1859 - 1943 (84 years)
-
-
Name |
William Abraham Kribs |
Prefix |
Mayor |
Born |
27 Feb 1859 |
Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] |
Gender |
Male |
Business |
4860 Townline Rd, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
W. A. Kribs Flour Mill |
|
W. A. Kribs Flour Mill in 1901 from Hespeler, Canada: a souvenir of the factory town |
Residence |
1861 |
Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [5] |
Christian |
Residence |
1871 |
Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [7] |
Methodist |
Elected Office |
1886 |
Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
councillor of Hespeler |
Elected Office |
1888 |
Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
Reeve of Hespeler |
Occupation |
1891 |
Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [6] |
Millwright |
Residence |
1891 |
Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [6] |
Presbyterian |
Elected Office |
1895 |
, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
Warden for the County of Waterloo |
Residence |
1900 |
151 Guelph Ave., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
Occupation |
1901 |
Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [2] |
Lumber Merchant |
Elected Office |
1908 |
Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
councillor of Hespeler |
Occupation |
1911 |
Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [3] |
Manufacturer, Saw Mill |
Residence |
1911 |
Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [3] |
Presbyterian |
Elected Office |
1914 |
Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
Mayor of Hespeler |
Interesting |
public service, politics, builder, mill, lumber, flour |
Name |
W. A. Kribs |
Occupation |
, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
Sheriff |
Eby ID Number |
00087-5106.8 |
Died |
27 Oct 1943 [4] |
Buried |
New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [4] |
Person ID |
I9930 |
Generations |
Last Modified |
11 Jun 2024 |
Father |
Reeve Lewis Lorenzo Kribs, b. 1 Dec 1829, Eramosa Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada , d. 11 Mar 1908, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (Age 78 years) |
Mother |
Elizabeth Pannabaker, b. 26 Jan 1832, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. 21 Sep 1906, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (Age 74 years) |
Married |
11 May 1852 |
Trinity Anglican Church, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [8] |
Family ID |
F2872 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Rhoda Fidilla "Fidilla" Duffield, b. 18 Jul 1863, , York Co., Ontario, Canada , d. 18 Jul 1939 (Age 76 years) |
Married |
14 Feb 1883 |
Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada [6, 9] |
Children |
| 1. Gordon Kribs, b. 9 Feb 1884, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. Yes, date unknown |
| 2. Viola Kribs, b. 1885, , Ontario, Canada , d. Yes, date unknown |
| 3. Elizabeth Viola Kribs, b. 16 Jan 1886, , Ontario, Canada , d. 28 Jan 1978 (Age 92 years) |
| 4. Estella "Stella" Kribs, b. 21 Aug 1887, , Ontario, Canada , d. Yes, date unknown |
| 5. Robert Lloyd "Lloyd" Kribs, b. 16 Jun 1889, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. Yes, date unknown |
| 6. Lewis Arthur "Arthur" Kribs, b. 17 Apr 1893, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. 26 Mar 1960, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (Age 66 years) |
| 7. William Herbert "Bert" Kribs, b. Sep 1901, , Ontario, Canada , d. 1967 (Age ~ 65 years) |
|
Last Modified |
11 Jun 2024 |
Family ID |
F21712 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
-
Notes |
- William Abram Kribs was born in Hespeler on February 27, 1859 the son of Lewis Kribs and Elizabeth Pannabaker. He took over the operation of the Holm flour mills, located two miles north of Hespeler, from his father in 1899 and managed them until 1907. Continuing his father's lumber and sawmill business, he built a new plant on Avenue Road in Hespeler, now Guelph Ave., in 1902. As a general contractor, Mr. Kribs was responsible for the construction of the new Kress Hotel in Preston and the C. Turnbull & Co. Textile mill in Galt. His lumber business was continued until 1914 supplying material for local factories. During World War I Mr. Kribs' company designed special machinery for the manufacture of shell boxes. In 1917 the lumber business was discontinued and machinery was installed for the manufacture of warehouse trucks and, a short time later, for the manufacture of "Simplicity" washing machines. The business was incorporated under the name W. A. Kribs Company Limited in 1919. Mr. Kribs retired from the business in 1925. In addition to his business interests, Mr. Kribs was a member of the Hespeler Public Library Board for eighteen years and served as the warden of Waterloo County in 1895. On March 19, 1898, he was elected to the Provincial Legislature representing Waterloo South. He won re-election on May 29, 1902 and remained in the House until 1905. He also served on Hespeler council in 1886 and 1887, as Hespeler's reeve from 1888 to 1896 and as Hespeler's mayor in 1914 and 1915. Mr. Kribs also acted as sheriff of Waterloo County from 1926 to 1934. He died in Hespeler on October 27, 1943 and is buried in New Hope Cemetery. Kribs St. perpetuates the memory of both Mr. Kribs and his father Lewis Kribs.
Cambridge Mosaic, Jim Quantrell, 1998, City of Cambridge
|
-
Sources |
- [S10] Book - Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 152.
- [S143] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1901, Hespeler (Village) D-2 Page 21.
- [S392] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1911, Div. 21 Pg. 8.
- [S237] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - New Hope CC#4498 Internet Link .
William Abram Kribs/ Feb 27 1859-Oct 27 1943
- [S1837] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1861, Div. 1 Page 8.
- [S2208] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1891, Section 1 Page 52.
- [S2767] aaaWaterloo Township 1871 South, Sect. 2 Page 41.
- [S574] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Trinity Anglican.
Lewis Kribs of Waterloo Tp, married Elizabeth Pannabeker of, Waterloo Tp., 11 May 1852
- [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
William A Kribs
Age:24
Birth Date:abt 1859
Birth Place:Hespeler
Marriage Date:14 Feb 1883
Marriage County or District:Wellington-Guelph
Father:Lewis Kribs
Mother:Elizabeth Panebaker
Spouse:Rhoda Fidellia Duffield
Spouse's Age:20
Spouse Birth Date:abt 1863
Spouse Birth Place:Co of York
Spouse Father:Thomas Duffield
Spouse Mother:Elizabeth Whiteoa
|
-
Event Map |
|
| Born - 27 Feb 1859 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
|
| Business - W. A. Kribs Flour Mill - - 4860 Townline Rd, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
|
| Residence - Christian - 1861 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
|
| Residence - Methodist - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
|
| Married - 14 Feb 1883 - Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada |
|
| Elected Office - councillor of Hespeler - 1886 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
|
| Elected Office - Reeve of Hespeler - 1888 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
|
| Occupation - Millwright - 1891 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
|
| Residence - Presbyterian - 1891 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
|
| Elected Office - Warden for the County of Waterloo - 1895 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
|
| Residence - 1900 - 151 Guelph Ave., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
|
| Occupation - Lumber Merchant - 1901 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
|
| Elected Office - councillor of Hespeler - 1908 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
|
| Occupation - Manufacturer, Saw Mill - 1911 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
|
| Residence - Presbyterian - 1911 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
|
| Elected Office - Mayor of Hespeler - 1914 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
|
| Occupation - Sheriff - - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
|
| Buried - - New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
|
|
|