Herbert Anthony Ohlheiser

1898 - 1988  (90 years)

• Name	Herbert Anthony Ohlheiser
  Born	17 Jan 1898	Formosa, Culross Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Roman Catholic
  Occupation	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Cutter, Rubber Factory
  Residence	1921	84 Weber St. W., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Residence	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Roman Catholic
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-187676
  Died	2 Jun 1988	Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Mount Hope Roman Catholic Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I187676	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Nicholas Ohlheiser,   b. 4 Jun 1863, Formosa, Culross Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1950, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Magdelena Alt,   b. Nov 1861, Formosa, Culross Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1947  (Age ~ 85 years)
  Married	5 Oct 1886	Formosa, Culross Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Family ID	F184959	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Pearl Violet Theresa Sully,   b. 20 Apr 1905, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F5567	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  In 1927 or 1928 when Silver Fox furs were very fashionable, either as a separate skin stole or as a collar for coats, the Waterloo Fox and Fur Syndicate, rented land from Miss Elizabeth Beck, on the old Beck homestead, and built a fox-farm. The Beck homestead if the corner of Beck Street and Wilson Avenue. This farm had 300 pair of breeding-stock brought in from the Albert Lee stock in Summerside, P.E.I. Herbert Ohlheiser, who lived in Doon, was in charge of the farm, not only feeding the foxes but pelting them as well. Each year he took a three-day course at the O.A.C. Guelph to keep abreast to the newer methods of fox-raising. The foxes were kept in separate wired pens and were kept very quiet when they had their cubs. The business flourished until 1947 when the food became more expensive and the fashions changed so the price of the pelts dropped, and the business folded. Women's Institute Tweedsmuir History Doon and Blair Branch

  
  

• Sources

  [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 36 Page 11. [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub Dist. 24 Page 16. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 1747 (1886), Ohlheiser-Alt. Nicolas Ohlheiser, tailor of Formosa, Birth Place: Formosa Bruce Co Age: 24 Estimated birth year: abt 1862 Father Name: Frank Ohlheiser Mother Name: the late Anna Breining Ohlheiser Spouse Name: Magdalena Alt Spouse's Age: 25 Spouse Birth Place: Formosa Carrick Spouse Father Name: John Alt Spouse Mother Name: the late Mary Krazer Marriage Date: 5 Oct 1886 Marriage Location: Bruce, Formosa

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 17 Jan 1898 - Formosa, Culross Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - Roman Catholic - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Cutter, Rubber Factory - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1921 - 84 Weber St. W., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Roman Catholic - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 2 Jun 1988 - Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Roman Catholic Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth