Gustav Adolph Tuerk

1854 - 1934  (79 years)

• Name	Gustav Adolph Tuerk
  Born	23 Aug 1854	, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Christened	7 Mar 1858	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1861	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	[Member of New Jersulem Religion]
  Occupation	1901	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Machinist
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-27506
  Died	1934  [5]
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Person ID	I27506	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Rev. Frederick William Tuerk,   b. 23 Feb 1820, Rade, Dusseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany ,   d. 3 Jul 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Lisetta Jellinghaus,   b. 30 Oct 1816, , Germany ,   d. 27 Oct 1882, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 65 years)
  Family ID	F7166	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Description: Patent Data Albert Tuerk and Adolph G. Tuerk, of Chicago, Illinois, gas-stove, patent #303343; issued August 12, 1884; filed September 14, 1883; no date filled in on application. Signed Albert Tuerk and Adolph G. Tuerk. (The signature on the drawing is identical to that of Gustavus A. Tuerk; Charles E. Gaylord appears on both as a witness, and the law firm is the same as the following patent, 348504.) Gustavus A. Tuerk, Chicago, Illinois, water-motor, patent #348504; issued August 31, 1886; filed March 5, 1886; no date filled in on application. I believe this patent was the basis for a Supreme Court of New York State trademark lawsuit that was not tried until December 26, 1895 entitled Tuerk Motor Power Company (of Chicago, Illinois) vs. Tuerk, et al. (consisting of Frederick W. Tuerk, (brother of Gustavus), John Hunter and James C. Hunter. According to the suit, "in the Spring of 1886, Frederick W. Tuerk severed his connection with the plaintiff (the Tuerk Motor Power Company) and entered into a partnership with the defendants under the style of the Tuerk Water-Meter Company and that the partnership had its place of business at Syracuse, N.Y." It was further claimed that Frederick W. Tuerk had been an employee of the company. The plaintiff in 1895 of the Tuerk Hydraulic Motor Company (formerly Tuerk Motor Power Company) was not Frederick W. Tuerk. The only one of this family to patent a water-motor patent besides Frederick W. was Gustavus A. Indeed, Frederick W. Tuerk located in Syracuse, New York by May 20, 1886 at which time he assigned two-thirds of his patent rights to the Hunters for a rotary water-meter, patent #362047 in which he references his Chicago patent 328544 dated October 20, 1885. By January 31, 1887, the Tuerk Water Meter Company of Syracuse, had been formed. James C. Hunter came to Syracuse, New York from Sterling Valley, New York and was present when a patent application was signed on January 8, 1887 for yet another two-thirds to the Hunters by Frederick W. Tuerk, Jr. for a water motor (400610). To get back to the 1895 lawsuit, it was contended by the plaintiff (the Tuerk Hydraulic Motor Company; formerly the Tuerk Water Motor Company of Chicago) that the Frederick W. Tuerk and Hunter partnership was organized "for manufacturing a water meter, no meters were were actually made or sold; and that some time prior to December 1886, a motor similar in general appearance to that of the plaintiff " was produced. After investigation, it was found that the Tuerk Water Meter Company had manufactured a water motor called "Tuerk's New Water Motor," and it was designed by "Tuerk Motor, Syracuse, N.Y." Basically, Frederick W. Tuerk and the Hunters were found guilty of trademark infringement and could no longer use the name "Tuerk Water-Meter Company" (The New York Supplement containing the decisions of the Supreme and Lower Courts of Record of New York State, St. Paul: West Publishing Co., 1896, Vol. 36, pp. 384-386). In late 1889, Frederick W. Tuerk and his brother, Samuel O., moved from Syracuse to Fulton where they were still associated with the Hunters under the name Tuerk Water Meter Company. After the 1895 lawsuit, the Hunters bought up the remaining interest from Frederick W. Tuerk and the Hunter Fan and Motor Company was created in 1896 (see also patents of Frederick W.). Gustavus A. Tuerk, Chicago, Illinois, explosive-engine, 641659; issued January 16, 1900; filed March 25, 1899; application signed March 3, 1899 Gustavus A. Tuerk, Berlin, Ontario, Canada, concrete-mixer, 1062936; issued May 27, 1913; filed July 17, 1912; application signed at Chicago July 13, 1912 Canadian Census of March 31, 1901, Berlin, Waterloo (North), Canada, p. 12, household #114 Frederick W. Tuerk, head, b. Sep 23, 1820, age 80, married Maria Tuerk, wife, b. Apr 5, 1834, age 66, married Frederick Tuerk, son, b. Nov 22, 1845, age 55, widowed Gustave A. Tuerk, son, b. Aug 23, 1854, age 46, single Canadian Census of 1911, Berlin, Waterloo (North), Canada Gustave Tuerk, b. August 1865, age 46, p. 15, line 7, enumeration district 39 Emma Tuerk, wife, b. June 1872, age 39, p. 15, line 8, enumeration district 39 Maria Tuerk, b. Apr 1834, age 77, p. 10, line 32, enumeration district 25 This census links to the 1901 census thus showing the data for 1901 above; the only consistency regarding age and date of birth for Gustave A. Tuerk is the month in which Gustave was born

  
  

• Sources

  [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) A-11 Page 12. [S2] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Church of the New Jerusalem (Swedenborgian). [S123] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1861, Div 3 Pg 26. [S123] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1861, Div. 3 Page 26. [S166] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Mount Hope CC#4508 Internet Link . West: In/ memorium[sic] of/ F.W. Tuerk/ who was Pastor of the/ New Jerusalem Church/ Berlin 44 years/ on July 3rd 1901/ at the age of 80 years/ 9 mos. & 10 dys./ He left his earthly/ tabernacle for the New/ Jerusalem which is/ above. Gal. 4: 2/ memorial/ The Lord is my Shepherd/ I shall not want/ He maketh me lie down in/ green pastures. He leadeth/ me beside the still waters/ He restoreth my soul; He/ leadeth me in the paths of/ righteousness for His/ name's sake. Ps. 23: 1-3/ Tuerk/ North: In/ memory of/ Maria S. Eberhardt/ beloved wife of/ Rev. F.W. Tuerk/ born in/ Switzerland/ died Jan. 30/ 1916/ in her 82nd year/ East: In/ memory of/ G. Adolph/ Tuerk/ 1854-1934/ South: In/ memory of/ Lisetta/ beloved wife of/ Rev. F.W. Tuerk/ she put off her/ natural body which/ is buried here/ Oct. 27, 1882/ aged 65 yrs./ 11 mos. 27 dys./ why seek ye the living/ among the dead/ He is not here but is/ risen. Luke 24: 5,6/ (A) G.A. Tuerk (B) Father (C) F.W.T. (D) M.

  
  

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  Born - 23 Aug 1854 - , Ontario, Canada Christened - 7 Mar 1858 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - [Member of New Jersulem Religion] - 1861 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Machinist - 1901 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth