John William "Johnny" Davenport

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-150805

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Johnny-gently passed away-with his wife Helen and loved-ones at his side, on Tuesday March 10, 2015 at Trillium Health Partners, Mississauga.

Predeceased by his parents Jack and Eva Davenport, brother Arthur, and sister Ruth Heath. He is survived by his sister-in-law June Davenport , brother-in-law Blake Heath of Shrewsburry, Mass., and will be sadly missed by many nieces and nephews.

Special thanks to Dr. Ross Kennel of Kitchener, Dr. Adrianne Ball of Seatle, WA and Kitchener and Dr. Vera Chiamvimonvat of Oakville; to the doctors and nurses of Trillium Health Partners of Mississauga, especially to Jon Hallett for his compassionate care during Johnny's last moments. Also, thank you- to all of our friends and relatives-who have been with us during this past year (you know who you are).

Cremation has taken place and there will be no visitation. A private family service will follow at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, condolences for the family and donations to the Heart & Stroke Foundation or KidsAbility Foundation may be arranged through the Erb & Good Family Funeral Home, 171 King Street S. Waterloo at www.erbgood.com or 519-745-8445.

Obituary of John Davenport | Erb & Good Funeral Home (2022). Available at: https://erbgood.com/tribute/details/9573/John-Davenport/obituary.html (Accessed: 23 December 2022).

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• Nationality: , Canada
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-316858
• Immigration: 1912, , Canada
• Occupation: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Cutter, ? Factory
• Residence: 1921, 13 Pine St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Anglcan
• Occupation: 1923, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; shoe cutter

John married Eva Knarr 5 Dec 1923, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Eva (daughter of William K. Knarr and Clara Erb) was born 15 Dec 1900, Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1988; was buried , Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Eva Davenport
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-24688
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1923, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1938, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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• Nationality: , Canada
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-316856
• Immigration: 1911, , Canada
• Occupation: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Brick Layer
• Residence: 1921, 13 Pine St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Anglican

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JOHN DAVENPORT

The death took place suddenly at Santa Ann, Cal. of John Davenport a former resident of Kitchener. Last winter he went to California and resided with his daughter. Mrs. Wm. Schade and John Davenport, Jr. of Kitchener are children.

Waterloo Chronicle 7 Feb 1924, p. 3

John — Martha Rogerson. Martha was born 1859, , England; died 11 Jan 1939, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Nationality: , Canada
• Name: Martha Davenport
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-316857
• Immigration: 1912, , Canada
• Residence: 1921, 13 Pine St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Anglican

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Mrs. Martha Davenport

Funeral services will be held this (Friday) afternoon for Mrs. Martha Davenport, who died Wednesday on her 80th year, at the home of her son, John Davenport, Pine St., Kitchener. She had been in ill health for a year.

Mrs. Davenport, who was an adherent of the Church of the Holy Saviour, was predeceased by her husband 15 years ago.

She is survived by one son, three daughters, eleven grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

The funeral is being held from the home of her son, Pine St., at 2:30 o'clock to Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo, for interment. Canon R. J. Seton-Adamson will officiate.

The Waterloo Chronicle Jan 13 1939 pg 3

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• Eby ID Number: 00064-4047.2
• Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer
• Occupation: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

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Knarr.-William K., son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Knarr, was born in Waterloo Township, Ont., March 17, 1872; passed away suddenly at his late residence, Kitchener, Ont., July 9, 1946; aged 74 y. 3 m. 22 d. His first wife (Clara Erb) predeceased him March 9, 1938. Surviving are his widow (Sarah Snider Knarr), 4 sons (Alvin, Wilfred, and Oren, all of Kitchener; and Clayton, of Waterloo), 3 daughters (Mrs. John Davenport, Mrs. Earl Becker, and Mrs. Arno Miller, all of Kitchener), 3 brothers (Allen, of Waterloo; John, of Kitchener; and Herbert, Parkbeg, Sask.), one stepson (Bretton Snider), 6 stepdaughters (Mrs. David Horst and Mrs. Raymond Good, both of St. Jacobs, Ont.; Mrs. Curtis Brubacher and Naomi Snider, both of Heidelberg, Ont.; Mrs. Homer Witmer, Breslau, Ont.; and Mrs. Lincoln Witmer of Kitchener), and 7 grandchildren. He was a faithful member of the First Mennonite Church, Kitchener, and a thoroughgoing Christian, true to his Lord, loyal to the church, courageous, considerate, a constant worker in the church, one of the Lord's dependables. Funeral services were conducted by C. F. Derstine and Manasseh Hallman at the First Mennonite Church. Theme, "As Jesus passed by He saw a man called !"

Gospel Herald - Vol. XXXIX, No . 17 - July 23, 1946 page 367

William married Clara Erb 6 Dec 1896, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Clara (daughter of Jacob C. Erb and Elizabeth Kaercher) was born 2 Mar 1876, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Mar 1938, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Clara Knarr
• Eby ID Number: 00032-2941.3
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

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Knarr. Clara, daughter of the late Jacob C. and Elizabeth (Karcher) Erb, and beloved wife of William Knarr, passed away suddenly as a result of a heart attack, at her late residence in Kitchener, Ont., early Wednesday morning, March 9, 1938; aged 62 y. 7 d. She was born in Waterloo Co., Ont., March 2, 1876. She is survived by her husband, 4 sons (Alvin of Kitchener, Clayton of Waterloo, Wilfred and Oren at home) and 3 daughters (Eva, Mrs. John Davenport; Vera, Mrs. Earl Becker; and Mary, Mrs. Arno Miller), all of Kitchener. She is also survived by 6 grandchildren, 2 brothers (Anson Erb of Carstairs, Alta.; Addison Erb of Waterloo) and 5 sisters (Miss Malinda Erb, Mrs. Ira Snyder, and Mrs. Delton Snider also of Waterloo, Mrs. Addis Cressman of New Hamburg, and Mrs. Joseph Weber of Waterloo). She has been a faithful member of the Mennonite Church since her youth. She will be missed by the Church, family, and community. Funeral services at the First Mennonite Church, Kitchener, interment at Waterloo. Services in charge of Bro. C. F. Derstine, and Jonas Snider. Theme: "The Contributions of a Christian Mother."

Gospel Herald - Vol. XXX, No. 52 - March 24, 1938 page(s) 1102, 1103

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• Eby ID Number: 00064-4047.1
• Occupation: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer

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DEATH OF JOHN B. KNARR

The death took place yesterday at his home near Erbsville of a highly respected resident of the county in the person of John B. Knarr who passed way at the age of 76 years. The deceased suffered a stroke last Decemer for but up to a few weeks ago has been in fairly good health and his passing ill be learned with regret by a large circle of friends. He leaves to mourn his loss a sorrowing widow six sons William and Allan Erbsville John of Kitchener Edwin St. Agatha, Oscar Waterloo and Herbert Sask and one daughter Emma (Mrs. Adam Schmidt) Heidelberg. Twenty grandchildren all survive. The funeral will be hold on Sunday afternoon June 20th at 2 o'clock (standard time) to the Erbsville church for service and thence to the Erbsville Cemetery for interment.

John married Caroline Kaufman 11 Apr 1871. Caroline (daughter of Andrew Kaufman and Magdalena Erb) was born 4 Oct 1850, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Jun 1890, Near Heidelberg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Erbsville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Caroline Knarr
• Eby ID Number: 00064-4047

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Caroline Kauffman, "the youngest in family, was born October 4th, 1850. She was married April 11th, 1871, to John Knarr, a farmer. They resided two miles south of Heidelberg where she died June 1st, 1890, leaving a family of six children".

Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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• Eby ID Number: 00032-2941
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1873, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
• Occupation: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer

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Jacob Erb Died To-Day

Has Been Ill For Some Months Past Was in His 57th Year

One of Waterloo Township's best known and highly respected residents passed away this morning in the person of Mr. Jacob C. Erb, who resided on the fine farm about two miles west of Waterloo on the St. Agatha road. The deceased has been unwell for the past several months and death was not unexpected. The funeral will be held on Thursday at 1.30 p.m. from his late residence to the Mennonite Church, Erb street for service thence to David Eby burial ground for interment.

The late Mr. Erb was born April 17th, 1850, on his father's homestead where be continuously resided up to the time of his death following the occupation of a farmer. He was twice married his first wife being Elizabeth Kercher, this union being blessed with a family of seven children. After the demise of his first wife, who died April 25, 1889, he was married to Susannah, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hallman Schmidt, two children being born to them.

Berlin Daily Telegraph, September 24, 1907

Jacob married Elizabeth Kaercher 26 Sep 1873, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Elizabeth (daughter of Michael Kaercher and Anna Maria) was born 23 Sep 1851, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died 25 Apr 1889, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Elizabeth Erb
• Name: Elizabeth Kirchner
• Name: Lizzie Kaercher
• Eby ID Number: 00032-2941.1
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite