Edward B. Knechtel^{[1, 2, 3]}

1903 - 1975  (~ 71 years)

• Name	Edward B. Knechtel
  Born	Jul 1903	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13891750
  Residence	1911	St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1926	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Farmer
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-37329
  Died	1975  [2]
  Buried	Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I37329	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Solomon Knechtel,   b. 9 Aug 1856, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Jun 1932, RR2, Petersburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)
  Mother	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   [1, 5, 6]
  Family ID	F11485	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Susannah Leah Witmer,   b. 18 Feb 1905, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Nov 1998, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 93 years)
  Married	8 Sep 1926	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Children	1. Martha Knechtel   2. Cranson Edward Claude Knechtel,   b. 21 Aug 1929, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 May 2009  (Age 79 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F48463	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S8] News - Gospel Herald, June 10, 1937 - Obituary of Lydia Bechtel. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Susanna Leah (Susie) Witmer - Knechtel. [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 045999-26. Edward Knechtel, 23, occ. Farmer, b. Wilmot Twp, res. Wilmot Twp, son of Solomon Knechtel and Lydia Bechtel married Susanna Leah Witmer, 21, occ. Domestic, b. Waterloo Twp, res. Waterloo Twp, daughter of Isaiah B. Witmer and Jemima Swartz, Witnessed by: Joyce Witmer and Edna Schmidt Both of RR4 Kitchener, 8 September 1926 At The Bride's Home in Waterloo Co. [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Wilmot Twp. 1911 Div. 9 Page 15. [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.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - Jul 1903 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1926 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 8 Sep 1926 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth