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Mayor William Abraham Kribs

Mayor William Abraham Kribs[1]

Male 1859 - 1943  (84 years)

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  • Name William Abraham Kribs 
    Prefix Mayor 
    Born 27 Feb 1859  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] 
    Gender Male 
    Business 4860 Townline Rd, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    W. A. Kribs Flour Mill 
    W. A. Kribs Flour Mill in 1901    		 W. A. Kribs Flour Mill in 1901
    from Hespeler, Canada: a souvenir of the factory town
    Residence 1861  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Christian 
    Residence 1871  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Methodist 
    Elected Office 1886  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    councillor of Hespeler 
    Elected Office 1888  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Reeve of Hespeler 
    Occupation 1891  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Millwright 
    Residence 1891  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Presbyterian 
    Elected Office 1895  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Warden for the County of Waterloo 
    Residence 1900  151 Guelph Ave., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1901  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Lumber Merchant 
    Elected Office 1908  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    councillor of Hespeler 
    Occupation 1911  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Manufacturer, Saw Mill 
    Residence 1911  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Presbyterian 
    Elected Office 1914  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mayor of Hespeler 
    Interesting public service, politics, builder, mill, lumber, flour 
    Name W. A. Kribs 
    Occupation , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Sheriff 
    Eby ID Number 00087-5106.8 
    Died 27 Oct 1943  [4] 
    Buried New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Person ID I9930  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father Reeve Lewis Lorenzo Kribs,   b. 1 Dec 1829, Eramosa Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Mar 1908, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Pannabaker,   b. 26 Jan 1832, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Sep 1906, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Married 11 May 1852  Trinity Anglican Church, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Family ID F2872  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Rhoda Fidilla "Fidilla" Duffield,   b. 18 Jul 1863, , York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jul 1939  (Age 76 years) 
    Married 14 Feb 1883  Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 9] 
    Children 
     1. Gordon Kribs,   b. 9 Feb 1884, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Viola Kribs,   b. 1885, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Elizabeth Viola Kribs,   b. 16 Jan 1886, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jan 1978  (Age 92 years)
     4. Estella "Stella" Kribs,   b. 21 Aug 1887, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Robert Lloyd "Lloyd" Kribs,   b. 16 Jun 1889, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Lewis Arthur "Arthur" Kribs,   b. 17 Apr 1893, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Mar 1960, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
     7. William Herbert "Bert" Kribs,   b. Sep 1901, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1967  (Age ~ 65 years)
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F21712  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    William Abraham Kribs    		William Abraham Kribs

  • 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 
    1. [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.

    2. [S143] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1901, Hespeler (Village) D-2 Page 21.

    3. [S392] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1911, Div. 21 Pg. 8.

    4. [S237] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - New Hope CC#4498 Internet Link .
      William Abram Kribs/ Feb 27 1859-Oct 27 1943

    5. [S1837] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1861, Div. 1 Page 8.

    6. [S2208] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1891, Section 1 Page 52.

    7. [S2767] aaaWaterloo Township 1871 South, Sect. 2 Page 41.

    8. [S574] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Trinity Anglican.
      Lewis Kribs of Waterloo Tp, married Elizabeth Pannabeker of, Waterloo Tp., 11 May 1852

    9. [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
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 27 Feb 1859 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBusiness - W. A. Kribs Flour Mill - - 4860 Townline Rd, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Christian - 1861 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Methodist - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 14 Feb 1883 - Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsElected Office - councillor of Hespeler - 1886 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsElected Office - Reeve of Hespeler - 1888 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Millwright - 1891 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Presbyterian - 1891 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsElected Office - Warden for the County of Waterloo - 1895 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1900 - 151 Guelph Ave., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Lumber Merchant - 1901 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsElected Office - councillor of Hespeler - 1908 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Manufacturer, Saw Mill - 1911 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Presbyterian - 1911 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsElected Office - Mayor of Hespeler - 1914 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Sheriff - - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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