B.:1839 D.:1909
Married: Esther (Hettie) Snider
Levi Stauffer was the grandson of pioneer Abraham Stauffer who had come from Pennsylvania in 1805 and purchased Lot #22 G.C.T. (across from Beechwood Plaza today). Levi inherited the farm from his father Joseph. But he became interested in the idea of a new mutual fire insurance company. In 1872, he had a significant role in the formation of the North Waterloo Farmers’ Mutual Fire Insurance Company. In 1874 he became the President and manager of the company and continued in that position for 33 years until his death in 1909. His son Josiah succeeded his father as manager of this company. In 1901 Levi moved into Waterloo buying the large brick home of Julius Germann on George St. He was a most prominent member of the early United Brethren Church.
Sources:
1. Waterloo Mt. Hope Cemetery Records.
2. Ezra E. Eby, A Biographical History of Early Settlers and their Descendants in Waterloo Township, Eldon D. Weber, Editor, 1971.
3. Waterloo County Hall of Fame.
4. Grassroots Government: Biographies of Waterloo Township Councillors.
5. Kitchener-Waterloo Record, September 22, 1975.
6. North Waterloo Farmers Mutual Insurance Co., June 22, 1962, Company Archives.
7. Early Settlers to Wat Co. – A Genealogy.
Levi Stauffer Biography
Description
- Creator
- Little, Ellis, Author
- Media Type
- Text
- Item Type
- Articles
- Description
- This is a handwritten biography of Levi Stauffer 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
- 1839-1909
- Subject(s)
- Personal Name(s)
- Stauffer, Levi ; Snider, Esther ; Snider, Hettie ; Stauffer, Abraham ; Stauffer, Joseph ; Stauffer, Josiah ; Germann, Julius
- Corporate Name(s)
- North Waterloo Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Company
- Local identifier
- ELP 51.214
- Collection
- Ellis Little Papers: Men and Women of Our Past
- Language of Item
- English
- Copyright Statement
- To obtain a copy of this item and for terms of use please contact the Waterloo Public Library.
- Location of Original
- Ellis Little Papers
- Contact
- Waterloo Public LibraryEmail:askus@wpl.ca
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