John Carl Karn^[1]

1854 - 1919  (65 years)

• Name	John Carl Karn
  Born	27 Sep 1854	New York City, New York, USA.   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/88834101
  Name	Johann Karl Karn
  Residence	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Lutheran
  Residence	1875	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Occupation	1881	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Mason
  Residence	1881	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-137774
  Died	27 Sep 1919	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Buried	Saint Peters Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I137774	Generations
  Last Modified	17 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	Edward Karn,   b. CALC 9 May 1821, , Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany ,   d. 9 Feb 1872, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 50 years)
  Mother	Katharine "Catherine" Schmidt,   b. 1824, , Germany ,   d. 29 Apr 1895, Chesley, Elderslie Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 71 years)
  Married	1834  [4]
  Family ID	F26956	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Wilhelmina "Mina" Feick,   b. 29 Sep 1857, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Jun 1939, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)
  Married	30 Nov 1875	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Children	1. Anna Karn,   b. 1876, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Edward John Karn,   b. 3 Aug 1878, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 May 1944, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 65 years)   3. Hugo Karn,   b. 1880, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Mary Catharine Karn,   b. 11 Dec 1882, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Clara Kathleen Karn,   b. 1 Mar 1885, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Mar 1950  (Age 65 years)   6. John Carl Karn,   b. 1888, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Laura Eleanor Karn,   b. 4 Mar 1888, Chesley, Elderslie Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Apr 1962, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)   8. Wilhelmina Pauline "Minnie" Karn,   b. 5 Jun 1892, Chesley, Elderslie Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Charles Henry Karn,   b. 1894, Chesley, Elderslie Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   10. Henry Frederick Karn,   b. 19 Nov 1897, Chesley, Elderslie Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   11. Clarence Karn,   b. CA 1901,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	24 Feb 2026
  Family ID	F34282	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  MR. JOHN KARN LAID TO REST All that was mortal of the late Joh Karn, who passed away Saturday at his residence 51 Park street, laid to rest this afternoon, the funeral being held from his late residence the East end Cemetery, where internment took place. The deceased, who was in his 65th year, was born in New York City, when four years of age came to Canada with his parents and settled here and since then be has been a valued Citizen of the City. For many years he followed the occupation of mason Contractor and being well and favorably known a large circle of friends will learn of his sad demise. Forty three years aogo he was married to Miss Minnie Feick and of this happy union ten children were born who with the sorrowing widow are left to mourn the loss of a loving husband and father. The children are Edward, Hugo Charles, Clarence, Kitchener, John Toronto, Annie (Mrs. Jas. Weston-Bloomingdale, Emma, (Mrs. H. Moss) Chesley, Laura, (Mrs. Geo. Hilker) Leamington, Clara (Mrs. Fred Sill) Kitchener and Minnie Mrs. W. Becker also of this City and to them much sorrow goes out in this their hour of sorrow... The News Record, Mon, Sep 29, 1919 Page 2

  
  

• Sources

  [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 2 Dec 1875. 30 Nov 1875 By Pastor Sagehorn in Berlin, John Karn of Waterloo Township was married to Mina Feick of Waterloo Village. [S168] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 18. [S158] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1881, Div. 2 Pg. 22. [S1887] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861 (North Division), Div 3 Page 18. [S2088] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1921, BloomingdalePage 9.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 27 Sep 1854 - New York City, New York, USA. Residence - Lutheran - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1875 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 30 Nov 1875 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Mason - 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 27 Sep 1919 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Saint Peters Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth