Jost "Joseph" Kimmel

1835 - 1907  (72 years)

• Name	Jost "Joseph" Kimmel
  Born	1835	, Germany   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Name	Joseph Kimmel
  Name	Yost Kimmel
  Occupation	1881	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Carpenter
  Residence	1881	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1891	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Contractor
  Residence	1891	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-132540
  Died	1907  [2, 4]
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I132540	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Family	Louisa Linsin,   b. 1846, , Germany ,   d. 1935  (Age 89 years)
  Children	1. Louisa M. Kimmel,   b. 4 Nov 1867, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1941  (Age 73 years)   2. Catherina "Catherine" "Katie" Kimmel,   b. 1868, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1940  (Age 72 years)   3. Kathern Kimmel,   b. 1872, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. August Kimmel,   b. 1872, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1901  (Age 29 years)   5. Edward Charles Kimmel,   b. 1875, Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F32636	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Frederick Street, East Side. On the corner Millar's store and at its rear a warehouse belonging to it, a two story building with gable toward Frederick Street. A vacant lot, site of the present Market Building, surrounded by a six foot hoard fence, customary in those days to keep out cattle, which had the freedom of the streets. A one and one-half story frame building with porch in front occupied by Mr. Yeck who died of being bled by a layman when he was Dr. Scott's patient. A man Geiger married the widow and lived in the building. A small frame building occupied by Geo. Schmidt. A small frame building occupied by Wm. Stein. A two story frame building with a small portico painted white over the front door, the house occupied by Thomas Pierce, then Principal of the Central School and later by Herman Rathman. On the corner, now occupied by Dr. Honsberger's residence, a two story brick building for some time the residence of Sheriff Davidson. Before that, 1840-1860, Jacob Kramer occupied the building as a tavern. Kramer was known as Strumpf Weber (stocking weaver) from a former occupation in a shop on Oueen Street S. Weber Street. On the corner a large brick building erected by Christian Enslin about 1855 with veranda along the entire Frederick Street front and on it a narrow gallery at the second floor. The building is still in use for stores with the veranda removed. At one time it was occupied as a tavern. A one and one-half story frame building lengthwise with Frederick St. On the easterly corner of what is now Spetz St., a two story brick building, set back somewhat from the street, the house of Peter Rebscher. It had a large sign, "Peter Rebscher Brewer"; in the rear was the brewery, a two story frame building, and a large barn. A later brewer was Jacob Summer and after him, in 1862, Joseph Spetz had the house and brewery until he died. A vacant lot belonging to John Roth and later to Simon Roy who used it as a nursery for shrubs and rare trees. The old Central School and grounds, the school now remodelled and greatly enlarged to the present handsome Suddaby School. The Central School building had a belfry on top with at first a small bell and later a larger one. Jacob Stroh rang this bell as long as he attended the Central School, later W. H. Breithaupt had this charge for a time. A frame building occupied by Yost Kimmel, a carpenter. 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 _______________ Queen to Benton Street.-A few feet back of King Street and about 15 feet from South Queen Street was a vaulted cellar built of field stone by Peter Rebscher [William?] in 1838-39. In 1855 Sheriff Davidson [George Davison] bought this cellar from Paul Schmidt [Paul Schmitt 1808-1862]. He erected a frame building extending from the corner, partly using material brought from a former building at New Aberdeen, a village about five and one-half miles southwest of Berlin, where he had also a store business. Jacob Stroh helped to lath the building, receiving 75c as a day's wage. The new building was called The California Block and contained several stores. George Davidson, son of the Sheriff, occupied the corner store as a Grocery and Dry Goods business. Next there was a shed with outside stairway leading to a dance hall above it. The shed was used by the guests of Schmidt's Tavern known as the banners Inn. In the rear of the shed there was a brewery operated William Rebscher, who started to brew about 1830. The process of the Rebscher brewery was to soak the grain for 24 hours, then spread it on the cellar floor and shift it around until it commenced to sprout, after which it was carried upstairs again and put into a dry-kiln about 20 x 20 feet in size, the grain being on screens exposed to the heat coming from below. The dry malt was crushed and ground between iron rollers turned by hand. Later on a steam engine supplied the required power. Mr. Rebscher had this brewery until about 1855, when he moved to Frederick Street on Spetz Street. Sheriff Davidson bought the shed and converted it into two stores. One of these was occupied by Conrad Schmidt who sold wines, liquors, groceries and hardware. Yost Kimmel had a meat shop under the stores. Next came an open space and a well and next to that a building which was used 1830 to 1835 as a church by a body known as Mifferites whose main article of belief was that the world was coming to an end in 1835. Many of the Millerites, faithful to their belief, sold their properties and household effects. The building was about 1840 occupied by Paul Schmidt, as the Farmer's Inn already spoken of. Next came an alleyway and next to that William Moore's general store. Mr. Moore's residence was next to his store. Later on it had a clock factory on the second floor for a short time Next came a three-story building erected in 1860 and next to that no building for a long time until the Boehmer Block was erected. This had a clock factory on the second floor for a short time. Next came a building occupied by Mr. Hymmen, erected between 1850 and 1855. The building was painted a buff color and occupied as a bakery. In 1860, E. R. Hayne had a bakery and confectionery store in the Hymmen building. Next came a two-story frame building located on the site of the westerly half of the present Post Office and occupied by William, David and Frederick Miller as the first general store in Berlin. The location was opposite the end of Frederick Street. J. F. Kannengieser had a tailor shop and was also dealer in fancy goods in this building at one time. In 1860 Mr. and Mrs. John Albright occupied part of the building as a dressmaking and millinery shop. Later on Mr. Rooke had a lock and gunsmith shop on the street floor while his family lived above. There was a high board fence on the Benton Street line with balsam trees planted along the inside. 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

  
  

• Sources

  [S158] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1881, Div 1 Page 39. [S166] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Mount Hope CC#4508 Internet Link . East: Joseph Kimmel/ born 1836 - died 1907/ Louisa Linsin/ his beloved wife/ born 1846 - died 1935/ Kimmel/ (A) August (B) Father (C) Mother (D) Catherine (E) Louise South: August/ son of/ Joseph &/ Louisa/ Kimmel/ born 1872/ died 1901/ West: Catherina Kimmel/ born 1868 - died 1940/ Louise Kimmel Beckley/ born 1867 - died 1941/ [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Section 3 Page 59. [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub Dist. 30 Page 3.

  
  

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  Born - 1835 - , Germany Occupation - Carpenter - 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Contractor - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth