Rev. Jacob Fellman^[1]

1837 - 1918  (80 years)

• Name	Jacob Fellman
  Prefix	Rev.
  Born	10 Oct 1837	Völkersleier, , Bayern, Germany   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1866	Hanover, Bentinck Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Occupation	1881	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Baptist minister
  Occupation	1883	Benton Street Baptist Church, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	minister
  Eby ID Number	00106-5884.1
  Died	23 Jan 1918	Oak Park, Cook, Illinois, United States   [4]
  Buried	Forest Home Cemetery, Forest Park, Cook, Illinois, United States   [4]
  Person ID	I4822	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Samuel Fellman,   b. CA 1794, , Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Elizabeth Zeiset,   b. CA 1792, , Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F6476	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Snyder,   b. 21 Nov 1843, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Jun 1929, Oak Park, Cook, Illinois, United States  (Age 85 years)
  Married	15 Mar 1866	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Children	1. Freddie Fellman,   d. Bef 1896   2. Edward Fellman,   b. 1866, Carrick Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Catherine Fellman,   b. 1869, , USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Tina Fellman,   b. 13 Aug 1869, Carrick Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Jul 1925, River Forest, Cook, Illinois, United States  (Age 55 years)   5. Henry Fellman,   b. 1872, Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. William Otto Fellman,   b. 20 Aug 1874, Baltimore, Baltimore (City), Maryland, USA ,   d. 30 Mar 1968, Oak Park, Cook, Illinois, United States  (Age 93 years)   7. Mina Fellman,   b. 31 Jan 1877, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Ida M. Fellman,   b. 1878, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Mary Fellman,   b. 22 May 1879, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   10. Emma Fellman,   b. 5 Nov 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   11. Albert Frederick Fellman,   b. 19 Apr 1884, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Jun 1940  (Age 56 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F1478	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Benton Street Baptist Church The congregation of the first German Baptist Church in Canada was organized in Bridgeport on September 10, 1851 by Rev. August Rauschenbusch. A church was built in Berlin at the corner of Benton and St. George Streets in 1852, with Rev. Henry Schneider as the first pastor. Pastors who followed Rev. Schneider were Revs. Ed. Austermuehl (1863-1864) and C. Bodenbender (1865-1871). By 1883 the congregation had grown to 140 members and the new and larger church which was built on the same site was opened in December of that year. The pastor at the time was Rev. Jacob Fellman, who had begun his service as pastor on August 23, 1876. Sunday evening services in English were attempted in 1891 but were not continued because of poor attendance. However, an English-speaking Baptist congregation, to be known as King Street Baptist Church, was organized in Berlin on November 10, 1895; seven members of the new congregation were from the Benton Street church. The name of the church was changed from German Baptist Church to Benton Street Baptist Church in March, 1918 when the congregation ceased holding services in the German language. On January 25, 1928 the church "withdrew from the Baptist Convention of Ontario and Quebec ... " (Clubine 1976). The church later "became affiliated with the Fellowship of Independent Baptist Churches" (Ibid.) . A growing congregation necessitated improvement and additions to the church over the years. The Sunday School was built in 1901, and was enlarged in 1927 with the addition of a second storey. Fire destroyed the church on February 11, 1964, except for an addition which had been built in 1953. Sod was turned on September 5, 1965 marking the beginning of construction of a new church; the cornerstone was laid on April 3, 1966 and the new building was officially opened and dedicated on September 18, 1966. The congregation had met in Eastwood Collegiate in the interval. Waterloo County Churches A Research Guide To Churches Established Before 1900 By Rosemary Ambrose _________________ FELLMAN, Jacob, clergyman; born Völkersleier, Bavaria, Germany, Oct. 10, 1837; son Samuel and Elisabeth (Zeiset) Fellman; ed. parochial schools, Bavaria; came to America, Aug. 1855; student Rochester (N.Y.) Theol. Sem., 1861-5; married Mary Snyder, of Waterloo, Ont., Can., Mar. 15, 1866. Ordained Baptist ministry, Carrick, Ont., Sept. 1865; pastor there, 1865-9, Wilmington, Del., 1869-74, Balti more, Md., 1874-6, Berlin, Ont., 1876-90, Sec ond German Baptist Church, Chicago, 1890-4, Oak Park, Ill., 1890-1900, Humboldt Park Ger man Church, Chicago, since 1900. Residence: 1859 N. Spaulding Av. The Book of Chicagoans: a biographical dictionary of leading living men and women of the city of Chicago 1911

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] Book - Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 276. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Rev. Jacob Fellman, aged 28 res. Hanover born Germany son of Samuel and Elizabeth married 15 Mar 1866 to Mary Schneider aged 22 res Waterloo born Waterloo daughter of Menno and Catherine [S158] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1881, Div 1 pg 22. Jacob ,FELMAN,M,M,43,German,Germany,Minister,Baptist Mary ,FELMAN,F,M,37,German,O. Baptist Edward ,FELMAN,M 14,German,O. Baptist Tina ,FELMAN,F 12,German,O. Baptist Catherin ,FELMAN,F 11,German,USA Baptist Henry ,FELMAN,M 9,German,USA Baptist William, FELMAN,M 6,German,USA Baptist Mena ,FELMAN,F 4,German,O. Baptist Ida M. ,FELMAN,F 2,German,O. Baptist [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/79700537. [S158] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1881, Div 1 pg 22.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 10 Oct 1837 - Völkersleier, , Bayern, Germany Residence - 1866 - Hanover, Bentinck Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada Married - 15 Mar 1866 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Baptist minister - 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - minister - 1883 - Benton Street Baptist Church, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 23 Jan 1918 - Oak Park, Cook, Illinois, United States Buried - - Forest Home Cemetery, Forest Park, Cook, Illinois, United States  = Link to Google Earth