Peter Rieder

1850 - 1936  (~ 85 years)

• Name	Peter Rieder
  Born	Jul 1850	East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Business	Ontario Button Company
  	Mr. Jacob Graff has sold out his interests in the Ontario Button Company at Berlin to his partner, Mr. Peter Rieder. Mr. Graff will retire from business and continue to reside in New Hamburg. New Hamburg Independent 25 Nov 1910
  		Kitchener-OntarioButtonCompany-0001-cardofbuttons.jpg
  Occupation	1877	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	salesman
  Occupation	1878	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	clerk
  Occupation	1881	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Store Keeper
  Residence	1881	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Evangelical Association
  Occupation	1891	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Store Keeper
  Residence	1891	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Evangelical
  Occupation	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Employer, Jobber
  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Evangelical
  Occupation	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Income
  Residence	1921	45 Ahrens St. W. Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Residence	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Evangelical
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-149760
  Died	31 May 1936	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Person ID	I149760	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Daniel Rieder,   b. 1827, , Switzerland ,   d. 1868  (Age 41 years)
  Mother	Christina Goettinger,   b. 25 Dec 1827, , Germany ,   d. 21 Jun 1916, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 88 years)
  Family ID	F232636	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Emeline Merner,   b. 27 Apr 1857, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1940  (Age 82 years)
  Married	18 Oct 1877	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 5]
  Children	1. Talmon Henry Rieder,   b. 10 Aug 1878, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Maude Matilda Rieder,   b. 6 Apr 1880, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Idella Rieder,   b. 1883, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1956  (Age 73 years)   4. Elmer Alfred Rieder,   b. 8 Mar 1885, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1969  (Age 83 years)   5. Lauretta Elizabeth Rieder,   b. 31 Oct 1886, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Apr 1908, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 21 years)   6. Esther Emiline Rieder,   b. 22 May 1891, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Eva Sarah Rieder,   b. 10 Nov 1892, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1965  (Age 72 years)   8. Talma Christina Rieder,   b. 1895, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Mae Rieder,   b. Oct 1895, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   10. Alma Freda Louisa Rieder,   b. 25 Sep 1900, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F37481	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  MR. PETER RIEDER DIES IN KITCHENER Was Former Prominent Resident Of New Hamburg Peter Rieder, retired button wholesaler, who founded the old Ontario Button Company in partnership with the late Jacob Graff, of New Hamburg, passed away Sunday evening at his residence, 20 Maynard Avenue, Kitchener. Mr. Rieder, in his 86th year, had been in failing health for the past year. Mr. Rieder was born in South Easthope, near New Hamburg, a son of the late Daniel and Christina Rieder, on July 27, 1850. He quit farming in his 21st. year and entered general merchandising at New Hamburg. The deceased found particular success in this line and several years later entered into a partnership with the late Emmanuel Ruby. The previous year, on October 18, 1877, he was married to Emeline Merner, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Christian Merner, of New Hamburg. In July of 1896 Mr. Rieder sold his interest and moved to Kitchener, then Berlin, where he entered into partnership with Jacob Graff, founding the Ontario Button Company, doing wholesale jobbing. Mr. Rieder was the first traveller carrying a line of exclusive buttons east of Toronto between 1897 and 1910. The partnership continued for 14 years, Mr. Rieder buying out Mr. Graff in 1910. Surviving are his widow, one son, Elmer, of Kitchener, and six daughters, Mrs. E. Wood, of Gallipolis, Ohio, Miss Della, of Bethlehem, Pa., Mrs. A. A. Shave, Leonia, N.J., Mrs. A. G. Gauerke, Liptom, Sask., Mrs. D. D. Flett, Toronto, and Miss Eva at home. Two brothers, Christian Rieder, of Eden, Ont., Edward Kabel, Kitchener, one sister, Miss Catherine Rieder, Kitchener, 14 grandchildren and one great grandchild also survive. The funeral was held Wednesday with a private service at the residence at 3 o'clock and thence to Zion. Evangelical Church, of which he was a member, for public service at 2.30. Interment took place in Mount Hope Cemetery. Reverends C. A. Hirschman and G. F. Barthel officiated. He was predeceased by one son in 1922. Mr. T. H. Rieder, former president of the Arnes-Holden Company of Montreal, and by one daughter, Miss Lauretta, who died in 1908. New Hamburg Independent 6 Jun 1936

  
  

• Sources

  [S251] Census - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - 1881, New Hamburg 1881 Page 29. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 11066 (1877), Peter Reider-Elmine Merner. Peter Rieder (salesman of New Hamburg) Birth Place: East Zorra Age: 27 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1850 Father Name: Daniel Rieder Mother Name: Christina Rieder Spouse Name: Elimine Merner (residence of Wilmot) Spouse's Age: 21 Spouse Estimated Birth Year: abt 1856 Spouse Birth Place: Wilmot Township Spouse Father Name: Christian Merner Spouse Mother Name: Elizabeth Merner Marriage Date: 18 Oct 1877 Marriage Place: Waterloo, Wilmot Township at bride's residence [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 38 Page 6. [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub Dist. 26 Page 2. [S699] Census - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - 1891, Section 1 Page 19. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/164941288/peter-rieder. [S655] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration, birth certificate 32606 (1879), Tallman Henry Rieder, accessed 11 May 2009. Tallman Henry Rieder Date of Birth: 10 Aug 1878 Gender: Male Birth County: Waterloo Father's Name: Peter Rieder (clerk of New Hamburg) Mother's Name: Emiline Merner

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - Jul 1850 - East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - salesman - 1877 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 18 Oct 1877 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - clerk - 1878 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Store Keeper - 1881 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Evangelical Association - 1881 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Store Keeper - 1891 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Evangelical - 1891 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Employer, Jobber - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Evangelical - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Income - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Evangelical - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 31 May 1936 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth