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William Henry Knipfel

Male 1875 - 1939  (~ 64 years)


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  • Name William Henry Knipfel 
    Born Jan 1875  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1901  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Farm Laborer 
    Occupation 1903  Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    labourer 
    Occupation 1911  Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Laborer in Mill 
    Residence 1911  Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Evangelical 
    Residence 1939  32 Factory St., Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-24814 
    Died 6 Jun 1939  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I24814  Generations
    Last Modified 7 Nov 2024 

    Father Otto Knipfel,   b. 16 Mar 1852 OR 13 Jul 1851 OR 19 Oct 1850, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Aug 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 50 years) 
    Mother Anna Elizabeth Edler,   b. 1851, Wheeling, Ohio, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Oct 1880, Marion Center, Marion Co., Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 29 years) 
    Married 14 Apr 1874  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Family ID F10132  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Emma Annie Hoffman,   b. 18 Jun 1882, Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jan 1909, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 26 years) 
    Married 14 Jan 1903  Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Last Modified 12 Nov 2024 
    Family ID F6280  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Mary Ann Mickus,   b. 12 Sep 1880, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Nov 1953, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Children 
     1. Lorne Walter Knipfel,   b. 3 Jul 1914, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Dec 2005, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years)
    Last Modified 12 Nov 2024 
    Family ID F168211  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • WILLIAM KNIPFEL

      As a result of a cerebral hemmorhage, following an illness of three months' duration, William Knipfel, 64, passed away Tuesday morning at his home, 32 Factory street.

      Surviving is his wife, the former Mary Ann Mickus, one on Lorne, and a sister, Mrs. Geo. Sommerville, of Toronto.

      The funeral will take place from his late home on Friday afternoon, at 2 o'clock, to Zion Evangelical Church for service, thence to Elmira Cemetery for interment. Rev. C. H. Corn-well will officiate. The remains rested in the Dreisinger Funeral Chapel until Thursday morning.

  • Sources 
    1. [S148] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1901, Woolwich F-5 Page 4.

    2. [S246] Census - Kansas - 1880, Gale, Marion, Kansas Film 1254388 Page Number 45B.

    3. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration.
      William Henry Kniphel Born: 19 Jan 1875 County: Waterloo Father: Otto Kniphel Mother: Eliza Adler

    4. [S348] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1911, Div.. 17 Page 11.

    5. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 018895-03.
      William KNIFFEL, 27, laborer, Waterloo, Floradale, s/o Otto KNIFFEL & Elizabeth EDEL, married Emma HOFFMAN, 21, Floradale, same, d/o Anton HOFFMAN & Maggie REICHERT, witn: Noah KELLER & Clara? HOFFMAN, both of Floradale, 14 Jan. 1903 at Floradale, Woolwich twp

    6. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Otto Knippel Born: Canada Age: 24 Father: Henry Knippel Mother: Mary Knippel Born: abt 1850 Spouse: Anna Elizabeth Edler Age: 22 born: USA Father: John Edler Mother: Mary Edler married 14 Apr 1874

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - Jan 1875 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farm Laborer - 1901 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - labourer - 1903 - Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 14 Jan 1903 - Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Laborer in Mill - 1911 - Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Evangelical - 1911 - Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 6 Jun 1939 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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