Anthes, John Schmitt

Identity area

Type of entity

Person

Authorized form of name

Anthes, John Schmitt

Parallel form(s) of name

  • Anthes, John S., 1844-1915

Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

Other form(s) of name

Identifiers for corporate bodies

Description area

Dates of existence

1844-1915

History

John Schmitt Anthes was a businessman and teacher born November 8, 1844 in Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region to parents Martin Anthes and Catharine Schmidt, both born in France. John Anthes worked as a teacher before coming to Berlin (later Kitchener) in 1865, where he worked as an accountant and salesman at the Breithaupt Tannery. In 1884 he entered the furniture business purchasing the Berlin Novelty Works and manufacturing children's carriages and slat chairs and later high end furniture for the home. In 1901 he went into the amalgamation of furniture factories under the name of Canada Furniture Manufacturers Ltd., in which company he was a director and manager of the local factories for a number of years. In 1906, Mr. Anthes resigned as director and in partnership with J. C. Breithaupt established the Anthes Furniture Company. Outside of business operations, Anthes was an active member of municipal affairs and was first elected as a city councillor in 1886. He went on to serve as depurty-reeve in 1887, 1891, 1897 and 1907, and was the a member of the first Berlin Water Commission. Anthes was also an member of the Zion Evangelical Church, serving in a number of executive roles. He married Lydia Catherine Herlan on June 27, 1867. Together they had seven children: Caroline Catharine "Carrie"; Frank; John Isaac Franklin "Frank"; Sarah Magdalena, who died in infancy; Lydia Louisa "Louisa", Martha Melvina; Ella Elmina; and Alvin Burton Charles, who also died in infancy. Anthes died on April 13, 1915, and was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener.

Places

Legal status

Functions, occupations and activities

Mandates/sources of authority

Internal structures/genealogy

General context

Relationships area

Related entity

Rieder and Anthes family

Identifier of related entity

Category of relationship

family

Dates of relationship

Description of relationship

Related entity

Anthes, Henry William (1851-1914)

Identifier of related entity

Category of relationship

family

Type of relationship

Anthes, Henry William

is the sibling of

Anthes, John Schmitt

Dates of relationship

1851-1914

Description of relationship

Related entity

Anthes, Jacob (1836-1874)

Identifier of related entity

Category of relationship

family

Type of relationship

Anthes, Jacob

is the sibling of

Anthes, John Schmitt

Dates of relationship

1844

Description of relationship

Related entity

Strasser, Salome Sarah (Sally) Anthes (1839-1921)

Identifier of related entity

Category of relationship

family

Type of relationship

Strasser, Salome Sarah (Sally) Anthes

is the sibling of

Anthes, John Schmitt

Dates of relationship

Description of relationship

Related entity

Anthes, Lydia Catherine (1849-1935)

Identifier of related entity

Category of relationship

family

Type of relationship

Anthes, Lydia Catherine

is the spouse of

Anthes, John Schmitt

Dates of relationship

1867-1915

Description of relationship

Related entity

Rieder, Martha Melvina (1879-1971)

Identifier of related entity

Category of relationship

family

Type of relationship

Rieder, Martha Melvina

is the child of

Anthes, John Schmitt

Dates of relationship

1878-1915

Description of relationship

Related entity

Cook, Ella Elmina (1882-1961)

Identifier of related entity

Category of relationship

family

Type of relationship

Cook, Ella Elmina

is the child of

Anthes, John Schmitt

Dates of relationship

1882-1915

Description of relationship

Related entity

Breithaupt, Lydia Louisa (1877-1942)

Identifier of related entity

Category of relationship

family

Type of relationship

Breithaupt, Lydia Louisa

is the child of

Anthes, John Schmitt

Dates of relationship

1877-1915

Description of relationship

Related entity

Anthes, John Isaac Franklin (1870-1933)

Identifier of related entity

Category of relationship

family

Type of relationship

Anthes, John Isaac Franklin

is the child of

Anthes, John Schmitt

Dates of relationship

1870-1915

Description of relationship

Related entity

Breithaupt, Caroline (Carrie) Catharine (1868-1963)

Identifier of related entity

Category of relationship

family

Type of relationship

Breithaupt, Caroline (Carrie) Catharine

is the child of

Anthes, John Schmitt

Dates of relationship

1868-

Description of relationship

Related entity

Anthes, Martin (1812-1891)

Identifier of related entity

Category of relationship

family

Type of relationship

Anthes, Martin

is the parent of

Anthes, John Schmitt

Dates of relationship

1844

Description of relationship

Related entity

Anthes, Catharine (1814-1894)

Identifier of related entity

Category of relationship

family

Type of relationship

Anthes, Catharine

is the parent of

Anthes, John Schmitt

Dates of relationship

1844

Description of relationship

Access points area

Subject access points

Occupations

Control area

Authority record identifier

Institution identifier

Rules and/or conventions used

Status

Level of detail

Dates of creation, revision and deletion

Revised August 2020 SP.
Expanded January 2024 by DR.

Language(s)

Script(s)

Sources

  • "Berlin Loses Pioneer After Short Illness". The Berlin News Record. April 14, 1915. p. 1.
  • John Schmitt Anthes - Find a Grave
  • John Schmitt Anthes - Waterloo Region Generations
  • "Prominent Manufacturer is Laid to Rest Today". The Berlin News Record. April 16, 1915. p. 1.
  • Vital records on Ancestry.ca

Maintenance notes

  • Clipboard

  • Export

  • EAC

Related subjects