1798 - 1870 (72 years)
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Name |
Valentine Ratz |
Born |
12 Aug 1798 |
Gender |
Male |
Birth |
CALC 19 Aug 1798 |
, Germany [2, 3, 4, 5, 6] |
Occupation |
1851 |
Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [2] |
Farmer |
Residence |
1851 |
Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [2] |
Evangelist |
Occupation |
1861 |
Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [4] |
Farmer |
Residence |
1861 |
Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [4] |
Evangelist |
Died |
28 Dec 1870 |
South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada [3, 5, 6] |
Occupation |
1871 |
Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [7] |
Blacksmith |
Residence |
1871 |
Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [7] |
Wesleyan Methodist |
Eby ID Number |
Waterloo-43182 |
Buried |
Wilmot Centre (Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario [6] |
Person ID |
I43182 |
Generations |
Last Modified |
30 Sep 2024 |
Family |
Anna Gertrute "Gertrude" Lanz, b. 2 May 1798, , Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany , d. 14 Jul 1872, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (Age 74 years) |
Married |
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Valentine and Gertrude (Lanz) Ratz
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Children |
| 1. John Jacob "Jacob" Ratz, b. 21 Aug 1828, , Germany , d. 23 Oct 1919 (Age 91 years) |
| 2. Henry Ratz, b. 9 Nov 1830, , Ontario, Canada , d. 5 Jul 1881 (Age 50 years) |
| 3. Reeve John Ratz, b. 7 Dec 1833, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. 14 Oct 1889, Elmira Mennonite Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (Age 55 years) |
| 4. Maria "Mary" Ratz, b. 8 Feb 1840, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. 5 Mar 1923, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (Age 83 years) |
| 5. John George "George" Ratz, b. 22 Jan 1843, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. 30 Dec 1932, Powasssan, Parry Sound District, Ontario (Age 89 years) |
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Last Modified |
1 Oct 2024 |
Family ID |
F11278 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Notes |
- ...Valentine Ratz, opened a blacksmith's shop in Waterloo and his mother [wife], Anna Gertrude, contributed to the family income by knitting items of clothing to sell to her neighbours. The first small family sawmill was opened at St. Jacobs, and then a larger mill at Gads Hill which in time was operated by Henry....
Woman of Waterloo County edited by Ruth Russell
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Valentine Ratz, the forebear of numerous millers, built a sawmill west of the village on the Conestoga River in 1844. Jacob C. Snider, in 1848, bought a farm on the south side of the Conestoga and after constructing a dam across the river, erected a saw-mill, a flour-mill, and a woollen-mill. Those industries attracted more mechanics and stores. In 1852 the village was named St. Jacobs after Mr. Snider. The "Saint" was added to his first name "for the sake of euphony." He sold the mills to his son Jacob in 1855. From 1856 until 1870 there were five different owners. In December of 1870 E. W. B. Snider purchased the flour-mill and operated it till 1917, when he sold the enterprise to W. W. Snider, who incor-porated the business as the Snider Flour Milling Company. The latter later sold the business to Walter J. Snider of Conestoga, whose heirs still operate it.
Waterloo Hitorical Society, Annual Volume 1933 pg 20
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It is reported that Valentine was born in Grebenau, Vogelsbergkreis, Hessen, Germany, no source yet
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Sources |
- [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.
Ludwig Eydt b. Wilmot Township res: Wilmot Township Age: 21 born abt 1837 father: John mother: Christine married Maria Ratz b. Waterloo father: Valentine mother: Garthutte married 18 May 1858 county: Waterloo
- [S141] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1851, Div. 3, Pg. 17.
- [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 5 Jan 1871.
Valentin Ratz died 28 Dec 1870 in South Easthope, 72 yrs, 4 mths, 9 days.
- [S915] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1861, Township of Woolwich 1861 Div. 2 Page 16.
- [S190] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1871, Wilmot Twp. 1871 Div. 2 Deaths Page 65.
- [S3231] Find A Grave, Valentin Ratz (1798 - 1870) - Find A Grave Memorial. (2017). Findagrave.com. Retrieved 7 October 2017, from https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=156111785.
- [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Wilmot Twp. 1871 Div. 2 Deaths Page 65.
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| Birth - CALC 19 Aug 1798 - , Germany |
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| Occupation - Farmer - 1851 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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| Residence - Evangelist - 1851 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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| Occupation - Farmer - 1861 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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| Residence - Evangelist - 1861 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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| Died - 28 Dec 1870 - South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada |
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| Occupation - Blacksmith - 1871 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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| Residence - Wesleyan Methodist - 1871 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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| Buried - - Wilmot Centre (Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario |
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