Adam Thiel

Other Events:

• Census: 1891, Hay Township, Huron County, Ontario
• Census: 1901, Hay Township, Huron County, Ontario
• Census: 1916, Edmonton West, Alberta

Adam married Elizabeth Parks in 1954. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Census: 1861, Berlin, Waterloo County, Ontario
• Census: 1871, Hay Township, Huron County, Ontario
• Census: 1881, Hay Township, Huron County, Ontario
• Census: 1891, Hay Township, Huron County, Ontario
• Census: 1901, Hay Township, Huron County, Ontario
• Census: 1911, Hay Township, Huron County, Ontario

Notes:

From Hay Township Highlights

THIEL - Conrad and Margaret

Conrad (1858-1944), son of George and Catherine (Wurm) Thiel, was born in Kitchener (Berlin) and came to Hay with his parents when he was 10 years old. The Thiels settled on Lot 20., Con. 14, west of Zurich. Conrad married Margaret Hartman (1867-1944), daughter of Simon and Fanny (Pellan) Hartman. They lived in Zurich, Seaforth and Kitchener, where Conrad fired furnaces.

Conrad and Margaret had 11 children. Daughter Mary (1886-1974) married Louis Hildebrand and they lived in Seaforth. They had a family of eight: [...]. Mary lived at the Blue Water Rest Home in her final days.

Daniel (1888-1936) was a Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer in the Canadian West. He contracted typhiod fever, which led to his early death. Adam (1890-1976) moved west to the Peace River District in Alberta where he was a prosperous farmer. He married Elizabeth Parks in 1954. Andrew (1892-1972) married Mabel Hartnet. He worked in Preston and Toronto as a butcher. Their retirement years were spent in Zurich. They had an adopted daughter, [...].

John (1894-1987) married Mary St. Clair and they lived in St. Mary's. John served in the First World War and later worked as a policeman. They had five children - [...]. In later years, John moved west and died in Vancouver.

Albert (1895-1959) married Elsie Riehm. He was in the army during World War 1 and then went to Kitchener to work at the B.F. Goodrich Tire Factory. They had a family of five: [...].

Clara (1897-1959) married Peter Deichert III and lived on Con 9, the Blind Line. Simon (1900-1985) married May Sydenham. As a young boy, Simon worked as a farm hand for Dave Tough of the Bronson Line. He moved to Kitchener and worked at Uniroyal for many years. Simon and May had three girls: [...]. Janet (1902-1964) married Ed Lossing whom she had met at the Luther League in Kitchener. Ed worked at B. F. Goodrich in Kitchener and later moved to Detroit, where he worked for a lumber company. They had four children, [...].

Thomas (1908-1992) married Helen Kennedy and they lived in Sarnia. He served in the R.C.A.F. in World War II. The couple had three sons, [...]. Thomas went to Western Canada to live and worked as a transport truck driver. He returned to Ontario and resided at Westminster Hospital in London until his death. Rosaline (1911-1981) grew up in Zurich and Seaforth and moved to Kitchener with her parents. She worked at the B.F. Goodrich factory; married Lesley Howey and they had one son, [...]. Lesley died and Rosaline married her brother-in-law, Ed Lossing of Detroit, in 1966, and they lived in Kitchener.

Conrad married Margaret Hartman on 18 May 1886 in Hay Township, Huron County, Ontario. Margaret (daughter of Simon Hartman, II and Veronica "Fanny" Pulman) was born on 10 Oct 1867 in Hay Township, Huron County, Ontario; died in 1944; was buried in Woodland Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Township, Waterloo County, Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Census: 1891, Hay Township, Huron County, Ontario
• Census: 1901, Hay Township, Huron County, Ontario
• Census: 1911, Hay Township, Huron County, Ontario

Notes:

Married:
http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~maryc/huron86p2.htm

004889-86 (Huron Co): Conrad THIEL, 28, farmer, Berlin Waterloo Co, Hay, s/o George & Catherine THIEL married Margaret HARTMAN, 18, Hay, same, d/o Simon & Fanny HARTMAN. Wit: John HARTMAN and Maggie KEALY, both of Hay. May 18, 1886 at Hay.

Other Events:

• Residence: Conc 14, Lot 20, Hay Township, Huron County, Ontario
• Census: 1861, Berlin, Waterloo County, Ontario
• Census: 1871, Hay Township, Huron County, Ontario
• Census: 1881, Hay Township, Huron County, Ontario
• Census: 1891, Hay Township, Huron County, Ontario
• Census: 1901, Hay Township, Huron County, Ontario

Notes:

1881 census: age 55, Hay, Huron South, Ontario, farmer, Lutheran (George Theal)

Died:
Obituary, Zurich Herald, Dec 31, 1909, page 1, column 3,

Another old resident of the Township in the person of Mr. George Thiel Sr. died at the family residence 14th concession on Thursday last having reached the age of 84 years. The deceased had been in rather poor health for some years and the end came not unexpected. He was one of the pioneers of the Township and although of a retiring disposition, he leaves many warm personal friends of long standing who mourn his loss. He leaves a widow and grown up family. The funeral took place on Sunday afternoon, the interment taking place in the Lutheran cemetery and was conducted by Rev. C.C.J. Maas, in the presence of a large gathering.

