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Conrad Thiel[1, 2, 3]

Male 1858 - 1923  (65 years)


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  • Name Conrad Thiel 
    Born 13 Jul 1858  Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10] 
    Gender Male 
    Business St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    St. Jacobs Glue Company 
    Name Conrad Diehl 
    Occupation 1881  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Farmer 
    Residence 1882  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Occupation 1891  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Glue Maker 
    Residence 1891  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1895  St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Glue Manufacture 
    Occupation 1901  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Glue Factory 
    Occupation 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Billiards 
    Residence 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Lutheran 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-55078 
    Died 16 Dec 1923  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 10] 
    Buried Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 10] 
    Person ID I55078  Generations
    Last Modified 28 Jan 2025 

    Father Johann Heinrich "Henry" Thiel,   b. CALC 11 Apr 1828, Holzheim, , Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Mar 1895, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 66 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Koenig,   b. CALC 20 Nov 1830, , Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jul 1898, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 67 years) 
    Married 1855 
    Family ID F14219  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Fredericka Adriana Delion,   b. 19 May 1861, Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jun 1894, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 33 years) 
    Married 7 Mar 1882  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 5] 
    Children 
     1. Henry O. Thiel,   b. 1884, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Orlando Thiel,   b. 6 Aug 1884, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Delton Thiel,   b. 2 Jul 1886, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Mar 1891, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 4 years)
     4. Bertha Adriana Thiel,   b. 19 Nov 1888, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Theodore Thiel,   b. 1891, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. William Thiel,   b. 13 Jan 1891, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Clara Wilhelmina Thiel,   b. 6 Apr 1893, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Oct 1937, Kingston, Frontenac Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 44 years)
    Last Modified 29 Jan 2025 
    Family ID F14217  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Emma Heller,   b. 21 Feb 1873, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Sep 1955, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Married 23 Apr 1895  St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 11] 
    Children 
     1. Verda Thiel,   b. 14 Dec 1896, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Ruby Thiel,   b. 26 Apr 1899, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 29 Jan 2025 
    Family ID F14218  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • CONRAD THIEL

      The death took place on Sunday morning of Conrad Thiel, at his home in Kitchener, at the age of 66 years. He had been in indifferent health for some time and on Thursday evening was stricken with a paralytic stroke. Deceased was born in Philipsburg and came to Kitchener nineteen years ago where he entered business. A wife and six children survive. The funeral took place on Tuesday afternoon from the residence, thence to St. Jacobs Lutheran church for service and internment.

      Waterloo Chronicle 20 Dec 1923, p. 5

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      ST. JACOBS GLUE CO.

      One of the leading industries of St. Jacobs is its glue factory, which has been in operation for about twenty-five years; but not on as large a scale as it is now by the present company. The latter was formed about nine years ago. Mr. C Thiel, the popular manager and overseer of the plant, has been identified with it ever since it was established in St. Jacobs. It was quite a surprise to me when I visited this factory a few days ago and found it entirely free from the repulsive odors generally supposed to prevail in the immediate vicinity of most glue factories. In this case, however, the entire absence of offensive odors is due to two things, viz: the interior of the factory is kept clean as far as practicable and only the trimmings from the hides, &c of slaughtered animals are used. This is not always the case in glue manufacture, however, as many factories use the refuse from deceased animals that are often already in the advanced state of decomposition. Mr. Thiel had just returned from New York where he had purchased twelve carloads of hide trimmings. This comes from some part of Asia and is of a much finer quality, it being used in the manufacture of their best grade of glue. They manufacture two kinds, furniture and emery glue And the lot that I examined was of a very fine quality indeed, and I must say it cannot be surpassed. They also purchase a good deal of material from Chicago, which is used in their cheaper grades. They ship to all parts of the Dominion, there always being a good demand for their production, of which they manufacture about 150,000 lbs per annum, and employ about twelve men in the winter season when the factory is in full operation. As many are, no doubt unacquainted with the manner in which glue is manufactured, I will undertake to give a brief explanation. In the first place this factory has a 35 horse power engine and a 70 horse power boiler. The hide trimmings, or material required is first soaked in large tanks and then in vats of lime, after which it is subjected to an acid process and then put in large boilers and reduced to a liquid state. From the latter it is taken to the cooling room where it soon reaches almost the, consistency of rubber. It is then cut up into square cakes of 10 x 6 inches and which are finally sliced to the thicknesses of about half an inch and then taken to the drying room and placed upon drying racks placed in a long narrow chamber, through which air is forced at a great velocity by a large Disk fan, which makes 900 revolutions per minute. By the drying process these slices become hard and brittle and reduced to the thickness of about a sixteenth of an inch. The dried glue is packed in barrels, but this is not done until the glue is broken up into smaller pieces to admit of closer packing. This is accomplished by throwing it into a hopper in which is an ordinary grain separator cylinder making about 3,000 revolutions per minute. The glue is then ready for the barrels and shipment. Mr. Thiel exhibits a thorough knowledge in the manufacture of glue and probably contributes as much towards keeping business moving as any other man in the village. Besides his large interest in the factory he has several fine private residences here where he was raised from boyhood, but he was born in Philipsburg in 1858. His family consists of a wife and five children.

      Waterloo Chronicle 9 Dec 1897, p. 2

  • Sources 
    1. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 2 Apr 1891.
      Mar 28, 1891 Delton Thiel, second son of Conrad Thiel, died in St. Jacobs at age of 4 years, 8 months & 26 days.

    2. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 16 Mar 1882.
      07 Mar 1882 Conrad Diehl and Friedrike Delion, both of Elmira, were married in Elmira by Pastor Frosch.

    3. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 012508-95.
      Conrad Thiel, 37, occ. Glue Manufacture, b. Philipsburg, res. Saint Jacobs, widower, son of Henry and Elizabeth married Emma Heller, 23, b. St. Jacobs, res. St. Jacobs, daughter of George and August, Witness(es): Frederick Hean (?) of Harley and Mary Heller of St. Jacobs, 23 April 1895 in St. Jacobs.

    4. [S148] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1901, Woolwich F-3 Page 16.

    5. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Fredericka Delian Born: Heidelberg Onto Age: 21 Father: William Delian Mother: Magdalena Kalhn Born: abt 1861 Spouse: Courad Dietl Age: 24 born: Phillipsburg Ont Father: Henry Dietl Mother: Elisabeth Koenig married 7 Mar 1882 married: Waterloo county: Waterloo

    6. [S130] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1881, Div. 1 Page 56.

    7. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 25 1911 Pg. 4.

    8. [S199] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - St. James Lutheran Elmira CC#2800 Internet Link.
      North: In/ memory of/ Frederica/ wife of/ Conrad Thiel/ died June 30/ 1894/ aged 33 yrs. 1 mo./ & 11 days/ Delton, son of/ Conrad & Frederica/ Thiel/ died Mar. 28, 1891/ aged 4 yrs. 8 mo's./ & 26 days/ Thiel South: Conrad Thiel/ died Dec. 16/ 1923/ aged 66 yrs. 5 mo./ his wife/ Emma Heller/ 1873-1955

    9. [S1821] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1891, Section 3 Page 37.

    10. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, S., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, S. (1857). Conrad Thiel (1857-1923) - Find A Grave Memorial. Retrieved 16 May 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/139856647/conrad-thiel.

    11. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Simon E Bowman Born: USA Age: 22 Father: Solomon Bowman Mother: Mary Ann Bowman Born: abt 1872 Spouse: Annie Wegfarht Age: 22 born: Canada Father: Adam Wegfarht Mother: Margaret Wegfarht married 10 Apr 1894 married: Waterloo

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 13 Jul 1858 - Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBusiness - St. Jacobs Glue Company - - St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1881 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1882 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 7 Mar 1882 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Glue Maker - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Glue Manufacture - 1895 - St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 23 Apr 1895 - St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Glue Factory - 1901 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Billiards - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 16 Dec 1923 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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