Jacob U. Tyson

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• Eby ID Number: 00123-7550
• Business: 1841, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; store

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Jacob Tyson, "was born in Skippack Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, in 1786 and died in 1863. He was married to Elizabeth Bergey who died at the age of seventy-four years. They resided in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, where they followed farming. To them was born a family of nine children,..., and one who died in infancy whose name was not received. None of the named family settled in Canada save Abram and John"¹

Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Jacob — Elizabeth Bergey. Elizabeth was born 24 Feb 1786, Of, Montgomery Co. Pennsylvania; died 16 Nov 1860; was buried , Lower Skippack Mennonite Cemetery, Skippack Twp., Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Abraham Tyson
• Eby ID Number: 00123-7551
• Occupation: 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; mason
• Elected Office: 1855, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; reeve - councillor - Kitchener
• Occupation: 1861, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Butcher
• Residence: 1861, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England
• Occupation: 1871, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Merchant
• Residence: 1871, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England
• Elected Office: 1874, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Warden for the County of Waterloo
• Occupation: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Merchant
• Residence: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England
• Occupation: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Butcher
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Anglican

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Abram Tyson, "was born in Skippack, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, November 4th, 1819. In 1844 he came to Canada and settled in Waterloo County, Ontario, where he followed the mason trade for several years. After his marriage he moved to Berlin where he was engaged in the mercantile business for a number of years. When old, he in company with his sons, was engaged in the butchering business, doing a large trade. On November 5th, 1850, he was married to Julia, daughter of Henry and Hannah Headen. She was born near Exeter, Devonshire, England, May 22nd, 1830, and died in Berlin, February 9th, 1881. He died December 17th, 1891. To them was born a family of nine children"

Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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Mr. Abram Tyson, "who was born in Pennsylvania," came to Berlin when a young man. he was a mason by trade, but afterwards went into the butcher business then also into the dry goods and general store trade. He was one of Berlin's sterling men, was elected councillor 4 times while Berlin was a village, and Reeve for 5 terms when Berlin came to be a town. Died on the 17th, aged 72 years.

Peter Shupe's Diary, notes of Twenty-five years ago. The Chronicle Telegraph (190101), 4 Jan 1917, p. 3


Elected Office:
Years Served: 1855-56, 1869-70, 1872-76 (Reeve)

Abram married Julia Headen 5 Nov 1850. Julia (daughter of Henry Headen and Hannah) was born 22 May 1830, Exeter, Devonshire, England; died 9 Feb 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: 00123-7561
• Occupation: 1836, Winterbourne, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Tavern Keeper
• Occupation: 1850, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; mason
• Occupation: 1851, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; mason
• Occupation: 1881, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; butcher

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John Tyson, "was born in Skippack, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, October 31st, 1821. In 1844 he, in company with his brother came to Canada and settled in Waterloo County, Ontario, where he was married to Isabel Wright of Winterbourne, Waterloo County, Ontario. Some time after their marriage they moved to Guelph, Ontario, where he was engaged in the butchering business for many years. He died February 11th, 1883"

Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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Jonathan Shantz's Dam.

In reference to the general topography of the village of Winterbourne in my last letter I omitted mention of the dam which confines the waters of Cox's Creek. It is the property of Mr. Jonathan Shantz, and contributes the power that operates his saw mill and chopping machine. It is undoubtedly one of the largest confined bodies of water in Waterloo county. The village derives advantages from it in more ways than one. While it adds considerably to the picturesqueness of the village it affords good fishing for the inhabitants thereof when the season is on. In the spring it is alive with chubs, suckers, red fins and bass. The latter abound in large number and many are often caught weighing from three to four pounds. Its generous owner permits free access to it by the public, and consequently the average villager whose beef or pork supply has become diminished or who feels the want of a change from that sort of diet can in a short time with hook and line procure choice specimens for the frying pan. The law prohibiting the catching of bass at this season of the year was the only obstacle that prevented your correspondent from making the attempt to land a few of the big fellows to form a savory feast for the table of the editor of the CHRONICLE.

In addition to this advantage afforded to the village Mr. Shantz is the most prominent in giving it some industrial life. He was born near St. Jacobs, March 16, 1849, and is a son of Simon Shantz, Sr. When he was about a year old his parents moved from his birth place to Wilmot where they lived about 45 years He purchased the saw mill here in 1895 from his brother Ezra, who had purchased it from one David Clemens, and has since added a cider and chopping mill. The saw will has a capacity of producing about 8,000 feet of lumber per day, the chopper 200 bags per day and the cider mill about 2,000 gallons per day. He also owns a farm of twenty acres near the village, from which he derives plenty of the necessaries of life for his family. He has been in some way connected in the operation of a saw-mill since he was fourteen years of age, and it is altogether likely that he will follow that vocation as long as he lives, or at least while the timber continues to hold out. Mr. Shantz was married about twenty-two years ago to Miss Caroline, daughter of Mr. John Bingeman, of near Washington, Nine children have been born to them, two of whom are dead. They are of the Mennonite faith and Reform in politics. The family lives in one of the venerable landmarks of the village. It is the old stone tavern which was built in 1836 by the late John Tyson, who was its landlord for two or three years and afterwards was kept by Henry Wenglin and others. It was a famous resort for the travelling public years ago. It is a substantial stone structure, but save its convenient location near the public highway, it does not show signs of having once been a public house. Mr. Shantz is a popular citizen and a man entitled to the respect and esteem of all who meet him or have business transactions with him.

Waterloo County Chronicle, 2 Jun 1898, p. 8

John married Isabella Wright 1 Jan 1850, Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Isabella (daughter of Arthur Wright) was born 19 Mar 1831, , Scotland; died 19 Nov 1919, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Harriet Jane Piper
• Eby ID Number: 00123-7552
• Residence: 1861, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England
• Residence: 1871, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England
• Residence: 1873, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1921, 11 Weber St. W., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England

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Harriet J. Tyson, "was born December 23rd, 1851. She is married to John J. Piper, a clerk. They reside in Buffalo, New York."¹

Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Harriet married John Ivie Piper 26 Jun 1873, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. John (son of James Piper and Agnes, son of James W. Piper and Agnes Wilkie Elgie) was born 1845, , Ontario, Canada; died Bef 1921. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: 00123-7553
• Residence: 1861, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England
• Occupation: 1871, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Clerk
• Residence: 1871, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England
• Residence: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England
• Occupation: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Butcher
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Anglican
• Occupation: 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Butcher, Shop
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

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Charles H. Tyson, "was born October 27th, 1853. He is married to Catharine Heimrich and resides in the town of Waterloo where he is engaged as a clerk in a dry goods store."

Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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Mr. Charles Tyson of Berlin, purchased Mr. John Kimmel's confectionary business and is conducting a successful trade., Call on him for your confectionary.

Waterloo County Chronicle 12 Apr 1894, p. 5

Charles married Catherine F. "Kate" Heimrich 11 Apr 1894, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Catherine (daughter of Stephan Hemmerich and Ida) was born 5 Nov 1860, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 Oct 1931, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Maggie Scully
• Eby ID Number: 00123-7555
• Residence: 1861, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England
• Residence: 1871, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England
• Residence: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England
• Residence: 1882, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Anglican
• Residence: 1921, 11 Weber St. W., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England

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Maggie Tyson, "was born June 7th, 1858. She is married to John M. Scully, an accountant. They reside in the town of Waterloo."

Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Maggie married Warden John Meshach Scully 15 Nov 1882, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. John (son of John Scully and Harriet Penfold) was born 26 Jun 1850, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Jun 1925, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: 00123-7556
• Residence: 1871, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England

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Abram H. Tyson, "was born April 21st, 1860, and died of typhoid fever, October 23rd, 1879."¹

Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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• Eby ID Number: 00123-7557
• Residence: 1871, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England
• Occupation: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Store Clerk
• Residence: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England

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Walter H. Tyson, "was born January 14th, 1862. He is married to Alice M. Bowman. They reside at Gretna, Manitoba, where he is engaged as an agent."¹

Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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360 River Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba

This brick, L-shaped house at the corner of Scott Street and River Avenue has been occupied continuously by the Tyson family since June 1900. Originally built by a man named John Cope during 1883, it was the home of a brother of A. J. Andrews, a mayor of Winnipeg during the 1890s. In 1890, G. A. F. Andrews and his spouse skated into a hole in the river and were lost. Walter Tyson, who had come to Manitoba from Berlin, Ontario, purchased the home in 1900 from James Lord who had acquired the fashionable structure from the Andrews' Estate.

Since that time, the building has withstood the elements remarkably well, despite the fact that it is not underpinned. As one might readily perceive from the first slide, the house was a popular style in Winnipeg during the 1880s. The roof had treillage running along its spine, finials Lit the gable-peaks, 'gingerbread' at the gables, labels over the windows and quoins at the corners of the walls. Inside, one can find the original woodwork, excellently carved, heavily varnished and superbly fitted. In most houses of this vintage, the old, varnished doors and staircases were painted. This usually occurred when the occupant decided that the colour scheme was out-of-date. According to the Tyson sisters, the original 'light' or transom above the front door was red in colour. Their aunt had this feature changed many years ago, as she did not want a red light in the front door! [4]

Goldsborough, G. (2019). MHS Transactions: Some Old Winnipeg Buildings. Mhs.mb.ca. Retrieved 8 June 2019, from https://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/transactions/3/winnipegbuildings.shtml

Walter — Alice Maude "Allie" Bowman. Alice (daughter of William Henry Bowman and Alice Jane Date) was born 21 Nov 1867, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 18 Aug 1872, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 24 Dec 1914, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; was buried , Elmwood Cemetery, Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: 00123-7558
• Residence: 1871, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England
• Residence: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England
• Occupation: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Butcher
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Anglican
• Occupation: 1894, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; butcher
• Occupation: 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Butcher

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Milton H. Tyson, "was born February 22nd, 1864. He is married to Sarah Craine and resides in Berlin where he is engaged in the meat and sausage business. His family consists of one child"¹

Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Milton married Sarah Craine 8 Oct 1894, Milton, Trafalgar Twp., Halton Co., Ontario, Canada. Sarah (daughter of Thomas Lewis Craine and Isabella Gray) was born 27 Jan 1876, Erin Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 26 Nov 1945, Flint, Genesee, Michigan, United States; was buried , Glenwood Cemetery, Flint, Genesee, Michigan, United States. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: 00123-7559
• Residence: 1871, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England
• Residence: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England

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John H. Tyson, "was born May 30th, 1865. He is married to Marie Hiller and resides in Berlin where he, in partnership with his brother, Milton, is engaged in the meat and sausage business. His family consists of one child"¹

Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

John — Marie Hiller. Marie was born Abt 1865; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Lilly Mary Tyson
• Eby ID Number: 00123-7560
• Residence: 1871, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England
• Residence: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Anglican
• Occupation: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Typist, Accounting Office
• Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England
• Residence: 1935, 11 Weber St. W., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1945, 148 Frederick St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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Lillian M. Tyson, "was born January 4th, 1868. She is unmarried and has her home with her sister, Mrs. Scully."¹

Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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• Name: Joanna Morrow
• Eby ID Number: 00123-7561.2

Joanna married Robert Morrow 28 Mar 1872, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada. Robert (son of Hugh Morrow and Margaret) was born 1841, Chinquacousy Twp., Peel Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Residence: 1877, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada

Jacob married Martha Willoughby 1 Jan 1877, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada. Martha (daughter of Charles Willoughby and Mary) was born 1854, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: 00123-7561.4
• Occupation: 1888, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; butcher

Arthur married Agnes Eleanor Robertson 25 Jul 1888, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada. Agnes (daughter of William Robertson and Mary) was born 1861, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-32090
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

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