Samuel Joseph Cherry

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• Birth: , Quebec, Canada
• Business: Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Cambridge Rollers Mills
• Name: S. J. Cherry
• Residence: 140 King St. W., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-89122
• Residence: 1862, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Elected Office: 1884, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Councillor - Preston
• Occupation: 1891, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Flour Miller
• Residence: 1891, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Anglican
• Elected Office: 1899, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Councillor - Waterloo County
• Occupation: 1901, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Miller
• Elected Office: 1906, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Warden for the County of Waterloo
• Elected Office: 1906, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Waterloo County Council
• Occupation: 1911, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Manufacturer
• Residence: 1911, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Anglican
• Website: 2009; Photograph
• Hall of Fame - Waterloo Region: Bef 2012, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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SAMUEL CHERRY

Samuel J. Cherry was born on February 4th., 1843, at Diamond, Carleton County where his parents had settled on emigration from the County of Armagh, in the north of Ireland, and died at Preston, July 2nd., 1917. The family moved to Dundas in his infancy. Here he went to school, one of his teachers being Robert Edgar, grandfather of Town Clerk Edgar, of Preston. At the age of about 15 years he became apprentice in the grist mill of the late Jas. Coleman. At 19 he came to Preston to work in Abram Erb & Bros. Cambridge Mills, which later became his own. In Preston he married Barbara Wilrick, who predeceased him by seven years. He returned to Dundas to take charge of the Joseph Webster mills and a few years later went to Guelph, to the Speedsville mill, then owned by the late James Goldie, who subsequently built a new mill of which Mr. Cherry was superintendent for about 12 years. By this time he decided to go into business for himself, or rather with his brother John. They had in succession the Phoenix mill in Guelph, the Glenmorris mill, then one in Walkerton, and later operated the Clendinning mill until in 1879 they acquired the mill in Preston. Ten years later the brothers dissolved partnership, S. J. Cherry continuing alone. The present mill buildings date from 1894 when they replaced the old frame mill built in 1835 on the site of the original John Erb mill. Mr. Cherry improved and beautified the property generally, building also the two handsome brick houses on it, the first replacing an old frame house.

In public life Mr. Cherry was member of the town council of Preston, chairman of the Park Board almost from its inception to the time of his death and for eight years member of the County council, ending with being warden of the County in 1906. He was member of the Toronto Board of Trade, member of the Dominion Millers' Association, and director of the Galt Malleable Iron Co., Ltd., and of the Canadian Millers Mutual Fire Insurance Co. He was a member of St. Johns Church (Anglican) Preston. In politics he was a Conservative.

He left two sons, George and William, and one daughter, Mrs. Carl Nispel, all of Preston.

From the Galt Reporter: "Sam" Cherry was one of the most successful of the old time flour millers, a worthy contemporary of the Sherks and Sniders and Goldies, who have made Waterloo County famous in the flour markets of Canada, England and Scotland. Sam was a public-spirited citizen, as Preston well knows. Who has not admired the beauty spot he created out of the canal and the slopes thereof? What would he not have done to beautify Galt had he been the owner of the dam and the surrounding property which, not long ago, offered opportunities for embellishment rarely at hand in a growing and picturesque city? The Cherry idea in Civic Beautification should not be allowed to lapse in the district of which Galt and Preston form a part.

Fifth Annual Report of the Waterloo Historical Society 1917

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From the age of fifteen, when he became an apprentice in a gristmill at Dundas, until his death some sixty years later, Samuel Cherry was associated with flour mills. The Cherry Mill at Preston is the oldest continuing business in Waterloo County. The 1807 original "John Erb" mill was replaced by a frame mill in 1835, and the brick structure was erected in 1894.

At the age of nineteen, Cherry moved to Preston to work with the Abram Erb and Brothers Cambridge Mill, which he later owned. He subsequently had charge of mills at Dundas, Guelph, Glenmorris, Walkerton and Glendinning. In 1879 he and his brother John acquired the Preston mill and ten years later he became sole owner.

Cherry served the municipality as a member of the town council, chairman of the park board, as a member of the county council and as warden in 1906.

Waterloo Region Hall of Fame

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Image from: 100 Years of Progress in Waterloo County Canada Semi-Centennial Souvenir 1856-1906

Website:
Grace Schmidt Room of Local History Digital Collection


Description: Black and white, head and shoulders, studio portrait of Samuel J. Cherry.

Cherry was born on 4 February 1843 at Diamond in Carleton County and served as an apprentice in local grist mills. Later in life, he owned and operated several mills, including the Cherry Taylor Flour Mills Ltd. in Preston, which he started with his brother, John. He also served as a Waterloo County warden, a member of Preston town council, and as the director of several local businesses. Cherry died on 2 July 1917.

Samuel married Barbara Willerich 31 Dec 1862, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Barbara (daughter of Peter Willerich and Catherine) was born 24 Jan 1845, Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States; died 30 Aug 1908, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Samuel married Bertina "Bertena" Stengel 11 Aug 1913, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Bertina (daughter of George William A. "William" Stengel and Hannah Kolb) was born 23 Apr 1878, Centreville (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 31 Aug 1961, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 2 Sep 1961, Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-89120
• Occupation: 1901, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Miller

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George A. Cherry, well known Preston resident for many years died early Sunday morning (November 5, 1944) following an illness of several years. In his 82nd year, the later Mr. Cherry was born in Preston and lived here for the greater part of his life.

A miller by trade, the deceased was head miller at S.J. Cherry flour mill for many years and was also head miller at various periods at Walkerton, Arkell and Glenmorris. He lived retired for the past 25 years.

The late Mr. Cherry was a member of St. Peter's Lutheran church, His wife predeceased him in January of this year.

Surviving is a daughter (Ida) Mrs. Raymond Bonive, a sister Mrs Charles Nispel, and a brother William, all of Preston.

The late Mr. Cherry is resting at his residence 126 King Street from where the funeral will be held on November 8, 1944 at 3 o'clock. Internment will be held in the Preston Cemetery

Galt Reporter Newspaper Nov. 1944

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CHERRY, GEORGE A.

A former resident of Arkell, recently of Preston, early on Sunday morning, November 5, 1944, in his 82^nd year, following an illness of several years. Mr. Cherry was born in Preston and lived there for the greater part of his life. A miller by trade, he had been head miller at the S. J. Cherry Flour Mill in Preston for many years, and at mills in Walkerton, Arkell and Glenmorris. He had lived retired for the past twenty-five years. He was a member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church. His wife, Wilhelmine Herman, died in January of this year. Survived by a daughter, Ida (Mrs. Raymond Bonvie); a sister, Mrs. Charles Nispel; and a brother, William; all of Preston. The funeral was held on Wed., Nov. 8 at 3 from his residence, 126 King St., with interment in the Preston Cemetery. Rev. W. H. Knauff officiated.

A Celebration of Lives Obituaries of Puslinch Township, Wellington Co., Ontario Vol 1, Anna Jackson & Marjorie Clark
Used with kind permission of Marjorie Clark

George — Minnie Herman. Minnie was born 6 Oct 1864, , Ontario, Canada; died Jan 1943. [Group Sheet]

George — Wilhelmine "Minnie" Herman. Wilhelmine was born 10 Sep 1865, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 Jan 1944, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 10 Jan 1944, Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Mary Ellen Nispel
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-350998

Mary married Charles Nispel 20 Mar 1890, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Charles (son of Conrad Nispel and Friedericka Eberhardt) was born 11 Mar 1862, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1942; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Residence: 140 King St. W., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-350743
• Occupation: 1891, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Flour Miller
• Residence: 1891, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Anglican
• Occupation: 1901, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Bookkeeper
• Occupation: 1911, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Bookkeeper, Flour Mill
• Residence: 1911, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Anglican

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-230717
• Residence: 1911, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

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• Name: Mary Clara Pearl Williams
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-352489

Mary — Thomas Williams. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-350999

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-351004
• Residence: 1973, 120 Church St. N., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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NISPEL, Clement C.

At South Waterloo Memorial Hospital, on April 10, Clement Nispel, of 120 Church St. N., Cambridge (Preston), in his 78th year, beloved husband of the former Leota Blankstien; dear father of James of Cambridge, John of Troy and Mrs. Mary Ann Muir of Cambridge; loving brother of Barbara (Mrs. J. J. Richardson) of Cambridge. Resting at the Barthel-Stager Funeral Home, Queen and Argyle St., Cambridge, for funeral and committal services Thursday, at 2 p.m. Interment following in Preston cemetery.

Kitchener-Waterloo Record 11 Apr 1973 pg 39

Clement married Leota May Blankstein 30 Jul 1925, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Leota (daughter of Charles H. Blankstein and Anna Genz) was born 8 Aug 1902, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Jun 1994, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 6 Jun 1994, Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Barbara Fredericka Richardson
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-89668
• Residence: 1973, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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RICHARDSON, Barbara - Of the Preston Spring Gardens, Saturday, April 28, 1979, at the South Waterloo Memorial Hospital, in her 82nd year.

Barbara Nispel, beloved wife of the late John J. Richardson. Mrs. Richardson was born in Preston, lived here all her life. A member of St. John's Anglican Church. Survived by two sisters-in-law, Mrs. Harold Ballantyne of Kitchener and Mrs. Clem Nispel of Cambridge; also a niece, Mary Ann (Mrs. Kenneth Muir) of Cambridge and two nephews, James Nispel of Cambridge and John Nispel of Troy.

Funeral service was conducted this afternoon, Monday, from the Barthel-Stager Funeral Home, Cambridge. Interment in Preston cemetery.

Kitchener-Waterloo Record 30 Apr 1979

Barbara — Major John James Richardson. John (son of George Reid Richardson and Mary Agnes Little) was born 1891, , Dumfrieshire, Scotland; died 27 May 1960, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 30 May 1960, Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]