Millicent May "Millie" Clemens^[1]

1876 - 1941  (64 years)

• Name	Millicent May "Millie" Clemens
  Born	7 Dec 1876	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Gender	Female
  Residence	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	United Brethren
  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Methodist
  Residence	1921	15 Margaret Ave., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Residence	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Methodist
  Eby ID Number	00023-1875.2
  Died	28 Sep 1941	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 9]
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 9]
  Person ID	I17344	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Joseph Unger Clemens,   b. 14 Feb 1850, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Nov 1920, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Fanny Elizabeth Simpson,   b. 20 Mar 1850, St. George, South Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Oct 1923, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 73 years)
  Married	29 Dec 1875	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10, 11, 12]
  Family ID	F252210	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Measuring Wool for City Knitters Is a Big Chore Hundreds and hundreds of pounds of wool have passed through Miss Millicent Clemens' hands at the Kitchener Red Cross headquarters in past months and, as long as the war continues, there will be no slackening in her work. It is Miss Clemens' job to keep Kitchener Red Cross knitters supplied with wool to knit various articles. This she does by weighing out exactly enough yarn for each pair of -stockings, sweaters, scarf or mitts. It is then wrapped, marked and shelved, ready to be handed out to knitters. While this may sound like a monotonous task, it really isn't, according to the wool dispenser. From her quarters at the side of the workroom, Miss Clemens sees the fruits of her work grow. In a few days her parcels come back in finished articles. ready to be forwarded to headquarters. Miss Clemens is an important cog in the knitting department as her work conserves considerable yarn that might ordinarily go to waste. Instead of handing out two skeins of yarn to make a pair of stockings when only one skein and a portion of the second is actually needed, Miss Clemens measures out the correct amount and thus guards against waste. When Miss Clemens first started weighing out the wool the work went slowly, as it was necessary to weigh out each individual parcel. But soon she found out just how much each skein of the various types of wool weighed, and it was only necessary to weigh or measure the half or quarter skein allotments. Every weekday morning finds Miss Clemens at her work. She has some 1,000 knitters to keep busy and that means that she must keep on her toes. Kitchener Daily Record Tue, Feb 04, 1941 Page 3 _______________ Honor Memory of Deceased Worker With Contribution A $5 cash donation from two Kitchener people was received at Red Cross headquarters today "in loving memory of a steadfast and loyal friend and a devoted Red Cross worker." The donation was a tribute to the untiring efforts of the late Miss Millicent Clemens, who was buried today. Miss Clemens was an ardent Red Cross worker and died almost a year to the day after volunteering her services. It was Miss Clemens job to parcel, weigh and label all the wool that passed out of the Red Cross headquarters. She handled wool for thousands of sweaters and socks for members of the armed forces. A card accompanying the donation pointed out that the doners were sure Miss Clemens would rather that they gave the money to the Red Cross than buy flowers. Other donations reported at headquarters today amounted to $18.50. Three are anonymous donations for $10, $3 and 50 cents. The other is a $5 contribution from the Misses Elsie and Miranda Master. Kitchener Daily Record Tue, Sep 30, 1941 Page 3

  
  

• 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..., 440. [S166] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Mount Hope CC#4508 Internet Link . Joseph U. Clemens / died Nov. 25, 1920 / aged 71 yrs. 9 m. 21 d. / Fanny Elizabeth / his beloved wife / died Oct. 15, 1923 / aged 73 years / at rest / Clemens / Charles J. Clemens / born Mar. 11, 1884 / died ?? Jan. 7, 1923 / Reginald V. Clemens / 1890-1941 / Millicent Clemens / 1876-1941 [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) A-4 Page 4. [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 3 Page 30. [S655] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration, birth certificate. Millicent Mary Clemens Date of Birth: 7 Dec 1876 Gender: Female Birth County: Waterloo Father's Name: Joseph W Clemens (merchant of Wilmot Twp) Mother's Name: Fanny Elizabeth Clemens [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 38 Page 3. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 1 Page 49. [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub Dist. 25 Page 6. [S166] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Mount Hope CC#4508 Internet Link . North: Joseph U. Clemens/ died Nov. 25, 1920/ aged 71 yrs. 9 m. 21 d./ Fanny Elizabeth/ his beloved wife/ died Oct. 15, 1923/ aged 73 years/ At rest/ Clemens/ (A) Father (B) Reggie (C) Mother (D) Charlie (E) Millicent South: Charles J. Clemens/ born Mar. 11, 1884/ died Jan. 7, 1923/ Reginald V. Clemens/ 1890-1941/ Millicent Clemens/ 1876-1941/ [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 9336-75. Joseph Unger CLEMENS, 25, merchant, Canada, Wilmot twp., s/o Wendell & Catherine, married Fanny Elizabeth SIMPSON, 25, Canada, Berlin, d/o Martin & Ann Eliza, witn: Adam CROZIER of Galt & Harriet SIMPSON of Berlin, 29 Dec 1875 at Berlin [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 13 Jan 1876. 29 Dec 1875 By Rev. C. Cookman in Berlin, Joseph U. Clemens of New Dundee was married to Fanny Elisabeth Simpson of Berlin. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name:Joseph Unger Clemens Age:25 Birth Date:abt 1850 Birth Place:Canada Marriage Date:29 Dec 1875 Marriage County or District:Waterloo Father:Wendell Clemens Mother:Catharine Clemens Spouse:Fanny Elizabeth Simpson Spouse's Age:25 Spouse Birth Date:abt 1850 Spouse Birth Place:Canada Spouse Father:Martin Simpson Spouse Mother:Ann Eliza Simpson

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 7 Dec 1876 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - United Brethren - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 28 Sep 1941 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth