Nelson Kinzie

1905 - 1998  (~ 92 years)

• Name	Nelson Kinzie
  Born	May 1905	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1964	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-203929P
  Died	1998	Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Buried	Kinzie-Bean Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region. Ontario   [2]
  Person ID	I203929	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Daniel H. Kinzie,   b. 17 Apr 1866, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Sep 1921  (Age 55 years)
  Mother	Wilhelmina "Mena" "Minnie" Pfeifer,   b. 28 Jul 1870, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Sep 1972, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 102 years)
  Married	11 May 1892	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Family ID	F1044	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lily Johnston Findlay,   b. 1903, , Scotland ,   d. 1985  (Age 82 years)
  Married	24 Dec 1927	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Children	1. Daniel Kinzie   2. Bill Kinzie   3. Lillian Kinzie
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F233028	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  KINZIE, Nelson Of Limerick Road, Kitchener, on Tuesday, December 15, 1998, at the Cambridge Memorial Hospital, in his 94th year. Beloved husband of the late Lily Findlay. Dear father of Daniel and his wife Joyce, Bill and his wife Joyce and Lillian Mayman, all of Cambridge. Lovingly remembered by seven grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren. Survived by one sister Minerva Wilkens of Cambridge. Predeceased by his parents, Daniel and Minerva Kinzie, three brothers and six sisters. Mr. Kinzie was born in Preston and was a lifelong resident of the area. He was a member of Knox Preston Presbyterian Church and was a retired wood-worker, from Preston Office Furniture. The family will receive friends, at the BARTHEL FUNERAL HOME, 566 Queenston Road, Cambridge, on Thursday, from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. The complete funeral service, will be held at Knox Preston Presbyterian Church, 132 Argyle Street, Cambridge, on Friday, December 18, 1998, at 1: 30 p.m., with Rev. Al Beaton officiating. Interment following in Kinzie-Biehn Cemetery, Kitchener. Cambridge Reporter 1998

  
  

• Sources

  [S272] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1911, Div. 7 Page 9. [S186] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kinzie-Bean CC#5424 Internet Link . Kinzie/ Nelson/ Kinzie/ 1905-1998/ Lily/ Findlay/ 1903-1985/ The Lord Is My Shepherd [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Bella Kinzie - 2 Jul 1964. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Daniel Kinsey Born: Doon Age: 26 Father: Jacob Kinsey Mother: Anna High Born: abt 1866 Spouse: Minnie Pfeiffer Age: 21 born: Preston Father: John Pfeiffer Mother: Catherine Pfeiffer married 11 May 1892 married: Waterloo Township [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Nelson KINZIE, 22, machinist, Preston, Preston, s/o Daniel KINZIE (b. Doon) & Wilhelmine PFEIFFER married Lily Johnston FINDLAY, 24, weaver, Scotland, Preston, d/o (she does not know, possibly illegitimate child) & Annie Rose FINDLAY, witn: William A. FINDLAY of 98 Homewood Ave. Kitchener & Miss Sarah KINZIE of Preston, 24 December 1927 in Preston.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - May 1905 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 24 Dec 1927 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1964 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 1998 - Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Kinzie-Bean Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region. Ontario  = Link to Google Earth