1875 - 1948 (~ 72 years)
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Name |
Theodore Adam "Ted" Witzel |
Immigration |
1875 |
, Ontario, Canada [1] |
Born |
Nov 1875 |
Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada [1, 2, 3] |
Gender |
Male |
Occupation |
1899 |
Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada |
grain merchant |
Business |
1906 |
Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
Onward Manufacturing Company |
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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] |
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Kitchener,RoySt.0053-BerlinCelebrationofCityhood1912.jpg Berlin Celebration of Cityhood 1912 |
Residence |
1921 |
Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [2] |
Christian Science |
Residence |
1948 |
51 Ahrens St. W. Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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Kitchener,AhrensSt.W-0051-2011.jpg
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Eby ID Number |
Waterloo-179263 |
Died |
4 Mar 1948 |
Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [3] |
Buried |
Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [3] |
Person ID |
I179263 |
Generations |
Last Modified |
30 Sep 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) |
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Last Modified |
1 Oct 2024 |
Family ID |
F176175 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Notes |
- In 1906 when T.A. Witzel started his own small business manufacturing and selling ball-point pens. He renamed 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.
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T. A. Witzel, 72, Dies Suddenly This Afternoon
Theodore Adam Witzel, 72, president of the Onward Manufacturing Co., Ltd., died at his home, 51 Ahrens St. West, at 1:15 p.m. today from a heart attack.
Although Mr. Witzel had experienced several periods of bad health during the past few years, he had worked as usual at his office this week and attended the K-W Rotary Club meeting on Monday, a club which he was instrumental in founding in Kitchener. He was a charter member of the organization
BORN IN TAVISTOCK
Born at Tavistock, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry K. Witzel, the late manufacturer went to Toronto as a young man where, with Ernest Schmidt of Kitchener, he was in partnership in a grain business. When they dissolved partnership, Mr. Witzel went to Brampton to buy out the Walker Bin and Fixture Co. His partner became associated with a firm in Montreal in which he rose to a position of prominence.
In 1908 Mr. Witzel started his Kitchener factory which has sole rights of the Ureka Vacuum Cleaner Co. in Canada. His marriage to Carrie Josephine Hackett took place in Toronto in 1899.
ATTENDED ST. JOHN'S
Mr. Witzel was a member of St. John's Anglican Church and a charter member of the Twin City Lodge A.F. and A.M.
A charter member of the Westmount Golf and Country Club and the Granite Curling Club, Mr. Witzel was the third member of a well- known group, called the "Four Horsemen, to die. He was preceded in death by Dr. Harry Huehnergard and A. E. Brundrette, a banker. Only surviving member of the group is Harry Lincoln.
Besides his widow, Mr. Witzel in survived by one son, Theodore Adam, Kitchener; a brother, George of Tavistock; one daughter, Mrs. Willard (Helen) Box of Toronto and a half-sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Wuest Water St. A brother, W. A. Witzel died in Kitchener a month ago. Funeral arrangements are no complete.
Kitchener-Waterloo Record Thu, Mar 04, 1948 Page 3
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Sources |
- [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 28 Pg. 4.
- [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub Dist. 26 Page 4.
- [S87] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Woodland CC#4510 Internet Link .
In Loving Memory/ Theodore Adam Witzel/ 1875-1948
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| Immigration - 1875 - , Ontario, Canada |
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| Born - Nov 1875 - Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada |
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| Occupation - grain merchant - 1899 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada |
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| Married - 9 Mar 1899 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada |
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| Business - Onward Manufacturing Company - 1906 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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| Occupation - Manufacturer, Novelty - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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| Residence - 1911 - 53 Roy St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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| Residence - Christian Science - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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| Occupation - Manufacturer, ? - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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| Residence - 1921 - 53 Roy St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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| Residence - Christian Science - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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| Died - 4 Mar 1948 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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| Buried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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