Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

James Arthur Clemens

Male 1899 - 1952  (53 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  James Arthur Clemens was born 25 Sep 1899, , Ontario, Canada (son of Abraham Clemens and Margaret "Maggie" Shaw); died 24 Dec 1952; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    James married Eva Gertrude Horne 7 Jun 1938, West Flamborough Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada. Eva was born 1899, Thessalon, Algoma District, Ontario; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Abraham Clemens was born 23 Sep 1857, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of John S. Clemens and Rebecca Snyder); died 3 Nov 1931, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Abraham — Margaret "Maggie" Shaw. Margaret (daughter of James Shaw and Margaret Cowan) was born 30 Jun 1862, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Mar 1941, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Margaret "Maggie" Shaw was born 30 Jun 1862, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of James Shaw and Margaret Cowan); died 18 Mar 1941, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Marion Rebecca Clemens was born 7 Jun 1894, , Ontario, Canada; died 14 May 1977; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Margaret Isabel Clemens was born 8 Aug 1896, , Ontario, Canada; died 15 Feb 1913; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 1. James Arthur Clemens was born 25 Sep 1899, , Ontario, Canada; died 24 Dec 1952; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  John S. Clemens was born 1 Jun 1833, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Deacon Abraham C. Clemens and Elizabeth Strome); died 21 Sep 1918, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    John married Rebecca Snyder 26 Nov 1854, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Rebecca (daughter of John C. Snyder and Catharine Shantz) was born 10 Apr 1835, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Mar 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Rebecca Snyder was born 10 Apr 1835, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of John C. Snyder and Catharine Shantz); died 28 Mar 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. 2. Abraham Clemens was born 23 Sep 1857, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 Nov 1931, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Nathaniel Clemens was born 5 Jul 1859, Fisher Mills, (Cambridge) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Sep 1942, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried 11 Sep 1942, Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Maria Clemens was born 31 Mar 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Dec 1939, Clifford, Minto Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario; was buried , Clifford Public Cemetery, Clifford, Howick Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada.
    4. Isaiah Clemens was born 10 Jul 1862, Fisher Mills, (Cambridge) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 Jul 1907, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Caroline "Carrie" Clemens was born 30 Sep 1863, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 24 Jan 1900, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Nancy Clemens was born 28 Mar 1865, Fisher Mills, (Cambridge) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Nov 1957, RR1 Brampton, Peel Co., Ontario; was buried 4 Nov 1957, Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. John S. Clemens was born 3 Dec 1866, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Apr 1868; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Adam Clemens was born 1868, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    9. Aaron Clemens was born 26 Jul 1868, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Nov 1946, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 15 Nov 1946, Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    10. Levi Clemens was born 4 Apr 1870, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    11. Catharine Malinda Clemens was born 22 Mar 1872, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    12. Catherine Melinda "Linda" Clemens was born 22 Mar 1872, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 Oct 1960; was buried , East Lincoln Cemetery, Amery, Polk, Wisconsin, United States.
    13. Ephraim Clemens was born 9 Apr 1874, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 Aug 1874, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    14. Herbert Allan Clemens was born 8 Jun 1876, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 Oct 1930, Windsor, Essex Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried 10 Oct 1930, Green Lawn Memorial Gardens, Oldcastle, Essex Co., Ontario.
    15. Minnie Rebecca Clemens was born 8 Aug 1878, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Nov 1946, Blackie, Alberta; was buried , Gladys Union Cemetery, Gladys, Alberta.
    16. Mervyn Eldred Clemens was born 22 Jun 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  3. 6.  James Shaw was born 14 Mar 1809, , Dumfrieshire, Scotland; was christened 19 Mar 1809, Wamphray, Dumfries, Scotland (son of John Shaw and Marian Boan); died 15 Sep 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 17 Sep 1881, New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    James married Margaret Cowan 1840, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Margaret (daughter of Thomas Cowan and Elizabeth "Betty" Hastie) was born CALC 24 Jul 1819, , Scotland; died 24 Jan 1892, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Margaret Cowan was born CALC 24 Jul 1819, , Scotland (daughter of Thomas Cowan and Elizabeth "Betty" Hastie); died 24 Jan 1892, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. John Shaw was born Between 1840 and 1841, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 May 1897, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Elizabeth Shaw was born 17 Nov 1842, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Apr 1934; was buried , Paris Cemetery, Paris, Brant Co., Ontario.
    3. Mary Ann Shaw was born 8 Sep 1844, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Nov 1926, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Helen Lang "Nellie" Shaw was born 6 Oct 1851, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 15 Aug 1920, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Warden William C. Shaw was born 19 Mar 1855, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Oct 1942, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Jemima Shaw was born 1857, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    7. Thomas Shaw was born 6 Jun 1860, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Jun 1901, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. 3. Margaret "Maggie" Shaw was born 30 Jun 1862, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Mar 1941, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Deacon Abraham C. Clemens was born 7 Feb 1803, , Chester Co., Pennsylvania (son of Abraham C. Clemens and Mary "Polly" Custer); died 28 Aug 1872.

    Abraham married Elizabeth Strome 30 Mar 1824. Elizabeth (daughter of Christian Strome and Mary Rutt) was born 25 Aug 1802, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 8 Oct 1864, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 11 Oct 1864, Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Elizabeth Strome was born 25 Aug 1802, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania (daughter of Christian Strome and Mary Rutt); died 8 Oct 1864, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 11 Oct 1864, Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Moses Clemens was born 22 Apr 1825, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 Feb 1892, Blenheim, Harwich Twp., Kent Co., Ontario; was buried , Evergreen Cemetery, Blenheim, Harwich Twp., Kent Co., Ontario.
    2. Aaron Clemens was born 26 Feb 1828, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Mar 1888, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Mary Clemens was born 14 May 1830, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Jul 1849, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. 4. John S. Clemens was born 1 Jun 1833, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Sep 1918, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Hannah Clemens was born 30 Aug 1836, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 Mar 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 7 Mar 1911, Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 10.  John C. Snyder was born 1 Feb 1792, Franklin Co., Pennsylvania (son of Christian Schneider and Elizabeth Erb); died 31 Jul 1834, Kossuth, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    John married Catharine Shantz Sep 1814. Catharine (daughter of Christian Schantz and Hannah Paul) was born 5 Sep 1792, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 27 Feb 1854, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Catharine Shantz was born 5 Sep 1792, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania (daughter of Christian Schantz and Hannah Paul); died 27 Feb 1854, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Levi Snyder was born 16 Aug 1815, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 May 1890, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Absalom Snyder was born 23 May 1817, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 May 1900, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Hannah Snyder was born 25 Jul 1819, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Dec 1848; was buried , Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Samuel Shantz Snider was born 9 Oct 1821, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 24 Mar 1912; was buried , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Amos Snyder was born 14 May 1824, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. Elizabeth Snyder was born 4 Mar 1827, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Jan 1910, Blenheim, Harwich Twp., Kent Co., Ontario; was buried , Evergreen Cemetery, Blenheim, Harwich Twp., Kent Co., Ontario.
    7. Nancy Snyder was born 30 Apr 1830, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 Oct 1897, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Christian Snyder was born 15 Sep 1832, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    9. 5. Rebecca Snyder was born 10 Apr 1835, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Mar 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  5. 12.  John Shaw was born 1764, , Dumfrieshire, Scotland; died 11 Apr 1850, , Ontario, Canada; was buried , Pioneer Pergola Cemetery, St. Andrew's Park, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    John — Marian Boan. Marian was born 1780, , Dumfrieshire, Scotland; died 10 May 1848, , Ontario, Canada; was buried , Pioneer Pergola Cemetery, St. Andrew's Park, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Marian Boan was born 1780, , Dumfrieshire, Scotland; died 10 May 1848, , Ontario, Canada; was buried , Pioneer Pergola Cemetery, St. Andrew's Park, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. 6. James Shaw was born 14 Mar 1809, , Dumfrieshire, Scotland; was christened 19 Mar 1809, Wamphray, Dumfries, Scotland; died 15 Sep 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 17 Sep 1881, New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Adam Shaw was born 11 Jun 1812, Wamphray, Dumfries, Scotland; was christened 21 Jun 1812, Wamphray, Dumfries, Scotland; died 16 Jan 1892, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. John Shaw was born 7 Oct 1814, , Dumfrieshire, Scotland; was christened 9 Oct 1814, Wamphray, Dumfries, Scotland; died 20 Jan 1865; was buried , Pioneer Pergola Cemetery, St. Andrew's Park, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Walter Shaw was born 7 Feb 1817, , Dumfrieshire, Scotland; was christened 17 Feb 1817, Wamphray, Dumfries, Scotland; died 25 Apr 1894; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Joseph Kirkpatrick Shaw was born 10 Jan 1819, , Dumfrieshire, Scotland; was christened 15 Jan 1819, Wamphray, Dumfries, Scotland; died 22 Dec 1888, North Cypress, , Manitoba.
    6. Marion Shaw was born 7 Apr 1823, , Dumfrieshire, Scotland; was christened 10 Apr 1823, Wamphray, Dumfries, Scotland; died 31 May 1883, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  7. 14.  Thomas Cowan was born 1770, , Scotland; died 1833, Moffat, , Dumfries, Scotland; was buried , Moffat Old Churchyard, Moffat, , Dumfries, Scotland.

    Thomas married Elizabeth "Betty" Hastie 1802. Elizabeth was born 1782, , Scotland; died 2 Mar 1868, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Elizabeth "Betty" Hastie was born 1782, , Scotland; died 2 Mar 1868, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. James S. Cowan, MP was born 3 Nov 1803, Henderland, Megetdale, Peebles, Scotland; was christened , Lyne and Megget, Peebles, Scotland; died 22 May 1900, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. William Cowan was born 17 Feb 1806, Lyne and Megget, Peebles, Scotland; was christened , Lyne and Megget, Peebles, Scotland; died 3 May 1939, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 7. Margaret Cowan was born CALC 24 Jul 1819, , Scotland; died 24 Jan 1892, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.