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

Clayton Ritter

Male 1903 - 1963  (60 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Clayton Ritter was born 2 Apr 1903, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Daniel K. Ritter and Melinda S. Stroh); died 27 Sep 1963; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Daniel K. RitterDaniel K. Ritter was born 12 Dec 1867, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Philip Ritter and Elizabeth Maria Knechtel); died 7 May 1951, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Daniel — Melinda S. Stroh. Melinda (daughter of Jacob Oscar Stroh, daughter of Jacob Oscar Stroh and Maria "Mary" Steffler) was born 6 Dec 1875, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1962, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Melinda S. Stroh was born 6 Dec 1875, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Jacob Oscar Stroh, daughter of Jacob Oscar Stroh and Maria "Mary" Steffler); died 1962, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Lester Wilfred Ritter was born 17 Aug 1897, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Aug 1948, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Cranson Ritter was born 31 Jul 1900, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. 1. Clayton Ritter was born 2 Apr 1903, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Sep 1963; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Percival S. "Percy" Ritter was born 13 Apr 1905, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 Sep 1991, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Harry H. Ritter was born Apr 1908, , Ontario, Canada; died 25 Apr 1987, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 28 Apr 1987, Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Mabel Ritter was born Feb 1910, , Ontario, Canada; died 1981; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Edgar Clarence Ritter was born 26 Apr 1912, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 Feb 1957, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Philip Ritter was born 29 Apr 1819, , Germany; died 4 Oct 1898; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Philip married Elizabeth Maria Knechtel 30 Sep 1849, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Elizabeth (daughter of Johann Philip "Philip" Knechtel and Anna Eva Jung) was born 7 Oct 1829, , Germany; died 11 Jun 1904; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Elizabeth Maria Knechtel was born 7 Oct 1829, , Germany (daughter of Johann Philip "Philip" Knechtel and Anna Eva Jung); died 11 Jun 1904; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Elzsabeth Ritter was born 13 Jun 1850, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 29 Sep 1850, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Feb 1925, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Greenwood Cemetery, Milverton, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario.
    2. Valentine Ritter was born 22 Jul 1852, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 19 Sep 1852, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 Apr 1894, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Philip Ritter was born 19 Aug 1854, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1936.
    4. William K. Ritter was born 14 Aug 1856, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Jan 1922, Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Floradale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Catherine Ritter was born 1858, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. Catharine Ritter was born CALC 30 Aug 1858, , Ontario, Canada; died 20 Feb 1880, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Mary Ritter was born 7 Jun 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 Apr 1957, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Heinrich "Henry" Ritter was born 6 Mar 1863, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 15 Nov 1945, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. John K. Ritter was born Feb 1865, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1957; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    10. 2. Daniel K. Ritter was born 12 Dec 1867, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 May 1951, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    11. Jacob K. Ritter was born 29 Apr 1870, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Apr 1963, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 11 Apr 1963, Saint Matthews Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Conestogo, Woolwich, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    12. Annie Ritter was born 14 Apr 1873, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1966, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 6.  Jacob Oscar Stroh was born 21 Aug 1843, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Conrad Stroh and Anna Maria "Mary" Oswald); died 17 Dec 1928, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Jacob married Maria "Mary" Steffler 19 Aug 1867, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Maria (daughter of Lorenz Steffler and Mary Elizabeth "Elizabeth" Braun) was born 30 Dec 1847, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Aug 1924, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Maria "Mary" Steffler was born 30 Dec 1847, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Lorenz Steffler and Mary Elizabeth "Elizabeth" Braun); died 9 Aug 1924, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. William Stroh was born CALC 3 Sep 1868, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 May 1886, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Elizabeth "Eliza" Stroh was born 10 Aug 1870, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Oct 1946; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Albert Stroh was born 4 Feb 1873, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 Apr 1912, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. 3. Melinda S. Stroh was born 6 Dec 1875, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1962, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Clara Stroh was born 18 Jan 1880, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1955; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Henry S. Stroh was born 23 Dec 1882, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 31 Aug 1964, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 3 Sep 1964, Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Mary Stroh was born 1894, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.


Generation: 4

  1. 10.  Johann Philip "Philip" Knechtel was born 26 Dec 1800, Hütschenhausen, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany; was christened 30 Dec 1800, Spesbach, Bayern, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany (son of Johann Valentine Knechtel and Maria Eva Klick); died 17 May 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Johann — Anna Eva Jung. Anna was born 1807, , Bavaria, Germany; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  2. 11.  Anna Eva Jung was born 1807, , Bavaria, Germany; died Yes, date unknown.
    Children:
    1. 5. Elizabeth Maria Knechtel was born 7 Oct 1829, , Germany; died 11 Jun 1904; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Valentine Knechtel was born 15 Dec 1833, , Germany; died 7 Jan 1913, Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , St. James Lutheran Cemetery, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario.
    3. Philip Knechtel was born 1 Feb 1836, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 15 May 1836, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Aug 1914, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , St. James Lutheran Cemetery, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario.
    4. Catherine Knechtel was born 13 Jul 1837, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 3 Sep 1837, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Mar 1894, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Jacob Knechtel was born 1839, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. Maria "Mary" "Polly" Knechtel was born 24 Jun 1839, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Jun 1916, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Berlet's Corners Cemetery, Berlet's Corners, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Anne Knechtel was born 1840, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    8. Jacob J. Knechtel was born 7 Sep 1840, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Feb 1923; was buried , Woodland Cemetery, London, Middlesex Co., Ontario.
    9. Annie Eva Knechtel was born 23 Oct 1841, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Sep 1907, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    10. John Knechtel was born 22 May 1843, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Sep 1906, Fremont, Dodge, Nebraska, USA; was buried , Ridge Cemetery, Fremont, Dodge, Nebraska, USA.
    11. Michael Jung Knechtel was born 17 Jan 1845, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Jul 1903; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Church Cemetery, Mennonite Corner, Perth County, Ontario, Canada.
    12. Salome "Sarah" Knechtel was born 21 Mar 1847, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 22 Aug 1847, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 May 1884, Williamsburg (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 30 May 1884, Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    13. Heinrich "Henry" Knechtel was born 25 Feb 1850, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 29 Sep 1850, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died , Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada.

  3. 12.  Conrad Stroh was born 3 Oct 1811, Lehrbach, District Of Alsfeld, Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany (son of Johann Yost "John" Stroh and Anna Catherine Hahn); died 13 Oct 1899, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , St. Matthews Evangelical Lutheran Church, Conestogo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Conrad married Anna Maria "Mary" Oswald 9 Jul 1839, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Anna (daughter of Philip Jacob Oswald and Margaretha Becker) was born 23 Apr 1821, Wilgartswiesen, Rhein-Baiern, Germany; died 3 Sep 1894, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , St. Matthews Evangelical Lutheran Church, Conestogo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 13.  Anna Maria "Mary" Oswald was born 23 Apr 1821, Wilgartswiesen, Rhein-Baiern, Germany (daughter of Philip Jacob Oswald and Margaretha Becker); died 3 Sep 1894, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , St. Matthews Evangelical Lutheran Church, Conestogo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Catharine Stroh was born 1840, , Germany; died 28 Mar 1900, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Yost O. Stroh was born 1 Oct 1841, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Jan 1919, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 6. Jacob Oscar Stroh was born 21 Aug 1843, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 Dec 1928, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Elizabeth Stroh was born 4 Apr 1845, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Sep 1848, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Maria "Mary" Stroh was born 19 May 1850, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 16 Jun 1850, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Aug 1906, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Matthews Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Conestogo, Woolwich, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. George O. Stroh was born 1 Oct 1852, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 10 Apr 1853, Saint James Evangelical Lutheran Church - St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Jul 1926; was buried , Saint Matthews Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Conestogo, Woolwich, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Carl O. "Charles" Stroh was born 1 Sep 1855, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Apr 1949, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  5. 14.  Lorenz StefflerLorenz Steffler was born 24 Oct 1819, Salmbach, , Alsace, France (son of Georg Adam Steffler and Elisabethe Wernsperger); died 7 Aug 1879, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Lorenz married Mary Elizabeth "Elizabeth" Braun 2 Jun 1846, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Mary (daughter of Georg Jakob "Jacob" Braun and Wilhelmine Prenkert) was born 9 Mar 1830, Wilgartswiesen, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany; died 9 Jan 1896, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  6. 15.  Mary Elizabeth "Elizabeth" Braun was born 9 Mar 1830, Wilgartswiesen, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany (daughter of Georg Jakob "Jacob" Braun and Wilhelmine Prenkert); died 9 Jan 1896, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Catharine Steffler was born 1846, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. 7. Maria "Mary" Steffler was born 30 Dec 1847, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Aug 1924, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Jacob Steffler was born 31 Dec 1849, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 15 Oct 1937, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. M. Steffler was born 1850, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Elizabeth Steffler was born 15 Jan 1852, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 Jun 1926, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. George Michael Steffler was born 25 Jan 1854, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Feb 1931; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Philippine "Phoebe" Steffler was born 12 May 1856, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 Nov 1913, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Magdalena Steffler was born 23 Mar 1858, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 Nov 1941, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Sophia Catharine Steffler was born 3 Jan 1860, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Sep 1935, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Shantz Station, Woolwich Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    10. David Steffler was born 23 Feb 1863, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    11. Melinda Steffler was born 23 Aug 1865, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 Nov 1914, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    12. Daniel Steffler was born 1867, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    13. William Steffler was born 1870, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    14. Caroline Steffler was born 5 Apr 1874, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 Sep 1947, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.