Carl "Charles" Wiffler^{[1, 2]}

1811 - 1847  (~ 36 years)

• Name	Carl "Charles" Wiffler
  Born	CA 1811	of, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  Name	Charles Wiffler
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-23031
  Died	CA 1847	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I23031	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family	Margaretha Allemang,   b. 1808, , Germany ,   d. 21 Jan 1883, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)
  Children	1. Susanna Christina Wiffler,   b. 1834, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 May 1885, Clinton, Hullett Twp., Huron Co., Ontario  (Age 51 years)   2. Carl "Charles" Wiffler,   b. CALC 1835, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Mar 1865, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 30 years)   3. Elizabeth Wiffler,   b. 1838, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 May 1923, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)   4. Mary Ann Wiffler,   b. 1839, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1918  (Age 79 years)   5. Catherine Wiffler,   b. 20 Apr 1842, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Aug 1922, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F5532	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  The name of the person who was the real founder of the largest and to the inhabitants of Preston the most important establishment has so far been mentioned only incidentally, but since he well deserves special mention, a brief review of his achievements will no doubt prove interesting. The name of this party is Mr. Robert Hunt, a quiet, unassuming man, benevolent in disposition, closely attending to his business and possessed of superior tact and business qualities. It was about the year 1845 that Mr. Hunt came to Preston. The water privilege now known as that of the Preston Woolen Mills was acquired by purchase in 1832 by one Charles Wiffler, a German blacksmith, who conceived the idea of starting a wool carding shop, but being unable to carry out that idea, he sold the premises, in 1842, to one Hiram Kinsman, who built a frame two story building in which he carried on wool carding for the farmers in the vicinity. Woolen mills, as we know them, were unknown here in those early days. The farmer brought his wool to the carding mill, had it carded, the carder deducting a usual percentage of the wool for his work, and the farmer took home his carded wool. His wife and daughters spun it into yarn and then this yarn was woven into homespun by the weaver who wove by hand loom, the cotton warp being bought in the stores. Mr. Robert Hunt, upon seeing the water power and premises, at once discovered a mine of wealth latent there which only required energy, tact and means to develop. He purchased the premises from Mr. Kinsman in 1845, and set to work with that earnestness, perseverance and forethought which were his peculiar characteristics. The old frame building proved too small, a stone factory was erected and to this were gradually additions and numerous outer buildings. Mr. Hunt's wealth increased with the increase of his premises. A most disastrous fire consumed the whole interior of the main building, but phoenix-like there soon arose from its ashes a large building, filled with the most improved machinery. In 1855 'Mr. Andrew Elliott of Galt became a partner of 'Mr. Hunt and the premises and business were considerably enlarged. Fifth Annual Report Of The Waterloo Historical Society, 1917 ______________________ In the year 1832, Carl Wiffler was running a Blacksmith shop on the site of the Pattinson Mill at Preston and he sold his land to one Kinsman of Galt in 1842. Meantime on the 11th day of September, 1840, by deed registered as number 312 he purchased from Michael Bergey, then of the Township of Puslinch, three parcels of land containing together two acres and one road. One of these parcels containing one-half acre, having a frontage on Queen Street of 132 feet and a depth back southerly there from of 165 feet was located immediately to the east of the James Sault house property, then owned by John George Allendorf. A second parcel containing one acre had likewise a frontage on the south side of Queen Street of 132 feet and it extended back south to a depth of three hundred and thirty feet, and it lay immediately east of the half-acre lot. After selling out in Preston to Kinsman Mr. Carl Wiffler came here and probably in the year 1843 built a blacksmith shop with dwelling above on the one-acre parcel. This building, legend has it, was later converted into the Fire Hall shown on some of the ancient pictures of Queen Street. On December 1 st, 1845, by deed number 445, Wiffler sold the half-acre lot to Robert Forbes and your attention is called to the description in it "Being composed of a Village Lot in New Hope near the Blacksmith Shop on the south side of Queen Street". A man named George Steffler comes somehow into the picture in con-nection with this one-acre parcel. It may be that he was a blacksmith operating this blacksmith shop subsequent to Wiffler's demise, presumably as tenant of the estate. Le Rue De Commerce, Other Times Other Customs Other Days Other Ways, Winfield Brewster 1954

  
  

• Sources

  [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Cornelius Baer, born Waterloo, res. Waterloo, son of John and Nancy (Pannebecker) married 1 Dec 1867 to Mary Weffler, born Waterloo, res. Waterloo dauther of Carl and Margaretha (Allemang). [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library. Gideon Ocsh, 25, res. Waterloo Twp., b. Waterloo Twp. s/o Gideon Ochs & Elizabeth Bowmann married 15 Sep 1861 to Catharine Weffler, 19, res. Hespeler, b. Canada West. d/o Charles Weffler & Margareth Allimann witnesses: John Sachs of Waterloo TWp

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - CA 1811 - of, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - CA 1847 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth