Reeve Jacob Werlich^[1]

1853 - 1918  (65 years)

• Name	Jacob Werlich
  Prefix	Reeve
  Born	14 Jan 1853	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1871	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Carpenter
  Business	1890	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Preston Furniture Warerooms
  		1890 Advertisement
  Occupation	1891	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Furniture Dealer
  Residence	1891	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1901	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Manufacturer
  Occupation	1911	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Undertaker, Store
  		Joseph Werlich's advertizement 1912
  		Preston-Werlich,Jacob-Undertaker-TradeCard-001.JPG
  		Preston-Werlich,Jacob-Undertaker-TradeCard-002.JPG
  Residence	1911	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Lutheran
  Business	1914	756 King St. E., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Furniture and Undertaking
  Elected Office	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Reeve - Councilman
  Interesting	business, funeral, life story, furniture
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-89955
  Died	24 Jan 1918	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Cause: Cause: Valvular Heart Disease (1 year) - Dropsy with Heart Failure (2 months)
  Buried	Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Person ID	I89955	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	William Magnus Werlich,   b. 30 Jun 1826, Schwarzl. Rud. Stadt, Saxen, Germany ,   d. 8 Mar 1912, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Anna Christina "Christina" Ewald,   b. 19 Oct 1832, , Germany ,   d. 27 Mar 1897, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 64 years)
  Married	23 Feb 1851	Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9, 10]
  Family ID	F21114	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Nancy Louise Stager,   b. 21 Feb 1860, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Jun 1954, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 94 years)
  Married	Oct 1880	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 11]
  Children	1. Angus Albert Werlich,   b. 2 Aug 1882, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Bertha Minetta Werlich,   b. 1883, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Jan 1892, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 9 years)   3. Elma Viola Werlich,   b. 13 Sep 1884, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Ada E. Werlich,   b. 1886, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1887  (Age 1 years)
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F23277	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  With the demise last Thursday evening of Mr. Jacob Werlich, one of Preston's most valued citizens is removed from our midst. Born in Kitchener, the late Mr. Werlich next went to Guelph. While there he was a bench foreman and his work won for him approval and commendation. Being successful in the furniture line Mr. Werlich then purchased the old Guggisburg furniture store in Preston about 25 years ago. After a number of years he sold it to Messrs. Hall and Belt. For nine years he was out of this business when after the death of Mr. Belt, it was rebought by Mr. Werlich. Since then he has been one of the town's leading businessmen. Although of a rather quiet disposition he made many fast friends who will deeply miss him now. His welfare in the progress of the town was evidenced by his being councilman and reeve for some time. He was also a member of the Parks Board. In addition to his sorrowing wife, whom he wedded 37 years ago, and who was a well known Hespelerite in the person of Miss Nancie L. Stager, three brothers and three sisters survive, Messrs. William, John and Martin, all of Preston; Mrs. Halberstadt and Mrs. Clavelle of Brantford and Mrs. Knack, also of this town. Mrs. Angus Werlich of Wallaceburg, is a son and Mrs Kerby of Detroit, is a daughter. There are also two grandchildren, Esther and Edward Kerby. The funeral was held on Sunday afternoon to the Preston cemetery. "Death of Jacob Werlich," The Prestonian, Jan. 31, 1918 _____________________ Jacob Werlich was born in Preston, the son of Wilhelm Magnus Werlich, a master weaver of fancy coverlets. He moved to Guelph where he was employed by the Burr Brothers as a bench foreman. Sometime around 1888 he returned to Preston where he purchased the Guggisberg cabinet factory. After a number of years he sold the business to Messrs. Hall and Belt but reacquired the business nine years later following the death of Mr. Belt. In 1906, in partnership with his brother John Werlich, Mr. Werlich established Werlich Bros. & Co. to manufacture upright player pianos, piano benches and music cabinets. He also operated an undertaking business for a time. Mr. Werlich was a member of the Preston Municipal council as a councilor in 1893 and as a deputy reeve in 1894. He also sat on the Waterloo County council in 1894. Mr. Werlich died on January 24, 1918 and is buried in the Preston Cemetery. Sources: Obituary, The Prestonian, Thursday January 31, 1918; C. M. Nichols, Jon Dyas "Industrial Preston, Special Souvenir Number 1908," Preston Progress Preston Ontario, 1908. From: Quantrell, Jim, Cambridge Mosaic: An Inquiry into Who's Who in the History of Cambridge, (City of Cambridge, ON, 1998), pp. 222-223.

  
  

• Sources

  [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 21 Jan 1892. Jan. 21, 1892 Bertha Minetta Werlich, daughter of Jakob & Louisa M. Werlich died in Preston at age of 9 years. [S204] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1901, Preston (Village) F-2 Page 19. [S105] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1871, Pg. 56. [S1669] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1911, Div. 24 Pg. 8. [S2441] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1891, Section 1 Page 17. [S239] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Preston CC#6335 Cemetery Internet Link . [Back] Jacob Werlich/ 1853 - 1918/ His Wife/ Nancy L. Stager/ 1860 - 1954/ Daughters/ Ada E. 1886 - 1887/ Bertha M. 1883 - 1892/ Werlich./ [S2301] Book - Galt Summer Carnival Thursday & Friday June 12th and 13th 1890 [booket]. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration. Name:Jacob Werlich Gender:Male Birth Year:abt 1853 Birth Place:Kitchener, Ontario Age at Death:65 Death Date:24 Jan 1918 Death Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library. Wilhelm Werlich, 24, occupation weaver, married 23 Feb 1851 in Greenbush by banns to Christiane Ewald, 18 of Preston. Wit: Justus Schlarbaum - painter of Preston & Jacob Ewald - mason of Preston [S244] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Deutsche Canadier (1841-1865) - Index to Births, Deaths and Marriages Announced in the Deutsche Canadier, Berlin, Canada West. originally indexed by Simone Nieuwolt and Sylvie Kuppek..organised by Rosemary Ambrose, 28 Feb 1851 Pg: 9. EWALD, Christiana married 23 Feb 1851 To Wilhelm WERL1CH. Both from Waterloo. minister F.W. Bindemann [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name:Jacob Werlich Age:27 Birth Date:abt 1853 Birth Place:Berlin Waterloo Co. Marriage Date:12 Oct 1880 Marriage County or District:Waterloo Father:William Wherlich Mother:Christine Wherlich Spouse:Nancy Louise Stager Spouse's Age:21 Spouse Birth Date:abt 1859 Spouse Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario Spouse Father:Henry Stager Spouse Mother:Elizabeth Stager

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 14 Jan 1853 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Carpenter - 1871 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - Oct 1880 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Business - Preston Furniture Warerooms - 1890 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Furniture Dealer - 1891 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1891 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Manufacturer - 1901 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Undertaker, Store - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Business - Furniture and Undertaking - 1914 - 756 King St. E., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Elected Office - Reeve - Councilman - - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Cause: Valvular Heart Disease (1 year) - Dropsy with Heart Failure (2 months) - 24 Jan 1918 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth