John August "John" Neidig

1842 - 1914  (72 years)

• Name	John August "John" Neidig
  Born	18 Jan 1842	, Germany   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Name	August Neidig
  Occupation	1881	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Carpenter
  Residence	1881	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-149451
  Died	30 May 1914	Lethbridge, , Alberta, Canada
  Buried	Mountain View Cemetery, Lethbridge, , Alberta, Canada
  Person ID	I149451	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Neidig,   b. Abt 1809,   d. Bef 1881  (Age ~ 71 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth,   b. 1809, , Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F37417	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Dorothea Loeffler,   b. 30 Aug 1844, Altershausen, , Bayern, Germany ,   d. 3 Jun 1931, Lethbridge, , Alberta, Canada  (Age 86 years)
  Children	1. Barbara Anna Neidig,   b. 2 Sep 1863, , Saxony, Germany ,   d. 14 Nov 1930, Cranbrook, , British Columbia, Canada  (Age 67 years)   2. Andrew Neidig,   b. 18 May 1866, , Germany ,   d. 13 Jan 1941, Lethbridge, , Alberta, Canada  (Age 74 years)   3. August Ernst "Gus" Neidig,   b. 11 Feb 1868, Baltimore, Baltimore (City), Maryland, USA ,   d. 6 Oct 1940, Santa Clara Co., California, USA.  (Age 72 years)   4. Paulina "Lena" Neidig,   b. 1873, , USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Anna Amelia Neidig,   b. 15 Feb 1876, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Jan 1962, Lethbridge, , Alberta, Canada  (Age 85 years)   6. John Ernst "Ernst" Neidig,   b. 21 Jan 1878, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Jan 1957, Fernie, , British Columbia, Canada  (Age 78 years)   7. Marie "Mary" Neidig,   b. 22 Feb 1880, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Jun 1942, San Diego, San Diego, California, United States  (Age 62 years)   8. Frederick Neidig,   b. 7 Jan 1882, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F37416	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Neidig,JohnAugustandDorotheaLoeffler-0001-1913GoldenAnniverary-AncestryPublicMemberTree.jpg John Ernest Neidig and wife Dorothea Loeffler in centre - Taken at Golden Anniversary December 26,1913 of John A. & Dorothea Neidig at their homestead shared to Ancestry Public Member Tree

  
  

• Notes

  John emigrated from Germany in the early 1880's, bringing his family over later. John worked in many parts of Canada and USA, before settling down in Lethbridge area on July 2 1888. One of his first jobs was working for A.R.&I. Co., until he took up homesteading in 1890 in the West Lethbridge area. More commonly known in the early years as "In The Bend." Their first house on the homestead was destroyed by fire on New Years Day. The next house was built partly of stone. During the floods of the 1900's the neidig house was a safe haven to many a neighbor that lived along the river. On December26,1913 John and Dorothy Neidig celebrated their Golden Wedding Aniversary. John Passed away in may 1914, and his wife Dorothy remained in the Lethbridge area until her death in June 1931. Homestead land is now part of the University of lethbridge. Written by Winnine dixon-The Bend, the story of West Lethbridge.

  
  

• Sources

  [S251] Census - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - 1881, New Hamburg 1881 Page 17.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 18 Jan 1842 - , Germany Occupation - Carpenter - 1881 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1881 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 30 May 1914 - Lethbridge, , Alberta, Canada Buried - - Mountain View Cemetery, Lethbridge, , Alberta, Canada  = Link to Google Earth