Gottfried Rebelski^[1]

1871 - 1920  (48 years)

• Name	Gottfried Rebelski
  Born	1 Apr 1871	, Prussia, Germany   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/245231499
  Immigration	1873  [2]
  Immigration	1873	, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Residence	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Lutheran
  Naturalization	1882  [2]
  Occupation	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Student
  Residence	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1901	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 4]
  	Teacher
  Occupation	1908	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Secretary-Tresurer - Schierholtz Furniture Company
  		New Hamburg Furnture Factory [formerly Schierholtz Furniture Company] burned 27 Apr 1954 Fire, New Hamburg [Unpublished]. (2018). the Waterloo Digital Library. Retrieved 8 April 2018, from https://digital.library.uwaterloo.ca/islandora/object/uwdl%3A0f49fce5-80cb-4f27-8be3-9c75e04a4db8
  Occupation	1911	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Teacher - P School
  Residence	1911	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	00006-0958.89
  Died	22 Jan 1920	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I86030	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	John Rebelske,   b. CA 1828, Of, Prussia, Germany ,   d. Bef 1881  (Age ~ 52 years)
  Mother	Caroline Haberland,   b. 22 Jun 1828, Gr. Gilve, Kreis Marienwerder, West Prussia, Germany ,   d. 28 Jan 1906, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)
  Family ID	F35596	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Agnes Ernst,   b. 9 Apr 1871, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Feb 1957, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)
  Married	17 Jul 1901	Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Children	1. Ernst Rebelski,   b. Dec 1907, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Jun 1954, Labyrinth Lake, , Ontario  (Age ~ 46 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F5391	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Closely connected with education in New Hamburg is Mr. Gottfried Rebelski who for the past decade has tilled with credit to himself and satisfaction to the ratepayers the position of vice principal of the public school. Mr. Rebelski is a tried educationist and a self-made man. He was born in Germany 38 years ago and emigrated to Canada with his parents 3 years later. The family settled at Bloomingdale and here the subject of this sketch lived until lie was eighteen years of age. When a mere child his father died and he was compelled to assist his widowed mother in rearing his brothers and sisters. After 9 years of age he attended school only in the winter, and from 14 to 18 worked steadily in a factory. But his ambition to secure an education was paramount and he finally secured a Third Class Certificate and began to teach in 1892. When his certificate expired 3 years later he secured Second Class Certificate, after six-months' attendance at the Berlin High School. He immediately took a course at the Ottawa Normal School and obtained a Second Class Professional Certificate. After teaching one year at Pine Grove, be accepted the Vice Principal-ship of the New Hamburg School in 1898 where he has remained ever since with the exception of the first half of 1908, when he took charge of the office in the capacity of Secretary Treasurer, of the Schierholtz Furniture Co. On September st he returned to his old position. The New Hamburg School has always had a German department which has been most capably conducted by Mr. Rebelski. He has proved a most successful teacher and a progresssive citizen As Sec.-Treas. of the Band he did touch for that organization and was instrumental in getting a band stand erected. Ile was for many years Sec.-Treas. of the Football and Baseball Association. Special Industrial souvenir number of New Hamburg: containing a comprehensive review of the natural advantages and resources of the village of New Hamburg, 1908, Berlin Daily News, Berlin, Ontario _________________ Death of Mr. G. Rebelski The news was received here with profound regret that Mr. Gottfried Rebelski had passed away at his home in Kitchener early yesterday morning. He had been ill several weeks but the seriousness of his condition was not generally known so the news of his death came as a shock and caused deep regret among his host of friends in town. The late Mr. Rebelski was born in Germany and came to Canada with his parents when a young boy. He spent his boyhood days in Bloomingdale and later attended the Kitchener High School, after which he entered the teaching profession. He taught school for a few years at Pine Grove, New Prussia and Pine Hill, and in 1898 came to New Hamburg where he was assistant principal. He was a very successful and efficient teacher. Six years ago he resigned and became connected with the Schierholtz Furniture Co., which was then organized here. About a year ago he disposed of his interests in the furniture factory and removed to Kitchener. He reached the age of 50 years, 9 months and 22 days. He was married to Miss Agnes Ernst of this town, who and one son Ernst, are left to mourn the loss of a devoted husband and father. He is also survived by one sister and one brother. Particulars of the funeral have not yet been received here. He emigrated to Canada in 1873. New Hamburg Independent, January 23, 1920 ___________ Gottfried Rebelski Death has removed a prominent former New Hamburg citizen, Mr. Godfried Rebelski, of 33 Peter street, city. His death occurred this morning and followed an affliction of dropsy. The late Mr. Rebelski had resided in New Hamburg for many years where he was on the staff of the public school for about twenty years. He was born in Germany on April 1st, 1870, but had been in this vicinity since he was three years of age. He was a former student of the local high school. While a resident of New Hamburg he took a leading part in matters of publie interest and he was a prominent, member of this church, first of Trinity Lutheran and later of St. Peter's, New Hamburg. He was married to Agnes Ernst in 1901 who with one son survives him. The remains will be removed at s o'clock Saturday afternoon from 33 Peter street, city to New Hamburg where the funeral will be held at 2.30 o'clock Sunday afternoon to St. Peter's Lutheran church. Interment will follow in the cemetery in New Hamburg. Ontario Journal 28 Jan 1920, Wed Page 4

  
  

• Sources

  [S2555] News - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - New Hamburg Independent (1917 -, October 9, 1931. Obituary of Catherine Ernst [S307] Census - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - 1901, New Hamburg (Village) E-1 Page 5. [S224] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1881, Waterloo N. Twp. 1881 Page 14. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 17175 (1901), Gottfried Rebelski-Agnes Ernst. Gottfried Rebelski, teacher of New Hamburg, Birth Place: Germany Age: 31 Estimated birth year: abt 1870 Father Name: John Rebelski Mother Name: Carrie Haberland Spouse Name: Agnes Ernst, residence Baden, Spouse's Age: 30 Spouse Estimated Birth Year: abt 1871 Spouse Birth Place: Baden Spouse Father Name: John Ernst Spouse Mother Name: Sophie Reichert Marriage Date: 17 Jul 1901 Marriage Place: Waterloo, Bridgeport [S1054] Census - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - 1911, p. 21;. [S2545] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Township North 1891, Waterloo Township, Sect. 1 Page 3.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1 Apr 1871 - , Prussia, Germany Immigration - 1873 - , Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Student - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Teacher - 1901 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 17 Jul 1901 - Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Secretary-Tresurer - Schierholtz Furniture Company - 1908 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Teacher - P School - 1911 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 22 Jan 1920 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth