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

Family: Jacob Toman Knechtel / Violet Despond (F7457)

m. 1924


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  • Jacob Toman KnechtelFather | Male
    Jacob Toman Knechtel

    Born  6 Oct 1879  Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  29 Nov 1962  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried  1 Dec 1962  Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  1924  [1, 2]  Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  [1, 2] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Other Spouse  Jeannette R. "Nettie" Geiger | F6027 
    Married     
    Father  Daniel L. Knechtel | F3195 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Susannah Tohman | F3195 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    Violet Despond

    Born  12 Apr 1899  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1954   
    Buried    Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Francis Thomas "Frank" Despond | F14713 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Mary A Miller | F14713 Group Sheet 

    Child 1 | Male
    William Knechtel

    Born     
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 2 | Male
    Jacob Knechtel

    Born     
    Died     
    Buried     

    Child 3 | Male
    Albert Knechtel

    Born     
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    Child 4 | Male
    David Knechtel

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    Child 5 | Female
    Ruth Knechtel

    Born     
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    Spouse  William Glassford | F257171 
    Married     

    Child 6 | Female
    Ella Knechtel

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    Child 7 | Female
    Esther Blanche Knechtel

    Born  9 Feb 1928   
    Died  29 Aug 2020  Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Eric Burkhardt | F257170 
    Married     

    Child 8 | Female
    Agnes Knechtel

    Born  25 Apr 1937   
    Died  9 Mar 1985   
    Buried    Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Sources 
    1. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Jacob T. Knechtel.

    2. [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 020359-24.
      Jacob Toman Knechtel, 44, occ. Blacksmith, b. Wilmot Twp, res. Manheim Wilmot Twp, Widower, son of Daniel L. Knechtel (b. Bavaria Germany) & Susanna Toman married Violet Despond, 25, occ. Housekeeper, b. Galt, res. Manheim, daughter of Francis Thomas Despond (b. Boston U.S.A.) & Mary Ann Miller, Witn: Leslie & Mrs. Leslie Klie of Manheim, 1 July 1924 in Petersburg