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Wilhelm "William" Conrad

Male 1858 - 1934  (76 years)


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  • Name Wilhelm "William" Conrad 
    Born 10 Sep 1858  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1861  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1871  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1881  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Tinsmith 
    Residence 1881  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1884  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    tinsmith 
    Occupation 1891  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Tinsmith 
    Residence 1891  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1894  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    tinsmith 
    Occupation 1901  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Merchant 
    Occupation 1911  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Hardware M. 
    Residence 1911  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Lutheran 
    Club Membership 1912  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Saengerfest Souvenir Programme 1912 
    Waterloo-SanengerfestSouvenirProgramme113-WaterlooPublicLibrary.jpg    		 Waterloo-SanengerfestSouvenirProgramme113-WaterlooPublicLibrary.jpg
    Executive Committee View: Saengerfest Souvenir Programme 1912. (2020). Images.ourontario.ca. Retrieved 27 January 2020, from https://images.ourontario.ca/waterloo/31295/image/86645 Waterloo Public Library
    Name William Conrad 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-42129 
    Died 31 Oct 1934  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5] 
    Buried Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Person ID I42129  Generations
    Last Modified 9 Sep 2024 

    Father Mayor Jacob Conrad,   b. 5 Sep 1836, Baumholder, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jan 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Mother Wilhelmina Dorothea Louisa Kriesel,   b. 28 Jan 1836, Garz An Der Oder, Preussen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 May 1908, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Married 8 Apr 1858  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 11] 
    Family ID F10886  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Bertha Engelhardt,   b. 23 Oct 1861, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1937  (Age 75 years) 
    Married 3 Feb 1884  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Children 
     1. Lorraine Conrad
     2. Thomelda Conrad,   b. 1884, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Nelda Elise Conrad,   b. 13 Dec 1884, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jun 1975, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
     4. Edith Conrad,   b. 1886, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Ida Conrad,   b. 1 Jan 1887, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Edna Wilhelmina Conrad,   b. 19 Jun 1889, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Feb 1920, Windsor, Essex Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 30 years)
     7. Clara Elisa Conrad,   b. 13 Dec 1894, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     8. Lauraine Conrad,   b. Feb 1903, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 11 Sep 2024 
    Family ID F10961  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • WM. CONRAD PASSES AWAY
      Waterloo's Oldest Business Man and Prominent Citizen Dies in 77th Year.
      MEMBER OF HARDWARE FIRM FOR 64 YEARS

      After a successful business career of 64 years, William Conrad, aged 76, of Conrad's Hardware, oldest established business in Waterloo, passed peacefully away at the family residence, 29 Young St., Waterloo, early Wednesday morning, Oct. 31st, after being confined to bed for a week. He had been in failing health for some months but was able to give some attention to business until several weeks ago. He was one of Waterloo's best known and public spirited citizens and for many years gave valued civic service as a member of the School Board, Town Council, Board of Trade, and other public bodies. He was a prominent Lutheran taking an active part in the work at the St. John's Church where he was a member of the board of management and choir for a long term of years. A lover of sports, he enjoyed lawn bowling, curling, hunting and fishing. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge A.F. and A.M. The funeral will take place from the residence on Friday at 2: 30 p.m. for service thence to Mount Hope cemetery for interment. The remains will rest at the funeral home of Letter & Dreisinger until Thursday noon. Rev. C. S. Roberts, pastor of the St. John's Lutheran Church, will officiate. The late William Conrad was the eldest son of the late Jacob and Mrs. Conrad, the founder of the oldest hardware company in Waterloo County. The firm established in 1857 passed to the control of William and Jacob Conrad on the death of their father. He learned the hardware business starting at the age of 13 and in 1899 on the retirement of his father, became the senior partner in the firm. He was married at Hespeler to Miss Bertha Englehardt, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Louis Englehardt in 1884. Their union was blessed with a family of four daughters, Misses Nelda and Edith at home, Clara, Mrs. Gordon Brain of Flint, Mich, and Lorraine, Mrs. Fred F. Hughes of Waterloo. One daughter Edna, Mrs. Musselman, died at Windsor a few years ago. Besides the widow and daughters there survive six sisters, Mrs. Conrad Huehnergard, Mrs. Elizabeth Sanderson, Mrs. Otillia Wiedenhammer and Mrs. Elias Frey all of Waterloo, and Mrs. J. Herbert Smith and Miss Caroline Conrad of Chicago and one grandchild.


      Waterloo Chronicle, November 1, 1934

  • Sources 
    1. [S135] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1901, Waterloo (Town/Ville) D-2 Page 8.

    2. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Wilhelm Conrad Born: Waterloo Age: 24 Father: Jacob Conrade Wilhelmine Krissel Conrad Mother: Conrad Born: abt 1860 Spouse: Bertha Englehart Age: 22 born: Hespeler Father: Louis Englehart Mother: Amelia Remenap Englehart married 3 Feb 1884

    3. [S192] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - Mount Hope CC#4500 Internet Link.
      Conrad/ William Conrad/ 1858-1934/ Bertha Engelhardt/ his wife/ 1861-1937

    4. [S302] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1881, Waterloo Village 1881 Div. 1 Page 5.

    5. [S607] News - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - Waterloo Chronicle Telegraph (1899- ), "WM. CONRAD PASSES AWAY," November 1, 1934.

    6. [S366] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1911, Div. 41 Page 6.

    7. [S1885] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1861, Waterloo 1861 Dist. 1 Page 4.

    8. [S1573] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1891, Section 3 Page 13.

    9. [S2658] aaaaWaterloo Village 1871, Sect. 1 Page 20.

    10. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration.
      Clara Elisa Conrad Born: 13 Dec 1894 County: Waterloo Father: William Conrad Mother: Bertha Engelhardt

    11. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.
      Jacob Conrad Born: Prussia Res: Waterloo Age: 21 Father: Philip Mother: Elizabeth Born: 1837 Spouse: Wilhelmina Kruse Age: 22 born: Prussia Res: Waterloo Born: 1836 Father: Charles Mother: Dora married 8 Apr 1858 county: Waterloo

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 10 Sep 1858 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1861 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1871 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Tinsmith - 1881 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1881 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - tinsmith - 1884 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 3 Feb 1884 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Tinsmith - 1891 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1891 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - tinsmith - 1894 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Merchant - 1901 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Hardware M. - 1911 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1911 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsClub Membership - Saengerfest Souvenir Programme 1912 - 1912 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 31 Oct 1934 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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