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

Family: Johannes "John" Knarr / Elizabetha "Elizabeth" Pfaff (F22695)

m. 1 May 1853


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  • Father | Male
    Johannes "John" Knarr

    Born  20 Feb 1812  Altenkirchen , Rhein Bayern, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  19 Jun 1885  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Saint Matthews Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Conestogo, Woolwich, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  1 May 1853  [1]  Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  [1] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Other Spouse  Catherine Pfaff | F287280 
    Married  22 Nov 1835  Altenkirchen , Rhein Bayern, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Knorr | F54424 Group Sheet 
    Mother   

    Mother | Female
    Elizabetha "Elizabeth" Pfaff

    Born  19 Dec 1823  , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  30 Oct 1891  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Saint Matthews Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Conestogo, Woolwich, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
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    Child 1 | Male
    Martin Knarr

    Born  6 Sep 1854  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Christened  17 Jun 1855  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  24 Mar 1928  New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Magdalena G. "Lennah" "Lena" Cassel | F12616 
    Married  4 Mar 1879  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 2 | Female
    Anna Knarr

    Born  28 Jul 1857  Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Christened  25 Apr 1858  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  17 Jun 1925  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Johannes "John" Israel | F29420 
    Married  4 Mar 1879  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 3 | Female
    Lydia Knarr

    Born  CALC 11 Nov 1859  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  23 Jan 1890  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  William Heinrich Thomas | F224431 
    Married  5 Oct 1879  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 4 | Male
    Albert Knarr

    Born  5 Jul 1862  Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  30 Jan 1930  Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Saint Matthews Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Conestogo, Woolwich, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Caroline Herman | F13891 
    Married  1 Dec 1889  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 5 | Female
    Mary Knarr

    Born  1 May 1868  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  10 Jul 1949  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Johannes "John" Hoelscher | F12783 
    Married  15 Mar 1891  Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 6 | Female
    Matilda Knarr

    Born  3 May 1870  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

  • Sources 
    1. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library.
      John Knorr, wagon maker of Waterloo Twp., married 1 May 1853 in Greenbush by banns to Elisabeth Paff of Waterloo Twp. wit: Theobald Knorr of Waterloo Twp. and Peter Paff of Waterloo Twp.