Johann Heinrich "Henry" Connawarf^[1]

Cal 1820 - 1897  (~ 77 years)

• Name	Johann Heinrich "Henry" Connawarf
  Born	CALC 22 Jun 1820	, Germany   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/208145205
  Name	Henry Connawarf  [7, 8]
  Occupation	1861	Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	laborer
  Occupation	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Laborer
  Residence	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Evangelical
  Occupation	1891	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Laborer
  Residence	1891	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Evangelical
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-16703
  Died	20 Aug 1897	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 6]
  Buried	New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 6]
  Person ID	I16703	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Family	Barbara Elizabeth "Elizabeth" Berg,   b. CALC 3 Aug 1822, , Germany ,   d. 1 Apr 1896, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 73 years)
  Children	1. Peter Connawarf,   b. 1845, , Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Theodore Connawarf,   b. CALC 2 Apr 1846, , Germany ,   d. 22 Jul 1895, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 49 years)   3. Charles Connawarf,   b. 14 Nov 1850, , , Germany ,   d. 29 Aug 1925, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)   4. Bernhardt Moritz Connawarf,   b. 1852, , Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. John Connawarf,   b. 30 May 1856, Morriston, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 May 1921, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 64 years)   6. Henry M. Connawarf,   b. 1 Apr 1857, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Mar 1931, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA  (Age 73 years)   7. Mary Connawarf,   b. 27 Oct 1858, Morriston, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1941  (Age 82 years)   8. Amelia Connawarf,   b. 1861, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Rebecca Connawarf,   b. 12 Aug 1862, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Jun 1936, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States  (Age 73 years)   10. Eliza Connawarf,   b. 12 Aug 1867, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Apr 1930, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 62 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F5448	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  SERIOUS ACCIDENT AT HESPELER. Fall of a Scaffold at the Star Mills. Fifteen Men Hurt - One Dead and Others Fatally Injured. (From our Correspondent.) This (Wednesday) forenoon about 9:30 o'clock, without a moment's warning the cross beams of timber,on the second story of the rear part of Forbes & Co.'s St Woollen Mills, broke, precipitating about twenty men to the ground, & distance of some twenty-five feet. All the men were more or less injured. The following is a list of the names of those who, at the time of sending away this news, are in critical condition: - Mr. John Sachs, boss mechanic, Mr. Conwarf, sr., Edward Johnston, Fred. Sohonfeldt, John Wehner and David Guenther. Mr. Sachs it is feared will not recover from the injuries received. Drs. Mcintyre and Lockhart are in close attendance on the patients who are most seriously injured. It is needless to add all was done that was possible to do to relieve the injured men, In a few minutes hundreds of willing hands were engaged removing the debris from above the men, who fell with the timbers and lay buried beneath the same, and as one by one were extricated from their pinned position received kind attention in the way of washing the blood from their wounds and placed in some adjoining house or taken to their respective homes. None were allowed to be removed until examined by the doctors. It is the worst catastrophe that has occurred here in many years. LATER, 11:10 A.M.- Since sending previous word Mr. John Sachs has died, others are not expected to get over their injuries. Hespeler Aug 24, 1887 ______________ Hespeler Correspondence. BURIAL OF MR. SACHS.On Friday afternoon last the funeral of Mr. John Sachs, aged fifty-two years, took place from his late residence to the Hespeler cemetery. The funeral was conducted by the Ancient Order of United Workmen, the member of said Society turning out in large numbers, and presenting a fine appearance, dressed neatly in dark colored clothes, wearing white gloves and the regular A. O. U. W. badge. Many of the brethren were from distant places; among the number we noticed some from Galt, Guelph, Morriston, Weston and Preston. In addition to the society all the employees of the Star Mills, male and and female, marched, also many of the villagers as well as a large number from a distance. There were sixty-four single carriages and twenty three double carriages in the line of procession. Among the number was the carriage of the firm, for whom the deceased had worked for so many years, the occupants thereof being Mr. Robert Forbes and son George. The procession was twenty minutes passing a given point. Rev. Mr. Haigh officiated at the house previous to conveying the remains of the deceased there from, and the Rev. pastor of the Lutheran church conducted the services at the grave. The funeral sermon was preached in the Lutheran church, of which deceased was a staunch adherent, by the pastor, on Sunday evening last, a large congregation attending. DOING WELL All the men injured through the accident at the Star Woollen Mills, on Wednesday the 24th, are doing full as well as can be expected. Guelph Mercury 30 Aug 1887

  
  

• Sources

  [S3297] Missouri Synod, U.S., Lutheran Church records, 1851-1973. NameBernhardt Moritz Cannewurs Baptism Age0 Record TypeBaptism Birth Date20 1852 Baptism Date6 Juni 1852 Baptism ChurchSt. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church Baptism PlacePreston, Ontario, Canada Father Johann Heinrich Cannewurs Mother Barbara Elisabetha Berg [S2208] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1891, Section 1 Page 32. [S2767] aaaWaterloo Township 1871 South, Sect. 2 Page 35. [S2433] Census - Canada - 1861, Ontario, Wellington, Puslinch Twp - Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1084 Dist 2, pg 32. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/208145205/henry-connawarf. [S237] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - New Hope CC#4498 Internet Link . [East] In/ memory/ of/ Theodore/ CONNAWARF/ who died/ July 22, 1895/ aged 49 years/ 3 mos. & 20 dys./ Barney M. CONNAWARF/ who died/ Dec. 14, 1898/ aged 96 years/ 10 mos. & 6 days/ [North] In/ memory/ of/ Henry CONNAWARF/ who died/ Aug. 20, 1897/ aged 77 years/ 1 mo. & 29 dys./ Barbara E. BERG/ his wife/ died April 1, 1896/ aged 73 years/ 7 mos. & 29 dys./ Sacred forever from busy life/ they sleep in this lone spot/ but oh! amid earths joys/ they ne'er shall forget/ [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 011092-77. 011092-77 (Waterloo Co.) Noah BEAN, 34, yeoman, Wilmot Twp, Wilmot Twp, s/o John & Anna married Susanna SHANTZ, 27, Wilmot Twp, Wilmot Twp, d/o Joseph & Elizabeth, witn Noah SHANTZ & Magdalena SCHNEIDER of Wilmot Twp, 2 October 1877 in New Hamburg. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 012283-83. John Richard Campbell, 24, occ. Laborer, b. Guelph, res. Hespeler, son of Colin and Susannah, married Mila Connowurf, 24, b. Hespeler, res. Same, daughter of Henry and Elizabeth, July 2, 1883 at Preston

  
  

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  Born - CALC 22 Jun 1820 - , Germany Occupation - laborer - 1861 - Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - Laborer - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Evangelical - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Laborer - 1891 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Evangelical - 1891 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 20 Aug 1897 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth