William Knechtel Schmitt^{[1, 2, 3]}

1876 - 1931  (54 years)

• Name	William Knechtel Schmitt
  Born	5 Dec 1876	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/105682249
  Name	William Knechtel Schmidt  [10]
  Residence	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1899	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Farmer
  Occupation	1911	Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Laborer, Miller, Odd Jobs
  Residence	1911	Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Lutheran
  Residence	1931	66 Peter St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-41440
  Died	16 Nov 1931	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  Person ID	I41440	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Johan Howard R. "John" Schmitt,   b. 14 Jan 1838, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Feb 1924, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Maria "Mary" "Polly" Knechtel,   b. 24 Jun 1839, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Jun 1916, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)
  Married	2 Mar 1862	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11, 12, 13]
  Family ID	F11049	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Hammer,   b. 13 Jun 1878, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Jun 1950, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 72 years)
  Married	5 Dec 1899	Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Children	1. Wilfred Schmitt,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Vera Schmitt,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Oliva Katie Elizabeth Schmidt,   b. 26 Sep 1900, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1979  (Age 78 years)   4. Elvira Schmidt,   b. Jun 1902, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Walfarth Schmidt,   b. Jun 1904, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Oliver P. Schmitt,   b. Nov 1905, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1951, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 45 years)   7. Edna Fredericka Schmitt,   b. 16 Aug 1907, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Aug 1907, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 0 years)   8. Lester Schmidt,   b. Nov 1910, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Dorothy Margaret Schmitt,   b. CA 1914,   d. Yes, date unknown   10. Walter Charles Schmitt,   b. 15 Sep 1915,   d. 3 Oct 2001, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F25069	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  William K. Schmitt A well known real estate dealer, William K. Schmitt, suffered a hemorrhage about a week ago and died at his home, 66 Peter St., Kitchener, early Monday morning. He was born in Wilmot township, Dec. 5th, 1875, a son of John R. Schmitt and Marie Knechted. On his birthday in 1899 he married Elizabeth Hammer in Baden. He was quite prominent in St. Matthew's Lutheran Church circles, being president of the choir, secretary of the Brotherhood. Waterloo Chronicle, 19 Nov 1931, p. 4 _____________ William K. Schmitt A well known real estate dealer, William K. Schmitt, suffered hemorrhage about a week ago and died at his home, 66 Peter St., Kitchener Monday morning. Nov. 16th. He was born in Wilmot township, Dec. 5th, 1875, a son of John R. Schmitt and Marie Knechtel. On his birthday in 1899 he married Elizabeth Hammer in Baden. He is survived by his wife, three sons, Wilfred, Oliver and Walter, all of Kitchener, three daughters, Mrs. Herb. Krueger, Misses Vera |and Dorothy Schmitt, and six grand-children; also three brothers, Jacob of Swift Current, Sask., John and Valentine of Kitchener, and five sisters, Mrs. Charles Hackbart, of Bamberg, Mrs. Henry Huehn, of Heidelberg, Mrs. John S. Koehler and Mrs. Edward Ziegler of Kitchener, and Mrs. William Heimpel of Bamberg. Waterloo Chronicle, 26 Nov 1931, p. 9

  
  

• Sources

  [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Oliver P. Schmitt. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Walter Charles Schmitt. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 015770-99. William K. Schmidt, 23, occ. Farmer, b. Wilmot, res. Wilmot, son of Johannes Schmidt and Maria Knechtel married Elizabeth Hammer, 21, b. Wilmot, res. Wilmot, daughter of Adam and Elizabeth, Witness(es): John P. Heimpel of Wellesley and Amelia Schmidt of Wilmot, 5 December 1899 in Baden. [S135] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1901, Waterloo (Town/Ville) D-3 Page 9. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. William Schmitt Born: 5 Dec 1876 County: Waterloo Father: John R Schmitt Jr. Mother: Mary Knechtel [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 1 Page 30. [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Div. 11 Page 8. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 3 Page 39. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/105682249. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of John Howard Schmitt. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Maria Knechtel Born: Waterloo Res: Waterloo Age: 22 Father: Philip Mother: Ena Young Born: 1840 Spouse: John Smith Age: 24 born: Wilmot Township Res: Wilmot Township Born: 1838 Father: John R. Mother: Marg Roth married 2 Mar 1862 [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 6 Mar 1862. Mar. 2, 1862 John Schmitt of Wilmot and Maria Knechtel of Waterloo

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 5 Dec 1876 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1899 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 5 Dec 1899 - Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 16 Nov 1931 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth