David W. Clemens^[1]

1856 - 1936  (79 years)

• Name	David W. Clemens
  Born	28 Oct 1856	Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/245302883
  Name	D. W. Clemens
  Residence	1861	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1871	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1881	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	sawyer
  Occupation	1881	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Sawyer
  Residence	1881	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1891	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Saw Miller
  Residence	1891	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	United Brethren
  Occupation	1911	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Income
  Residence	1911	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Presbyterian
  Residence	1935	205 Main St. E., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  Eby ID Number	00023-1887
  Died	13 Jul 1936	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  Buried	Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada   [10]
  Person ID	I17379	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Jacob B. Clemens,   b. 10 Dec 1826, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Feb 1900, Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Eva "Eve" Weber,   b. 20 Aug 1831, Hütschenhausen, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany ,   d. 7 Sep 1886, Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 55 years)
  Married	25 Dec 1850	Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [12]
  Family ID	F4522	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Isabella A. Barton,   b. 2 Jan 1864, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Feb 1935, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 71 years)
  Married	31 Oct 1882	Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Children	1. Cora May Clemens,   b. 11 May 1883, Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Florence Edna Clemens,   b. 10 May 1885, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Lois Edna "Edna" Clemens,   b. 10 May 1885, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1976  (Age 90 years)   4. Louis E. Clemens,   b. 11 May 1885, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Floyd B. Clemens,   b. 1 Oct 1888, Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Eva Bell Clemens,   b. 4 Sep 1889, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Franklin Weber Clemens,   b. 24 Jun 1892, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Oct 1964, Lethbridge, , Alberta, Canada  (Age 72 years)   8. Sarah E. "Sadie" Clemens,   b. 4 Sep 1894, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Aug 1975  (Age 80 years)   9. Eldred Marion Grove Clemens,   b. 8 Sep 1901, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Mar 1984  (Age 82 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F4547	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  David W. Clemens, "resides in Roseville where he is engaged in the lumber business. He is married to Isabel Barton and has a family of six 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.]. _____________ D W. CLEMENS This gentleman is frequently called the "leader of the village." The term is indeed very applicable in this case for he is mainly responsible for the business life of the village, and pays out many dollars annually for labor. He is thoroughly enterprising, and would be a prominent figure in a large town. He has been operating his saw- mill here about twelve years. In an ordinary season he has turned out from a half to a million feet of lumber in a year. He does a large amount of custom sawing for the farmers throughout a wide section, and also deals extensively in shingles. He employs on an average, from ten to twelve men, and has one of the best equipped saw mills in the country. Mr. Clemens was born here in 1857, and a more popular citizen never lived in any community. He has contrived several very convenient additions to his saw mill for convenience's sake. Among these is an apparatus for raising circular saws and setting them in position for filing. It may also be added that Mr. Clemens is a worthy member of the township council. Waterloo County Chronicle (186303), 24 Mar 1898, p. 8

  
  

• 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..., 442. [S205] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1881, Division 1 Page Number 38 Household Number 158. Division 1 Page Number 38 Household Number 158 [S180] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1901, Dumfries (North) B-5 Page 7. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. David W Clemens Born: Roseville Age: 25 Father: Jacob Clemens Mother: Eve Weber Born: abt 1857 Spouse: Isabella Barton Age: 19 born: North Dumfries Father: James Barton Mother: Sarah McKenzie married 31 Oct 1882 [S205] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1881, Div. 1 Page 38. [S572] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1911, Div. 15 Page 8. [S355] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 44. [S1778] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1861, Div 9 Page 72. [S2042] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1891, Sect. 2 Page 36. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/245302883. [S350] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener Daily Record 1919-1947, obituary of Mrs. David W. Clemens - 25 Feb 1935 pg13. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 28 Oct 1856 - Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1861 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1871 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - sawyer - 1881 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Sawyer - 1881 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1881 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 31 Oct 1882 - Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Saw Miller - 1891 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - United Brethren - 1891 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Income - 1911 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1911 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1935 - 205 Main St. E., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 13 Jul 1936 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada  = Link to Google Earth