Charles Theodore Dahmer

1885 - 1975  (89 years)

• Name	Charles Theodore Dahmer
  Born	20 Oct 1885	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-352884
  Died	30 Sep 1975	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	3 Oct 1975	Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I352884	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Family	Laura Ethel Clarke,   b. 10 Feb 1888, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1972  (Age 83 years)
  Married	18 Aug 1909	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F252318	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  C. T. Dahmer dies; Twin City Chauffeur Charles Theodore (Charlie) Dahmer, one of the few chauffeurs who used to work in the Twin Cities, died Tuesday at his residene, 247 Franklin St. N. following a brief illness. He was 89. Mr. Dahmer, who lived at 250 Frederick St., Kitchener, operated a garage on Hall's Lane in Kitchener, for many years and was a chauffeur for Kitchener leather industrialist George C. H. Lang for 11 years. While driving for the Lang family, Mr. Dahmer also transported such visiting dignitaries as Sir Wilfrid Laurier, the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire, Prime Minister Mackenzie King and Sir Robert Borden. He was the first chauffeur in the Twin Cities to have a proper uniform. Mr. Dahmer once estimated that he drove about 40,000 miles a year for the Langs. He retired in 1958. His wife, Laura, died two years ago. Among survivors are two daughters and a sister. Funeral services will be conducted Friday. Kitchener-Waterloo Record 1 Oct 1975 pg 47

  
  

• Sources

  [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Name:Charles Theodore Dahmer Date of Birth:20 Oct 1885 Gender:Male Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father's name:Andrew Dahmer Mother's name:Maria Antiknap [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name:Charles T Dahmer Age:23 Birth Date:abt 1886 Marriage Date:18 Aug 1909 Marriage County or District:Waterloo Father:Andrew Dahmer Mother:Maria Antiknap Spouse:Laura Ethel Clarke Spouse's Age:21 Spouse Birth Date:abt 1886 Spouse Father:James Clarke Spouse Mother:Clarke Clarke

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 20 Oct 1885 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 18 Aug 1909 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 30 Sep 1975 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 3 Oct 1975 - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth