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Pioneer - WINER, Paul
Biographical Sketches of
Early Settlers of Wellington County
Information from: Historical Atlas of the County of Wellington, Ontario.
Toronto: Historical Atlas Publishing Co., 1906
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WINER, Paul
, (d.), was b. in Germany, and d. at the age of 86. He served in the
German Army; also was with Napoleon in the Moscow campaign, and in the Battle
of Waterloo. He left Germany in 1817, and went to New York State, coming to
Puslinch in 1828. The Stahl and Wise families came about the same time. He took
up 100 acres, lot 33, rear con,. 7, and with the help of his sons cleared the
farm. The Brock road was just blazed at that time. Dundas was their nearest
source of supplies, and they were obliged to have their wheat ground there. Mr.
Winer was a hard worker, active and very successful. He arrived on his farm
with his wife and family, on a jumper drawn by a yoke of oxen, and had just one
cent in his pocket. The family camped two weeks, until he could erect a shanty,
and lived on herbs, roots and game. By his own industry and perseverance he
acquired a fine property. In his church affiliations he was an Evangelical and
politically a Liberal. He m. Christina Mallet. Issue: Andrew (d.), set in Huron
Co.; Mrs. George Wise (d.), Mrs. Waltz, Mich.; Mrs. Philip Callfas, Iowa; John,
Louis, who at the age of seventeen was drowned in Lindreman's mill pond at a
logging bee; William, Mrs. Lewis Stahl, Huron Co.; Peter, Hamburg; and Matthew,
Huron Co.
John was b. in New York State, and was 5 years of age when he came to Puslinch with his parents. There were no schools in Puslinch until after he was grown. He finished clearing the farm, and has lived upon it ever since. He still enjoys exellent health. He is an Evengelical, and a Liberal. He has never sought of held municipal office, always attending to his own work. He m. Lena Moatz. Issue: Peter, in Dakota; John (d.), Mrs. Charles Callfas, Minto; Mrs. Henry Beaver, Puslinch; William, Mrs. Henry Schultz, Mich.; Mrs. John Dowsen, Toronto; Henry D., David, a physician in Vanderbult, Mich. and Mayor of the town; and Eli, with the C.P.R. at Campbellville. William was b. and raised on the farm, which he now works, carrying on mixed farming. He is Evangelical, and a Liberal. He has been Trustee for six years of the S.S. No. 8, but has never cared to hold other municipal office. He has always taken a great interest in military affairs, and has served at 20 camps with Col. Nicoll. He m. Lena Hirtzell. Issue: John Jr.; William, Mabel, and Leslie. From: Historical Atlas of the County of Wellington, Ontario. Toronto: Historical Atlas Publishing Co., 1906 |
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