B.:1851 D.:1935
Married: Hannah Martin
After the death of his father, Elias Weber, Amos Sr inherited the 240 acre farm located Lot #24 in GCT out Erb St W just north of town of Waterloo. The laneway from Erb St. leading to the farm eventually became Amos Ave named in his honour. The Webers were progressive farmers and were in the forefront of many farming practices. They created a power source for their farm workshop by damming a nearby creek and with an ingenious cable arrangement, transferred power to the shaft a half mile away in the shop. Amos was one of the first to use a gasoline tractor when they became available. Most of all Amos Sr. is remembered for his attendance as a vendor at the Waterloo Market. He began with a stall in the basement of the Town Hall in 1874 and also attended the market in the new building in 1910. A story is told about Amos and the young roosters (today called broilers) he had for sale. He transported the fowl alive by tying their legs together but this practice was frowned upon by the market clerk. Thenceforth Amos still sold his live roosters and provided a piece of cord for each customer. What the customer did with the string no longer concerned the seller. Amos Weber Sr’s family especially Amos Weber Jr and his grandsons helped in the market business not only in Waterloo but also in Berlin (Kitchener). Amos Weber’s farm home still existed nestled among houses in a modern Waterloo subdivision and lovingly cared for by the present owners, Michael and Joan Wolf.
Sources:
1. Obituary, Waterloo Chronicle, February 14, 1935.
2. Ezra E. Eby, A Biographical History of Early Settlers and their Descendants in Waterloo Township, Eldon D. Weber, Editor, 1971.
3. Ellis Little, The Old Amos Weber Farm, Waterloo Historical Society, Vol. 80, 1992.
4. Waterloo Chronicle, April 20, 1933.
Amos Weber Sr. Biography
Description
- Creator
- Little, Ellis, Author
- Media Type
- Text
- Item Type
- Articles
- Description
- This is a handwritten biography of Amos Weber Sr. 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
- 1851-1935
- Subject(s)
- Personal Name(s)
- Weber, Amos ; Martin, Hannah ; Weber, Hannah ; Wolf, Joan ; Wolf, Michael
- Local identifier
- ELP 51.232
- 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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