Carl Beaumont "Charles Schneuker

1893 - 1927  (33 years)

• Name	Carl Beaumont "Charles Schneuker
  Born	4 Oct 1893	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/218722588
  Military	WW1
  Occupation	1914	Woodstock, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	tinsmith
  Misfortune	1927  [3]
  	committed suicide
  Name	Charles Schneuker
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-137898
  Died	27 Jul 1927	Woodstock, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Cause: suicide, gun shot, through head
  Buried	Woodstock, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I137898	Generations
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Carl Wilhelm Christian "Charles" Schneuker,   b. 4 May 1857, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Jul 1918, Woodstock, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 61 years)
  Mother	Emily Louise Beaumont,   b. 1855, Follifoot, Yorkshire, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	20 Sep 1886	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Family ID	F230924	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  PUT MUZZLE IN HIS MOUTH WOODSTOCK, July 29.-Charles Schneuker, aged 34, an employe of the C.N.R. and a returned soldier. took his life in his boarding house some time during last night. A shotgun was used. Schneuker placed the muzzle in his mouth and attached a string to the trigger to aid him in discharging the weapon. Schneuker returned to his boarding house about 7 o'clock Wednesday evening, and immediately went to his room. Nothing more was seen or heard of him, until the following morning about 11 o'clock, when on complaint of a woman next door that she had heard a loud report in her neighbor's house. Investigation was made. The lifeless body of Schneuker was then discovered in his room. He had placed all his papers on a table with instructions as to their disposal, and then taking a position on the bed, placed the muzzle of the gun in his mouth and fired the shot. The dead man was born in the neighborhood of Kitchener and his mother and his two sisters live in Toronto. Coroner Dr. McKay has ordered an inquest the preliminary hearing taking place this evening. The Hamilton Spectator, Hamilton, Ontario, Fri, Jul 29, 1927 Page 13 ____________ Returns Verdict WOODSTOCK-At a late hour, the jury impanneled by Coroner Dr. Andrew McKay to inquire into the cause of the death of Charles Schneuker, found dead in his boarding house with a gunshot wound in the head, brought a verdict to the effect that death had been caused by a gunshot wound self-inflicted. Schneuker was found with the butt end of a shotgun between his legs and the end of the barrel near his mouth. A piece of string had been attached to the trigger to aid in discharging the weapon. Kitchener Daily Record, Kitchener, Ontario, Thu, Aug 04, 1927 Page 11 _______________

  
  

• Sources

  [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 12 Oct 1893. 04 Oct 1893 The wife of Charles Schneuker, in Berlin, a son. [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers. Charles Schneuker Birth Date: 4 Oct 1893 Birth Location: Berlin, Ontario, Canada Relative: Mrs C Schneuker Relationship: Mother Regiment Number: 331 [S713] Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate 25951 (1927), Charles Schneuker. Charles Schneuker of 34 Vansittart Ave, Woodstock, b. Kitchener 4 oct 1893, occ: tower man C. R. P. s/o Charles Schneuker & Emily Beamont, cause: suicide, gun shot, through head [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 23 Sep 1886. September 20, 1886 Emily Louise Beaumont & Carl Schneuker, both of Berlin, were married by Rev. Dr. Beaumont, Berlin.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 4 Oct 1893 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - tinsmith - 1914 - Woodstock, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: suicide, gun shot, through head - 27 Jul 1927 - Woodstock, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Woodstock, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth