| Birth |
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, York Co., Ontario [2] |
| Sex |
Male |
| Eby ID |
00117-7418 |
| Person ID |
I18009 |
| Last Modified |
19 Jun 2004 |
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| Father |
Jacob Stouffer |
| Mother |
Fannie Reesor |
| Group Sheet |
F4407 |
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| Family 1 |
Anna Maria Schneider, b. 23 Jun 1866 |
| Married |
30 Dec 1886 |
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| Children |
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| Group Sheet |
F498 |
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| Notes |
John R. Stauffer, "youngest son of Jacob and Fannie (Reesor) Stouffer, and grandson of John Stouffer, was born and raised near Markham Village, York County, Ontario. When a young man he followed farming until 1881. In fall of the same year he came to Berlin where he was engaged in the J. Y. Shantz & Son button factory for several years. After leaving the Shantz button factory, he, in partnership with Mr. Chas. K. Hagedon, commenced to manufacture covered and rim buttons. They were the only manufacturers of this class of buttons in Canada. They dissolved partnership, April 16th, 1895, Mr. Stouffer taking the button business alone. We have copied the following from the Daily Record of Berlin which gives the public an idea of Mr. Stouffer's business qualities and his popularity as a citizen of Berlin: 'For nearly eight years Mr. Stouffer's name has been before the Canadian trade as a manufacturer of covered and rim buttons. During that time he has built up a good trade for special buttons of this kind and has the distinction of being the only manufacturer of this class of buttons in Canada. Of these button lines he is especially proud and with good reason, for he makes covered and rim buttons, which for material, workmanship and finish cannot be excelled, and the goods find a market over the whole dominion, from Halifax to Vancouver. Mr. Stouffer manufactures for the wholesale trade only and from the strong and durable class of goods supplied he is enjoying a large and increasing trade. Personally Mr. Stouffer is popular as a business man and a citizen. He is well posted and has a fund of good common sense and sound business judgment. Being still a comparatively young man he is likely to witness a wide development of the business of which he is proprietor and to meet with good monetary success which the public will unite in wishing him'. On December 30th, 1886, he was married to Anna Maria, daughter of Samuel B. and Rebecca (Fried) Schneider. She was born June 23rd, 1866. They reside on Queen Street West, Berlin, and have a family of two childrenn, namely: Laura and Mabel." |
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1. [S1] Vol I 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..., Ezra E. Eby, (Berlin, Ontario, 1895), 348 [View page(s) from the 1895-96 edition]
2. [S2] Vol II 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..., Ezra Eby, 518 [View page(s) from the 1895-96 edition]
3. [S2] Vol II 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..., Ezra Eby, 519 [View page(s) from the 1895-96 edition]
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Region of Waterloo