William Kerr Moore, Esq.^[1]

Cal 1813 - 1900  (~ 86 years)

• Name	William Kerr Moore
  Suffix	Esq.
  Born	CALC 27 Dec 1813	, Ireland   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Birth	2 Jan 1820  [2]
  Name	W. K. Moore  [6]
  Occupation	1851	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	general store owner
  Occupation	1851	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	general store owner
  Occupation	1852	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	merchant
  Occupation	1861	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Merchant
  Residence	1861	Absent   [4]
  Residence	1861	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Wesleyan Methodist
  Occupation	1871	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Merchant
  Residence	1871	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	W. Methodist
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-79388
  Died	24 Oct 1900  [5]
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Person ID	I79388	Generations
  Last Modified	26 Jun 2024

  
  

  Family	Isabella McClintock,   b. 8 Jul 1820, , Ireland ,   d. 2 Aug 1865  (Age 45 years)
  Children	1. Nelson Moore,   b. 22 May 1830, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Oliver L. Moore,   b. 16 Dec 1841, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. John Thomas Moore,   b. 3 Jul 1844, Markham Twp., York Co., Ontario ,   d. 15 Jun 1917, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 72 years)   4. William Wesley Moore,   b. 2 Oct 1848, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Oct 1885, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada  (Age 37 years)   5. Edwin Moore,   b. 1849, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Hugh Edwin Moore,   b. 30 Jan 1849, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Arthur John Moore,   b. Nov 1854, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 May 1942, Victoria, British Columbia  (Age ~ 87 years)   8. Minerva Isabella Moore,   b. 12 Jun 1856, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Apr 1879, Yorkville, York Co., Ontario  (Age 22 years)
  Last Modified	26 Jun 2024
  Family ID	F20659	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  King Street - Queen to Benton Queen to Benton Street.-A few feet back of King Street and about 15 feet from South Queen Street was a vaulted cellar built of field stone by Peter Rebscher in 1838-39. In 1855 Sheriff Davidson bought this cellar from Paul Schmidt. He erected a frame building extending from the corner, partly using material brought from a former building at New Aberdeen, a village about five and one-half miles southwest of Berlin, where he had also a store business. Jacob Stroh helped to lath the building, receiving 75c as a day's wage. The new building was called The California Block and contained several stores. George Davidson, son of the Sheriff, occupied the corner store as a Grocery and Dry Goods business. Next there was a shed with outside stairway leading to a dance hall above it. The shed was used by the guests of Schmidt's Tavern known as the banners Inn. In the rear of the shed there was a brewery operated William Rebscher, who started to brew about 1830. The process of the Rebscher brewery was to soak the grain for 24 hours, then spread it on the cellar floor and shift it around until it commenced to sprout, after which it was carried upstairs again and put into a dry-kiln about 20 x 20 feet in size, the grain being on screens exposed to the heat coming from below. The dry malt was crushed and ground between iron rollers turned by hand. Later on a steam engine supplied the required power. Mr. Rebscher had this brewery until about 1855, when he moved to Frederick Street on Spetz Street. Sheriff Davidson bought the shed and converted it into two stores. One of these was occupied by Conrad Schmidt who sold wines, liquors, groceries and hardware. Yost Kimmel had a meat shop under the stores. Next came an open space and a well and next to that a building which was used 1830 to 1835 as a church by a body known as Mifferites whose main article of belief was that the world was coming to an end in 1835. Many of the Millerites, faithful to their belief, sold their properties and household effects. The building was about 1840 occupied by Paul Schmidt, as the Farmer's Inn already spoken of. Next came an alleyway and next to that William Moore's general store. Mr. Moore's residence was next to his store. Later on it had a clock factory on the second floor for a short time Next came a three-story building erected in 1860 and next to that no building for a long time until the Boehmer Block was erected. This had a clock factory on the second floor for a short time. Next came a building occupied by Mr. Hymmen, erected between 1850 and 1855. The building was painted a buff color and occupied as a bakery. In 1860, E. R. Hayne had a bakery and confectionery store in the Hymmen building. Next came a two-story frame building located on the site of the westerly half of the present Post Office and occupied by William, David and Frederick Miller as the first general store in Berlin. The location was opposite the end of Frederick Street. J. F. Kannengieser had a tailor shop and was also dealer in fancy goods in this building at one time. In 1860 Mr. and Mrs. John Albright occupied part of the building as a dressmaking and millinery shop. Later on Mr. Rooke had a lock and gunsmith shop on the street floor while his family lived above. There was a high board fence on the Benton Street line with balsam trees planted along the inside. 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

  [S1338] News - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Galt Reporter (1846-1973), Obituary of Minerva Isabella Moore - 4 Apr 1879, pg 3. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 4 Pg 6. William H. MOORE Merchant Ireland 32 Wesleyan Methodist b. 2-Jan Esabella MOORE Ireland 30 Wesleyan Methodist b. 28-Jul Oliver L. MOORE Canada 11 Wesleyan Methodist b. 16-Dec John T. MOORE Canada 7 Wesleyan Methodist b. 3-Jul William W. MOORE Canada 4 Wesleyan Methodist b. 2-Oct Hugh E. MOORE Canada 3 Wesleyan Methodist b. 30-Jan Nelson MOORE Clerk Canada 22 Wesleyan Methodist b. 22-May Margareth COFFILD Ireland 20 Roman Catholic b. 18-Jul [S229] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 39. [S123] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1861, Div. 4 Page 39. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/158877319/william-kerr-moore. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 15 Oct 1885. 04 Oct 1885 W. Wesley Moore, son of W.K. Moore, formerly resident in Berlin, died in London at age of 39 years [S2070] Directory - Ontario Directory for 1851. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 4 Pg 6.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - CALC 27 Dec 1813 - , Ireland Occupation - general store owner - 1851 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - general store owner - 1851 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - merchant - 1852 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Merchant - 1861 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Wesleyan Methodist - 1861 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Merchant - 1871 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - W. Methodist - 1871 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth