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

Rev. John K. Clemens[1]

Male 1864 - Yes, date unknown


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  • Name John K. Clemens 
    Prefix Rev. 
    Born 3 Aug 1864  Port Elgin, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Eby ID Number 00023-1898 
    Died Yes, date unknown 
    Person ID I17411  Generations
    Last Modified 26 Feb 2024 

    Father Noah B. Clemens,   b. 15 Dec 1838, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Anna Elisabeth Kirsch,   b. 5 Jul 1841, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 May 1873, Port Elgin, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 31 years) 
    Married 28 Jul 1861  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 27 Jan 1891  Saint John, Saint John Co., New Brunswick, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
     1. John Waldron Clemens,   b. 3 Mar 1895, Petrolia, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2024 
    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.].

  • 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..., 444.

    2. [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.

    3. [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

    4. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library.

    5. [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.

    6. [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
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 3 Aug 1864 - Port Elgin, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 27 Jan 1891 - Saint John, Saint John Co., New Brunswick, Canada Link to Google Earth
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