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

Margaret "Maggie" Zimmer[1]

Female 1875 - 1962  (87 years)


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  • Name Margaret "Maggie" Zimmer 
    Born 8 Feb 1875  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
    Gender Female 
    Name Maggie Zimmer 
    Name Margaret "Maggie" Knechtel 
    Residence 1881  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1881  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1891  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1938  127 Church St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-23046 
    Died 1 Sep 1962  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7
    Buried 3 Sep 1962  Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7
    Person ID I23046  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Johann Adam "Adam" Zimmer,   b. 19 Aug 1825, Spesbach, Bayern, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 May 1896, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Mother Catherine Knechtel,   b. 13 Jul 1837, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Mar 1894, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years) 
    Married 5 Sep 1858  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9, 10
    Family ID F8204  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Allen Toman Knechtel,   b. 30 Sep 1871, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Feb 1938, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years) 
    Married 20 Oct 1896  Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Florence May Knechtel,   b. 2 Jan 1898, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Edna Laura Knechtel,   b. 6 Jul 1899, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Sep 1994, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 95 years)
     3. Daniel Gordon Knechtel,   b. 27 Sep 1902, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jan 1976, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
     4. Mary Susanna Knechtel,   b. 7 Mar 1904, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Allen Samuel Zimmer Knechtel,   b. 12 Apr 1907, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jul 1990, Kitchener Waterloo Commission, Kitchener, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
     6. Selina Z. "Sarah" Knechtel,   b. 1913, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1972  (Age 59 years)
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F5540  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Mrs. Margaret Knechtel - Mrs. Margaret Knechtel, 87, of 137 Church St., died today at K-W Hospital, following a brief illness. Born in Kitchener, a daughter of (illegible) she had resided ? for about ? years. (Illegible). She was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church and the Ladies Aid Society. Her husband, Allan Knechtel, died in 1938. Surviving are two sons, Daniel and Allen, both of Kitchener; three daughters, Mrs. Lorne (Florence) Hill of Beamsville and Mrs. Armand (Edna) Kutt and Mrs. Mary Nihls, both of Kitchener, and 14 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren. The body is at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home where service will be conducted Monday at 3: 30 p.m. by Rev. Arthur Eissfeldt. Interment will be in Mount Hope Cemetery.

      Unidentified Newspaper Obituary

  • Sources 
    1. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Johanna Zimmer - Wilhelm.

    2. [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot h-3 Page 4.

    3. [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-3 Page 4.

    4. [S224] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1881, Div 3 Page 16.

    5. [S1573] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1891, Section 1 Page 30.

    6. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Margaret Zimmer - Knechtel.

    7. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, S., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, S. (1871). Johanna K Zimmer Wilhelm (1871-1960) - Find A... Retrieved 29 August 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81578013/johanna-k-wilhelm.

    8. [S14] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berlin Chronicle (1856-1860), 14 Sep 1858.
      By the Revd. F. W. Bindeman at Berlin on the 5th September, John Adam Zimmer, to Catharine Knechtel, of Waterloo.

    9. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.
      John Adam Zimmer Birth Place: Germany RESIDENCE: Waterloo Age: 32 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1826 Father Name: Michael Mother Name: Margareth Stuber Spouse Name: Catherine Knechtel Spouse's Age: 21 Spouse Estimated Birth Year: abt 1837 Spouse Birth Place: Waterloo Spouse Residence: Waterloo Spouse Father Name: Philip Spouse Mother Name: Eva Young Marriage Date: 5 Sep 1858 Marriage County: Waterloo

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

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 8 Feb 1875 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1891 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 1 Sep 1962 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 3 Sep 1962 - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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