Samuel Block^{[1, 2, 3]}

1838 - 1928  (90 years)

• Name	Samuel Block
  Born	8 Jan 1838	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1852	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Historic Building	Abt 1861	234 Tilt Dr., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Log House
  	This log house was originally built about 1861 by Joseph Gingrich, later tenants were Samuel Block, Herbert Wismer and Vernon Schierholz. Schierholz made extensive renovation to the house about 1950.
  Residence	1861	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 11]
  Occupation	1871	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1871	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1881	Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	farmer
  Occupation	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	Methodist
  Occupation	1901	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Farmer
  House of Industry and Refuge	1928
  Eby ID Number	00011-1118
  Died	5 Aug 1928	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I15918	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Jacob S. Block,   b. 1 Jun 1816, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 3 Jun 1898, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Catherine Stauffer,   b. 1 Nov 1816, Speedsville (Waterloo Township), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Jun 1877, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 60 years)
  Married	28 Feb 1837	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [12]
  Family ID	F270	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Catharine "Katie" Well,   b. 1838, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Jan 1901  (Age 63 years)
  Married	24 Nov 1861	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 4, 10, 11, 13]
  Children	1. John W. Block,   b. 14 Mar 1862, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Dec 1934, Williams, Lake of the Woods, Minnesota, United States  (Age 72 years)   2. Maria Block,   b. 11 Sep 1863, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Allen Block,   b. 1864, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Cyrus Block,   b. 1865, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Lucinda Block,   b. 1867, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Noah Block,   b. 24 Feb 1869, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Feb 1872, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 2 years)   7. Ezra Block,   b. 2 Feb 1873, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Louisa Block,   b. 27 Jul 1874, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Emma L. Block,   b. 19 Mar 1876, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   10. Lovina Block,   b. 19 Mar 1876, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   11. Oliver Block,   b. 21 Aug 1879, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   12. Edmond Block,   b. 18 Apr 1881, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F1691	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Samuel Block, "is married to Catharine Well. They reside near Doon where he is engaged in farming. They have a family of eleven 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.]. _______________ Joseph sold his property (234 Tilt Dr., Kitchener) to Jacob Block on 25 September 1883 (Waterloo Township, Land Record Abstracts, instr. #8976; Eby 1895: 281). The 1891 Census did not enumerate Jacob Block in the sub-district where this property is located, but did enumerate his son there. Samuel Block was 57 years old, and his wife, Cathrine, was 52: they had five children. They were living in a wooden, 1½ storey, 9-room house. Jacob Block died on 3 June 1893, and his executors sold the property to his son, Samuel, on 18 December 1894 (Waterloo Township, Land Record Abstracts, instr.13114). Samuel retained the house and land until 1920.

  
  

• Sources

  [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..., 281. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 28 Nov 1861. Married 24 Nov 1861 By Rev. Bindemann, Samuel Block was married to Catharina Well, both of Wilmot. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 012234-94. John Block, 30, occ. Farmer, b. Wilmot, res. Langdon North Dakota U.S., son of Samuel Block and Catherine Well married Mrs. Annie Jane Hunsperger, 26, b. Hespeler, res. Galt, Widow, daughter of Joseph and Mary Ann Wildfong, Witn: George and Mrs Christina Champ Both of Galt, 14 March 1894 in Galt [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Samuel Block, aged 22, res Wilmot, born Wilmot son of Jacob and Catherine (Staufer) married 24 Nov 1861 to Catherine Will, aged 22, res. Wilmot born Wilmot [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-1 Page 1. [S149] Census - ON, Oxford, Blenheim - 1881, Division 3 Page Number 58 Household Number 286. [S9] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Canada Museum und Allgemeine Zeitung (1835-1840), 20 Jan 1838:5. 8 Jan 1838 The family of Jacob Block of Wilmot was blessed with a son. [S134] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1851, Div 2 Pg 15. [S190] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1871, Div. 2 Page 16. [S2560] aaaWaterloo Township South 1891, Sect. 1 Page 50. [S20] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berlin Telegraph (title varies: Berlin Telegraph, Berlin Daily Telegraph) (1853-1922), 29 Nov 1861. By the Rev. Mr. Bindeman, at Berlin: Block - Well: Nov. 24: Mr. Samuel Block, to Miss Catharine Well, of Wilmot [S9] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Canada Museum und Allgemeine Zeitung (1835-1840), 2 Mar 1837:15. last Tuesday Rev Bindemann m. Jacob Block to Catharina Stauffer, all of Waterloo [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 8 Jan 1838 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1852 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Historic Building - Log House - Abt 1861 - 234 Tilt Dr., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1861 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 24 Nov 1861 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1871 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1871 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - farmer - 1881 - Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1901 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 5 Aug 1928 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth