Walter Clemens

1899 - 1948  (49 years)

• Name	Walter Clemens
  Born	9 Jan 1899	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	railway conductor  [2]
  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	?
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-31102
  Died	3 Jul 1948	Sarnia, Lambton Co., Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Buried	First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I31102	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Moses B. Clemens,   b. 1 Aug 1846, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Dec 1919, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Catharina "Katie" Brox,   b. 31 Jan 1852, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Aug 1925  (Age 73 years)
  Married	2 Apr 1876	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Family ID	F4557	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Marcella M. Upper,   b. Abt 1905,   d. Aft 1948  (Age ~ 44 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F21948	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Clemens. -- Walter, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Moses B. Clemens, was born at Berlin (now Kitchener), Ont., Jan. 9, 1899; died July 3, 1948, at his residence in Sarnia, Ont.; aged 49 y. 5 m. 24 d. He had been employed by the Canadian National Railway for thirty years, and at the time of his death was a railway conductor. Surviving are his wife (the former Marcella M. Upper), 2 sons and one daughter (John, Fort Erie, Ont.; Walter and Marian, both of Sarnia, Ont.), 3 brothers (Mahlon, Kitchener, Ont.; Norman, Chicago, Ill.; Emmanuel, of New Jersey), and one sister (Sarah, of Kitchener). A service was held July 6 at the Stewart Funeral Home, in Sarnia, and on July 7 at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, where Merle Shantz was in charge. Interment was made in the First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener. Gospel Herald - Volume XLI, Number 31 - August 3, 1948 - page 727 ________________________________ The death of Walter Clemens, 49, occurred at his residence, 247 Cobden St., Sarnia, suddenly Saturday. He had been a railway conductor with the C.N.R. for 30 years. The son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Moses B. Clemens, he was born at Kitchener, Jan 9 1899. He was a member of B.M. of R.C. Surviving are his wife, the former Marcella M. Upper; two sons, John, Fort Erie; and Walter, Sarnia; one daughter, Marian, at home; three brothers, Mahlon, Kitchener, Norman, Chicago; Emanuel, New Jersey; one sister, Sarah, Kitchener. A service will be held at the Stewart Funeral Home, 254 George St., Sarnia, Tuesday at 2 p.m., after which removal will be made to the Ratz-Betchel Funeral Home here for service Wednesday at 2 p.m. Interment will be made in the First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener. The Kitchener Record 5 Jul 1948

  
  

• Sources

  [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) Page 6. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, August 3, 1948 - Obituary of Walter Clemens. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 36 Page 12. [S3] Book - Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 433. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Catharine Brox Born: Canada Age: 24 Father: Jacob Brox Mother: Catharine Brox Born: abt 1852 Spouse: Moses Clemens Age: 29 born: Canada Father: Eli Clemens Mother: Leah Bonman Clemens married 2 Apr 1876 [S2] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Church of the New Jerusalem (Swedenborgian). Bridegroom Name: Moses Clemens Age: 29 res: Berlin, Ont. Place of Birth: Waterloo County Names of Parents: Eli Clemens & Lea Bowman Bride: Name: Cathar. Brox Age: 24 res: Woolwich Tp. Place of Birth: Woolwich, Tp. Names of Parents: Jacob Brox & Cathar Ziegler Witness(S): Name: Ida Turk res: Berlin Name: Sussanna Rothaermel res: Berlin Date of Marriage: Aug. 2, 1876 [S8] News - Gospel Herald, December 18, 1919 - Obituary of Moses B. Clemens. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 13 Apr 1876. 02 Apr 1876 By Pastor J.W. Tuerk in Berlin, Moses Clemens of Berlin was married to Catharina Brox of Woolwich Township.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 9 Jan 1899 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - ? - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 3 Jul 1948 - Sarnia, Lambton Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth