b. 1861 d. 1951
Married - Louisa Rothermal, Mary (Rothermal) Stroh
Rudolf Roschman, born in Germany in 1861. Probably in communication with his brother in Waterloo, he realized the opportunity he had in helping his older brother in the button making industry in Canada. In 1881 Rudolf came out to Waterloo and assumed the interests of William Bowman, becoming a partner in Roschman and Brother Button Factory. The business was expanding in the barn on Erb St E and larger quarters were needed. A site on Queen St near the railway tracks was purchased in 1886 and a brand new factory was erected by 1890. Rudolf was a staunch supporter of the Swedenborgian Church of New Jerusalem and part of the faction including his brother Richard and Jacob Stroh who split away to form the Carmel Church across from K-W Collegiate. Rudolph, also in late 1890s built his home beside that of his brother’s home near the same school. He inherited the management of button factory after Richard’s death in 1930. The business continued until 1946 when the rise of plastic buttons forced the closure of the plant on Queen St.
Sources:
1. LACAC files, The Button Factory, City of Waterloo
2. Waterloo Mt. Hope Cemetery Records.
3. Marg Rowell et al, Welcome to Waterloo
4. Historic Pamphlet, The Button Factory, Waterloo Public Library
5. Swedenborgian Church Records, Kitchener Public Library
Rudolf Roschman Biography
Description
- Creator
- Little, Ellis, Author
- Media Type
- Text
- Item Type
- Articles
- Description
- This is a handwritten biography of Rudolf Roschman 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
- Please scroll to the bottom of the page to see the transcribed text. 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
- 1861-1951
- Subject(s)
- Personal Name(s)
- Roschman, Richard ; Stroh, Jacob ; Roschman, Rudolph ; Roschman, Rudolf ; Rothermal, Louisa ; Stroh, Mary ; Rothermal, Mary
- Corporate Name(s)
- Roschman Button Factory
- Local identifier
- ELP 51.174
- 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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