Henry Huehn
Born: 1848, Mar 5
Died; 1920, Mar 25
Municipality: Wellesley
Years on local council: Councillor 1901, 1905-06; Deputy Reeve 1907, 1911
Years on County Council: 1907 1911
Occupation; Farmer
Spouse: ?Elizabeth Heimpel; ?Catherine Kirchner
Children; Edwin; Herman; Oscar; Herbert
Religion: Lutheran
Notes:
Photo: 100 years of progress p 28
Died; 1920, Mar 25
Municipality: Wellesley
Years on local council: Councillor 1901, 1905-06; Deputy Reeve 1907, 1911
Years on County Council: 1907 1911
Occupation; Farmer
Spouse: ?Elizabeth Heimpel; ?Catherine Kirchner
Children; Edwin; Herman; Oscar; Herbert
Religion: Lutheran
Notes:
- Served 3 years apprenticeship in the harness trade in Heidelberg, afterwards working at Wellesley Village, Berlin, and Hamilton where "he was employed for three years in what was then one of the largest harness concerns in Canada. The experience received there was the foundation of his future success" (100 years)
- 1875-opened a business in Heidelberg
- 1885-appointed issuer of marriage licenses
- c1894-added hardware and stoves to his business
- St Paul’s Lutheran Church, Erbsville
Photo: 100 years of progress p 28
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.