Albert Thomas Knechtel^{[1, 2, 3]}

1869 -

• Name	Albert Thomas Knechtel
  Born	7 Nov 1869	Mitchell, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada   [2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1871	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Lutheran
  Residence	1881	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	General Store Keeper, Rubber Factory
  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Baptist
  Occupation	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Accountant, Rubber Factory
  Residence	1921	275 Wellington St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Residence	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Methodist
  Eby ID Number	00122-7522.2
  Died	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Person ID	I11277	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Daniel L. Knechtel,   b. 11 Dec 1845, Spesbach, Bayern, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany ,   d. 10 Jul 1913, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Susannah Tohman,   b. 14 Jan 1847, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Nov 1935, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 88 years)
  Married	25 Feb 1868	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 9, 10]
  Family ID	F3195	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Eleanora "Ellen" Taylor,   b. Jan 1869, Chatham, Kent Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Harold Wilmot "Spike" Knechtel,   b. Feb 1894, Chatham, Kent Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1960, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 65 years)   2. Elsie Knechtel,   b. Sep 1895, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Beatrice Knechtel,   b. Aug 1900, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Alexander Knechtel,   b. 1902, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Alexander Lesie Knechtel,   b. Feb 1903, Walkerville, Sandwich South Twp., Essex Co., Ontario ,   d. 15 Sep 1986, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 83 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F177275	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Children	1. Leslie A. Knechtel,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Harold Wilmot "Spike" Knechtel,   b. Feb 1894, Chatham, Kent Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1960, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 65 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F256855	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  ALBERT T. KNECHTEL - Albert Thomas Knechtel died at his residence, Braeside Home, Preston, yesterday in his 76th year. Deceased was born at Mitchell. Ont., Nov. 7, 1869. Before retirement he was purchasing agent for the Merchants Rubber Co. Son of late Daniel Knechtel and Susanna Thoman, he is survived by his widow, the former Ellen Taylor; two sons, Harold W., and Alexander Kitchener; two daughters, Mrs. W. B. Wright, Kitchener, and Beatrice Marguerite, Reg. N., Kincardine. Two brothers, William and Jacob, of this city, and one sister, Mrs. Albert Hoffman, Kitchener, and one grandson, Pte. John Wright, Canadian Army Overseas, also survive him. He was a member of King St. Baptist Church and the Ancient Order of Foresters. The funeral will be public on Friday at 3: 30 o'clock from the Schreiter-Sandrock Funeral Home with Rev. E. 0. Seymour officiating in the absence of Rev. H. E. Morphy. The remains are resting at the funeral home. Unidentified Newspaper Obituary

  
  

• Sources

  [S10] Book - Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 539. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Harold W. Knechtel. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Susannah Toman - Knechtel. [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 2 Page 9. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 31 Pg. 2. [S190] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1871, Wilmot Twp. 1871 Div. 2 Page 37. [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub Dist. 23 Page 1. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Albert Thomas Knechtel. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Daniel Knechtel Birth Place: Germany Residence: Wilmot Township Age: 23 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1845 Father Name: Jacob Knechtel Mother Name: Philippine Sauer Spouse Name: Susanna Thomann Spouse's Age: 23 Spouse Estimated Birth Year: abt 1845 Spouse Birth Place: Waterloo County Ontario Canada Spouse residence: Waterloo County, Ontario, Canada Spouse Father Name: Abraham Thomann Spouse Mother Name: Mary Becker Marriage Date: 25 Feb 1868 Marriage County: Waterloo [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Sec. 5 Page 67.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 7 Nov 1869 - Mitchell, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1871 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1881 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - General Store Keeper, Rubber Factory - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Baptist - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Accountant, Rubber Factory - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1921 - 275 Wellington St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth