Ludwig "Louis" Seip

1849 - 1884  (35 years)

• Name	Ludwig "Louis" Seip
  Born	8 Jan 1849	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Christened	4 Mar 1849	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Name	Louis Seip  [8, 10, 11]
  Residence	1861	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Lutheran
  Residence	1871	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [12]
  Residence	1871	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1873	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [13]
  	brewer
  Occupation	1876	Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	brewer
  Residence	1876	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  Occupation	1881	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Brewer
  Residence	1881	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-55235
  Died	3 Oct 1884	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 7, 14]
  Person ID	I55235	Generations
  Last Modified	1 Dec 2024

  
  

  Father	George Seip,   b. 13 Feb 1820, Beerfelden, Odenwaldkreis, Hessen, Germany ,   d. 21 May 1877, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 57 years)
  Mother	Maria "Mary" Peppler,   b. 15 Feb 1813, , Germany ,   d. 1 Jul 1879, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 66 years)
  Family ID	F11069	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  QUEEN STREET SOUTH, EAST SIDE. On the corner of King Street Rehscher's vaulted cellar already spoken of. An open space. A two-story rough-cast building with two-story veranda along the Queen Street front built by Martin Anthes (father of John S. Anthes) in 1835 when it was considered one of the best houses in the village. Henry Stroh purchased this house from Mr. Anthes about 1837. Jacob Stroh was born in this house. Behind it there was a garden of about an acre of land. There were 31 pine stumps on the property when Mr. Stroh took possession and these stumps had to be laboriously removed as stump- pulling machines, which came later, were not then available. The well on the lot was only nine feet deep. Henry Stroh carried on a shoe shop in his house until he entered into partnership with Carl Kranz, on King Street. In 1857, after he had dissolved partnership with Kranz, Henry Stroh built a one and one-half story frame building next to his house and used it as a shoe store. Mr. Stroh continued in this shoe business until 1863 when he went into partnership with Mr. Reinhold Lang, the tanner. The Queen Street shoe shop was changed to a dwelling. Later Mr. Vanderhart, a tailor, had his shop in this building and after him Carl Englehart had it as photographer. Henry Stroh sold his house to George King. Later Charles Ahrens owned it and had it moved to the corner of Shanley and Braun Streets about 1880. A one and one-half story frame building erected about 1837 by Jacob Kraemer, later on Frederick Street, as spoken of. Later an addition was added to the front and the building used as the local post office, with William Davidson in charge. Later George Seip purchased the building and used it as a saloon, with a bowling alley in the rear, the first bowling alley in Berlin. William Jaffray lived in the house for a time and later William Knell, son-in-law of Mr. Seip. A one and one-half story frame building, originally a cooper shop, later the dwelling of Mr. Seip, after he sold the other building. In 1860 he built a brewery, known as Seip's brewery. Under the whole building he had a vaulted cellar built of field stone. Power for the brewery was supplied by a horse-power contained in an attached shed, shelter for the horses. Seip had a high reputation for good beer. He at first made his own malt, but later purchased it. After George Seip's death his son Louis continued the business until about 1880. The building was finally torn down to make room for the present auditorium. The cooper shop, a small one story building, with brick chimney such as coopers used to heat staves for their barrel making, operated by Henry Brickner who later had his shop at the corner of Young and King Streets. Later Adam Stein had the Queen Street cooper shop. The Berlin coopers were experts in the making of what was called tight-wear,that is water-tight barrels, in large tuns which they made for the brewers. A very early building, occupied by John Peters, a cabinet maker in Hoffman's factory, about 1860. The building had an outside stairway at the back. Peters was a bird lover and expert in trapping native song birds, mocking birds, cat birds, finches, etc., which he hung under his veranda roof in public display. On the corner of Church Street a frame house occupied by Mr. Knechtel, a weaver, about 1842-1850. Knechtel moved to a farm in Mannheim where later he was injured in the spine by a falling tree to such an extent that he was bedfast for fourteen or fifteen years. He lived to about 1871. Conrad Doering occupied the Queen Street house for a time. He also was a weaver and made coverlets, etc. The house was torn down to make room for the present one of brick built by Dr. Clemens and later occupied by the late Dr. Walters. Church Street. On the south side St. Paul's Lutheran Church. A one and one-half story unpainted frame building with gable towards the street, the dwelling, about 1860, of John Fleischauer, a laborer, a native of Hessen, Germany. A one and one-half story house occupied by E. Kern, cabinet maker, about 1860 and later by John Ansted. A vacant lot. George Street. Joseph Schneider originally owned all the land between George Street and Mill Street, mostly woods at that time, and extending to Benton and Eby Streets. REMINISCENCES OF BERLIN (NOW KITCHENER) By JACOB STROH Contributed by Joseph M. Snyder. Part I. Settlement - Early Villagers and Buildings, Waterloo Historical Society Annual Volume 1930

  
  

• Sources

  [S6] . Ludwig Seip, s/o George & Anna Maria Peppler of Berlin, b. 8 jan 1849, bapt.. 4 Mar 1849, sponsors: Ludewig Peppler & wife Catharina. [S131] Div 4 Pg 13. birthdate is Jan 10 which disagrees with church record. [S158] Div 1 Page 36. [S123] Div. 4 Page 39. [S7] 9 Oct 1884. Oct. 3, 1884 Louis Seip died in Berlin at age of 35 years, 8 months and 25 days [S721] marriage certificate. Ludwig SEIP, 27, brewer, b. Berlin, res. Berlin, widower, s/o George & Mary married Sophia KAUFMANN, 20, b. Baden, res. Baden, d/o Adam & Mary, witn Hugo KRANZ & Fred KNELL of Berlin, 28 May 1876 in Baden [S7] 9 Oct 1884. Oct. 3, 1884 Louis Seip died in Berlin at age of 35 years, 8 months and 25 days. [S7] 24 Feb 1876. Died 21 Feb 1876 In Berlin, Johannette Catharina, nee Stein, wife of Louis Seip died at the age of 25 years, 5 months, 8 days from consumption. [S229] Sect. 2 Page 24. [S7] 26 Jan 1882. 21 Jan 1882 Frederike Wilhelmine Seip, daughter of Louis Seip, died in Berlin at age of 2 years and 26 days. [S7] 1 Jun 1876. 28 May 1876 By Pastor Spring in New Hamburg, Louis Seip of Berlin was married to Sophia Kaufmann of Baden. [S7] Nov. 23, 1871. Nov. 19, 1871 Louis Seip and Netty Stein, both of Berlin, by Rev. Ernst [S655] birth certificate 22457 (1873), Amelia Mary Seip. Amelia Mary Seip, b. 15 Oct 1873 Berlin, d/o Louis Seip (Brewer) & Janet Elizabeth Stein, [S939] Div. 2 Page 42.

  
  

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  Born - 8 Jan 1849 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Christened - 4 Mar 1849 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1861 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1871 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1871 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - brewer - 1873 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - brewer - 1876 - Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1876 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Brewer - 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 3 Oct 1884 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth