Lemuel Burkholder^[1]

1848 - 1932  (84 years)

• Name	Lemuel Burkholder
  Born	1848	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  House of Industry and Refuge	Tuckersmith, Huron Co., Ontario
  Residence	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	--
  Occupation	1881	Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	farmer
  Residence	1895	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  		HouseofIndustryandRefugeca1869.JPG The House of Industry and Refuge. In 1868, 141 acres was purchased on Frederick Street in Berlin (now Kitchener) and the house opened on June 15, 1869. The original building housed 100 and operated as an industrial farm, which raised crops and livestock. The residents worked for their keep if possible, those most did not. The House eventually became a strictly a residence of the aged and later relocated and renamed Sunnyside.
  Eby ID Number	00039-3130.11
  Died	15 Jun 1932	Tuckersmith, Huron Co., Ontario   [7]
  	Cause: apoplexy (2 months)
  Buried	Clinton Cemetery, , Bruce Co., Ontario   [7]
  Person ID	I5828	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Samuel G. Burkholder,   b. 1813, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Dec 1890, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Magdalena Rosenberger,   b. 23 Jun 1823, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Jan 1857, Near New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 33 years)
  Family ID	F1778	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Rachael Ann Bock,   b. 1856, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Abt 1889  (Age 33 years)
  Married	23 Dec 1875	Port Elgin Cemetery, Port Elgin, Bruce Co., Ontario   [4]
  Children	1. Mary Jane Burkholder,   b. 10 Nov 1876, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Rose Mary Jane Burkholder,   b. 10 Nov 1876, Port Elgin, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Apr 1912, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 35 years)   3. Sarah D. Burkholder,   b. 1879, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Margaret Ida Burkholder,   b. 9 Apr 1882, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Maude Burkholder,   b. 29 Dec 1884, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F15537	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Emma Clemens,   b. 1851, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	10 Apr 1895	Port Huron, St. Clair, Michigan, USA   [2]
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F1780	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  HouseofIndustryandRefugeca1869.JPG The House of Industry and Refuge. In 1868, 141 acres was purchased on Frederick Street in Berlin (now Kitchener) and the house opened on June 15, 1869. The original building housed 100 and operated as an industrial farm, which raised crops and livestock. The residents worked for their keep if possible, those most did not. The House eventually became a strictly a residence of the aged and later relocated and renamed Sunnyside.

  
  

• 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..., 687. [S45] Vit - Michigan, St. Clair - Clerk Office Records. 10 April 1895, Port Huron Lemuel Burkholder, 46, W, Berlin, ONT, b. Canada, Farmer, P: Samuel Burkholder & Lena Rosenberger, once Emma Bricker, 43, W, Greenwood, b. Canada, P: David Clemens, once Mrs. T.A. Scott & Sadie M. Scott, both of Port Huron; Thos. A. Scott, Min [S215] Census - ON, Bruce, Saugeen - 1881, Division 2 Page Number 29. Elemuel BURKHOLDER M Male German 32 Ontario Farmer Christian Bachelann BURKHOLDER Female German 24 Ontario Christian Bosannah BURKHOLDER Female German 4 Ontario Christian Sarah D. BURKHOLDER Female German 1 Ontario Farmer Christian [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Edmund Burkholder Born: Waterloo Township Age: 25 Father: Samuel Burkholder Mother: Sarah Burkholder Born: abt 1850 Spouse: Rachel A Bock Age: 19 born: Waterloo Township Father: Jacob Bock Mother: Eliza Bock married 23 Dec 1875 married: Bruce, Port Elgin [S604] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 20. [S215] Census - ON, Bruce, Saugeen - 1881, Division 2 Page Number 29. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration. Lemuel Burkholder, d. 15 Jun 1932, Tuckersmith, Bruce, Ontario aged 86 cause: apoplexy 2m, 10d. buried Clinton Cemetery.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1848 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada House of Industry and Refuge - - Tuckersmith, Huron Co., Ontario Residence - -- - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 23 Dec 1875 - Port Elgin Cemetery, Port Elgin, Bruce Co., Ontario Occupation - farmer - 1881 - Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - 1895 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 10 Apr 1895 - Port Huron, St. Clair, Michigan, USA Died - Cause: apoplexy (2 months) - 15 Jun 1932 - Tuckersmith, Huron Co., Ontario Buried - - Clinton Cemetery, , Bruce Co., Ontario  = Link to Google Earth