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Christopher Wilhelm "William" Schneider[1]

Male 1867 - 1952  (84 years)


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  • Name Christopher Wilhelm "William" Schneider 
    Born 30 Sep 1867  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Christened 29 Mar 1868  Church Of New Jerusalem, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Gender Male 
    Name William Schneider 
    Occupation 1900  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Farmer 
    Occupation 1901  Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Farmer 
    Occupation 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Tanner, own Tannery 
    Residence 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Swedenborgian 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-152945 
    Died 10 Feb 1952  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6] 
    Buried Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6] 
    Person ID I152945  Generations
    Last Modified 7 Nov 2024 

    Father Johann Christof "Christopher" Schneider,   b. 27 Aug 1831, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Dec 1900, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Mother Anna Elizabeth Metz,   b. 2 Aug 1832, Niederofleiden, Hessen-Darmstadt, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Oct 1904, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Married 26 Apr 1857  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Family ID F10061  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Emma Kennedy,   b. 15 Sep 1876, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Jan 1958, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 3 Oct 1900  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 6] 
    Children 
     1. Isabelle Schneider
     2. Lenora May Schneider,   b. 1 Oct 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2006  (Age 104 years)
     3. Edward Christopher Schneider,   b. 18 Aug 1903, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Apr 1972, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
     4. Edna Pearl Schneider,   b. 10 Jul 1905, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jan 1988, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     5. Alvin Schneider,   b. Mar 1907, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Eva V. Schneider,   b. Jan 1909, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1986, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 76 years)
     7. Alfred William Schneider,   b. 1916,   d. 17 Jun 1972  (Age 56 years)
     8. Carl A. Schneider,   b. 1918,   d. 1985  (Age 67 years)
    Last Modified 12 Nov 2024 
    Family ID F11860  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • WILLIAM C. SCHNEIDER

      Following a lengthy illness, William C. Schneider, 84, died Sunday at his residence, 83 West Ave. He was born in Kitchener, Nov. 20, 1868, and was the last surviving member of the Christopher Schneider family. His marriage to Emma Kennedy, who survives him, took place in Kitchener in 1900. Mr. Schneider was formerly the proprietor of the Schneider Sand and Gravel and was a member of the Church of the Good Shepherd.

      Surviving are five sons, Edwin, Alvin, Walter, Alfred and Carl, all of Kitchener; four daughters, Mrs. Gordon (Lenore) Kalbfleisch of Kitchener, Mrs. Robert (Edna) Oliver of Killean, Ontario; Mrs. Nelson (Eva) Trupp and Mrs. Harold (Isabelle) Hoerle both of Kitchener.

      Eleven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren also survive. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 3: 30 p.m. at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home with Rev. D. P. Johnson officiating. Interment will be in Woodland Cemetery The body will be at the residence until 10 a.m. Wednesday when removal will be made to the funeral home

      KITCHENER-WATERLOO RECORD Monday, February 11, 1952 P.6

  • Sources 
    1. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 016161-00.
      William Schneider, 32, occ. Farmer, b. Waterloo Twp, res. Berlin, son of Christoph Schneider and Anna Elizabeth Metz Married Emma Kennedy, 24, b. Waterloo, res. Berlin, daughter of William Kennedy and Katie Gross, Witnessed by: Louis Seiler of Petersburgh and Mary Schneider of Berlin, 3 October 1900 in Berlin

    2. [S135] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1901, Waterloo (Town/Ville) D-8 Page 1.

    3. [S2] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Church of the New Jerusalem (Swedenborgian).
      Christ. Wilhelm b. 30 Sep 1867 bapt. 29 Mar 1868 s/o Christoph. & Anna El. Schneider

    4. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 25 1911 Pg. 14.

    5. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, W., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, W. (1867). William Schneider (1867-1952) - Find A Grave... Retrieved 3 June 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/58981547/william-schneider.

    6. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), February 11, 1952 - Obituary of William C. Schneider.

    7. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library.
      Christoph Schneider Res: Berlin Occupation: Joiner Anna Metz Res: Berlin married 26 Apr 1857 Waterloo Twp. by Banns Witnesses: Nicholas Metz & Conrad Rothermill

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 30 Sep 1867 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristened - 29 Mar 1868 - Church Of New Jerusalem, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1900 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 3 Oct 1900 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1901 - Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Tanner, own Tannery - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Swedenborgian - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 10 Feb 1952 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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