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Solomon Knechtel

Male 1856 - 1932  (75 years)


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  • Name Solomon Knechtel 
    Born 9 Aug 1856  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Gender Male 
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    Name Solomon Knapp 
    Residence 1861  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Lutheran 
    • Living with Philip and Barbara Knechtel along with their children and a Margarueth Kress.
    Occupation 1893  North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    farmer 
    Occupation 1901  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Farmer 
    Occupation 1911  St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Farmer 
    Residence 1911  St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Mennonite 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-37326 
    Died 20 Jun 1932  RR2, Petersburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Cause: heart attack 
    Buried Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I37326  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Philip Knechtel,   b. 1 Feb 1836, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Aug 1914, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Mother Barbara Schmitt,   b. 28 Nov 1841, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Mar 1933, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years) 
    Married 1 Apr 1861  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8, 9] 
    Family ID F12477  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Father Peter Knapp,   b. 19 May 1811, Kusel, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Elizabeth Knechtel,   b. 1823, Hütschenhausen, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 29 Jun 1853  Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Family ID F6261  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lydia Bechtel,   b. 1 May 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 May 1937, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Married 8 Jan 1895  New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 6] 
    Children 
     1. William B. "Willie" Knechtel,   b. 9 Oct 1896, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Oct 1896, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     2. Harold B. "Harry" Knechtel,   b. 5 Jun 1898, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1962  (Age 63 years)
     3. Edward B. Knechtel,   b. Jul 1903, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1975  (Age ~ 71 years)
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F11485  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Knechtel. - Solomon Knechtel was born in Waterloo Co., Ont., Aug. 9, 1856; died at his home in Waldon, June 20, 1932; aged 75 y. 10 m. 12 d. He was united in the holy bonds of matrimony to Lydia Bechtel of New Hamburg, Jan. 8, 1895. This union was blessed with three children: Harry, Edward, and William (predeceased) him in infancy).

      He leaves to mourn his deeply bereaved companion, 2 sons, 4 grandchildren, and a host of friends and relatives. About six months ago he underwent a serious operation at the St. Mary's Hospital at Kitchener. Just previous to the operation he was baptized and received into church fellowship by Bishop C. F. Derstine. On the evening of June 20, while getting ready to retire, he was seized with a severe heart attack, and dropped over and expired. His sudden death was a shock to his family and the whole community. Funeral services were conducted at the Shatz Church, June 23, by Orphen Wismer and Manassah Hallman. Interment in the adjoining cemetery.

      "The family circle's broken now,
      Since father's gone to rest;
      But we our heads do humbly bow,
      And say, 'God thought it best.'      "

      Gospel Herald - Volume XXV, Number 15 - July 14, 1932 - page 319, 320

      __________________________

      Solomon Knapp was raised by his first cousin Philip Knechtel and took the Knechtel family name as his own. There are conflicting dates of death for the mother and father.

  • Sources 
    1. [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-5 Page 2.

    2. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Salomon Knechtel (farmer of North East Hope) b. Waterloo Township Age: 38 born abt 1857 father: Philip Knechtel mother: Barbara Knechtel married Lydia Bechtel (res. Wilmot) Age:: 33 born abt 1862 b. Wilmot Tp father: Noah Bechtel mother: Annie Bechtel married 8 Jan 1895 Marriage Place: Waterloo, New Hamburg

    3. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, July 14, 1932 - Obituary of Solomon Knechtel.

    4. [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Wilmot Twp. 1911 Div. 9 Page 15.

    5. [S894] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861, Sect. 6 Page 42.

    6. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, June 10, 1937 - Obituary of Lydia Bechtel.

    7. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library.
      Philipp Knechtel, 25, res. Waterloo Twp., b. Waterloo Twp. s/o Philipp Knechtel & Eva Jung married 1 Apr 1861 to Barbara Schmitt, 19 b. Wilmot, res. wilmot. d/o John R. Schmitt & Margaret Roth. Wit: Michael Holz of Berlin

    8. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.

    9. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 4 Apr 1861.
      Apr. 1, 1861 Barbara Schnitt of Wilmot; Philipp Knechtel of Waterloo, by Rev. Bindemann

    10. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library.
      Peter Knapp, farmer of Wilmot, married 29 Juan 1853 in Greenbush by banns to Elisabeth Bechtel (widow) maiden name Knechtel of Waterloo wit: C. L. Bindemann & Vernoica Winkler

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 9 Aug 1856 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - farmer - 1893 - North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 8 Jan 1895 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1901 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1911 - St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1911 - St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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