John Frederick Louis "Louis" Hedderich^{[1, 2]}

Cal 1823 - 1900  (~ 77 years)

• Name	John Frederick Louis "Louis" Hedderich
  Born	CALC 4 May 1823	, Germany   [1, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Name	Louis Hedderich  [6]
  Occupation	1871	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Cabinet Maker
  Residence	1871	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1881	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Carpenter
  Residence	1881	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-65624
  Died	14 Aug 1900	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I65624	Generations
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2024

  
  

  Family 1	Margaret Strobel,   b. 19 Sep 1830, , Germany ,   d. 19 Jul 1915, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)
  Married	6 Jan 1890	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2024
  Family ID	F10926	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Elizabeth "Elisa" Rockel,   b. 29 May 1823, Burkhards, , Hessen, Germany ,   d. 3 Aug 1888, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 65 years)
  Children	1. Amalia Hedderich,   b. CALC 8 Oct 1848, , Germany ,   d. 22 Jun 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 42 years)   2. Georg Leonhard Heinrich "Henry" Hedderick,   b. 17 Jun 1850, , Germany ,   d. 9 Aug 1936, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)   3. Lina Amelia Mary Hedderich,   b. 18 Oct 1859, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Dec 1924, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 65 years)   4. Sophia Hedderich,   b. 1861, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2024
  Family ID	F37709	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Louis Hedderich was one of our well known citizens, and a public man in his way, for he ran the village sprinkling wagon for many years. This tankwagon, usually a bright blue in color, was his own manufacture, and had a number of ingenious contrivances to add to its usefulness or otherwise. A huge umbrella shaded his wagon seat on hot summer days, and he had an arrangement by which a whistle chirped merrily, musically and constantly when the sprinkler was sprinkling. He secured his water supply from the mineral spring where some enterprising villagers one time bored for oil or salt and secured a wonderful flow of mineral water. A bellows attached to the wagon was used to blow a horn that called the village clerks from the shops with their pails and pitchers, to get a supply of drinking water. The same horn was used to call out the bartender, when he operated it at one of the hotels, and the dispenser of drinks, recognizing the signal, came out with a schooner of beer and emptied it into a mug which Mr. Hedderich carried, and this saved an extra trip for him. The sprinkling was paid for by subscription, each business man along the business part of King Street, contributing a certain amount each year. Mr. Hedderich did his collecting in the beginning of the year, and made his call an annual social visit as well. He was a gun and locksmith, and an expert in repairing clocks and other articles of household use. His workshop on North King Street was an interesting bit of architecture, owing to the fact that Mr. Hedderich used a church in his native village in Germany as a model when he built it, and it had all the appearance of a small church, with tower clock that struck the hours, steeple and all. His wife was a very useful citizen as well, and was widely known and in great demand as an experienced nurse and midwife. I believe it was her proud boast that she officiated at something like two thousand stork parties during her busy life here. Mr. and Mrs. Hedderich were in Waterloo in the early 50's, or possibly sooner, and resided here for many years until their passing at advanced ages. Sixteenth Annual Report of the Waterloo Historical Society, 1928, A Historical Sketch of the Town of Waterloo, Ontario, Clayton W. Wells, L.D.S., D. D. S.

  
  

• Sources

  [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 9 Aug 1888. Died 3 Aug 1888 Elisa Hedderich, nee Rockel, wife of Louis Hedderich, died in Waterloo at age of 65 years, 2 months and 5 days. The deceased, known far and wide as a midwife, had assisted at the births of 1823 children in the last 35 years. The mourners at her funeral were great in number. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 011113-77. Henry Hedderich, 27, occ. Shoemaker, b. Germany, res. Waterloo, S/O Louis & Elizabeth Married Maria Mehnke, 19, b. Germany, res. Guelph, D/O Michael & Wilhelmina, Witn Philip Kraft & Mrs Mehnke Of Waterloo, 27 December 1877 In Waterloo. [S302] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1881, Waterloo Village 1881 Div. 1 Page 6. [S192] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - Mount Hope CC#4500 Internet Link. South: Hier ruhet/ (unser) Mutter/ Elisa/ eine geb. (Roeszel)/ Ehefrau von/ Louis (H)edder(ich)/ geb. 2(9) Mai/ 1823/ ? Grosze ?/ gest. 3 Aug./ 1888/ Alt. 65 Jahren/ 2 Mo. u. (5) Tagen/ East: Hier ruhet/ unser Vater/ Louis ?/ (H)edder(ich)/ gest. 24 Aug. 1900/ Alter 77 Jah./ (3 Mos. 10 Tagen) [eroded]/ [S2658] aaaaWaterloo Village 1871, Sect. 1 Page 41. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Philipp Kraft Birth Place: Germany Residence: Waterloo Age: 22 Estimated birth year: abt 1846 Father Name: Heinrich Kraft Mother Name: Christina Giller Spouse Name: Amalia Hedderich Spouse's Age: 21 Spouse Estimated Birth Year: abt 1847 Spouse Birth Place: Germany Spouse residence: Waterloo Spouse Father Name: Louis Hedderich Marriage Date: 12 Apr 1868 Marriage County: Waterloo

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - CALC 4 May 1823 - , Germany Occupation - Cabinet Maker - 1871 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1871 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Carpenter - 1881 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1881 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 6 Jan 1890 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 14 Aug 1900 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth