Valentine Ratz^[1]

1798 - 1870  (72 years)

• 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	6 Apr 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		Valentine and Gertrude (Lanz) Ratz
  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)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F11278	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Valentine and Gertrude (Lanz) Ratz

  
  

• 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 ___________________________ 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 ________________________ It is reported that Valentine was born in Grebenau, Vogelsbergkreis, Hessen, Germany, no source yet

  
  

• 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 Occupation - Farmer - 1851 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Evangelist - 1851 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1861 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Evangelist - 1861 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 28 Dec 1870 - South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - Blacksmith - 1871 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Wesleyan Methodist - 1871 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Wilmot Centre (Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario  = Link to Google Earth