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Louis Baechler

Born: 1866
Died: 1931, Nov 16
Municipality: Wellesley
Years on local council Councillor 1912-13, 1924-29; Deputy Reeve 1919-1921, 1930-31 
Years on County Council 1919 1920 1921 1930 1931
Occupation: Saw mill operator, farmer
Origin: Elma Tp, Perth County
Spouse: Mary Veberschlag
Children: 2 children died; Fred; Alfred; Peter; Harry; Clarence; Norman; Mrs Noll; Mrs J. Logel; Henrietta; Annie May
Landholdings: 130 acres near Hawkesville in 1927
Religion: Roman Catholic
Notes:
  • Moved from Perth County where he had a sawmill. In Wellesley Township, he first bought a farm west of Hawkesville and later bought a home south of the village where he lived for 24 years.
  • Was a general thresher in the St Clements area and also worked at Ratz’s Wallenstein saw mill for 16 seasons.
  • c1929-retired from farming and moved into St Clements
Businesses and Organizations:
  • St Clement’s Roman Catholic Church
Sources: KPLvertical file Baechler saw mill; obituary Daily Record (Berlin) 16/11/1931 p1; 60 years of progress p 34
Photo: 60 years of progress p 33; The caption reads W. Baechler, but the information on the following page is for Louis

This information is excerpted from: "Waterloo County Councillors: A Collective Biography," researched and complied by Elizabeth Bloomfield and Linda Foster. (c) 1995 Caribou Imprints. It is reproduced by permission of Dr. Bloomfield.    ​The full text of the book can be seen here. ​