Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Edgar Hugo Clemens[1]

Male 1883 - 1945  (61 years)


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  • Name Edgar Hugo Clemens 
    Born 2 Dec 1883  Williamsburg (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1891  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1905  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    baker 
    Occupation 1911  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Baker, Baker Shop 
    Residence 1911  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Methodist 
    Eby ID Number 00023-1804.3 
    Died 1 Aug 1945  Goderich, Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Buried 4 Aug 1945  Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Person ID I17166  Generations
    Last Modified 7 Nov 2024 

    Father Abraham Shantz Clemens,   b. 13 Jun 1853, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jan 1927  (Age 73 years) 
    Mother Mary Kesselring,   b. 1 Jun 1856, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Apr 1921  (Age 64 years) 
    Married 29 Feb 1876  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 9, 10
    Family ID F4497  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Emily Frances Rogers,   b. Apr 1884, , Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 29 Nov 1905  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 11
    Children 
     1. Laurie Clemens,   d. Bef 2009
     2. Marie Clemens,   d. Bef 2009
     3. Jean Clemens,   d. Bef 2009
     4. George Abraham Clemens,   b. 2 Apr 1907, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Jan 1916, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 8 years)
     5. Edgar William Clemens,   b. 2 May 1908, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 2009  (Age < 100 years)
     6. Francis James Clemens,   b. 16 Aug 1909, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 2009  (Age < 99 years)
     7. Dorothy Beatrice Isabell Clemens,   b. 22 Sep 1910, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Oct 2000, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
     8. Jessie Ellen Marie "Marie" Clemens,   b. 9 Aug 1913, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Apr 1983, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
     9. Gladys Audrey Clemens,   b. Abt 1917,   d. Bef 2009  (Age ~ 91 years)
     10. Kay Clemens,   b. 1917, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Feb 2005, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
     11. Gordon Earl Clemens,   b. 1921, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jan 2009, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
    Last Modified 12 Nov 2024 
    Family ID F222688  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • EDGAR H. CLEMENS

      PRESTON, Aug. 2 - Preston resident for the past 40 years, Edgar Hugo Clemens, 61, died suddenly yesterday of a heart attack while visiting at the home of his son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Laurie Clemens, Goderich. While Mr. Clemens had been suffering from a heart condition for seven months, word of his sudden passing yesterday came as a distinct shock to friends. Born in Williamsburg, Ont., he lived there and in Galt before coming to Preston. He was a member of the Preston Baptist Church and until the time of his illness was employed with the Eastern Steel Products. Surviving are his wife, Emily Rogers; five daughters, Mrs. J. (Dorothy) Baggaley, Ottawa; Mrs. Gordon (Marie) Gordier, Dundas; Audrey, Kay and Jean at home; four sons, Edgar W. of Galt, Frank of Ottawa, Laurie of Goderich and Gordon. R.C.A.F., Rivers, Man.; two brothers, Nelson of Preston and Ivan of Richan, Ont., a sister, Mrs. Clara Letson of Clearview, and 12 grandchildren. One son, Abey, predeceased him. The remains will rest at the Stager-Pass Funeral Home until Saturday at 1: 30, then at the Preston Baptist Church where the funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Interment will be in Preston Cemetery.

      Kitchener Daily Record 2 Aug 1945 pg 15

  • Sources 
    1. [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.

    2. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration.

    3. [S204] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1901, Preston (Village) F-1 Page 10.

    4. [S1669] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1911, Div. 23 Page 6.

    5. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 19209 (1905), Clemens-Rogers.
      Edgar Hugo Clemens, 21, Baker (?), Williamsburg, Preston, son of A.S. Clemens & Mary Casselring married Emily Frances Rogers, 21, Housemaid, Kent England, Montreal, daughter of George H. Rogers & Hellen Hogben, Witn: J. Gerbig & Clara Clemens Both of Preston, 29 November 1905 in Preston

    6. [S1800] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1891, Sec. 1 Page 158.

    7. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration.
      Name:Edgar Hugee Clemens Date of Birth:2 Dec 1883 Gender:Male Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father's name:Abraham S Clemens Mother's name:Mary Kesselring

    8. [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.

    9. [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

    10. [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.

    11. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Name:Edgar Hugo Clemens Age:21 Birth Date:abt 1884 Birth Place:Williamsburg Waterloo County Marriage Date:29 Nov 1905 Marriage County or District:Waterloo Father:A S Clemens Mother:Mary Casselring Clemens Spouse:Emily Francis Rogers Spouse's Age:21 Spouse Birth Date:abt 1884 Spouse Birth Place:Kent, England Spouse Father:George H Rogers Spouse Mother:Hellen Hogben Rogers

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 2 Dec 1883 - Williamsburg (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1891 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - baker - 1905 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 29 Nov 1905 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Baker, Baker Shop - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Methodist - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 1 Aug 1945 - Goderich, Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 4 Aug 1945 - Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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