogt, 34, res. Berlin, b. Wurtenburg, daughter of Peter and Maria Anna

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 9 Sep 1870 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - RC - 1871 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Roman Catholic - 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Editor - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Student - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Roman Catholic - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Public Service - Berlin Public Library Board - 1906 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - newspaper publisher - Berlin Journal - - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth