Theodore Adam "Ted" Witzel

1875 - 1948  (~ 72 years)

• Name	Theodore Adam "Ted" Witzel
  Immigration	1875	, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Born	Nov 1875	, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1899	Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada
  	grain merchant
  Business	1906	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Onward Manufacturing Company
  		Onward Manufacturing Company Display Waterloo Region Museum 2011
  Interesting	business, life story
  Name	T. A. Witzel
  Occupation	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Manufacturer, Novelty
  Residence	1911	53 Roy St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Christian Science
  Occupation	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Manufacturer, ?
  Residence	1921	53 Roy St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Residence	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Christian Science
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-179263
  Died	1948
  Buried	Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I179263	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Henry K. Witzel,   b. 21 Feb 1854, , Germany ,   d. 12 Aug 1913, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 59 years)
  Mother	Catherine Elizabeth "Kate" Schaefer,   b. CALC 18 Aug 1857, South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Aug 1894, South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 37 years)
  Married	27 Jun 1875	South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F9977	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Carrie Josephine Hackett,   b. Apr 1878, , USA ,   d. 1951  (Age ~ 72 years)
  Married	9 Mar 1899	Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. Helen Witzel,   b. Sep 1901, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Theodore Witzel,   b. 1907, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Theodore Andrew Witzel,   b. 1918,   d. 1995  (Age 77 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F176175	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  In 1906 when T.A. Witzel started his own small business manufacturing and selling ball-point pens. He re-named his company Onward Manufacturing in 1910 and spent the next 30 years expanding his product line to include hardware and home appliances. As most other Canadian companies, he shifted his production during the second world war to arms and munitions parts to help the Allied war effort. The resulting increase in manufacturing capacity left the company ideally positioned to take advantage of the post-war economic boom. During this period, they expanded into the barbecue market and grew into a market leader developing such brand names as Broil King and Stirling.

  
  

• Sources

  [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 28 Pg. 4. [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub Dist. 26 Page 4.

  
  

• Event Map

  Immigration - 1875 - , Ontario, Canada Born - Nov 1875 - , USA Occupation - grain merchant - 1899 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Married - 9 Mar 1899 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Business - Onward Manufacturing Company - 1906 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Manufacturer, Novelty - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1911 - 53 Roy St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Christian Science - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Manufacturer, ? - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1921 - 53 Roy St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Christian Science - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth