Rev. John Henry Clemens^[1]

1864 - 1945  (80 years)

• Name	John Henry Clemens
  Prefix	Rev.
  Born	3 Aug 1864	Port Elgin, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/105627226
  Eby ID Number	00023-1898
  Died	19 Feb 1945	Williamsville, Erie, New York, United States
  Buried	Oakland Cemetery, Pleasant Township, Warren County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Person ID	I17411	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Noah B. Clemens,   b. 15 Dec 1838, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Dec 1899, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA  (Age 61 years)
  Mother	Anna Elisabeth Kirsch,   b. 5 Jul 1841, , Germany ,   d. 12 May 1873, Port Elgin, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 31 years)
  Married	28 Jul 1861	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Family ID	F4524	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Minnie G. Buchanan,   b. 28 Dec 1865, Saint John, Saint John Co., New Brunswick, Canada ,   d. 31 Jul 1960  (Age 94 years)
  Married	27 Jan 1891	Saint John, Saint John Co., New Brunswick, Canada   [1]
  Children	1. John Waldron Clemens,   b. 3 Mar 1895, Petrolia, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F4554	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Rev. John K. Clemens, "was born at Port Elgin, Ontario, August 3rd, 1864. At the age of twenty-one years while in Preston, Ontario, he was converted unto the Lord, and shortly thereafter entered evangelistic work in connection with the late Rev. David Savage of Tilsonburg, Ontario. His work extended throughout the provinces of Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. In 1889 he entered the regular ministry of the Methodist Episcopal Church and is at present (1895) stationed at Petrolia, Pennsylvania (Erie Conference). On January 27th, 1891, he was married to Minnie G. Buchanan, in the city of St. John, New Brunswick, where she was born December 28th, 1865. To them was born one son name VIII John Waldron, born in Petrolia, Pennsylvania, March 3rd, 1895." 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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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.]. _________________ Rev. John H. Clemens Funeral services for the Rev. John H. Clemens, 80, retired Methodist clergyman who died Monday night, will be held Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock in Grace Methodist Church, Warren, Pa. a church he served as pastor for eight years. Ordained in the Erie Conference, he preached in Pennsylvania and Nebraska for 52 years. Retiring in 1941 he moved from Warren six months ago to live with his daughter, Mrs. A. Budrow Howe, 21 Oakwood Dr. Williamsville. Born in Port Elgin, Ont., Dr. Clemens earned his doctorate in Allegheny a Colleges Besideste his daughter, he is survived by his wife, a son, John W. Clemens of Lincoln, Neb., and four grand- children. The Buffalo News, Wed, Feb 21, 1945 Page 6

  
  

• 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..., 444. [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..., 443. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Noah Clemens b. Dumfries Township res: Waterloo Age: 22 born abt 1839 father: Henry mother: Nancy Bricker married Ann Elizabeth Kirch Age:: 20 born abt 1841 b. Germany Spouse res: Waterloo father: John mother: Catherine George married 28 Jul 1861 county: Waterloo [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 1 Aug 1861. Married 28 Jul 1861 By Rev. Bindemann, Noah Clemens was married to Anna Elisabeth Kirsch, both of Waterloo. [S244] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Deutsche Canadier (1841-1865) - Index to Births, Deaths and Marriages Announced in the Deutsche Canadier, Berlin, Canada West. originally indexed by Simone Nieuwolt and Sylvie Kuppek..organised by Rosemary Ambrose, 1 Aug 1861 Pg: 31. CLEMMENS, Noah married 28 Jul 1861 To Anna Elizabeth KIRSCH. Both of Waterloo. minister F.W. Bindemann

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 3 Aug 1864 - Port Elgin, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Married - 27 Jan 1891 - Saint John, Saint John Co., New Brunswick, Canada Died - 19 Feb 1945 - Williamsville, Erie, New York, United States  = Link to Google Earth