John H. Messner^[1]

1860 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	John H. Messner
  Born	Feb 1860	, Alsace Lorraine, France   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	1883	, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Name	John H. Meisner
  Occupation	1886	Formosa, Culross Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Clerk
  Residence	1886	Formosa, Culross Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Occupation	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Hotel Keeper
  Residence	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Roman Catholic
  Occupation	1911	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	brass factory
  Residence	1911	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Roman Catholic
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-180186
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I180186	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Wendelin "Wendell" Messner,   b. Mar 1840, , USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Barbara Helmer,   b. Abt 1834, Soufflenheim, District of Haguenau, Alsace, France ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F33656	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Catherina A. Bitschy,   b. Sep 1859, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	12 Jan 1886	Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario   [1, 4]
  Children	1. Catherine Geneva Messner,   b. Jun 1887, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F176384	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Catherine Bitschy,   b. 1860, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	Jan 1886  [3]
  Children	1. Catherine Geneva Messner,   b. Jun 1887, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F254628	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  THE ELECTRIC METER & STAMPING CO. A recent industrial acquisition of New Hamburg, and an exceedingly promising one, is the Electric Meter & Stamping Co. The Secretary-Treasurer and General Manager of the company is Mr. John H. Messner, a gentleman with many years of successful experience on the credit side of his business ledger. The firm occupies the large factory premises formerly owned by the Canada Furniture Manufacturers and their push and energy have once more converted the place into a busy hive of industry. It is scarcely two years since the company decided to locate in New Hamburg, the inducement being a substantial bonus, a concession not likely to be rued by the enterprising ratepayers. Steady growth has attended the firm and today they are running full time and a full staff. They employ almost 50 people. Their product is a varied line of specialties, which includes such articles as trunk metal goods; sash lifts and locks and other articles falling under the head of builders' hardware; draw or pull hooks for cabinet works; all kinds of wire coat and hat hooks; stove lifters and oven racks and certain handle levers for agricultural implements. They also turn out sheet metal stamping goods, as clips for hammocks which arc rapidly displacing much cast and malleable material, beer box hasps, corner iron clamps and folding bed hinges. Still other articles arc carriage and seat brackets, felloe plates, incubator whistles, screw pulleys, shelf brackets, letter-box plates, push plates, hinges, cupboard catches, stair plates, door springs, etc. A specialty is made of copper, brass and nickel plating and Japanning. Special Industrial souvenir number of New Hamburg: containing a comprehensive review of the natural advantages and resources of the village of New Hamburg, 1908, Berlin Daily News, Berlin, Ontario

  
  

• Sources

  [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 11876-86. John Messner, 24, occ. Clerk, b. Alsace Germany, res. Formosa Ont., son of Wendell Messner and Barbara Helmer, married Catherine Bitschy, 26, b. Waterloo Twp., res. same, daughter of Jacob Bitschy and Magdalena Wilhelm, Witness: Jrs. Fehrenbach of Berlin, John Heyner and Christena Messner, both of Bruce Co., and Emma Bitschy of Waterloo Twp., 12 Jan 1886 at New Germany [S1054] Census - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - 1911, p. 6;. [S2545] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Township North 1891, Waterloo Township, Sect. 1 Page 11. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 28 Jan 1886. January 11, 1886 Catharina Bitschy of New Germany & John Messner of Formosa, were married by Very Rev. Father Wey in Formosa.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - Feb 1860 - , Alsace Lorraine, France Immigration - 1883 - , Ontario, Canada Occupation - Clerk - 1886 - Formosa, Culross Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - 1886 - Formosa, Culross Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Married - 12 Jan 1886 - Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario Occupation - Hotel Keeper - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Roman Catholic - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - brass factory - 1911 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Roman Catholic - 1911 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth