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Gordon Earl Clemens

Male 1921 - 2009  (88 years)


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  1. 1.  Gordon Earl Clemens was born 1921, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Edgar Hugo Clemens and Emily Frances Rogers); died 11 Jan 2009, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Military: WW2 - Air Force
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-158521P

    Notes:

    CLEMENS, Gordon Earle - Passed away, on Sunday, January 11, 2009, at Golden Years Nursing home, Cambridge, in his 87th year. Beloved husband of the late Shirley (nee Freeman) (1996). Dear father of Cheryl Legg (Bill) of Dorchester, Gordon Clemens (Edie Blain) of Muskoka, Paul Clemens (Chris), Peter Clemens (Caren), and Andrea Hellyer (Scott), all of Cambridge. Lovingly remembered by 14 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Predeceased by his daughter, Janet (1953); parents, Edgar and Emily Clemens; four brothers, Abraham, Edgar, Frank, and Laurie and five sisters, Dorothy Baggaley, Marie Franklin, Audrey Bowman, Kay Weaver, and Jean Robertson. Gord was born in Preston and had been a lifelong resident of the area. He served in the Air Force at Rivers, Manitoba at the end of the Second World War, was a member of King Street Baptist Church, Doon Valley Golf Club, Royal Canadian Legion Preston Branch 126 and served for 30 years as Probation Officer for the Province of Ontario. The family will receive friends at the Barthel Funeral Home , 566 Queenston Road, Cambridge on Wednesday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. The Funeral Service will be conducted at King Street Baptist Church, 361 King Street, Cambridge on Thursday, January 15, 2009 at 2 p.m. with Rev. Victor Lujetic officiating. Cremation to follow. As expressions of sympathy, donations to the charity of your choice would be appreciated by the family. Tributes may be made online at www.mem.com.


    The Waterloo Region Record Jan. 13, 2009

    Gordon — Shirley Freeman. Shirley was born Abt 1923; died 1996. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Janet Clemens died 1953.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Edgar Hugo Clemens was born 2 Dec 1883, Williamsburg (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Abraham Shantz Clemens and Mary Kesselring); died 1 Aug 1945, Goderich, Huron Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried 4 Aug 1945, Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00023-1804.3
    • Residence: 1891, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1905, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; baker
    • Occupation: 1911, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Baker, Baker Shop
    • Residence: 1911, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

    Notes:

    EDGAR H. CLEMENS

    PRESTON, Aug. 2 - Preston resident for the past 40 years, Edgar Hugo Clemens, 61, died suddenly yesterday of a heart attack while visiting at the home of his son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Laurie Clemens, Goderich. While Mr. Clemens had been suffering from a heart condition for seven months, word of his sudden passing yesterday came as a distinct shock to friends. Born in Williamsburg, Ont., he lived there and in Galt before coming to Preston. He was a member of the Preston Baptist Church and until the time of his illness was employed with the Eastern Steel Products. Surviving are his wife, Emily Rogers; five daughters, Mrs. J. (Dorothy) Baggaley, Ottawa; Mrs. Gordon (Marie) Gordier, Dundas; Audrey, Kay and Jean at home; four sons, Edgar W. of Galt, Frank of Ottawa, Laurie of Goderich and Gordon. R.C.A.F., Rivers, Man.; two brothers, Nelson of Preston and Ivan of Richan, Ont., a sister, Mrs. Clara Letson of Clearview, and 12 grandchildren. One son, Abey, predeceased him. The remains will rest at the Stager-Pass Funeral Home until Saturday at 1: 30, then at the Preston Baptist Church where the funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Interment will be in Preston Cemetery.

    Kitchener Daily Record 2 Aug 1945 pg 15

    Edgar married Emily Frances Rogers 29 Nov 1905, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Emily was born Apr 1884, , Kent, England; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Emily Frances Rogers was born Apr 1884, , Kent, England; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Emily Frances Clemens
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-228275
    • Occupation: 1905, Montreal, Ile De Montreal, Quebec; housemaid
    • Residence: 1911, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

    Children:
    1. Laurie Clemens died Bef 2009.
    2. Marie Clemens died Bef 2009.
    3. Jean Clemens died Bef 2009.
    4. George Abraham Clemens was born 2 Apr 1907, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Jan 1916, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Edgar William Clemens was born 2 May 1908, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Bef 2009.
    6. Francis James Clemens was born 16 Aug 1909, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Bef 2009.
    7. Dorothy Beatrice Isabell Clemens was born 22 Sep 1910, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 Oct 2000, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Jessie Ellen Marie "Marie" Clemens was born 9 Aug 1913, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Apr 1983, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Cemetery, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Gladys Audrey Clemens was born Abt 1917; died Bef 2009.
    10. Kay Clemens was born 1917, , Ontario, Canada; died 25 Feb 2005, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 2 Mar 2005, Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    11. 1. Gordon Earl Clemens was born 1921, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 Jan 2009, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Abraham Shantz ClemensAbraham Shantz Clemens was born 13 Jun 1853, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Abraham D. Clemens and Veronica "Fanny" Shantz); died 13 Jan 1927.

    Other Events:

    • Business: 1245 King St. E., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Clemens Bakery
    • Name: A. S. Clemens
    • Name: Abram S. Clemens
    • Eby ID Number: 00023-1804
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1876, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1891, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lime Kiln Propieter
    • Occupation: 1901, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Baker
    • Occupation: 1911, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Baker, Bake Shop
    • Residence: 1911, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    Abraham S. Clemens, "was born June 13th, 1853. He resides in the town of Galt where he is engaged in some agency. On February 29th, 1876, he was married to Mary Kesselring. To them are born five children, namely: VIII Ivan, VIII Edgar, VIII Nelson, VIII Clara, and VIII Ralph."

    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.].

    Abraham married Mary Kesselring 29 Feb 1876, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Mary (daughter of Christian Kesselring and Phillipine Brill) was born 1 Jun 1856, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Apr 1921; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Mary Kesselring was born 1 Jun 1856, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Christian Kesselring and Phillipine Brill); died 1 Apr 1921; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Mary Clemens
    • Eby ID Number: 00023-1804.1
    • Residence: 1876, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1891, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1911, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

    Children:
    1. Irvin Allison "Ivan" Clemens was born 6 Aug 1878, Williamsburg (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 May 1947, Dryden, Van Horne Twp., Kenora District, Ontario; was buried 31 May 1947, Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 2. Edgar Hugo Clemens was born 2 Dec 1883, Williamsburg (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Aug 1945, Goderich, Huron Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried 4 Aug 1945, Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Nelson Clemens was born 29 May 1887, Williamsburg (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Jun 1951, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Clara Clemens was born 18 Nov 1888, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1965; was buried , Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Ernest Clemens was born 1890, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. Ralph Clemens was born 6 Dec 1890, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 May 1921, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 1 Jun 1921, Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Abraham D. ClemensAbraham D. Clemens was born 17 Apr 1813, Doylestown Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA (son of Deacon Abraham S. Clemens and Rachel Dierstein); died 15 Apr 1877, Williamsburg (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Pioneer Park Mennonite Cemetery, [formerly Weber Mennonite Biehn Drive Cemetery] Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27484549
    • Eby ID Number: 00023-1796
    • Historic Building: Abt 1845, 1531 Bleams Rd., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; 2 story field stone house,
    • Occupation: 1851, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
    • Occupation: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer & Sawmiller
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Possessions: 1863, 1385 Bleams Rd., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    Abraham D. Clemens, "the eldest son, was born April 17th, 1813. He was married, April 16th, 1833, to Veronica Shantz who was born May 23, 1813, and died August 26th, 1887. They resided on a farm at Williamsburg where he died April 15th, 1877. To them were born nine 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.].

    Possessions:
    The Williamsburg School is one of the few remaining buildings associated with the former hamlet of Williamsburg. In 1863, Abram and Veronica Clements sold three quarters of an acre of their farm to the Trustees of School Section Number Seven (S.S. #7). In 1864 the one room school house was bu

    Abraham married Veronica "Fanny" Shantz 16 Apr 1833. Veronica (daughter of Jacob Shantz and Mary Yost) was born 23 May 1813, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Aug 1887, Near Williamsburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Pioneer Park Mennonite Cemetery, [formerly Weber Mennonite Biehn Drive Cemetery] Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Veronica "Fanny" Shantz was born 23 May 1813, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Jacob Shantz and Mary Yost); died 26 Aug 1887, Near Williamsburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Pioneer Park Mennonite Cemetery, [formerly Weber Mennonite Biehn Drive Cemetery] Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Fanny Shantz
    • Name: Veronica "Fanny" Clemens
    • Eby ID Number: 00110-6723
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennnonite

    Notes:

    Veronica Shantz, "was born May 23rd, 1813. On April 16th 1833, she was married to Abraham D. Clemens who was born April 17th, 1813 and died April 15th, 1877. They resided near Williamsburg where she died August 26th 1887. "


    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.].

    Children:
    1. Maria "Mary" Clemens was born 11 Sep 1834, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 Jan 1915, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario.
    2. Jacob S. Clemens was born 27 Jun 1837, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Oct 1894; was buried , Mennonite Cemetery, Bowne, Ionia, Michigan.
    3. Susannah Clemens was born 3 Jan 1840, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 29 Jul 1872, Moline, Allegan, Michigan, USA; was buried , Gaines Cemetery, Gaines Township, Kent Co., Michigan.
    4. Rachel Clemens was born 21 Aug 1842, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Sep 1880, Near, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Joseph S. Clemens was born 9 Feb 1845, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 May 1902, Maplevalley, Sanilac Co., Michigan, USA; was buried , Evergreen Cemetery, Burnside Twp., Lapeer Co., Michigan.
    6. Lydia Clemens was born 8 May 1848, Williamsburg (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 May 1878, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Pioneer Park Mennonite Cemetery, [formerly Weber Mennonite Biehn Drive Cemetery] Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Veronica Ann Clemens was born 24 Aug 1851, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Aug 1874, Williamsburg (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. 4. Abraham Shantz Clemens was born 13 Jun 1853, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Jan 1927.
    9. Noah S. Clemens was born 12 Mar 1856, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Sep 1857, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    10. Sarah Clemens was born 1867, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  3. 10.  Christian Kesselring was born 18 Apr 1825, , Germany (son of Johann Jacob Kesselring and Anna Maria Catharina Zimmerman); died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-95027
    • Immigration: 1850, , Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
    • Occupation: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Occupation: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

    Christian married Phillipine Brill 11 Apr 1847, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Phillipine was born 4 Mar 1824, , Germany; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Phillipine Brill was born 4 Mar 1824, , Germany; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Phillipine Kesselring
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-20233
    • Immigration: 1850, , Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

    Children:
    1. Daniel Kesselring was born 1847, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. Elizabeth Kesselring was born 1850, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. Philipina Kesselring was born 25 Nov 1852, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Dec 1931, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Marie Kesselring was born 1855, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. 5. Mary Kesselring was born 1 Jun 1856, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Apr 1921; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Katherina "Catherine" Kesselring was born 28 Oct 1857, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    7. Christianna Kesselring was born 1858, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    8. Christina Kesselring was born 28 Apr 1859, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1940; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Barbara Kesselring was born 11 Feb 1862, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1934; was buried , Pioneer Park Mennonite Cemetery, [formerly Weber Mennonite Biehn Drive Cemetery] Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    10. Christian Kesselring was born 22 Jan 1865, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1961, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


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