▁imm igr ant . ▁Th iele ▁married ▁his ▁wife , ▁Louise ▁Fre eman , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 9 . ▁Their ▁daughter , ▁Carol yn , ▁was ▁born ▁the ▁following ▁year ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 4 . ▁ ▁A ▁trained , ▁solo ▁cor net ist , ▁Th iele ▁performed ▁with ▁and ▁directed ▁several ▁American ▁bands . ▁He ▁founded ▁his ▁own ▁band , ▁the ▁Th iele ▁Con cert ▁Party , ▁which ▁featured ▁his ▁wife , ▁who ▁also ▁played ▁the ▁cor net , ▁and ▁their ▁daughter ▁who ▁played ▁the ▁sa x oph one . ▁Louise ▁and ▁Carol yn ▁also ▁performed ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁circuit ▁Ch aut au qu as ▁throughout ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁supp lement ▁Th iele ' s ▁income ▁while ▁he ▁head ed ▁the ▁Rum ford , ▁Maine ▁city ▁band ▁as ▁Musical ▁Director . ▁ ▁Life ▁in ▁Water lo o ▁The ▁Th iele ▁family ▁moved ▁to ▁Water lo o , ▁Ontario ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁after ▁Th iele ▁accepted ▁a ▁position ▁as ▁the ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁Water lo o ▁Musical ▁Society ▁Band . ▁He ' d ▁seen ▁an ▁advert is ement ▁for ▁job ▁in ▁Billboard ▁magazine ▁and ▁was ▁h ired ▁on ▁a ▁trial ▁basis . ▁They ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁region , ▁in ▁part , ▁because ▁of ▁anti - G erman ▁sentiment ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁following ▁World ▁War ▁I . ▁ ▁While ▁living ▁in ▁Water lo o ▁Th iele ▁founded ▁two ▁companies ▁- ▁Water lo o ▁Metal ▁St amp ings ▁and ▁the ▁Water lo o ▁Music