Clinton Pfohl

1902 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Clinton Pfohl
  Born	Nov 1902	, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1940	Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States
  	Mrs. Henry Pfohl and Clinton Pfohl, of Buffalo, spent Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. Gideon Hamacher. New Hamburg Independent 8 Aug 1940
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-157781
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I157781	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Henry C. Pfohl,   b. 26 Nov 1878, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1974  (Age 95 years)
  Mother	Minerva Rosenberger,   b. 19 Jul 1878, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Nov 1942  (Age 64 years)
  Family ID	F39519	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hilda Buhr,   b. 27 Aug 1900, , New Jersey ,   d. Nov 1982  (Age 82 years)
  Married	18 Jun 1938	Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States   [2]
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F39521	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  LOCAL MAN DISAPPEARS Relatives Think Clinton Phofl May Have Wandered Into the Country Fears were held today for the safety of Cinton Prohl, 37-year-old cripple, who disappeared Sunday evening from the home of his sister, Mrs Roy W. Mitchell, 68 Drummond Street. It is thought Mr. Pfohl may have wandered out into the country, where he would be subjected to exposure from the cold. This is the second time within at little more than a year, that Mr. Prohl, who was last seen about 10.30 last night, had disappeared. Exposed: to bitter cold winds and with only a meagre food supply to sustain him. he was taken from a sheltering rock on the mountainside at Hamilton on January 24, 1940. At that time, he told provincial constables that he had spent one month on the ledge, with only an old blanket to shelter him. For almost five days he had been unable. to leave the ledge. By chance, passing lad noticed him and probably saved him from being frozen to death. Both his limbs were frozen from the toe tips almost to the knees. One leg was amputated and Mr. Pfohl was in Hamilton General Hospital for some time. He then came to Brantford and took up residence with his sister and his brother-in-law. When seen here last night, Mr. Pfohl was walking, aided by crutches. toward Brant Avenue and No. 2 Highway. A Kitchener motorist reported to police at 10.30 p.m. that he had given a man a ride from the intersection of Colborne and Drummond Streets to the Market Square. He said his passenger appeared to be acting unusual and wanted to be let out "anywhere along the highway." When the motorist saw him walking toward the highway, he notified police for fear the man might wander into the country and freeze to death. A thorough search of the City, district highways, and parts of the County was made during the night. by the man's brother-in-law. Mr. Mitchell, but no trace could be found of him. Mr. Mitchell said this morning that he thought Mr. Pfohl had either been given a ride by a motorist or had wandered into some bush in the district. A sister lives near Dunnville, but when last seen Mr. Pfohl was headed in the direction opposite to that town. Mr. Plohl, who has been in fairly good health since he came to Brantford, is described as being five feet, six inches in height, weighs between 175 and 180 pounds, is clean shaven. and was wearing a brown fedora and a brown overcoat when he left his home. The Brantford Expositor 17 Feb 1941 pg 7 ________________ Clinton Pfohl, the man whose feet were frozen while he lived on the side of the Hamilton Mountain, seems to be quite a problem. He was s given suspended sentence today on a charge of vagrancy and allowed to go on the promise that he would seek help from his relatives. OPP. Reg. Reynolds was one of the rescuing officers when the man was lifted from a perilous perch on the mountain side. The O.P.P. stated that at one time Pfohl worked in a tire firm at Buffalo but the long hours undermined his health and he was deported to Canada. Since that time his health affected his mental condition so that he lived like a hermit until the cold weather ended his stay outdoors. Pfhol stated that he did not know what to do He would like to get an artificial aid for his amputated leg and that having secured one he might be able to make a living. He promised to do what he could. He has no stated abode. The Brantford Expositor 2 Jun 1941 pg 5 ____________ HERE AGAIN. Clinton Pfohl, no permanent address was picked up today by Sergeant E. Wilshaw and Traffic Officer C. Sudden. The man was lying near the tower on the L. E. and N Railway tracks. this morning, and has been around for some days Some time ago Pfohl was found on the Hamilton Mountain. his feet being frozen. he losing one foot. He has been picked up in Brantford before He has no means of subsistence and seems to be unable to do anything for himself. He will be charged with vagrancy. The Expositor, Brantford, Ontario, 25 Apr 1941 pg 18 __________________ GOES TO JAIL. Clifford Pfohl, the man who was found on the Hamilton Mountain in a precarious condition, losing one foot, it being frozen at the time, was sentenced to serve one month in jail when he appeared on a charge of vagrancy before Magistrate R. J. Gillen in the City Police Court today. The Expositor, Brantford, Ontario, Canada 7 May 1941 pg 16 ____________ ILL IN ABANDONED BARN FOR A WEEK Wainfleet Man May Lose Badly Frozen Right Foot FORT ERIE, Ont., Jan. 6(CP) -Story of how 43-year-old Clinton Pfohl of nearby Wainfleet lay ill in an abandoned barn at Pleasant Point, three miles from here, for nearly a week during the district's heaviest snowstorm was revealed here today. Pfohl is in hospital here where it is expected it will be necessary to amputate his right foot, badly frozen during his exposure. Several years ago he lost his left foot, also through exposure. He was discovered yesterday by Allan Cotton, an airplane worker whose automobile had stalled on Niagara Boulevard near the abandoned farm where Pfhol had taken refuge. Pfohl's cries attracted Cotton's attention. He told police he was walking to Niagara Falls when he entered the barn for shelter and had been taken ill. It was learned that on Sunday police had received a request from Pfohl's sister, Mrs. John Morrow, Kenmore, N.Y, to look for her brother. The Expositor, Brantford, Ontario, Canada 6 Jan 1943 pg 5 ______________

  
  

• Sources

  [S214] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1911, Div. 5 Page 3. [S2765] New York State, Marriage Index, 1881-1967. NameClinton Pfohl GenderMale Marriage Date18 Jun 1938 Marriage PlaceBuffalo, New York, USA SpouseHilda Buhr Certificate Number17013

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - Nov 1902 - , Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 18 Jun 1938 - Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States Residence - 1940 - Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States  = Link to Google Earth