George married Katharine J. Wurm on 14 Oct 1851 in Waterloo Township, Waterloo County, District of Wellington, Canada West (Ontario). Katharine (daughter of Mathias | Basilius Wurm and Maria Elisabetha Neeb) was born on 4 Mar 1833 in Hainbach, Germany; died on 20 Jun 1911 in Lot 20, Conc 4, Hay Township, Huron County, Ontario; was buried in St Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Zurich, Hay Township, Huron County, Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Baptism: 17 Mar 1833
• Emigration: 1849
• Census: 1861, Berlin, Waterloo Township, Waterloo County, Ontario
• Census: 1871, Hay Township, Huron County, Ontario
• Census: 1881, Hay Township, Huron County, Ontario
• Census: 1891, Hay Township, Huron County, Ontario
• Census: 1901, Hay Township, Huron County, Ontario
• Census: 1911, Hay Township, Huron County, Ontario

Notes:

Katharina was baptized by famous parish priest Friedrich Münch

(source: http://www.ahnenforschung-berg.de)





1881 census: age 48, Hay, Huron South, Ontario (Catherin Theal)
1891 census: age 58, Hay, Huron South, Ontario
1901 census: age 68, Hay, Huron South, Ontario
1911 census: age 78, Hay, Huron South, Ontario - widowed, residing with son George

Notes:

Married:
Marriage Registers of Upper Canada/Canada West - Wellington District, 1840-1852

George DIEHL, Farmer, of Wilmot, to Catharina WURM, of Waterloo. 14 Oct 1851, Waterloo, by banns. Rev. BINDEMANN. Wit. John SCHMITT and Martin WURM, both of Waterloo.



Records of St. Paul's Lutheran Evangelical Church, Berlin, Ontario
Oct 14, 1851
DIEHL, George, farmer, age 25 years, Wilmot married
WURM, Catherine, age 19 years, Waterloo
Witnesses were John Schmitt of Waterloo and Martin Wurm of Waterloo



According to the 1901 census, George immigrated to Canada in 1847 and Katharine arrived in 1849.

Other Events:

• Residence: 30 Sep 1906, Lot 21, Conc 15, Hay Township, Huron County, Ontario

Simon married Veronica "Fanny" Pulman. Veronica was born about 1830 in Germany; died on 26 Sep 1906 in Hay Township, Huron County, Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Residence: 26 Sep 1906, Lot 21, Conc 15, Hay Township, Huron County, Ontario

Other Events:

• Military: Dec 1834, Germany; As indicated in the baptism record of his godson, Matties Wurm, born 29 Dec 1834.
• Census: 1861, Berlin, Waterloo Township, Waterloo County, Ontario
• Census: 1871, Berlin, Waterloo Township, Waterloo County, Ontario
• Census: 1881, Berlin, Waterloo Township, Waterloo County, Ontario
• Census: 1891, Berlin, Waterloo Township, Waterloo County, Ontario

Notes:

Some documents refer to Mathias as Basilius Wurm.


From Mitchell & Co.'s Canada Classified Directory for 1865-66
page 192 found at
http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/

Matthias is listed as a carpenter living in Berlin, Ontario.

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The obituary of this ancestor has recently been posted at http://192.237.29.216/getperson.php?personID=I137893&tree=Eby as follows:

Basilius Wurm died here on Friday after a short bladder ailment at the great age of 89 years, which he had attained on July 23rd. He was born in 1807 in Herbstein in the Vogel mountains in Hesse-Darmstadt; emigrated to Canada in 1852 and had resided ever since in Berlin. He was a building carpenter and was still practising his trade 5 years ago. In Germany, he had spent 12 years in the military, and that could still be seen in him in his old age, as he always walked "straight as a candle" and was always very tidily dressed. His wife Elisabeth, nee Loeb, who pre-deceased him in 1880, bore him 6 children, of whom 3 sons are deceased, and one son and 2 daughters are still living. His oldest son, Daniel, fought in the civil war in the United States and was killed there. Basilius was awarded a pension for this. His burial took place on Sunday afternoon and despite the rainy weather, large numbers of citizens followed his cortege to the cemetery.

Berliner Journal September 10, 1896 Page 4 Column 2 Translated by: Patricia J. Kauk

Mathias married Maria Elisabetha Neeb on 22 Nov 1840 in Ehringshausen, Germany. Maria (daughter of Johann Henrich Neeb and Anna Catharina Loch) was born on 16 Dec 1810 in Hainbach, Germany; died on 12 May 1880 in Berlin, Waterloo Township, Waterloo County, Ontario; was buried in St Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Census: 1861, Berlin, Waterloo Township, Waterloo County, Ontario
• Census: 1871, Berlin, Waterloo Township, Waterloo County, Ontario

Notes:

From Ontario Deaths #016110/80

Mary Elizabeth Wurm died May 12, 1880 at age 70 years.
Born in Germany.
Cause - inflamation of the lungs - duration one week.
Informant - Conrad Wurm, carpenter, Berlin.
Registration date - May 14, 1880 by Israel Bowman
Religion - Lutheran

Notes:

The family resided in Berlin (now Kitchener), Ontario where Mathias was employed as a carpenter. They attended St. Peter's Lutheran Church. The census of 1861 shows this couple residing in Berlin, Ontario in a 1 1/2 storey frame house along with the family of Henry Wurm and Elizabeth Steinacker.

Mathias died on Sept 4, 1896. His wife predeceased him on May 12, 1880 following an illness of one week. Following the death of his wife, Mathias lived with his son, Conrad.