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

Jonas O. Knechtel[1, 2, 3, 4]

Male 1883 - 1954  (70 years)


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  • Name Jonas O. Knechtel 
    Born 6 Aug 1883  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5, 6, 7, 8
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1891  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1901  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    machinist 
    Occupation 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Machinist, Button Factory 
    Residence 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Evangelical 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-29171 
    Died 1954  London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Buried Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Person ID I29171  Generations
    Last Modified 30 Sep 2024 

    Father Jonas Knechtel,   b. 14 Jan 1842, Spesbach, Bayern, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Dec 1894, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years) 
    Mother Susannah Otto,   b. 29 Jan 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Jun 1926, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Married 29 Dec 1868  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 9
    Family ID F7678  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Louise Violet Schwalm,   b. Apr 1889, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Dec 1985, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 96 years) 
    Married 1912  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Children 
     1. Paul Knechtel,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Grace Knechtel,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Madeline Knechtel,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Catherine J. Knechtel,   b. 28 Oct 1914, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Sep 2002  (Age 87 years)
     5. Ruth Susanna Knechtel,   b. 7 Feb 1919, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1989  (Age 69 years)
     6. Paul Otto Knechtel,   b. 1922,   d. 14 Nov 1988, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
     7. Eleanor Marie "Ellie" Knechtel,   b. 1924, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1986, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)
    Last Modified 1 Oct 2024 
    Family ID F265218  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Jonas Knechtel - Jonas Knechtel, 70, of 29 Glasgow St. died Monday at London, Ont. after a brief illness. Born in Kitchener Aug. 6, 1883, he was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jonas Knechtel. He was employed at the Dominion Button Manufacturers, Ltd., and was a member of the Pentecostal Tabernacle. Surviving are his wife the former Louise Schwalm, whom he married in Kitchener in 1912; one son, Paul of Kitchener; five daughters, Mrs. Edward (Catherine) Strome and Mrs. Arthur (Ruth) Luening of Kitchener, Mrs. William (Eleanor) Wolfhard of Waterloo, Mrs. Harvey (Grace) Kolb of Bridgeport and Mrs. Reginald (Madeline) Solmes of Frankfort, Ont.; two brothers, Edward of Toronto and Harry of Kitchener; three sisters, Mrs. Gus Donner and Mrs. Walter Snyder of Kitchener and Mrs. Charles Mulholland of Elmira and eight grandchildren. The body will rest at the Ratz-Bechtel funeral home until Thursday at 1 pm when it will be taken to the Pentecostal Tabernacle for the funeral Thursday at 2: 30 pm. Burial will be in Woodland Cemetery with Rev. George Greatorex of the tabernacle officiating.

      Unidentified Newspaper Obituary

  • Sources 
    1. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Louise Violet Schwalm - Knechtel.

    2. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Paul Otto Knechtel.

    3. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Susannah Otto - Knechtel.

    4. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of William Otto Knechtel.

    5. [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, A-1 pg 11.

    6. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 29, Pg 6.

    7. [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Section 4 Page 48.

    8. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Jonas Knechtel.

    9. [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
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 6 Aug 1883 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - machinist - 1901 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Machinist, Button Factory - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Evangelical - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 1912 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 1954 - London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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