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

Rev. Karl John Julius Knauff

Male 1910 - 1996  (86 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Rev. Karl John Julius Knauff was born 29 Jun 1910, Port Colborne, Humberstone Twp., Welland Co., Ontario (son of Rev. William Helmuth Knauff and Alberta Elizabeth Josephine Ritzer); died 30 Jun 1996, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Karl — Merle Irene Krueger. Merle (daughter of Orlando Alexander "Orn" Krueger and Maud Angeline Hagey) was born 3 Aug 1914, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Jun 2000, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Rev. William Helmuth Knauff was born 12 Sep 1886, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Julius Knauff and Louisa Grimme); died 21 Apr 1953, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    William married Alberta Elizabeth Josephine Ritzer 16 Jun 1909, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Alberta (daughter of John Ritzer and M. Sophia "Sophia" Lotz) was born 9 Jun 1888, , Ontario, Canada; died 1957; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Alberta Elizabeth Josephine RitzerAlberta Elizabeth Josephine Ritzer was born 9 Jun 1888, , Ontario, Canada (daughter of John Ritzer and M. Sophia "Sophia" Lotz); died 1957; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. 1. Rev. Karl John Julius Knauff was born 29 Jun 1910, Port Colborne, Humberstone Twp., Welland Co., Ontario; died 30 Jun 1996, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Julius Knauff was born 18 Jul 1855, , Germany; died 22 May 1921, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Julius — Louisa Grimme. Louisa was born 12 May 1863, , Germany; died 8 Oct 1936; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Louisa Grimme was born 12 May 1863, , Germany; died 8 Oct 1936; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Augustus Knauff was born 7 Sep 1884, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. Helmuth Knauff was born 1886, , Germany; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. 2. Rev. William Helmuth Knauff was born 12 Sep 1886, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Apr 1953, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Carl Adolph "Adolph" Knauff was born 5 Nov 1889, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Bruno Knauff was born 24 Nov 1893, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. Marie Hildegard Margarite Amalie "Hilda" Knauff was born 22 Aug 1895, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1988; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 6.  John Ritzer was born 28 Dec 1861, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 25 May 1862, Church Of New Jerusalem, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Joseph Ritzer and Josephine Geiger); died 20 May 1932, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    John married M. Sophia "Sophia" Lotz 9 Feb 1887, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. M. (daughter of Werner Lotz and Elizabeth Lippert) was born 4 Mar 1863, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Oct 1950; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  M. Sophia "Sophia" Lotz was born 4 Mar 1863, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Werner Lotz and Elizabeth Lippert); died Oct 1950; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. 3. Alberta Elizabeth Josephine Ritzer was born 9 Jun 1888, , Ontario, Canada; died 1957; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Clayton Ritzer was born 9 Oct 1889, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. Olive Ritzer was born 20 Mar 1894, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. William Louis Ritzer was born 30 Oct 1898, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Lorraine Ritzer was born Feb 1903, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  Joseph Ritzer was born 24 Feb 1823, , Bavaria, Germany; died 28 Jun 1912, Van Buren, Lagrange, Indiana; was buried , Scott Cemetery, Shipshewana, LaGrange, Indiana, United States.

    Joseph — Josephine Geiger. Josephine was born 1833, , Germany; died 22 Dec 1911; was buried , Scott Cemetery, Shipshewana, LaGrange, Indiana, United States. [Group Sheet]


  2. 13.  Josephine Geiger was born 1833, , Germany; died 22 Dec 1911; was buried , Scott Cemetery, Shipshewana, LaGrange, Indiana, United States.
    Children:
    1. Joseph Ritzer was born 3 Dec 1854, of, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 2 May 1858, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 May 1858.
    2. Ludwig G."Louis" Ritzer was born 14 Oct 1856, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 2 May 1858, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1922; was buried , Scott Cemetery, Shipshewana, LaGrange, Indiana, United States.
    3. Bertha Ritzer was born 17 Jun 1859, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 2 Oct 1859, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. 6. John Ritzer was born 28 Dec 1861, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 25 May 1862, Church Of New Jerusalem, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 May 1932, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Emanuel Ritzer was born 30 May 1864, , Ontario, Canada; was christened 1 Jan 1865, Church Of New Jerusalem, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1951; was buried , Scott Cemetery, Shipshewana, LaGrange, Indiana, United States.
    6. Michael Ritzer was born 25 Sep 1866, , Ontario, Canada; was christened 17 Oct 1869, Church Of New Jerusalem, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Apr 1926, Windsor, Essex Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Windsor Grove Cemetery, Windsor, Essex Co., Ontario.
    7. Daniel Ritzer was born 25 Jul 1869, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 17 Oct 1869, Church Of New Jerusalem, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Jan 1902, Lagrange, LaGrange, Indiana, United States; was buried , Riverside Cem., Howe, LaGrange, Indiana, United States.
    8. Maria Ritzer was born 19 Jan 1872, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 17 Jun 1878, Church Of New Jerusalem, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Jun 1956; was buried , Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Los Angeles, California, United States.
    9. Martha Ritzer was born 25 Jun 1875, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 17 Jun 1878, Church Of New Jerusalem, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Dec 1949; was buried , Scott Cemetery, Shipshewana, LaGrange, Indiana, United States.

  3. 14.  Werner Lotz was born CALC 11 Mar 1834, Brutenbach, Kur Hessia, Germany (son of John Lutz and Catherine Gefland?); died 17 Dec 1863, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Werner married Elizabeth Lippert 25 Dec 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Elizabeth (daughter of Johann George "George" Lippert and Anna Marie "Mary" Hammel) was born 18 May 1844, Rainrod, , Hessen, Germany; died 5 Mar 1932. [Group Sheet]


  4. 15.  Elizabeth Lippert was born 18 May 1844, Rainrod, , Hessen, Germany (daughter of Johann George "George" Lippert and Anna Marie "Mary" Hammel); died 5 Mar 1932.
    Children:
    1. Catherine Lotz was born 19 Aug 1862, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1933; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 7. M. Sophia "Sophia" Lotz was born 4 Mar 1863, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Oct 1950; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.