Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Clarissa Barbara "Clare" Clara" Merkel[1]

Female 1893 - 1952  (59 years)


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  • Name Clarissa Barbara "Clare" Clara" Merkel 
    Born 5 Oct 1893  Neustadt, Normanby Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5
    Gender Female 
    Name Clara Merkle 
    Name Clarissa Barbara "Clare" Clara" West 
    Occupation 1911  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Machine Operator, Knitting Factory 
    Residence 1918  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-405392 
    Died 20 Nov 1952  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Buried Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I405392  Generations
    Last Modified 26 Jun 2024 

    Father Jacob Merkel,   b. 23 Sep 1861, Neustadt, Normanby Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jun 1945, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Mother Agnes Guittard,   b. 10 Jan 1865, Neustadt, Normanby Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jun 1938, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Married 7 Jul 1886  Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Family ID F272472  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Kenneth Charles "Charles" West,   b. 13 Dec 1889, , Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Mar 1966, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Married 12 Jun 1918  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Children 
     1. Wallace West,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Noreen H. West,   b. 17 May 1919, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Dec 1947, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 28 years)
     3. Isabel West,   b. 1922,   d. 4 Dec 2004, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
    Last Modified 26 Jun 2024 
    Family ID F267138  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Isabel West - Hoch.

    2. [S572] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1911, Div. 18 Page 18.

    3. [S3231] Find A Grave, (2019). Findagrave.com. Retrieved 4 March 2019, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/138540808/clarissa-barbara-west.

    4. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration.
      Name: Clorissa Barbara Merkel
      Event Type: Birth
      Event Date: 5 Oct 1893
      Event Place: Normanby, Grey, Ontario, Canada
      Event Place (Original): Normanby Township, Grey, Ontario
      Sex: Female
      Father's Name: Jacob A. Merkel
      Mother's Name: Agnes Guittard

    5. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Name: Charles West
      Event Type: Marriage
      Event Date: 12 Jun 1918
      Event Place: Galt, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
      Sex: Male
      Age: 28
      Birth Year (Estimated): 1890 - Gloucestershire, England
      Occ: carpenter - Galt
      Father's Name: John West
      Mother's Name: Olive Kent
      Spouse's Name: Clara Merkle
      Spouse's Sex: Female
      Spouse's Age: 24
      Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1894 Neustadt, Ont.
      Res: Galt
      Spouse's Father's Name: Jacob Merkle
      Spouse's Mother's Name: Agnes Guittard

    6. [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 004893 (1886).
      Name:Jacob Markel Age:23 Birth Year:abt 1863 Birth Place:Neustadt Marriage Date:7 Jul 1886 Marriage Place:Huron, Ontario, Canada Father:Jacob Markel Mother:Magdalena Markel Spouse:Aggie Guitore

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 5 Oct 1893 - Neustadt, Normanby Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Machine Operator, Knitting Factory - 1911 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1918 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 12 Jun 1918 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 20 Nov 1952 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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