Heinrich Johann Christian William "Henry" Knack^[1]

1856 - 1939  (83 years)

• Name	Heinrich Johann Christian William "Henry" Knack
  Born	14 Jan 1856	Serrahn, , Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/277830300
  Immigration	1870	, Canada   [3]
  Name	Henry John William Knack
  Residence	1874	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Occupation	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Mason
  Residence	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Stone Mason
  Residence	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1911	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Mason, Building
  Residence	1911	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-145393
  Died	12 Oct 1939	Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Buried	Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Person ID	I145393	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Johann Carl Christopher "Carl" Knack,   b. CA 1826, of, Serrahn, , Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Hanna Marie Friederike Doroth "Maria" Schwass,   b. CA 1826, of, Serrahn, , Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F222513	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Sophia Gillow,   b. 7 Apr 1855, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Jul 1939, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)
  Married	1 Dec 1874	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 4]
  Children	1. Christina Knack,   b. 1876, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. John Knack,   b. Jun 1876, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Lewis Knack,   b. Sep 1880, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Henry William Knack,   b. 23 Jan 1883, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1962  (Age 78 years)   5. Lovina Knack,   b. 1885, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Charles Knack,   b. 1888, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Mary Knack,   b. Nov 1889, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Amiel Ernest Knack,   b. 2 Jun 1893, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 31 Jan 1985  (Age 91 years)   9. Lizzie Knack,   b. Dec 1895, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F36449	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  HENRY KNACK By Record Correspondent PRESTON, Oct. 12.-A resident of this district for many years, Henry William Knack, 84, died early today at the home of his son-in-law, Cecil Snelling in Hamilton, after an illness of five days. Deceased was born in Germany and came to Canada at the age of 14. He had formerly resided in Preston and Hespeler. A stone mason and plasterer by trade, he was a member of the masons and stone cutters union. Mr. Knack was a member of St. Peter's Lutheran church and the Preston branch of the Canadian Order of Foresters. Surviving are four sons, John, Harry, Louis and Emil, all of Preston, three daughters, Mrs. J. Litfin and Mrs. A. Ridgewell, of Windsor, Mrs. Cecil Snelling of Hamilton, one brother, John of Fisher's Mills, 40 grandchildren and 31 -grandchildren: Funeral services will be held on Saturday afternoon at 2.30 o'clock from the H. K. Stager Funeral Home with interment in Preston Cemetery. Remains are at the funeral home. The Daily Record, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Thu, Oct 12, 1939 Page 15

  
  

• Sources

  [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 24 Dec 1874. 01 Dec 1874 By Pastor Wurster in Preston, Heinrich Knack was married to Maria Gilow, both of WaterlooTownship. [S178] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1881, Waterloo S. Twp. 1881 Div 2 Page 17. [S1669] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1911, Div. 23 Page 23. [S2575] Census - ON, Waterloo Township - 1891, Sect. 3 Page 33. [S3297] Missouri Synod, U.S., Lutheran Church records, 1851-1973. NameHenry Knack GenderMännlich (Male) Marriage Age21 Record TypeMarriage Birth Dateabt 1853 Birth PlaceScralin Mecklenb. Schwerin Marriage Date1 Dec 1874 Marriage ChurchSt. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church Marriage PlacePreston, Ontario, Canada Father Carl Knack Mother Maria Schwass Spouse Mary Gilow Marriage Age20 Birth Dateabt 1854 Birth PlacePreston, Ontario Father John Gilow Mother Maria Bartels [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration. Henry John William Knack, d. 12 Oct 1939 Hamilton, Ontario, b. 14 Jan 1856 Germany, s/o Karl Knack and Sophia Swass, buried Preston [S2784] Deutschland, ausgewählte evangelische Kirchenbücher 1500-1971. Name: Heinrich Johann Christian Knack Birth Date: 15 Feb 1856 Father's Name: Johann Carl Christoph Knack Father's Sex: Male Mother's Name: Hanna Marie Friederike Doroth Knack Mother's Alias: Schwass Mother's Sex: Female Event Type: Baptism Event Date: 23 Feb 1856 Event Place: Serrahn, Kuchelmiß, Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Deutschland Event Place (Original): Serrahn & Langhagen, , Kuchelmiß u Serrahn, Mecklenburg, Deutschland Page Number: 144;145 Note: Taufen, Heiraten u Tote 1740-1875

  
  

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  Born - 14 Jan 1856 - Serrahn, , Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany Immigration - 1870 - , Canada Residence - 1874 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 1 Dec 1874 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Mason - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Stone Mason - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Mason, Building - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 12 Oct 1939 - Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth