Joseph H. Spetz, Jr.^{[1, 2, 3]}

1846 - 1891  (44 years)

• Name	Joseph H. Spetz
  Suffix	Jr.
  Born	9 Aug 1846	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Gender	Male
  Business	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Brewery
  	The Spetz family purchased the Rebescher Brewery which was located near the corner of Frederick and Weber Street in Kitchener. Spetz Street was named in their honour where the brewery was located. On the 1875 is it mislabelled as J. H. S. Pitz's Brewery and should read J. H. Spetz's Brewery
  		Brewery 1875 Bounded by Weber, Spetz and Frederick Streets.
  Residence	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Roman Catholic
  Business	1 May 1868
  	Brewery equipment seisure
  		BrewerySales-GuelphEveningMercury-1May1868.jpg
  Honoured	Spetz St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Spetz Street named in honour
  Occupation	1871	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Brewer
  Occupation	1891	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	Brewer
  Residence	1891	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	Roman Catholic
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-31200
  Died	6 Jul 1891	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7, 8]
  	Cause: Stroke
  Buried	Mount Hope Roman Catholic Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Person ID	I31200	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Joseph Spetz,   b. 31 Aug 1818, Lower Sulzbach, District of Thann, Upper Alsace, Germany ,   d. 20 Sep 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Anna Herres,   b. 29 Jul 1823, Rhenish, , Prussia ,   d. 6 Dec 1878, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 55 years)
  Married	1843	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  Family ID	F12331	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Cluthe,   b. CALC 28 Oct 1851,   d. 19 Oct 1890, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 39 years)
  Married	10 Jan 1871  [5]
  Children	1. Annie Catherine Spetz,   b. 22 Jan 1874, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Mathilda Spetz,   b. 1876, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F8177	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Frederick Street, East Side. On the corner Millar's store and at its rear a warehouse belonging to it, a two story building with gable toward Frederick Street. A vacant lot, site of the present Market Building, surrounded by a six foot hoard fence, customary in those days to keep out cattle, which had the freedom of the streets. A one and one-half story frame building with porch in front occupied by Mr. Yeck who died of being bled by a layman when he was Dr. Scott's patient. A man Geiger married the widow and lived in the building. A small frame building occupied by Geo. Schmidt. A small frame building occupied by Wm. Stein. A two story frame building with a small portico painted white over the front door, the house occupied by Thomas Pierce, then Principal of the Central School and later by Herman Rathman. On the corner, now occupied by Dr. Honsberger's residence, a two story brick building for some time the residence of Sheriff Davidson. Before that, 1840-1860, Jacob Kramer occupied the building as a tavern. Kramer was known as Strumpf Weber (stocking weaver) from a former occupation in a shop on Oueen Street S. Weber Street. On the corner a large brick building erected by Christian Enslin about 1855 with veranda along the entire Frederick Street front and on it a narrow gallery at the second floor. The building is still in use for stores with the veranda removed. At one time it was occupied as a tavern. A one and one-half story frame building lengthwise with Frederick St. On the easterly corner of what is now Spetz St., a two story brick building, set back somewhat from the street, the house of Peter Rebscher. It had a large sign, "Peter Rebscher Brewer"; in the rear was the brewery, a two story frame building, and a large barn. A later brewer was Jacob Summer and after him, in 1862, Joseph Spetz had the house and brewery until he died. A vacant lot belonging to John Roth and later to Simon Roy who used it as a nursery for shrubs and rare trees. The old Central School and grounds, the school now remodelled and greatly enlarged to the present handsome Suddaby School. The Central School building had a belfry on top with at first a small bell and later a larger one. Jacob Stroh rang this bell as long as he attended the Central School, later W. H. Breithaupt had this charge for a time. A frame building occupied by Yost Kimmel, a carpenter. REMINISCENCES OF BERLIN (NOW KITCHENER) By JACOB STROH Contributed by Joseph M. Snyder.

  
  

• Sources

  [S229] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1871, Div 13, Page 23. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 23 Oct 1890. Oct 17, 1890 Mary Spetz, née Cluthe, wife of Joseph H. Spetz, died in Toronto at age of 38 years, 11 months & 19 days. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 16919-1901. Francis J. Walton, 35, Occ. Gtr Bridge Shed Foreman, b. Wyoming Ont., Res. Port Huron Mich., son of John Walton and Ellen O'brien, married Mathilda Spetz, 25, b. Berlin, Res. Same, daughter of Jos. Spetz and Mary Cluthe?, Witness(es): Albert Spetz of Pt. Edward and Anna K. Spetz of Berlin, 22 Jan 1901 At Berlin [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) A-5 Page 3. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Maria Cluthe Born: Germany Age: 18 Father: Jacob Cluthe Mother: Catharine Cluthe Born: abt 1853 Spouse: Joseph Spetz Age: 24 born: Canada Father: Joseph Spetz Mother: Anna Spetz married 10 Jan 1871 [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 3 pg 143. [S370] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Mount Hope Roman Catholic CC#4517 Internet Link . In memory of/ Joseph H. Spetz/ born Apr. 9, 1846/ died July 6, 1891/ Mary Cluthe Spetz/ born Dec. 28, 1853/ died Oct. 19, 1890/ Josephine Spetz/ born Aug. 9, 1856/ died Apr. 6, 1935 [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 9 Jul 1891. July 5, 1891 Joseph Spetz Jr. died in Berlin at age of 45 years, after a short illness, of a stroke. [S1943] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1861, Waterloo Township 1861 Div. 13 Page 91. [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Sec. 5 Page 52. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), Obituary of Joseph Spetz - Sept. 26, 1901.

  
  

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  Born - 9 Aug 1846 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Business - Brewery - - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Roman Catholic - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Brewer - 1871 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Brewer - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Roman Catholic - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Stroke - 6 Jul 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Roman Catholic Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth