Johannes "John" Eidt

1837 - 1916  (78 years)

• Name	Johannes "John" Eidt
  Born	22 Nov 1837	, Germany   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	1855	, Canada   [1]
  Name	John Eidt
  Occupation	1881	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Shoemaker
  Occupation	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Shoemaker
  Residence	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1901	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Shoemaker
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-79709
  Died	12 Mar 1916	North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Buried	Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I79709	Generations
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Caspar Eidt,   b. Abt 1803, of, Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Catherine Schmidt,   b. Abt 1803, of, Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F27636	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anna Catharina Gies,   b. 15 Mar 1850, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Sep 1926, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)
  Children	1. Anna Elizabeth Eidt,   b. 16 Sep 1878, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Jan 1962, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)   2. Mary Eidt,   b. 19 Feb 1882, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1949  (Age 66 years)   3. Minnie Eidt,   b. 1886, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Catharina Caroline Eidt,   b. 4 Feb 1892, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025
  Family ID	F20762	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  C. Hammer & Co. This firm is one among the leading firms of the village that are prosperous and reliable. They deal exclusively in boots and shoes, which they also manufacture and repair. They have a large stock of all kinds of footwear of the latest patterns and styles. Their work and ready-made stock will compare favorably with any other in the county. Mr. Hammer, the senior member of the firm, was born in Normanby, Grey county, in 1864. He was married about three years ago to Martha, daughter of Mr. John Dingwall, of this place. He learned the boot and shoe making trade about twenty years ago with his uncle, Mr. John Eidt, now of Philipsburg. For a number of years he was employed by Mr. Hill, who was then conducting the business. He then purchased the business from Mr. Hill and was a partner with George Lips, who died about ten months after they had engaged in business. From that time on Mr. Hammer was alone in the business until about a year and a half ago he took as partner Mr. H Forler. Mr. Forler was born here in 1870. He learned his trade with Mr. Henry Hill. The business is one of the oldest in this section, having been established by Mr. Hill about forty five years ago. Mr. Hammer and his partner, Mr. Foiler, are seldom idle, always working at the bench when not engaged at the counter atttending to customers in the ready-made department. Their work will always stand inspection. While here I was shown a valuable relic which is now in the possession of Mr. Hammer. It is a medal received by his grandfather for meritorous conduct in the war with Napoleon in 1814 and 1815. It was made from a cannon captured by the Germans from the French. On one side is the inscription: "K.W.II seinen tapfern, Hessen, 1821. On the reverse side, "Gott brach des Feindes macht und Hessen ward befreit." Its worthy recipient died many years ago from the result of wounds he sustained in that sanguinary strife. Waterloo County Chronicle, 21 Jul 1898, p. 8

  
  

• Sources

  [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-6 Page 4. [S113] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1881, Division 3 Page 36. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 3 Page 27. [S983] Funeral Card - Various in Private Hands, John Eidt's Funeral Card - possession of Chris Ehrat. Funeral Card John Eidt

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 22 Nov 1837 - , Germany Immigration - 1855 - , Canada Occupation - Shoemaker - 1881 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Shoemaker - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Shoemaker - 1901 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 12 Mar 1916 - North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth