William Otto Knechtel^{[1, 2]}

1873 - 1950  (76 years)

• Name	William Otto Knechtel
  Born	5 Nov 1873	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1881	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1891	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Button Maker
  Residence	1891	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Lutheran
  Elected Office	1899	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	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   [3]
  	machinist
  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Machinist, Button Factory
  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Zion Evangrlical Ass.
  Occupation	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Superintendant, Button Factory
  Residence	1921	33 Ahrens St. W., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Residence	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Evangelical
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-179158P
  Died	28 Sep 1950	Rosemere, Quebec, Canada   [8, 9]
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  Person ID	I179158	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Jonas Knechtel,   b. 14 Jan 1842, Spesbach, Bayern, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany ,   d. 14 Dec 1894, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 52 years)
  Mother	Susannah Otto,   b. 29 Jan 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Jun 1926, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)
  Married	29 Dec 1868	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [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 ,   d. 23 May 1947, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 68 years)
  Children	1. Lillian Mabel "Lilyan" Knechtel,   b. 24 Sep 1914, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1965  (Age 50 years)   2. Margaret Knechtel   3. Gerald William Knechtel,   b. 28 Jan 1905, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1950, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada  (Age 44 years)   4. Anna Margaret "Margaret" Knechtel,   b. 9 Jul 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Nov 1963, Thunder Bay (Fort William), Thunder Bay District, Ontario  (Age 52 years)   5. Lillian Knechtel,   b. 1914, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F176146	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  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

  [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Gerald W. Knechtel. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Susannah Otto - Knechtel. [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, A-1 pg 11. [S158] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1881, Div. 2 Pg. 51. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 28 Pg. 3. [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub Dist. 26 Page 3. [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Section 4 Page 48. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of William Otto Knechtel. [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. [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

  Born - 5 Nov 1873 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Button Maker - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Elected Office - councillor - Kitchener - 1899 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - machinist - 1901 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Machinist, Button Factory - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Zion Evangrlical Ass. - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Superintendant, Button Factory - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1921 - 33 Ahrens St. W., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Evangelical - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 28 Sep 1950 - Rosemere, Quebec, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth