Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Jacob Mohr

Male 1856 - 1932  (76 years)


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  • Name Jacob Mohr 
    Born 26 Jan 1856  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Name Jacob Moir 
    Name Jakob Mohr  [5
    Occupation 1881  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Carpenter 
    Residence 1881  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1883  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    button manufacturer 
    Occupation 1891  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Carpenter 
    Residence 1891  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1903  Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    button manufacturer 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-84909 
    Died 21 Feb 1932  [4
    Buried Riverside Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I84909  Generations
    Last Modified 26 Feb 2024 

    Father Adam Mohr,   b. 14 Apr 1817, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Sep 1895  (Age 78 years) 
    Mother Anna Marie Kreutzer,   b. CALC 1 Dec 1827, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 May 1881, Rosendale, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 53 years) 
    Married 9 Dec 1851  Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Family ID F22025  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Elisabeth,   b. 1859, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Children 
     1. Edwin Moir,   b. 1878, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Maryan Moir,   b. 1879, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2024 
    Family ID F35903  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Elizabeth Schlegel,   b. 1858, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1926  (Age 68 years) 
    Married 5 Mar 1878  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Children 
     1. Edwin H. Mohr,   b. 19 Jan 1879, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1917  (Age 37 years)
     2. Maria Anna "Mary Ann" Mohr,   b. CALC 25 Mar 1880, Rosenthal (Rosendale), Waterloo Township, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 May 1881, Rosendale, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 1 years)
     3. Emma Carolina Mohr,   b. CALC 17 Sep 1882, Rosenthal (Rosendale), Waterloo Township, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Sep 1883, Rosenthal (Rosendale), Waterloo Township, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 1 years)
     4. Louise Matilda Mohr,   b. 26 Jun 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Dec 1961, , Monroe Co., New York Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2024 
    Family ID F226563  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • JACOB MOHR. SUPERINTENDENT OF ROCHESTER BUTTON CO.

      The subject of this sketch is one of the "Old Boys" of Berlin who attained usefulness and success in the States. While Berlin is a century old, Mr. Jacob Mohr has just reached the half century mark. Mr. Mohr has spent the greater part of his life in Berlin, and before leaving here, he obtained experience and training which determined his life's work. For sixteen years (1883 to 1899) Mr. Mohr was engaged in the button business here. In 1899 he removed to Buffalo, N. Y., where he continued to make buttons for several years. From 1903 to the present time, Mr. Mohr has been in Rochester, N, Y., which is now the button center of the United States. Mr. Mohr is Superintendent of the factory of the Rochester Button Company. This is said to be the largest button factory in the world. It is a modern factory, finely equipped in every way.
      Mr. Mohr is to be congratulated on account of his connection with such an enterprise, and also for the success he has attained. The interest shown by Mr. Mohr in "Old Home Week" and the Centennial Celebration is an indication that he has not forgotten the place in which so many years of his life were spent.


      Berlin Today 1806-1906 official souvenir

  • Sources 
    1. [S168] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1871, Div 2, Page 54.

    2. [S224] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1881, Div 1 Page 40.

    3. [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Section 2 Page 8.

    4. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/121744222/jacob-mohr.

    5. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 4 Oct 1883.
      26 Sep 1883 Emma Carolina Mohr, daughter of Jakob Mohr, died in Rosendale (Rosenthal) at the tender age of 1 year & 9 days

    6. [S1420] Book - Berlin To-day 1806-1906 Official Souvenir, Historical Sketch - JACOB MOHR. SUPERINTENDENT OF ROCHESTER BUTTON CO.

    7. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library.
      Adam Mohr, 32, weaver of Waterloo T. married 9 Dec 1851 in Greenbush by banns to Maria Kreutzer, 23, of Waterloo T., wit: Henry Wurm of Waterloo & Henry Koch of Waterloo

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 26 Jan 1856 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 5 Mar 1878 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Carpenter - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - button manufacturer - 1883 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Carpenter - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - button manufacturer - 1903 - Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Riverside Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States Link to Google Earth
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