John K. Nahrgang^[1]

1829 - 1857  (27 years)

• Name	John K. Nahrgang
  Born	29 Nov 1829	of, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Interesting	crime, scandal
  Misfortune	Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Body was stolen by Dr. Frederick Christ to be used as a medical display. A few days after the burial of Eby's child, Dr. Christ came into Schnarr's Tavern in Waterloo Village, and made the remark that the bodies of William Rebscher, John Nahrgang, and Zoeger were not in their graves. Afterwards, Dr. Christ offered to bet with witness that Abram Eby's child was not in his grave. Christ said that he would not go and bring the bodies himself, but that he could get plenty at an outlay of ten dollars.
  Occupation	1854	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	tailor
  Occupation	1857	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	innkeeper
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-34727P
  Died	18 Jan 1857	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 7]
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I34727	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	John Nahrgang,   b. 28 Jul 1799, Lahrbach, Hesse Darmstadt, Germany ,   d. 20 Apr 1842, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 42 years)
  Mother	Anna Margaretha Kuhl,   b. 24 Aug 1801, , Germany ,   d. 26 Dec 1838, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 37 years)
  Family ID	F9234	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Arnold,   b. 23 Nov 1826, , Germany ,   d. 9 Jan 1910, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)
  Married	3 Sep 1854	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6, 8]
  Children	1. Agnes Nahrgang,   b. 21 May 1856, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F10845	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  A-1-125 John K. Nahrgang Letters of Administration of the estate of John K. Nahrgang late of the Township of Waterloo, Inn Keeper, deceased, to Margaret Nahrgang of the Township aforesaid, widow of the said deceased upon her giving proof that the said deceased died intestate on or about the 18th day of January 1857 and on her giving bond with security for the due administration of such estate herself and two sureties in the persons of Francis Schmidt of the Township of Waterloo, Inn Keeper, and Henry Nahrgan[g] of Waterloo, Tailor, each in the sum of three hundred pounds. Letters granted 9th March 1857 Died 18th January 1857 Inventory [written in pencil: "£100 '96 not delivered"] Surrogate Court Records Copybook Register A 1853-1871 transcript to 1863. Frances Hoffman transcriber

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Agnes Nahrgang Born: Waterloo Tp Waterloo Co. Age: 33 Father: John Nahrgang Mother: Margarethe Nahrgang Born: abt 1855 Spouse: Daniel Jacobi Age: 37 born: Waterloo Town Waterloo Co. Ont Father: John Jacobi Mother: Elizabeth Jacobi married 12 Jul 1888 [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library, #1 pg 165. John K. Nahrgang, innkeeper of Waterloo Village, died 18 Jan 1857 aged 27 years, cause: nervous fever [S14] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berlin Chronicle (1856-1860), 21 Jan 1857. 18 Jan 1857 At Waterloo Village, on the 18th instant, Mr. John K. Nahrgang, Tavern keeper, aged about 29 years [S166] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Mount Hope CC#4508 Internet Link . In loving/ memory of/ John K. Nahrgang/ born Nov. 29, 1829/ died Jan. 18, 1857/ aged 27 yrs./ 1 mo. 20 dys./ He is resting in Heaven/ Margaret Arnold/ his wife/ born Sep. 3, 1854 [sic - 1826 gives age 83 yrs.]/ died Jan. 9, 1910/ aged 83 yrs./ gone but not forgotten/ Nahrgang [S14] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berlin Chronicle (1856-1860), 20 Sep 1859 - Queen vs. Dr. Christ. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library. John K. Nahrgang, taylor of Waterloo Village married 3 Sep 1854 to Margareth Arnold of Woolwich, wit: Jacob Schaefer of Waterloo Village and Wilhelm Rebacher Jr. of Waterloo Village [S1573] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1891, Section 3 Page 6. [S244] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Deutsche Canadier (1841-1865) - Index to Births, Deaths and Marriages Announced in the Deutsche Canadier, Berlin, Canada West. originally indexed by Simone Nieuwolt and Sylvie Kuppek..organised by Rosemary Ambrose, 7 Sep 1854 Pg 36. ARNOLD, Margaretha married 3 Sep 1854 Woolwich. To John R. NAHRGANG, Waterloo. minister F.W. Bindemann

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 29 Nov 1829 - of, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Misfortune - - Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - tailor - 1854 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 3 Sep 1854 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - innkeeper - 1857 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 18 Jan 1857 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth