Waterloo Region Generations
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William Otto Knechtel

William Otto Knechtel[1, 2]

Male 1873 - 1950  (76 years)

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  • Name William Otto Knechtel 
    Born 5 Nov 1873  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1881  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1891  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Button Maker 
    Residence 1891  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Lutheran 
    Elected Office 1899  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    councillor - Kitchener 
    • Years Served: 1912-14, 1923-24
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/187734514 
    Name W. O. Knechtel 
    Occupation 1901  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    machinist 
    Residence 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Machinist, Button Factory 
    Residence 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Zion Evangrlical Ass. 
    Occupation 1921  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Superintendant, Button Factory 
    Residence 1921  33 Ahrens St. W., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Residence 1921  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Evangelical 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-179158P 
    Died 28 Sep 1950  Rosemere, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9
    Buried Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Person ID I179158  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Jonas Knechtel,   b. 14 Jan 1842, Spesbach, Bayern, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Dec 1894, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years) 
    Mother Susannah Otto,   b. 29 Jan 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Jun 1926, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Married 29 Dec 1868  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 10
    Family ID F7678  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Anna Margaret Ada "Ada" Moyer,   b. 2 Aug 1878, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 May 1947, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Children 
     1. Lillian Mabel "Lilyan" Knechtel,   b. 24 Sep 1914, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1965  (Age 50 years)
     2. Margaret Knechtel
     3. Gerald William Knechtel,   b. 28 Jan 1905, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1950, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 44 years)
     4. Anna Margaret "Margaret" Knechtel,   b. 9 Jul 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Nov 1963, Thunder Bay (Fort William), Thunder Bay District, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years)
     5. Lillian Knechtel,   b. 1914, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F176146  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    W. O. Knechtel
    W. O. Knechtel
    From: Berlin Celebration of Cityhood - Issued by Authority of the City. Berlin Ontario, Issued in Commemoration of its Celebration of Cityhood July 17th 1912.

  • Notes 
    • William O. Knechtel

      A Kitchener native, William Otto Knechtel, 76, of Rosemere, Que., died at his home yesterday after a brief illness.

      He was a member of Zion Evangelical Church.

      Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Arthur (Lillian) McFarlane of Rosemere, Que., and Mrs. Whitney (Margaret) Sebolt of Wells, B.C.; four brothers, Charles, Harry and Jonas of Kitchener and Edward of Toronto; three sisters, Mrs. Walter Snyder and Mrs. Gus W. Donner of Kitchener and Mrs. Charles Mulholland of Elmira. His wife, the former Ada Moyer, predeceased him three years ago.

      Unidentified Newspaper Obituary

  • Sources 
    1. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Gerald W. Knechtel.

    2. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Susannah Otto - Knechtel.

    3. [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, A-1 pg 11.

    4. [S158] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1881, Div. 2 Pg. 51.

    5. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 28 Pg. 3.

    6. [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub Dist. 26 Page 3.

    7. [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Section 4 Page 48.

    8. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of William Otto Knechtel.

    9. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, M., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, M. (1873). William Otto Knechtel (1873-1950) - Find A Grave... Retrieved 25 July 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/187734514/william-otto-knechtel.

    10. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.
      Jonas Knechtel Born: Spessbach Bairen Wilmot Township Age: 26 Father: Jacob Knechtel Mother: Philippina Sauer Spouse: Susanne Otto Age: 16 born: Wilmot Township Res: Wilmot Township Father: John Otto Mother: Leah Thoman married 29 Dec 1868 married: Preston

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 5 Nov 1873 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Button Maker - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsElected Office - councillor - Kitchener - 1899 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - machinist - 1901 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Machinist, Button Factory - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Zion Evangrlical Ass. - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Superintendant, Button Factory - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1921 - 33 Ahrens St. W., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Evangelical - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 28 Sep 1950 - Rosemere, Quebec, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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