Clayton Kraft^{[1, 2]}

1892 - 1968  (75 years)

• Name	Clayton Kraft
  Born	20 Aug 1892	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Hobbies	Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Photograpy
  	Clayton was known for his photography of the Bridgeport area.
  		This postcard was photographed by Clayton Kraft.
  Occupation	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Farmer's Son
  Residence	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Evangelical
  Residence	1968	250 Duke St. E., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	00069-4153.4
  Died	26 Jun 1968	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I12943	Generations
  Last Modified	30 Sep 2024

  
  

  Father	William Kraft,   b. 18 Apr 1862, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1952  (Age 89 years)
  Mother	Anna Shirk,   b. 4 Feb 1868, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1945  (Age 76 years)
  Married	Jan 1887  [5]
  Family ID	F1445	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Florence Ethel "Flossy" Betzner,   b. 1 Jul 1888, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 31 Aug 1982, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 94 years)
  Children	1. Thomas Kraft   2. Robert William Kraft,   b. 2 Jul 1919,   d. 2 Jan 1999  (Age 79 years)   3. Frank Betzner Kraft,   b. 15 Apr 1927,   d. 25 Jun 1977  (Age 50 years)
  Last Modified	1 Oct 2024
  Family ID	F5394	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Clayton S. Kraft of 250 Duke St. E., died Wednesday at the K-W Hospital following a brief illness. He was 75. He was born Aug. 20, 1892, in Waterloo Township, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Kraft. Mr. Kraft is survived by his wife, the former Florence Betzner, whom he married in Kitchener in 1918. Also surviving are three sons, Robert of Kitimat, B.C., Thomas of Burlington and Frank of Kitchener; five brothers, Wilson of Waterloo, Ephraim, Ralph and Earl, all of Waterloo Township, and Lorne of Kitchener; Three sisters, Mrs. Arthur (Elva) Quickfall of Waterloo, Mrs. Arthur (Irma) Arndt of Breslau, and Eileen Kraft of Waterloo Township; 10 grandchildren. He was predeceased by three brothers. The body is at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home where the service will be conducted Saturday at 3 p.m. by Rev. John Patterson of Trinity United Church. Burial will be in Woodland cemetery. Kitchener-Waterloo Record, June 27, 1968

  
  

• 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..., 243. [S3] Book - Vol I 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..., 864. [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-6 Page 6. [S214] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1911, Div. 3 Page 12. [S2575] Census - ON, Waterloo Township - 1891, Sect. 2 Page 22.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 20 Aug 1892 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Hobbies - Photograpy - - Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer's Son - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Evangelical - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 26 Jun 1968 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth