Johann W. "John" Roos

1835 - 1882  (47 years)

• Name	Johann W. "John" Roos
  Born	5 Mar 1835	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Christened	5 Apr 1835	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1859	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  Business	1867	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	American Hotel
  		John Roos advertisement image from Directory of Waterloo 1867
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/157154172
  Name	John W. Roos  [7, 10, 11, 12]
  Occupation	1870	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [13]
  	hotel keeper
  Occupation	1871	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Tavern Keeper [catagory: hotel keeper, inn keeper, tavern keeper]
  Occupation	1878	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [14]
  	clerk
  Occupation	1881	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Market Clerk
  Residence	1881	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1882	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [15]
  	collector
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-41712
  Died	6 Nov 1882	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6, 16]
  	Cause: Consumption
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I41712	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	John Roos,   b. 6 Dec 1809, Dettwiller, Alsace Lorraine, France ,   d. 20 Nov 1885, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Elisabeth G. Weicker,   b. 15 Aug 1811, , Germany ,   d. 10 Jul 1875, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 63 years)
  Family ID	F9108	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Catherine Schnarr,   b. 27 Mar 1835, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Jan 1904  (Age 68 years)
  Married	20 Sep 1859	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 9]
  Children	1. Emma Rosinea Roos,   b. 6 Sep 1861, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Albert Jacob Roos,   b. 15 Sep 1864, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1941  (Age 76 years)   3. Henry William Roos,   b. 11 Aug 1866, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Bef 1911  (Age < 44 years)   4. Otilla Olissa Roos,   b. 16 May 1868, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Feb 1938, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 69 years)   5. Edward John Roos,   b. 15 Mar 1870, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 May 1949, Victoria, British Columbia  (Age 79 years)   6. Oscar H. Roos,   b. 1871, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Georgina M. Roos,   b. 26 Sep 1873, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Anna Christina Roos,   b. CALC 11 Jul 1875,   d. 21 Aug 1875, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 0 years)   9. John Caspar Roos,   b. CALC 1876, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Feb 1881, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 5 years)   10. Edith Elizabeth Roos,   b. 14 Aug 1878, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F10873	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  King Street , North Side Frederick Street. Bishop Benjamin Eby's farm came to the corner of King and Frederick Streets. Next to Frederick Street, Frederick and William Miller erected a frame building and used it as a general store. After the grading operations spoken of this building had to undergo the same process as the St. Nicholas Hotel. It was considered a fine building in its day with large windows on each side of the centre door. Henry Stroh finally bought the building and tore it down in 1868. Jacob Stroh has some of the window sash, shutters, stairway, etc., still in his possession. Later the building was occupied by Jacob Eckstein cigar maker and tobacco dealer. Mrs. Warren with a family lived on the second story for a number of years. Vacant lot. Next a large brick building with double deck porch along the front, the Queen's Arms Hotel, built about 1840 and continued as a hotel until about 1860. A Mr. Butchard was the first landlord and later Levi Weber. From this hotel the first omnibus met the trains at the G.T.R. station in Berlin in 1856. Before that day it was a stopping place of stage coaches operating from Hamilton and Galt to Berlin and beyond. The old Queen's Arms long vacant and practically ruined as a building was sold finally and made room for the Market Building and Town Hall in 1869.* Next we come to the John Roos house. This also had a double-deck veranda with heavy posts as was the style 1840-50. The building was later turned into a hotel known as the Market Hotel and kept by Casper Heller. A lot with a log cabin in the rear, occupied by Jacob Sauer, who had come from Pennsylvania, father of Mrs. John Roat. * See 1922 Annual Report W. H. S., p. 210. A harness shop occupied by John Roat, then by his son John and later by John Haugh, a son-in-law of John Roat. A garden. A dwelling, 4 or 5 feet lower than the street which had been filled up, where lived the Susand family. Mrs. Susand had a reputation with juveniles for tarts and molasses taffy sold in lc. bars. Her children were in the habit of selling these wares to passengers at the G.T.R. station. After her husband's death about 1860, widow Susand moved her shop to Foundry Street North, and there continued until she died. Susand was an ex-slave. In 1857 at a nomination meeting for Council, he was nominated and stood a good chance of being elected, as a joke. However, the more thoughtful element among the voters prevailed. A two story, frame building, lengthwise with King Street, built in the '30's. After street grading this had to be raised so that what had before been the ground floor became the cellar or basement. A house occupied by Wm. Hawke,-known as Bill Hawke- a mason. A stout, easy-going man. His wife was in the habit of standing in the door way, with white lace cap, smoking a clay pipe. The east end of this building was occupied by Winters, a hatter, the first hat maker in Berlin. He made the old style, broad brim, Mennonite hats in fashion up to about 1845. At the corner of Scott stood a brick building of good size with gable toward King Street, used to stable the first fire teams for a number of years. Later John Wagner had a waggon shop above and George Ward a blacksmith shop underneath. Scott Street was, however, not opened until many years later. A one and one-half story building rough cast, gable facing King St., occupied by H. W. Peterson, who began publishing the "Canada Museum", in 1835 and so continued until 1840 when he went to Guelph as first Registrar of the County of Wellington. This was the first newspaper published in Waterloo County. Jacob Hailer's house, a one and one-half story, frame building with porch along the front partly enclosed by lattice work. In this house was born in 1834, Catherine Hailer, who married Louis Breithaupt. She is said to have been the first child born in Berlin of parents who came from Germany. Hailer's barn was some distance back from the street and next along on the street front was his shop where he manufactured spinning wheels, etc., and chairs which had a large distribution. Hailer was an expert wood turner. He had two foot-power lathes and a number of German assistants from time to time, continuing his shop for about 40 years. A two story frame building lengthwise with King Street, erected by Dr. John Scott. He had a drug store with two good-sized windows at the front. On the east gable of the building was a sign, "Med. Hall" in large letters. The sign was legible long after Dr. Scott's death. The doctor pursued his practice on horseback for which he used three horses. He was the first medical practitioner in Berlin, coming in 1834, at the time of the cholera epidemic. For a few years before he was married he boarded at the Gaukel Hotel. His later house, after the one described, is still standing on Weber Street at the rear of the Kitchener Public Library. The old Scott house on King Street was later occupied by Franz Martin who kept a saloon. Martin had a musical family, with the zither as their principal instrument, which all the children could play. A one and one-half story, frame building, painted, occupied by Anslm Wagner, a potter. A brick building 1 ½ story lengthwise with King Street, the west end of which was John Eby's drug store, the rest of the building being his dwelling. This was the first regular drug store in Berlin. A brick building with a frame extension in the rear used by David Eby as a pump shop. Part of the brick building is still standing, the rest having been cut olT for the opening of Eby Street North. A one story hip roof brick cottage occupied by Geo. Eby, a Notary, who came to Canada in 1804. He died in this house. A considerable fish story is told of how he followed a sturgeon in the Conestoga River, part of Grand River, and finally speared it. A one and one-half story building, probably rough cast, occupied by Hy. Wurm, a carpenter employed at the Simpson factory. A two story brick building painted red occupied by Henry S. Huber.' A handsome brick building, two story, with veranda along the front and ground floor considerably above the street level, with broad steps, the width of the building, leading to it, was built in 1850. Some time later it was occupied by Casper Heller and known as the Royal Exchange hotel. Following the old custom its swinging sign had "Last Chance" on the side toward the village and "First Chance" outward, referring to liquid refreshments. Heller kept a good hotel and had also a large shed and ham next east of the hotel. On the corner a steam grist mill was erected, about 1860. Louis Seyler, a German, was the miller. The custom was for farmers to bring in their wheat to have it ground, getting in return flour, bran and middlings, the miller retaining his toll. Later Lehnen & Shelly operated this mill. REMINISCENCES OF BERLIN (NOW KITCHENER) By JACOB STROH Contributed by Joseph M. Snyder. Part I. Settlement - Early Villagers and Buildings, Waterloo Historical Society Annual Volume 1930

  
  

• Sources

  [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. John Roos Born: Preston Res: Berlin Age: 24 Father: John Mother: Elizabeth Weilkes Born: 1835 Spouse: Catherine Schnarr Age: 23 born: Waterloo Res: Waterloo Born: 1836 Father: Hartman Mother: Mary Kalbfleish married 20 Sep 1859 county: Waterloo [S229] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1871, Div 13, Page 29. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library. Johann Roos b. 5 Mar 1835, bapt., 5 Apr 1835 Preston, s/o Johann & Elizabeth sponsors: Peter Dunke, Michael Roos [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 5 Pg 12. [S302] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1881, Waterloo Village 1881 Div. 2 Page 12. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 16 Nov 1882. 06 Nov 1882 John Roos died in Waterloo, of consumption, at age of 47 years, 9 months and 1 day. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 2 Sep 1875. Died 21 Aug 1875 Near Waterloo, Anna Christina, baby daughter of John Roos, died at the tender age of 1 month, 10 days. [S3297] Missouri Synod, U.S., Lutheran Church records, 1851-1973. NameJohann Roos Baptism Age0 Record TypeBaptism Birth Date5 März 1835 Baptism Date5 Apr 1835 Baptism ChurchSt. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church Baptism PlacePreston, Ontario, Canada Father Johann Roos Mother Elisabeth Weiker [S14] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berlin Chronicle (1856-1860), 27 Sep 1859. 20 Sep 1859 At Waterloo Village, on the 20th inst., by Rev. Mr. Hoelshe, Lutheran Minister, Mr. J. Roos, of Berlin, to Miss Catherine, daughter of Hartman Schnarr, Esq., of Waterloo Village. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Estella L Bowman Born: Berlin Age: 25 Father: Wm Bowman Mother: Jane Bowman Born: abt 1872 Spouse: Albert J Roos Age: 23 born: Waterloo Father: Jno Roos Mother: Catharine Roos married 12 Oct 1897 [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Emma Hasenpflug Born: Waterloo Age: 32 Born: abt 1870 Spouse: Henry Roos Age: 36 born: Berlin Father: John Roos Mother: Catharine Schnarr married 26 Nov 1902 married: Waterloo, Berlin [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 17 Feb 1881. 6 Feb 1881 John Caspar, small son of John Roos died at the age of 5 weeks in Waterloo. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Edward John Roos Born: 15 Mar 1870 County: Waterloo Father: John Roos Jr. Mother: Catharine Snarr [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Edith Elizabeth Roos Born: 14 Aug 1878 County: Waterloo Father: John Roos Mother: Catharine Schnarr [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration. John Roos, d. 6 Nov 1882 Town of Waterlo, aged 47, b. Preston, cause consumption 8 months, [S1573] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1891, Section 3 Page 7.

  
  

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  Born - 5 Mar 1835 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Christened - 5 Apr 1835 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1859 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 20 Sep 1859 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Business - American Hotel - 1867 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - hotel keeper - 1870 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Tavern Keeper [catagory: hotel keeper, inn keeper, tavern keeper] - 1871 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - clerk - 1878 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Market Clerk - 1881 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1881 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - collector - 1882 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Consumption - 6 Nov 1882 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth