Born: 1826, Died: 1862
Married: Anna Elizabeth Kalbfleisch
Eckhard Kalbfleisch, Joachim's older brother, came to Canada with his family from Eulersdorf Germany in 1848. In 1850 Eckhard came to Waterloo where he purchased lot 15 (on the west side of King S and south of the school grounds) from Elias Snider. On this lot he erected a substantial three-story brick home, fitting out the lower floor as a a hotel which he called "The Traveller's House". Just seven years later, the premises now called "The Waterloo Hotel" was advertised for sale. No explanation for this offer to sell is given but subsequent developments indicate that Eckhard was in failing health. The hotel was not sold at that time and Eckhard died in 1862 and was interred in Mt Hope Cemetery, one of the first burials recorded there. The hotel continued in business and the next owner was Charles Noecker. It appears, that while Kalbfleisch was ailing, Noecker helped run the place and then married the widow Anna Kalbfleisch.
Sources:
Berlin Chronicle, June 9, 1857.
Ellis Little, "Early Waterloo Hotels", Unpublished.
Waterloo Mount Hope Cemetery Records
Eckhard Kalbfleisch Biography
Description
- Creator
- Little, Ellis, Author
- Media Type
- Text
- Item Type
- Articles
- Description
- This is a handwritten biography of Eckhard Kalbfleisch 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
- Date Of Event
- 1826-1862
- Subject(s)
- Personal Name(s)
- Kalbfeisch, Joachim ; Eckhard, Kalbfeisch ; Snider, Elias ; Noecker, Charles
- Local identifier
- ELP 51.103
- 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
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