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

Rufus Calvan "PeeWee" Knechtel

Male 1928 - 2015  (86 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Rufus Calvan "PeeWee" Knechtel was born 11 Nov 1928 (son of Clarence G. Knechtel and Goldie May Mueller); died 4 Oct 2015, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Cremated.

    Rufus — Audrey Armstrong. [Group Sheet]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Clarence G. Knechtel was born 28 Feb 1903, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Jacob Toman Knechtel and Jeannette R. "Nettie" Geiger); died 9 Jul 1988, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Clarence married Goldie May Mueller 10 Nov 1924, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Goldie (daughter of John Jacob "Jacob" Mueller and Priscilla Wanner) was born 10 Sep 1905, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 May 1981, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Goldie May Mueller was born 10 Sep 1905, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of John Jacob "Jacob" Mueller and Priscilla Wanner); died 28 May 1981, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. 1. Rufus Calvan "PeeWee" Knechtel was born 11 Nov 1928; died 4 Oct 2015, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Cremated.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Jacob Toman KnechtelJacob Toman Knechtel was born 6 Oct 1879, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Daniel L. Knechtel and Susannah Tohman); died 29 Nov 1962, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 1 Dec 1962, Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Jacob — Jeannette R. "Nettie" Geiger. Jeannette (daughter of Peter B. Geiger and Sophia Schmidt) was born 5 Nov 1879, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 14 Oct 1922; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Jeannette R. "Nettie" Geiger was born 5 Nov 1879, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Peter B. Geiger and Sophia Schmidt); died 14 Oct 1922; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Richard Knechtel died Yes, date unknown.
    2. Joseph Knechtel died Yes, date unknown.
    3. Myra Knechtel died Yes, date unknown.
    4. 2. Clarence G. Knechtel was born 28 Feb 1903, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Jul 1988, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Sophia May Knechtel was born 16 Jul 1906, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Jan 1907, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Richard Knechtel was born 16 Jan 1908, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 24 Mar 1993, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Joseph Knechtel was born Feb 1910, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 Aug 2009, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Olivia G. Knechtel was born 17 Nov 1911, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 May 2008, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Rosebank Community Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Irene Knechtel was born 30 Jan 1914; died 23 Jun 1994, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 25 Jun 1994, Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 6.  John Jacob "Jacob" Mueller was born 9 Aug 1874, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Henry C. Mueller and Mary Seftel); died 9 Jul 1949, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    John married Priscilla Wanner 26 Dec 1900, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Priscilla (daughter of John Wanner and Mary Ann Witmer) was born 9 Dec 1879, , Ontario, Canada; died 1963, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Priscilla Wanner was born 9 Dec 1879, , Ontario, Canada (daughter of John Wanner and Mary Ann Witmer); died 1963, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Hazel Mueller
    2. Cecil Mueller
    3. Alice Victoria Miller was born 25 Jul 1903, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1997; was buried , Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. 3. Goldie May Mueller was born 10 Sep 1905, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 May 1981, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Clarence Roy Mueller was born 8 Apr 1907, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1979; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Clayton Frederick Miller was born 14 Aug 1909, Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 May 1993, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Eva Pearl "Dollie" Mueller was born Between 1910 and 1911; died Yes, date unknown.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Daniel L. KnechtelDaniel L. Knechtel was born 11 Dec 1845, Spesbach, Bayern, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany (son of Johann Philipp Jacob "Jacob" Knechtel and Philipine Sauer); died 10 Jul 1913, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Daniel married Susannah Tohman 25 Feb 1868, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Susannah (daughter of Abraham Tohman, Sr. and Mary Bricker) was born 14 Jan 1847, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Nov 1935, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 15 Nov 1935, Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Susannah TohmanSusannah Tohman was born 14 Jan 1847, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Abraham Tohman, Sr. and Mary Bricker); died 13 Nov 1935, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 15 Nov 1935, Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Albert Thomas Knechtel was born 7 Nov 1869, Mitchell, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; died , Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Allen Toman Knechtel was born 30 Sep 1871, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Feb 1938, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. William Henry Knechtel was born 29 Feb 1876, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1957, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Jacob Knechtel was born 6 Oct 1879, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. 4. Jacob Toman Knechtel was born 6 Oct 1879, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 29 Nov 1962, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 1 Dec 1962, Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Laura Elma Knechtel was born 6 Oct 1884, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1957; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 10.  Peter B. Geiger was born 25 Jan 1850, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Daniel Geiger and Catherine Boesiger); died 20 Aug 1928; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Peter married Sophia Schmidt 5 Jan 1875, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Sophia (daughter of Henry Schmidt and Louisa Fosh) was born 1854, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Sophia Schmidt was born 1854, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Henry Schmidt and Louisa Fosh); died Yes, date unknown.
    Children:
    1. Addison Geiger was born 22 Jul 1875, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Aug 1962, RR2, Kitchener, Waterloo Region , Ontario; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 5. Jeannette R. "Nettie" Geiger was born 5 Nov 1879, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 14 Oct 1922; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Sylvanus Geiger was born 23 Jan 1882, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Nov 1955; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Ralph Geiger was born 26 Dec 1887, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 Oct 1904; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  5. 12.  Henry C. Mueller was born 24 Jan 1848, , Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany (son of Johannes "John" Mueller and Margretha Klaum); died 24 Oct 1929, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Henry married Mary Seftel 27 Oct 1872, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Mary (daughter of Philip Seftel and Hanna Mary Tietsen) was born 3 Dec 1849, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Aft 1929. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Mary Seftel was born 3 Dec 1849, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Philip Seftel and Hanna Mary Tietsen); died Aft 1929.
    Children:
    1. 6. John Jacob "Jacob" Mueller was born 9 Aug 1874, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Jul 1949, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. George Mueller was born 7 Oct 1876, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. Margaret Mary Mueller was born 29 Jul 1881, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 Sep 1946, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada.
    4. John George Mueller was born 9 Aug 1884, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Joseph Mueller was born 13 Aug 1887, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. Henry S. Miller was born 18 Aug 1888, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Nov 1940, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada.

  7. 14.  John Wanner was born 23 Mar 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Henry Wanner and Elizabeth); died 1 Dec 1936, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 4 Dec 1936, Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    John married Mary Ann Witmer 10 Apr 1877, Zurich, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada. Mary (daughter of Henry Witmer and ?, daughter of Christian Witmer and Mary Bechtel) was born 22 Sep 1857, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died 19 Oct 1943, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 21 Oct 1943, Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Mary Ann Witmer was born 22 Sep 1857, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada (daughter of Henry Witmer and ?, daughter of Christian Witmer and Mary Bechtel); died 19 Oct 1943, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 21 Oct 1943, Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Adelina "Adeline" Wanner was born 7 Jan 1879, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. 7. Priscilla Wanner was born 9 Dec 1879, , Ontario, Canada; died 1963, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Nelson Wanner was born 1881, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Esther Wanner was born 1890, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Esther Victoria Wanner was born 24 May 1890, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1985; was buried , Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Mary Rosetta Wanner was born 23 Mar 1893, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Oct 1894, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Roy Calvin Wanner was born 11 Jun 1897, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1991, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 24 Dec 1991, Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Florence May Wanner was born 2 Aug 1899, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1983; was buried , Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Alice J. Wanner was born 7 Dec 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Dec 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.