Solomon Knechtel

1856 - 1932  (75 years)

• Name	Solomon Knechtel
  Born	9 Aug 1856	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/259291459
  Name	Solomon Knapp
  Residence	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [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   [2]
  	farmer
  Occupation	1901	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Farmer
  Occupation	1911	St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1911	St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-37326
  Died	20 Jun 1932	RR2, Petersburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Cause: heart attack
  Buried	Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I37326	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

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

  
  

  Family	Lydia Bechtel,   b. 1 May 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 May 1937, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)
  Married	8 Jan 1895	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 6]
  Children	1. William B. "Willie" Knechtel,   b. 9 Oct 1896, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Oct 1896, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 0 years)   2. Harold B. "Harry" Knechtel,   b. 5 Jun 1898, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1962  (Age 63 years)   3. Edward B. Knechtel,   b. Jul 1903, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1975  (Age ~ 71 years)
  Last Modified	12 Nov 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

  [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-5 Page 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 [S8] News - Gospel Herald, July 14, 1932 - Obituary of Solomon Knechtel. [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Wilmot Twp. 1911 Div. 9 Page 15. [S894] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861, Sect. 6 Page 42. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, June 10, 1937 - Obituary of Lydia Bechtel. [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 [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. [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

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 9 Aug 1856 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - farmer - 1893 - North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Married - 8 Jan 1895 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1901 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1911 - St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth