Ludwig "Louis" Huether^[1]

1825 - 1905  (80 years)

• Name	Ludwig "Louis" Huether
  Born	6 Jan 1825	, Sachsen Weimar, Germany   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67789264
  Interesting	pioneer, story, business
  Immigration	1853	, Canada   [2]
  Name	Louis Huether
  Name	Ludwig Hüther  [7]
  Naturalization	1862  [2]
  Occupation	1871	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Blacksmith
  Occupation	1883	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	blacksmith
  Residence	1883	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Residence	1891	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Lutheran
  Retired	1891	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-84001
  Died	8 Sep 1905	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Buried	New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Person ID	I84001	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Caspar Adam "Adam" Huether,   b. 21 Mar 1800, , Germany ,   d. 23 Mar 1886, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Ernestine Mueller,   b. CA 1800, of, Germany ,   d. CA 1844, , Germany  (Age ~ 44 years)
  Family ID	F37684	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Ernestina Miller,   b. 12 Nov 1825, , Germany ,   d. 12 Mar 1882, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 56 years)
  Married	, Germany
  Children	1. Elica Huether,   b. 1851, , Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Frederick David Huether,   b. 19 Nov 1853, Albany, Albany, New York, United States ,   d. 18 Apr 1928, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)   3. George Huether,   b. 1 Jul 1856,   d. 21 Feb 1859  (Age 2 years)   4. August Huether,   b. 16 Jun 1858,   d. 28 Jul 1859  (Age 1 years)   5. John Huether,   b. 2 Jul 1860, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 May 1936, Morriston, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)   6. Wilhelmina "Minnie" Huether,   b. 22 Sep 1862, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Jul 1923, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 60 years)   7. Louis Huether,   b. 1863, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Maria Karolina Huether,   b. 18 May 1867, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Jan 1870, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 2 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F29822	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Elizabeth "Elizabeth" Stearn,   b. 10 Feb 1848, , Germany ,   d. 8 Nov 1913, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 65 years)
  Married	2 Dec 1883	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 7]
  Children	1. Carl Gustave "Gus" Huether,   b. 4 Aug 1885, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 May 1970  (Age 84 years)   2. Matilda Huether,   b. 1886, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Mary M. Huether,   b. 17 Jan 1887, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F21841	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Ludwig Huether, a German Blacksmith, came here from Albany in 1856 and started business in a building in rear of the George Guenther property, possibly the building Jacob Beck had previously occupied or maybe one of Bergey's saw mill buildings. From there he moved to a building in the rear of the lot where Minnie Ochs now lives, both locations being on the north side of Queen Street. On March 20th, 1874, Mr. Huether bought a large lot on the south side of Queen Street and on the easterly portion of it built a house and a blacksmith shop where he worked at his trade until he retired. He died on September 8th, 1905, aged 80 years, 8 months. In 1857, Mr. Huether was charging nine York Shillings per day for his time which would be $1.121/2. During the months of December, 1864, and January and February, 1865, he worked full time for Jacob Hespeler and received $87.50 for his three months' work as a Blacksmith. After his return from Grand Valley, John Huether operated a waggon shop on his Father's property for a short time before going to Morriston. Le Rue De Commerce, Other Times Other Customs Other Days Other Ways, Winfield Brewster 1954 _____________________________ HUETHER, LUDWIG "LOUIS" Another of the old pioneers has gone to join the great majority and Hespeler on September 8, 1905 lost one of her most honoured and estimable citizens in the passing of Mr. Huether, who lived fifty of the eighty years of his life in this town. He was a native of Saxe-Weimer in Germany and crossed the ocean when quite a young man. He lived in Albany for a short time before moving to Puslinch, where he worked as a blacksmith for the late John Baer for about a year before entering the employ of the late Jacob Hespeler, with whom he remained about ten years before going into business for himself in a blacksmith shop located on Queen St. about where John Warren's house now stands. He was in business about twenty years and having amassed a comfortable competence, he retired to spend the remainder of his days in ease and comfort. He was married twice, his first wife being Ernestine Miller, who he espoused in Germany and who died here about twenty-three years ago. A couple of years later, he married Mrs. Fisher, who survives him. Of the children by the first marriage, Mrs. C. H. Liersch predeceased him some ten years; Fred and Mrs. S. Pickin reside in Hespeler; John in Morriston; and Louis in Victoria. Two children by his second marriage, Gustave and Maudie, reside at home. He was a consistent member of the Lutheran Church, a life-long Conservative and a most esteemed citizen generally. The funeral was held form his residence on Queen St. on Sunday at 1: 30 to the Hespeler Cemetery for interment and was largely attended. Services were conducted by Rev. Maas of Preston. -Information from Our Germans Were Linked Through Puslinch Township by Chris Bowman and B. & B. Woolsey: Born in 1825 in Kling, Nordheim, Saxe-Weimar, near Eisennach, Germany. Second marriage to Maria Elizabeth Stearn. -Information from marriage records: Children of Ludwig Huether and Ernestine Miller (or Muller) were Elise Susanne, born c. 1851 in Mittelsdorf, Saxony, Germany, who married Charles Hermann Liersch, a tailor, on Nov. 26, 1872; Frederick, born c. 1853 in Albany, NY; Wilhelmina married Alexander Pickin, died Tuesday, July 17, 1923, aged 61 years; John; and Louis. Children of his 2nd marriage were Karl Gustave "Gus", born c. 1886; and Maud, who married W. C. Hunter of Galesburgh, Illinois. A Celebration of Lives Obituaries of Puslinch Township, Wellington Co., Ontario Vol 1, Anna Jackson & Marjorie Clark Used with kind permission of Marjorie Clark

  
  

• Sources

  [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 30 Mar 1882. 12 Mar 1882 Ernestine Huether nee Mueller, wife of Ludwig Huether, at age of 56 years and 4 months, of rheumatism. A pious Christian, A loyal wife, A nobel mother-Peace be to her ashes and honour to her memory. [S143] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1901, Hespeler (Village) D-1 Page 13. [S508] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1871, Page 16. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 12133 (1883), Huether-Stern. Ludwig Huether, 59, Widower, Blacksmith, Saxon Weimar Germany, Hespeler, s/o Caspar Adam Huether and Ernstine Muller, Married Maria Stern, 36, Widow, Illegible Saxon Weimar Germany, Hespeler, d/o George Stern and Ann Limpert, Witn: George Guenther and Herman Leissch, both of Hespeler, 2 Dec 1883 At Hespeler (Lutheran) [S2208] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1891, Section 1 Page 11. [S237] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - New Hope CC#4498 Internet Link . In memory of/ Louis HUETHER/ born 1825 - died 1905/ also his wife/ Earnestena MILLER/ born 1825 - died 1882/ HUETHER/ [A] Father [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 6 Dec 1883. Dec. 2, 1883 Widow Elisabeth Fischer, nee Stern, of Dedorf, in Saxony-Weimar-Eisenach, & Ludwig Hüther of Hespeler, were married by Pastor C. Schröder of Preston.

  
  

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  Born - 6 Jan 1825 - , Sachsen Weimar, Germany Immigration - 1853 - , Canada Occupation - Blacksmith - 1871 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - blacksmith - 1883 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1883 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 2 Dec 1883 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1891 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Retired - 1891 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 8 Sep 1905 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - - , Germany  = Link to Google Earth