Irvin Allison "Ivan" Clemens^[1]

1878 - 1947  (68 years)

• Name	Irvin Allison "Ivan" Clemens
  Born	6 Aug 1878	Williamsburg (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1891	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1901	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Baker
  Occupation	1911	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Laborer, Odd Jobs
  Residence	1911	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Non Believer
  Eby ID Number	00023-1804.2
  Died	28 May 1947	Dryden, Van Horne Twp., Kenora District, Ontario
  	Cause: Cause: Heart Attack
  Buried	31 May 1947	Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Person ID	I17165	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Abraham Shantz Clemens,   b. 13 Jun 1853, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Jan 1927  (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Mary Kesselring,   b. 1 Jun 1856, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Apr 1921  (Age 64 years)
  Married	29 Feb 1876	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 8, 9]
  Family ID	F4497	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Children	1. Marjorie Clemens,   d. Bef 2009   2. Ruth Irene Clemens,   b. 15 Jan 1929, Richan, Kent Co., Ontario ,   d. 15 Feb 2009, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F52552	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Ivan Clemens PRESTON, May 29 Ivan Clemens, en route from Richan to make his home with relatives in Preston, suffered a heart attack and died suddenly in hospital at Dryden yesterday morning, Mr. Clemens, who was 68 years of age, had farmed in Northern Ontario for 14 years. He sold his farm, in that area recently. Born in Williamsburg he resided in Preston for some years, and was engaged in market gardening. He spent the greater part of his life in Preston until purchasing a farm in Northern Ontario. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Harry Carver, Stevensville, Ont., and Mrs. Joseph Lengyell of Preston; one sister, Mrs. Clara Letson of Hespeler and one brother, Nelson Clemens of Preston. Two brothers Ralph and Edgar H. Clemens of Preston predeceased him. The body will rest at the Stager-Pass Funeral Home from noon Friday. Service will be held at the funeral home Saturday at 2 p.m. with Rev, J. C. Williamson officiating. Interment will be in the Preston cemetery. Kitchener Daily Record 29 May 1947 pg 23

  
  

• 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..., 427. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. [S204] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1901, Preston (Village) F-1 Page 10. [S1669] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1911, Div. 23 Page 16. [S1800] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1891, Sec. 1 Page 158. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Name:Irwin Clemens Date of Birth:6 Aug 1878 Gender:Male Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father's name:Abraham S Clemens Mother's name:Mary Kesselring [S239] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Preston CC#6335 Cemetery Internet Link . Edgar H. Clemens/ Dec. 2, 1883 - Aug. 1, 1945./ [Burial Card] Baby Colleen Weaver [Weber] Bur. Dec. 24, 1950; Ivan Clemens Buried May 31, 1947. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Abraham Stantz Clemens Born: Waterloo Age: 23 Father: Abraham D Clemens Mother: Veronica Clemens Born: abt 1853 Spouse: Mary Kesselring Age: 20 born: Waterloo Father: Christiane Kesselring Mother: Philippine Kesselring married 29 Feb 1876 [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 2 Mar 1876. 29 Feb 1876 By Pastor Wurster in Preston, Abraham S. Clemens was married to Maria Kesselring, both of Waterloo.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 6 Aug 1878 - Williamsburg (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1891 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Baker - 1901 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Laborer, Odd Jobs - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Non Believer - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 31 May 1947 - Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth