Waterloo Region Generations
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Charles Theodore Dahmer

Male 1885 - 1975  (89 years)


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  • Name Charles Theodore Dahmer 
    Born 20 Oct 1885  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-352884 
    Died 30 Sep 1975  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 3 Oct 1975  Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I352884  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Family Laura Ethel Clarke,   b. 10 Feb 1888, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1972  (Age 83 years) 
    Married 18 Aug 1909  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Last Modified 7 Apr 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 
    1. [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

    2. [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
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 20 Oct 1885 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 18 Aug 1909 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 30 Sep 1975 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 3 Oct 1975 - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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