B. 1856 D. 1924
Married: Susanna Hillgartner
John was the only son of Caspar Schneider who owned Hillside Farm (now Columbia St. and Marsland Dr) When Caspar died, John continued the operation of the farm as well as the furniture making. John found it necessary to install a small steam engine to run the machinery instead of water power that his Father had relied upon. The cider mill was also now powered by steam. Schneider adopted Elizabeth and Caroline Hillgartner, his wife’s orphaned sisters. In the early 1900s he sold the farm and moved into a new home he had erected on Noecker St in Waterloo.
Sources:
1. Obituary, Waterloo Chronicle, February 26, 1924.
2. Personal Interview with Mrs. Helen Kaufmann, July 10, 1998
She is direct descendant by marriage of John W. Schneider
3. Personal Interview with Norm and Mabel
John W. Schneider Biography
Description
- Creator
- Little, Ellis, Author
- Media Type
- Text
- Item Type
- Articles
- Description
- This is a handwritten biography of John W. Schneider (Snider) 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
- 1856-1924
- Subject(s)
- Personal Name(s)
- Schneider, John ; Hillgartner, Susanna ; Schneider, Susanna ; Schneider, Caspar ; Hillgartner, Elizabeth ; Hillgartner, Caroline
- Local identifier
- ELP 51.188
- 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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