David S. Clemens^[1]

1858 - 1936  (77 years)

• Name	David S. Clemens
  Born	23 Sep 1858	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	W. Methodist
  Residence	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Church of England
  Occupation	1886	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	farmer
  Business	1887	Winterbourne, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Winterbourne Roller Mills
  	Partne with James Wells
  		Winterbourne Roller Mills 1887 - The Canadian journal of commerce, finance and insurance review : [New ser. v. 24, no. 1 (Jan. 7, 1887)]
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/94688326
  Occupation	1888	Winterbourne, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	miller
  Occupation	1891	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Miller
  Residence	1891	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Methodist
  Occupation	1893	Winterbourne, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	miller
  Eby ID Number	00023-1702
  Died	4 May 1936	Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States
  Buried	River View Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States
  Person ID	I17574	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Aaron Clemens,   b. 26 Feb 1828, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Mar 1888, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 60 years)
  Mother	Nancy Snyder,   b. 30 Apr 1830, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Oct 1897, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 67 years)
  Married	30 Oct 1849  [1, 6]
  Family ID	F4394	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Florence Maude Carter,   b. 26 Aug 1864, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Nov 1929, , Columbia Co., Oregon, USA  (Age 65 years)
  Children	1. Aileen Charlotte Clemens,   b. 3 Jul 1886, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Jan 1888, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 1 years)   2. Vieva Nancy Clemens,   b. 29 Jan 1888, Winterbourne, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. John Carter Clemens,   b. Abt 1890, Winterbourne, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Robert Allister Clemens,   b. 29 May 1893, Winterbourne, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F4582	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  David S. Clemens, " was born September 23rd, 1858. He is a miller by trade and was the owner of the Winterbourne Roller Flour Mills at the time they were destroyed by fire. He now resides in Guelph where he is engaged in the stave and heading business. He is married to Florence Maude Carter and has a family of several 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.]. _________________ A Destructive Fire Winterbourne's Only Industrial Establishment Wiped Out by Fire Clemens Mill Burned Last Night Fire completely destroyed David Clemens' flourmill at Winterbourne last night. It is feared that loss of life resulted. Just at dusk on Tuesday evening a man with the earmarks of a tramp was seen near the mill. One of the surmises as to the origin of the fire is, that the tramp slept in the mill and, probably by the lighting of a pipe, set fire to the structure. An eye witness brings the report to town that shouts and screams were heard in the burning building, the cries gradually becoming fainter until all was still. The origin of the fire will probably always be a mystery. Others say that the fire had its origin in the engine room. The loss is fully $15,000 on building, machinery and stock. The building was a frame one and the flames were not long in devouring it. Amount of insurance not known. The Daily Record 30 Aug 1893 _________________ CLEMENS \endash May 4, David S. Clemens, aged 77 years, late of Scappoose, Or.; father of Mrs. Helen Gander and John Carter Clemens, Scappoose, Or., and Paul Miles Clemens, Baker, Or.; 1 brother, 2 sisters in Canada. Remains have been removed to Pearson's Funeral Church, 301 N.E. Knott st. at Union ave. The Oregonian, 6 May 1936, p14 ______________ D.S. Clemens, 77, of Scappoose, dropped dead at the Owl Drug company store at Southwest Tenth avenue and Washington street, the coroner's office also was told. The Oregonian, 5 May 1936, p2

  
  

• 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..., 408. [S604] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1871, Div. 2, Pg. 18. [S178] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1881, Waterloo S. Twp. 1881 Div 2 Page 9. [S1821] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1891, Div. 2 Page 26. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Robert Allister Clemens Born: 29 May 1893 County: Waterloo Father: David S Clemens Mother: Florence Maud Carter [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..., 288.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 23 Sep 1858 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - W. Methodist - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Church of England - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - farmer - 1886 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Business - Winterbourne Roller Mills - 1887 - Winterbourne, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - miller - 1888 - Winterbourne, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Miller - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - miller - 1893 - Winterbourne, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 4 May 1936 - Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States Buried - - River View Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States  = Link to Google Earth