James Valentine

1864 - 1929  (64 years)

• Name	James Valentine
  Born	29 Aug 1864	, Scotland   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	1885	, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Business	1909	Valentine & Martin Shoe Company, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Valentine & Martin Shoe Company
  		Valentine & Martin Letter Opener
  		Valentine & Martin Letter Opener
  		Valentine & Martin Letter Opener
  Occupation	1911	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Manufacturer, Shoe Factory
  Residence	1929	139 Charles St. E., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-193007
  Died	3 Apr 1929	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3]
  	Cause: myocardial failure (sudden) arterio scleroses hypertension. (5 to 8 years)
  Buried	Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3]
  Person ID	I193007	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  Family	Jessie MacNab,   b. Feb 1867, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1945  (Age ~ 77 years)
  Children	1. Mary E. Valentine,   b. Sep 1896, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Charlotte F. Valentine,   b. Nov 1898, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Joseph Calvin Valentine,   b. Nov 1908, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F186230	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Flash from the Past: Bridgeport Lofts site was a shoe factory Some old buildings come down. Others are reinvented and put to ever more uses. Last week's "mystery" photo isn't so old. It was snapped just over 10 years ago and shows the former Valentine and Martin Ltd. shoe plant at Bridgeport and Regina streets in Waterloo - today the Bridgeport Lofts apartments. ....Research by the late Ellis Little (for whom the Ellis Little Local History Room at the Waterloo Public Library is named) indicates construction of the building began in 1903 for a shoe factory a man named G.C. Raehr was to run. But when that didn't happen, the site was sold to James Valentine, who had learned the shoemaking trade in his native Scotland. He started producing shoes in 1904 and in 1908 acquired a partner, Jacob B. Martin, previously the bookkeeper for a shirtmaker. ....The shoe business prospered and Martin became sole owner after Valentine's death in 1929. In 1938, he sold the firm to Greb Shoe of Kitchener, which until then was primarily a boot maker....1a Waterloo Region Record 23 Nov 2012 Jon Fear

  
  

• Sources

  [S366] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1911, Div. 44 Pg. 13. [S713] Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate 35643 (1929), James Valentine. James Valentine, residence 139 Charles T., b. 29 Aug 1864, Scotland, manufacturer of shoes, s/o Charles Valentine & Jessie Ross, informant Dr. Watson of Kitchener son-inlaw- buried Kitchener Mausoleum, cause: myocardial failure (sudden) arterio scleroses hypertension. (5 to 8 years) d. 3 Apr 1929 [S87] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Woodland CC#4510 Internet Link . James ValentIne/ Dearly Beloved Husband Of/ Jessie Valentine/ 1864-1929/ At Rest

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 29 Aug 1864 - , Scotland Immigration - 1885 - , Ontario, Canada Business - Valentine & Martin Shoe Company - 1909 - Valentine & Martin Shoe Company, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Manufacturer, Shoe Factory - 1911 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1929 - 139 Charles St. E., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: myocardial failure (sudden) arterio scleroses hypertension. (5 to 8 years) - 3 Apr 1929 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth