John Winger^{[1, 2, 3]}

1789 - 1864  (75 years)

• Name	John Winger
  Born	5 Apr 1789	, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania   [4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Land	Bef 1831	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Occupation	1851	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	pump maker
  Occupation	1852	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	pump maker
  Eby ID Number	00128-8011
  Died	11 Oct 1864	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4, 7, 11]
  Buried	First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  Person ID	I14216	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Adam Winger,   b. Abt 1755,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F3867	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Susannah Eby,   b. 10 Jun 1792, , USA ,   d. 3 Jan 1871, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)
  Children	1. Reeve Peter Winger,   b. 18 Apr 1818, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 27 Jul 1889, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 71 years)   2. Eli Winger,   b. Abt 1819, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Polly Winger,   b. Abt 1822, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Margaret Rebecca Winger,   b. 1824, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 26 Dec 1872, Walkerton, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 48 years)   5. Elizabeth Winger,   b. 1825, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. John Eby Winger,   b. 7 Feb 1830, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 1912, Wooster, Wayne, Ohio, United States  (Age 81 years)
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F2320	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  John Winger, "(John Winger had one brother named Henry who moved to Ohio a few years before he (John) moved to Canada) son of Adam Winger and grandson of old 'Hans' Winger, was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, April 5th, 1789. After spending his boyhood days in his native county, he was married to Susannah, daughter of Peter Eby who was son of Jacob Eby, third son of old Theodorus Eby who came to Pennsylvania in 1715. She was born November 10th, 1792. In 1836 Mr. and Mrs. John Winger moved to Canada and settled in Berlin, Ontario, where they resided until their deaths. He died October 11th, 1864, and she died January 3rd, 1871. To them was born a family of six children" Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.]. ______________ King Street Kitchener "In 1850 John Winger erected a building about half way between Gaukel and Foundry Streets and occupied the first floor as a pump factory. He used steam power, a novelty in those days, and had an old-fashioned upright engine built by Crombie & Co. of Galt. He made pumps, broom handles, etc. The second floor of the building was operated by Matthias Wegenast as a sash and door factory. Later there was a saw mill in the basement. Several accidents occurred in this saw mill; Helwig Scholl's leg was cut off as was also John Koch's arm, by the saw. Mr. Winger, apparently in difficulty with his creditors, suddenly left the village, after which the building was taken over by Martin Simpson, who had operated the Bowman & Correll factory at the east end of the town, and the building became known as the Simpson factory, the product being mostly furniture. At the rear of the Simpson factory stood a two storey frame building, used by W. H. Goetze, (cousin and brother-in-law of Louis Breithaupt) as a tobacco factory. Mr. Goetze came from New York early in the 60's. During the closing years of the American Civil War the factory found difficulty in getting tobacco, then mostly supplied from the Southern States." 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 ______________________________ King Street , North Side Queen St. North. On the corner there was a frame building lengthwise with King Street, occupied by J. U. Tyson, dealer in groceries, wines, liquors and meats, erected about 1833. In 1841 Sheriff George Davidson bought this building and in it opened the first Post Office in 1842. His brother William was associated with him. Probably during 1845 Doering & Ahrens occupied the premises as a general store. A little later the firm was Huber & Ahrens. Mr. Huber acted as magistrate for a number of years, in which occupation he was popular and had much to do, people coming from small surrounding villages to Mr. Huber for fair trial. He was the second reeve in Berlin. Next came a barber shop occupied by George A. Fischer who also served as dentist and as fruit dealer. A house erected by C. A. Ahrens of Huber and Ahrens. Mr. Ahrens had a brick vault at the back of his kitchen, lined with an iron chest and considered fire proof. He was the first treasurer of Waterloo County and had this vault for safe keeping of his books and papers. The house was later occupied by Dr. Mylius. Louis Breithaupt, who came from Buffalo in 1861 after having started his tanning business in Berlin in 1857, previously bought the corner of King and Queen Streets, and erected there the first section of the American Block in 1862. Next to the Dr. Mylius house there was a two story brick building erected about 1855. It was occupied by Baedeker and Steubing who had a considerable business as book sellers and stationers, also as dealers in wallpaper, etc., besides doing some publishing. This business, moved later to the corner of King and Frederick Streets, continued until Mr. Steubing's death. In his younger years Mr. Baedeker was a carpenter and had cut his knee with an adze, necessitating amputation and substitution of a cork leg. On the site of the present Steel's store, George Davidson, later sheriff, erected a building in 1845 and moved the Post Office there when Doering and Ahrens occupied the corner store. Mr. Davidson also had a general store in this new building. About 1855 Kranz & Stroh occupied the building as a general store. Next came a building occupied at first by George Klein and later the site of Henry Knell's jewelery shop. John Winger's pump shop. Wooden pipe called pump logs were of about ten-inch timber, tamarack or pine logs with a bore of about 3". The pumps were mostly finished square and surmounted with turned tops. A two story frame building painted white. John Winger's house. Eby's history mentions John Winger as having come from Pennsylvania in 1836. A ten-foot lane leading back to the Public School grounds and into Winger's yard. The highest ground in this vicinity was in Winger's yard. Children were in the habit of sliding down the hill in winter to King Street. In 1840 Mr. Bentler erected a building and occupied the second floor as dwelling and shoe shop. Martin Messner had a music store on the ground floor which was a few steps above the street level. In 1855-6 Andrew Nicolaus took over the Winger house and changed it to a hotel. The first considerable street grading operation in Berlin was the lowering of the corner of King and Frederick and vicinity 8 to 10 feet. This put the St. Nicholas Hotel, as it was called, under the necessity of being extended downward one story and this lower part became the hotel office and bar room. At the westerly end of the hotel there was a shed and stable for horses. Over the shed, approached by a stairway, there was a hall known as St. Nicholas Hall used for concerts, balls and entertainments generally. At the rear of the adjoining St. Nicholas Hall there was a building on the high ground known as the Turner Hall and used as German Turnverein. 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

  [S10] Book - Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 621. [S3] Book - Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 125. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 12 Jan 1871. Susanna Winger died 4 Jan 1871 in Elmira, widow of late John (died in Berlin), 78 yrs. [S10] Book - Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 627. [S47] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - First Mennonite CC#4507 Internet link First Mennonite Cemetery online. John Winger / born in / Lancaster Co. Penn. / April 5, 1789 / died / October 11, 1861 / aged 75 yrs. 6 mo. / 6 dys. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 4 Pg 6. John WINGER Pump Maker USA 69 CH b. 1-Apr Susana WINGER USA 59 CH b. 8-Oct John WINGER Pump Maker USA 22 CH b. 7-Feb birthdate given 1 Apr which is different from other sources [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 13 Oct 1864. John Sr. Winger died 11 Oct 1864 in Berlin, 75 yrs, 6 mths, 6 days. [S1322] Land - Founding Families of Waterloo Township 1800-1830, 60. [S2070] Directory - Ontario Directory for 1851. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 4 Pg 6. [S47] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - First Mennonite CC#4507 Internet link First Mennonite Cemetery online.

  
  

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  Born - 5 Apr 1789 - , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania Land - Bef 1831 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - pump maker - 1851 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - pump maker - 1852 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 11 Oct 1864 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth