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

Jeannette R. "Nettie" Geiger[1]

Female 1879 - 1922  (42 years)


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  • Name Jeannette R. "Nettie" Geiger 
    Born 5 Nov 1879  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
    Gender Female 
    Name Genetta Geiger 
    Name Jeannette R. "Nettie" Knechtel 
    Name Nettie Geiger 
    Residence 1881  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1911  Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Mennonite 
    Eby ID Number 00038-3079.0001 
    Died 14 Oct 1922  [1, 3, 7
    Buried Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 7
    Person ID I24243  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father Peter B. Geiger,   b. 25 Jan 1850, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Aug 1928  (Age 78 years) 
    Mother Sophia Schmidt,   b. 1854, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 5 Jan 1875  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9, 10
    Family ID F7435  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Jacob Toman Knechtel,   b. 6 Oct 1879, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Nov 1962, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Children 
     1. Richard Knechtel,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Joseph Knechtel,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Myra Knechtel,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Clarence G. Knechtel,   b. 28 Feb 1903, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Jul 1988, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
     5. Sophia May Knechtel,   b. 16 Jul 1906, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jan 1907, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     6. Richard Knechtel,   b. 16 Jan 1908, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Mar 1993, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
     7. Joseph Knechtel,   b. Feb 1910, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Aug 2009, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 99 years)
     8. Olivia G. Knechtel,   b. 17 Nov 1911, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 May 2008, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 96 years)
     9. Irene Knechtel,   b. 30 Jan 1914,   d. 23 Jun 1994, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F6027  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Jacob T. Knechtel.

    2. [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-2 Page 11.

    3. [S49] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - Latschaw Mennonite CC#4560 [now Mannheim Mennonite] Internet Link.
      Nettie Geiger / beloved wife of / Jacob T. Knechtel / died Oct. 14, 1922 / in his 43rd year / at rest

    4. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration, 32206-1879 Janetta daughter of Sophia Schmidt.

    5. [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 2 Page 14.

    6. [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Div. 11 Page 8.

    7. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13894685/jeanetta-knechtel.

    8. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 9369-75.
      Peter B. GEIGER, 25, yeoman, Wilmot, same, s/o Daniel & Catharina, married Sophia SCHMIDT, 19, Wilmot, same, d/o Henry & Louisa, witn: Isaac McNALLY & Mary BRICKER, both of Waterloo, 5 Jan 1875 at Berlin

    9. [S2] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Church of the New Jerusalem (Swedenborgian).
      Bridegroom Name: Peter B. Geiger Age: 25 res: Wilmot Tp. Place of Birth: Wilmot Tp. Names of Parents: Daniel Geiger & Cathar. Besinger Bride: Name: Sophia Schmidt Age: 19 res: Wilmot Tp. Place of Birth: Wilmot Tp. Names of Parents: Henry Schmidt & Louisa Fosh Witness(S): Name: Isaac Mcnelley res: Waterloo Name: Mary Bricker res: Waterloo Date of Marriage: Jan. 5, 1875

    10. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 14 Jan 1875.
      05 Jan 1875 By Pastor F.W. Tuerk of Berlin, Peter B. Geiger was married to Sophie Schmidt, both of Wilmot Township.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 5 Nov 1879 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1881 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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