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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Died in 1969
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A list of notable people who died in 1969: Amos B. Bowman, Miss Isabella C. Deans, Mrs Aaron Y. Haist, Henry H. Johnson, Miss Margaret P. McKenzie, William H. Milroy, Dr Alex O. Potter, Dr George ...Year of publication: 1969Historical Period: 1865-1969Export options:Edward Halter
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A biography of Halter (1834-1917), prominent citizen of New Germany, justice of the peace, reeve of Waterloo Township in 1879, and active promoter of the Hopewell Creek Fire Insurance Company.Keywords: CatholicismFrenchBiographiesHalter EdwardSharbach MaryHalter MarySharbach JosephHalter AndrewHalter ClementKloepfer Catherine Halter (m. Gregory)Year of publication: 1917Historical Period: 1834-1917Export options:Family history and genealogy of Jacob and Catherine (Roth) Schwartzentruber, 1835-1969
Type: BookAbstract: A record of an Amish Mennonite couple who were married in Wilmot in 1835 and farmed there and later in Perth County. Biographies of their nine married children are included with genealogies of their ...Keywords: GenealogyFarmersSettlers PennsylvaniaBiographiesAmishMennonitesPerth CountySchwartzentruber familySchwartzentruber JacobSchwartzentruber Catherine Roth (m. Jacob)Year of publication: 1969Historical Period: 1835-1969Export options:John Bricker Snider
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A biography of the business partner of John Shuh in a Waterloo general store and later owner of the Graybill Manufacturing Company which produced office and school furniture. Family information about ...Year of publication: 1917Historical Period: 1840-1917Export options:John George Reiner: autobiography
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A short autobiography by the owner of many Wellesley businesses, including the woollen mill, flour mill, saw mill, general store, and a stave and heading plant.Keywords: Settlers GermanBiographiesRevolutionary War 1848FoundriesFurniture industrySaw mill industryTransportationDamsTextile IndustryFlour mill industryYear of publication: 1917Historical Period: 1832-1917Export options:John Lehman Wideman
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A short biography of Wideman (1833-1917), Woolwich Township Clerk for 32 years, postmaster of St Jacobs for 44 years, and a director of the Waterloo Mutual Fire Insurance Company.Keywords: BiographiesObituariesPennsylvania GermansWoolwich TownshipMarkhamBerlin (Ontario)KitchenerSt JacobsWideman John L.Year of publication: 1917Historical Period: 1833-1917Export options:John Zryd
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A biography of Zryd (1835-1917), one of the last of Hespeler's pioneer businessmen. He had a hardware and tinsmith business and was town clerk for thirteen years.Year of publication: 1917Historical Period: 1835-1917Export options:Retirement of Newspaperman Earl Werstine
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A profile of Werstine's roles as reporter, editor and columnist for 63 years on the "Galt Evening Reporter", including references to his coverage of the 1907 and 1947 Old Boys' Reunions and his " ...Keywords: NewspapersBiographiesReunionsYear of publication: 1969Historical Period: 1907-1969Export options:Stauffer genealogy of America and history
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of the Stauffers in the United States. It contains an introduction to the Canadian branch and quotes an article from the "Galt Daily Reporter" of 25 August 1904, describing a centennial ...Keywords: GenealogyMennonitesSettlers PennsylvaniaBiographiesStauffer familyStauffer AbrahamBlair19th century20th centuryYear of publication: 1917Historical Period: 1803-1917Export options:Stauffer genealogy of America and history of the descendants of Jacob Stauffer
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of the Stauffers in the United States. It contains an introduction to the Canadian branch and quotes an article from the "Galt Daily Reporter" of 25 August 1904, describing a centennial ...Keywords: GenealogyMennonitesSettlers PennsylvaniaBiographiesReunionsNewspapersStauffer familyStauffer DanielStauffer AbrahamStauffer Elizabeth Zug (m. Abraham)Year of publication: 1917Historical Period: 1803-1917Export options: