Jacob H. "Jake" Baetz

1884 - 1981  (96 years)

• Name	Jacob H. "Jake" Baetz
  Born	25 Nov 1884	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1901	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Student
  Residence	1920	187 Queen St. N., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Jacob H. Baetz constructed this house in 1920.
  Occupation	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Manager, Furniture Factory
  Residence	1921	187 Queen St. N., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Residence	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-37957P
  Died	13 Sep 1981  [2, 4]
  Buried	Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 4]
  Person ID	I37957	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Jacob Baetz,   b. 23 Dec 1852, near, Niederaula, , Hessen, Germany ,   d. 29 Dec 1920, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Catherine Hoelscher,   b. 15 Mar 1858, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Feb 1940, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)
  Married	18 Oct 1877	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 6]
  Family ID	F9946	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elvera Maude "Vera" Bowman,   b. 27 Nov 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Oct 1968  (Age 76 years)
  Children	1. Mary C. Baetz,   b. 1916, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. John David Baetz,   b. 1921, , Ontario, Canada
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F28386	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  CHARLES JOSEPH BAETZ - In the business world of Ontario, the name of Baetz stands for furniture of the finest construction and the most artistic designs to be found in the market. Not only in quality, but also in quantity, the firms under the control of the Baetz Brothers rank among the very finest in Canada. Many years ago, as a young man, Jacob Baetz left his home in Hessen, Darmstadt, Germany, to make a place for himself in the new and rapidly developing country across the waters. He located in what was then the town of Berlin, now Kitchener, and after working for a time as a contractor and builder, first identified the name of Baetz with the manufacture of furniture. For about sixteen years, he was associated as a partner with John S. Anthes. In 1900, he severed his connection with the firm, and returned to his former occupation as a contractor. In the meantime, he had married and his sons, Charles Joseph and Jacob H., were coming to manhood. Educated in the public schools of Kitchener and the Collegiate Institute, they spent the first years of their business life acquiring experience as employees of various large concerns. Since 1908, they have devoted themselves to the development of the two large concerns which bear their name. The Baetz Brothers Furniture Company, founded in 1908, has been incorporated under that name since 1916, , with Jacob H. Baetz, as vice-president, general manager and director of the company. He is also treasurer of the firm of Anthes-Baetz Furniture Company, Ltd., and a member of the firm Baetz Brothers Specialty Company, manufacturers of elec-tric lamps and shades, which they founded in 1919. This latest addition to the business activities of the Baetz Brothers has had a most successful career, Charles J. Baetz being its president, and Jacob H. Baetz serving in the capacity of vice-president and manager. Its quarters occupy 12,000 square feet of floor space, and its output of lamps and silk shades is to be found in all parts of Canada. Charles Joseph Baetz devotes the greater part of his time and attention to the affairs of the Anthes-Baetz Furniture Company, Limited. After he left school, Mr. Baetz had a very thorough training in the cabinet trade, serving an apprenticeship, and later working as journeyman for some of the large concerns of Canada and Detroit, Michigan. The factory which is under his immediate supervision and direction is a modern three-story build-ing, covering 45,000 square feet of floor space, and manufactures dining room and bedroom furniture, while the firm of Baetz Brothers produces living room, hall, and upholstered furniture. Though their time might be fully occupied by personal affairs, both brothers are active in the life of their city. Charles Joseph Baetz is a member of the City Council and chairman of their finance committee. Jacob H. Baetz is on the Board of Directors of the Young Men's Christian Association, and is a member of the advisory board of the Kitchener-Waterloo Collegiate and Vo-cational School. He also has given a long term of service to the Kitchener-Waterloo Hospital Board. He is actively interested in Masonic af-fairs, holding his membership in the Twin City Lodge, No. 509, Free and Accepted Masons, and the Kitchener Chapter, Royal Arch Masons. He belongs to the Grand River Country Club, while his brother, Charles Joseph Baetz, is a member of the Lancaster Club. Charles Joseph Baetz was married, in 1914, to Dorothy Meinke, of Kitchener, and they are the parents of one son, Karl William, who was born on November 25, 1919. Jacob H. Baetz married Vera Bowman, of Kitchener, on April 22, 1914. To them have been, born one son and one daughter, Mary Carolyn and John David. The Province of Ontario: a history, 1615-1927, Dominion Publishing Company, Toronto

  
  

• Sources

  [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) A-10 Page 11. [S87] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Woodland CC#4510 Internet Link . Baetz/ Jacob H. Baetz/ 1884-1981/ Vera M. Bowman/ 1891-1968 [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub District 28 Page 3. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, W., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, W. (1884). Jacob H “Jake” Baetz (1884-1981) - Find A Grave... Retrieved 29 May 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/71838236/jacob-h-baetz. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 11025 (1877), Jacob Baetz-Catherine Hólscher. Jacob Baetz, mason of Berlin, Birth Place: Kurhesson Prussia Age: 24 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1853 Father Name: Henry Baetz Mother Name: Maria Baetz Spouse Name: Catherine Hólscher, residence Berlin, Spouse's Age: 20 Spouse Estimated Birth Year: abt 1857 Spouse Birth Place: Wilmot Township Spouse Father Name: Carl Hólscher Spouse Mother Name: Barbara Holscher Marriage Date: 18 Oct 1877 Marriage Place: Waterloo, Preston [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 1 Nov 1877. 18 Oct 1877 By Pastor Wurster in Preston, Jakob Baetz was married to Catharine Hoelscher, both of Berlin.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 25 Nov 1884 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Student - 1901 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1920 - 187 Queen St. N., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Manager, Furniture Factory - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1921 - 187 Queen St. N., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth