Jacob E. Clemens^{[1, 2, 3]}

1840 - 1921  (81 years)

• Name	Jacob E. Clemens
  Born	21 Jun 1840	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  	Laborer
  Residence	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Farmer
  Occupation	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	United Mennonite
  Occupation	1891	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [12]
  	Laborer
  Residence	1891	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [12]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1901	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Janitor
  Occupation	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	? Post Office
  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00023-1788
  Died	23 Jul 1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 6]
  	Cause: heart failure
  Buried	First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Person ID	I17082	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Abraham B. Clemens,   b. 11 Feb 1814, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 2 Mar 1888, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Magdalena Eby,   b. 19 May 1810, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Jul 1883  (Age 73 years)
  Married	18 Mar 1834  [2, 13]
  Family ID	F4484	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Magdalena Bricker,   b. 22 Jul 1840, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Feb 1925  (Age 84 years)
  Children	1. Levi B. Clemens,   b. 1865, Near, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Ada Priscilla Clemens,   b. 15 Aug 1869, Near, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Apr 1948, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F3341	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Jacob E. Clemens, "was born June 21st, 1840. He resides in the town of Berlin where he is engaged by the Street Railway Company. He is married to Magdalena Bricker. To them are born two children" Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.]. __________________ Clemens - Jacob E. Clemens was born near Breslau, Ont., June 21, 1840. During the last 21 years he was employed as a janitor at the Kitchener Post Office. On the morning of July 23 he died very suddenly of heart failure while engaged at his work as usual. His age was 81 y. 1 m. 2 d. As a civil servant at the post office he served under three sovereigns; viz. Queen Victoria, King Edward VII, and King George V. On Apr. 28, 1863, he was married to Magdalena Bricker, who with 1 son and 1 daughter and a grandson are left to mourn his departure. In April, 1911, he united with the Mennonite Church of which he remained a faithful member until death. Funeral services on July 26 at the First Mennonite Church conducted by U. K. Weber assisted by J. P. Hauck. GOSPEL HERALD - Volume XIV, Number 20 - Aug 18, 1921, Page 399

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] Book - Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 424. [S3] Book - Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 610. [S3] Book - Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 307. [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) A-8 Page 10. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Aug 18, 1921 Obituary of Jacob E. Clemens. [S47] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - First Mennonite CC#4507 Internet link First Mennonite Cemetery online. Jacob E. Clemens / 1840-1921 / Magdalena Bricker / his wife / 1840-1925 / Ada P. Clemens / 1870-1948 / Clemens [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 4 Pg 15. [S168] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 3. [S224] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1881, Div 3 Page 22. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 33 Pg. 8. [S1943] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1861, Div. 12 Page 86. [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Section 3 Page 9. [S3] Book - Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 423.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 21 Jun 1840 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Laborer - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - United Mennonite - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Laborer - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Janitor - 1901 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - ? Post Office - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: heart failure - 23 Jul 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth