Jacob Kennel

1879 - 1948  (69 years)

• Name	Jacob Kennel
  Born	12 Apr 1879	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1881	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-108820
  Died	6 Jul 1948	Nampa, Canyon, Idaho, USA   [2]
  	Cause: acciden
  Buried	Kohler Lawn Cemetery, Nampa, Canyon, Idaho, USA   [2]
  Person ID	I108820	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Joseph Kennel,   b. 10 Nov 1841, , France ,   d. 25 Apr 1892, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 50 years)
  Mother	Rosina G. Kuepfer,   b. 1837, , Switzerland ,   d. 10 Jan 1921, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)
  Married	30 Sep 1862	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 5]
  Family ID	F22653	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Kennel. -- Jacob, son of the late Jacob and Rosina (Kipfer) Kennel, was born in Waterloo Co., Ont., April 12, 1879; passed away in the Samaritan Hospital, Nampa, Idaho, July 6, 1948; aged 69 y. 2 m. 25 d. Death resulted from internal injuries received that day when he fell from a wagon and frightened horses dragged his body underneath a load of hay. He came to the United States at the age of nineteen. Early in youth he was baptized and became a member of the Mennonite Church, remaining a member until death. On Nov. 19, 1906, he was married to Elizabeth Saltzman at Shickley, Neb. They later resided in Michigan, Nebraska, and Colorado, and in 1936 moved to Nampa, Idaho. Surviving are his companion, 6 sons (Henry, Melba, Idaho; Melvin, Oakland, Calif.; Ezra, Lynwood, Calif.; Jess, Kuna, Idaho; and John and Ervin, Nampa, Idaho), 4 daughters (Elma - Mrs. Edmond Anderson; Ruth and Mary, of Nampa; and Katie - Mrs. Joe Kennel, Albany, Oreg.), one brother (John, Shickley, Nebr.), and 10 grandchildren. His parents, 2 brothers, and 5 sisters preceded him in death. Funeral services were held July 10 at the Nampa Mennonite Church in charge of E. S. Garber; assisted by D. A. Good and Robert Garber. Text: Ps. 90: 12; 39: 4. Burial was made in the Kohler Lawn Cemetery. Gospel Herald - Volume XLI, Number 135 - August 31, 1948 - pages 821, 823

  
  

• Sources

  [S113] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1881, Division 4 Page 9. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Jacob Kennel - August 31, 1948. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 3 Page 57. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Joseph Kennel Born: France Res: North Easthope Township Age: 21 Father: John Mother: Anna Born: 1841 Spouse: Rosine Kinzfer Age: 22 born: France Res: North Easthope Township Born: 1840 Father: Andrew Mother: Leti married 30 Sep 1862 county: Waterloo [S8] News - Gospel Herald, February 17, 1921 - Obituary of Rosina Kipfer.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 12 Apr 1879 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1881 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: acciden - 6 Jul 1948 - Nampa, Canyon, Idaho, USA Buried - - Kohler Lawn Cemetery, Nampa, Canyon, Idaho, USA  = Link to Google Earth