Born: 1863, Died: 1933
Married:
William Huehs was born in Baden Canada West and as a young man learned the blacksmithing trade in New Hamburg. He then joined his father as helper and partner in a blacksmith shop in Brodhagen up in Perth County. In 1889 Hucks moved to Waterloo where he operated a blacksmith shop on the northwest corner of Bridgeport Rd and King St N. He retired as a blacksmith in 1924. He was a member of St John's Lutheran Church and for 17 years was the church custodian. On the night of his death, he was crossing King St from the church when he was hit and killed by a car. Wes Mckersie had married daughter Gertrude and after his father-in-law's retirement renovated part of the blacksmith shop creating a restaurant, which for a time was called the Cedar Snack Bar.
Sources:
Obituary, Waterloo Chronicle, April 27, 1933.
William Huehs Biography
Description
- Creator
- Little, Ellis, Author
- Media Type
- Text
- Item Type
- Articles
- Description
- This is a handwritten biography of William Huehs from the Ellis Little Papers. This biography has been transcribed exactly as written. Ellis Little was a local historian, who was the principal of Elizabeth Ziegler Public School.On his retirement, he invested much of his time in researching and writing about Waterloo's history. The Ellis Little Papers consist of extensive notes, papers and historical works.
- Notes
- To see the original document please visit the Ellis Little Local History Room at the Main Branch of the Waterloo Public Library
There is some speculation on if Gertrude was actually related to William Huehs. - Date Of Event
- 1863-1933
- Subject(s)
- Personal Name(s)
- Huehs, William ; Mckersie, Wesley ; Mckersie, Gertrude
- Corporate Name(s)
- Cedar Snack Bar
- Local identifier
- ELP 51.87
- Collection
- Ellis Little Papers: Men and Women of Our Past
- Language of Item
- English
- Copyright Statement
- Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.
- Location of Original
- Ellis Little Papers
- Contact
- Waterloo Public LibraryEmail:askus@wpl.ca
Website:
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