Jacob W. Schweitzer

1866 - 1929  (62 years)

• Name	Jacob W. Schweitzer
  Born	26 Mar 1866	Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Business	Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Schweitzer Hotel
  		Schweitzer's Hotel, Conestogo, Ontario
  Residence	1871	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1891	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Harness Maker
  Residence	1891	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1901	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Hotel Keeper
  Occupation	1911	Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Hotel Keeper Farmer
  Residence	1911	Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1921	Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Hotelkeeper, Meals & ?
  Residence	1921	Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-54256
  Died	2 Jan 1929	Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Cause: Cause: Bronchopneumonia (3 days)
  Buried	5 Jan 1929	Saint Matthews Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Conestogo, Woolwich, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I54256	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Martin Schweitzer,   b. 13 Aug 1832, Effingen, Baden, Germany ,   d. 27 Jan 1904  (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Philipine "Phebe" Flehr,   b. 1 Jul 1843, Troy, Rensselaer, New York, United States ,   d. 19 Apr 1917, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 73 years)
  Married	1859  [8]
  Family ID	F14018	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Fiedler,   b. 12 Jul 1869, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Feb 1940, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 70 years)
  Married	22 Jul 1891	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9, 10]
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F14025	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  CONESTOGO HOTELMAN PASSES AWAY Jacob W. Schweitzer, Widely Known Throughout Province, Victim of Pneumonia.---In His 62nd Year. One of the County's most popular and best known hotelmen, in the person of Jacob W. Schweitzer, passed away at his home in Conestogo early Wednesday morning, following a few days' illness of pneumonia. He was in his 62nd year. The late Mr. Schweitzer was born in Conestoga and when a young man learned the trade, of harness maker, which business he conducted for several years. On the death of his father he took over the hotel business which he conducted most successfully until New Years, when he sold out. As a hotelkeeper he was known all over the province, many people from distant points spending several weeks each summer at his commodious hotel. He was married to Elizabeth Sittler in Kitchener, July 1891. the union being blessed with one son who died in infancy. A wife and an adopted son, Harry, survive; also three brothers and three sisters, Edward A. Schweitzer of Toronto, Mrs. Noah Cress, Kitchener, and Marton, Sophia, Martin and Charles, all of Conestoga. The funeral will take place on Saturday at 2 p.m. from the late home at the Schweitzer Hotel to the Lutheran church for service, thence to the adjoining cemetery for interment. Waterloo Chronicle 3 Jan 1929 pg 5

  
  

• Sources

  [S148] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1901, Woolwich F-2 Page 11. [S130] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1881, Div. 3 Page 9. [S348] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1911, Div. 14 page 12. [S144] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 6. [S1821] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1891, Div. 2 Page 2. [S2121] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1921, Sub Dist.. 13 Page 17. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration. Name: Jacob W Schweitzer Gender: Male Birth Year: abt 1868 Birth Place: Conestogo, Ontario Age at Death: 61 Death Date: 2 Jan 1929 Death Place: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada [S77] News - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Signet (1893-1982), Obituary of Martin Schweitzer - 29 Jan 1904. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Jacob Schweitzer Born: Canada Age: 24 Father: Martin Schweitzer Mother: Phillipine Schweitzer Born: abt 1867 Spouse: Lizzie Fiedler Age: 22 born: Canada Father: John Fiedler Mother: Catharine Fiedler married 22 Jul 1891 married: Berlin [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name: Jacob Schweitzer Age: 24 Birth Date: abt 1867 Birth Place: Canada Marriage Date: 22 Jul 1891 Marriage County or District: Waterloo Father: Martin Schweitzer Mother: Phillipine Schweitzer Spouse: Lizzie Fiedler Spouse's Age: 22 Spouse Birth Date: abt 1869 Spouse Birth Place: Canada Spouse Father: John Fiedler Spouse Mother: Catharine Fiedler

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 26 Mar 1866 - Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Business - Schweitzer Hotel - - Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1871 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Harness Maker - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 22 Jul 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Hotel Keeper - 1901 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Hotel Keeper Farmer - 1911 - Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Hotelkeeper, Meals & ? - 1921 - Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1921 - Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Cause: Bronchopneumonia (3 days) - 2 Jan 1929 - Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth