Allen Toman Knechtel^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1871 - 1938  (66 years)

• Name	Allen Toman Knechtel
  Born	30 Sep 1871	New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1881	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Agricultural Laborer
  Residence	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1901	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	farm labourer
  Residence	1938	127 Church St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	00122-7522.3
  Died	18 Feb 1938	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 9]
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  Person ID	I11278	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  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, 10, 11]
  Family ID	F3195	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret "Maggie" Zimmer,   b. 8 Feb 1875, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Sep 1962, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 87 years)
  Married	20 Oct 1896	Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. Florence May Knechtel,   b. 2 Jan 1898, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Edna Laura Knechtel,   b. 6 Jul 1899, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Sep 1994, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 95 years)   3. Daniel Gordon Knechtel,   b. 27 Sep 1902, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Jan 1976, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 73 years)   4. Mary Susanna Knechtel,   b. 7 Mar 1904, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Allen Samuel Zimmer Knechtel,   b. 12 Apr 1907, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Jul 1990, Kitchener Waterloo Commission, Kitchener, , Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)   6. Selina Z. "Sarah" Knechtel,   b. 1913, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1972  (Age 59 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F5540	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Allen Knechtel - the death of Allen Knechtel, 66, occurred at his home, 127 Church Street, today, following extended illness. The deceased was born in Wilmot Township on Sept. 30, 1871, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Knechtel, and was married to Margaret Zimmer in Mannheim on Oct. 20, 1896. He was an employee of the C. H. Doerr and Company Ltd., candy manufacturers, for many years and was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church. He is survived by his wife, two sons, and three daughters, Daniel and Allen Knechtel, Mrs. Armond Kutt, and Mrs. Louis Nihls, all of Kitchener, and Mrs. Lorne Hill of Beamsville. There are 12 grandchildren, and three brothers and one sister, Albert and William Knechtel of Kitchener, Jacob Knechtel, of Manheim, and Mrs. Albert Hoffman of Neustadt. The funeral will be held privately at 2 pm, Sunday from the residence to St. Paul's Lutheran Church for public service at 2:30 o'clock, Rev. A. Orzen will officiate. The remains will be at Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home until 2 pm, Saturday.

  
  

• 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 Johanna Zimmer - Wilhelm. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Margaret Zimmer - Knechtel. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Susannah Toman - Knechtel. [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot h-3 Page 4. [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-3 Page 4. [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 2 Page 9. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 1 Page 20. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, M., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, M. (1871). Allen Toman Knechtel (1871-1938) - Find A Grave... Retrieved 29 August 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/171656338/allen-toman-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 - 30 Sep 1871 - New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1881 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Agricultural Laborer - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - farm labourer - 1901 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 18 Feb 1938 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth