Born: 1864, Died 1928
Married: Elizabeth Hutchison
George was another son of Nicholas Killer. When he grew up he helped his father in the Killer Hardware (later Weichel Hardware) on King St S. About 1890 he became involved in the formation of the Schaefer- Killer Furniture Company, located in the old Wegenast Cabinet Factory on King S and Allen Streets. In 1901 this firm became part of the Canada Furniture Company. He became for a short time a partner in 1904 Valentine-Killer Shoe Factory located on Bridgeport Rd. After leaving here, he went on to organize the Western Shoe Company in Berlin and was its manager until his retirement a few years before his death in 1928.
Sources:
Obituary, Waterloo Chronicle, February 9, 1928.
Waterloo Chronicle, May 1904.
George Killer Biography
Description
- Creator
- Little, Ellis, Author
- Media Type
- Text
- Item Type
- Articles
- Description
- This is a handwritten biography of George Killer 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
- 1864-1928
- Subject(s)
- Personal Name(s)
- Killer, George ; Killer, Nicholas ; Hutchison, Elizabeth
- Corporate Name(s)
- Schaefer-Killer Furniture ; Wegenast Cabinet Factory ; Canada Furniture Company ; Valentine-Killer Shoe Factory ; Western Shoe Company
- Local identifier
- ELP 51.108
- 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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