Arie Vanderhart

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• Name: Arie Van Der Hart
• Name: Henry Vanderhart
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-38709
• Immigration: 1871, , Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1871, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Tailor
• Residence: 1871, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Baptist
• Occupation: 1884, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; tailor
• Occupation: 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Tailor
• Occupation: 1905, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; tailor

Notes:

A. Vanderhart, Merchant Tailor, Fuch's Block, King Street. - Among the popular merchant tailors who enjoy a wide reputation for first-class workmanship and style is Mr. A. Vanderhart, who was formerly cutter with messrs. Boehmer & Erb, but who has been established in business for himself for the past six years. The premises occupied are located on King Street, and are 22x60 feet in dimensions, where a large substantial business is being carried on, the patrons being derived from among all classes of the community. Mr. Vanderhart, as already stated, is a practical cutter and merchant tailor and an enterprising, active business man, popular in the community and with all who have business transactions with the house. The store is neatly fitted up, and well equipped with a large, valuable stock of imported woollens for suits and trousering, which are made up to order in the latest fashions, well trimmed and finished, and warranted to give perfect satisfaction. Mr. Vanderhart gives employment to seven practical and first-class operators, the number being increased according to the season and the extra pressure of business. He is a native of Holland, and has resided in the country for 15 years. He is popular in commercial circles, and enjoys the confidence of all who know him.

Industries of Canada, Historical and Commercial Sketches, Hamilton and Environs....Berlin, 1886

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QUEEN STREET SOUTH, EAST SIDE.

On the corner of King Street Rehscher's vaulted cellar already spoken of.

An open space.

A two-story rough-cast building with two-story veranda along the Queen Street front built by Martin Anthes (father of John S. Anthes) in 1835 when it was considered one of the best houses in the village. Henry Stroh purchased this house from Mr. Anthes about 1837. Jacob Stroh was born in this house. Behind it there was a garden of about an acre of land. There were 31 pine stumps on the property when Mr. Stroh took possession and these stumps had to be laboriously removed as stump- pulling machines, which came later, were not then available. The well on the lot was only nine feet deep. Henry Stroh carried on a shoe shop in his house until he entered into partnership with Carl Kranz, on King Street.

In 1857, after he had dissolved partnership with Kranz, Henry Stroh built a one and one-half story frame building next to his house and used it as a shoe store. Mr. Stroh continued in this shoe business until 1863 when he went into partnership with Mr. Reinhold Lang, the tanner. The Queen Street shoe shop was changed to a dwelling. Later Mr. Vanderhart, a tailor, had his shop in this building and after him Carl Englehart had it as photographer. Henry Stroh sold his house to George King. Later Charles Ahrens owned it and had it moved to the corner of Shanley and Braun Streets about 1880.

A one and one-half story frame building erected about 1837 by Jacob Kraemer, later on Frederick Street, as spoken of. Later an addition was added to the front and the building used as the local post office, with William Davidson in charge. Later George Seip purchased the building and used it as a saloon, with a bowling alley in the rear, the first bowling alley in Berlin. William Jaffray lived in the house for a time and later William Knell, son-in-law of Mr. Seip.

A one and one-half story frame building, originally a cooper shop, later the dwelling of Mr. Seip, after he sold the other building. In 1860 he built a brewery, known as Seip's brewery. Under the whole building he had a vaulted cellar built of field stone. Power for the brewery was supplied by a horse-power contained in an attached shed, shelter for the horses. Seip had a high reputation for good beer. He at first made his own malt, but later purchased it. After George Seip's death his son Louis continued the business until about 1880. The building was finally torn down to make room for the present auditorium.

The cooper shop, a small one story building, with brick chimney such as coopers used to heat staves for their barrel making, operated by Henry Brickner who later had his shop at the corner of Young and King Streets. Later Adam Stein had the Queen Street cooper shop. The Berlin coopers were experts in the making of what was called tight-wear,that is water-tight barrels, in large tuns which they made for the brewers.

A very early building, occupied by John Peters, a cabinet maker in Hoffman's factory, about 1860. The building had an outside stairway at the back. Peters was a bird lover and expert in trapping native song birds, mocking birds, cat birds, finches, etc., which he hung under his veranda roof in public display.

On the corner of Church Street a frame house occupied by Mr. Knechtel, a weaver, about 1842-1850. Knechtel moved to a farm in Mannheim where later he was injured in the spine by a falling tree to such an extent that he was bedfast for fourteen or fifteen years. He lived to about 1871. Conrad Doering occupied the Queen Street house for a time. He also was a weaver and made coverlets, etc. The house was torn down to make room for the present one of brick built by Dr. Clemens and later occupied by the late Dr. Walters.

Church Street.

On the south side St. Paul's Lutheran Church.

A one and one-half story unpainted frame building with gable towards the street, the dwelling, about 1860, of John Fleischauer, a laborer, a native of Hessen, Germany.

A one and one-half story house occupied by E. Kern, cabinet maker, about 1860 and later by John Ansted.

A vacant lot.

George Street.

Joseph Schneider originally owned all the land between George Street and Mill Street, mostly woods at that time, and extending to Benton and Eby Streets.


REMINISCENCES OF BERLIN (NOW KITCHENER) By JACOB STROH Contributed by Joseph M. Snyder.

Part I. Settlement - Early Villagers and Buildings, Waterloo Historical Society Annual Volume 1930

Arie married Magdalena Issler 29 Jun 1884, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Magdalena (daughter of Jacob Issler and Mary) was born 7 Mar 1849, South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; died 19 Jun 1930; was buried , Lingelbach Cemetery, South Easthope Township, Perth, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Arie — Marie Verzizden. Marie was born Abt 1824, of, Rotterdam, , Zuid-Holland, Netherlands; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Maenkye Vanderhart
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-38711
• Residence: 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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• Name: Arie Van Der Hart
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-174189

Arie married Eleanor Elizabeth Keffer 1895. Eleanor (daughter of Abraham Keffer and Wilhelmina Nahrgang) was born 10 Dec 1873, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 26 Apr 1874, Church Of New Jerusalem, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1946; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-238156
• Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; School
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Swedenborgian

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-174193
• Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; School
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Swedenborgian

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• Name: Norma Marie Wettlaufer
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-174194
• Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; School
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Swedenborgian
• Occupation: 1926, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Bell Telephone Surpervisor
• Residence: 1926, 50 Peter St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Norma married Clayton Daniel Wettlaufer 16 Jun 1926, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Clayton (son of Valentine William Wettlaufer and Adeline Annie Schmidt) was born Feb 1902, Rostock, Ellice Township, Perth Co., . Ontario, Canada; died 1 Sep 1983, Mississauga, Peel Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-174195
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Swedenborgian