Johannes "John" Knarr^[1]

1812 - 1885  (73 years)

• Name	Johannes "John" Knarr
  Born	20 Feb 1812	Altenkirchen , Rhein Bayern, Germany   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Name	Johannes "John" Knorr
  Name	John Knarr  [4]
  Name	John Knorr  [5, 6]
  Occupation	1853	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	wagon maker
  Occupation	1871	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Farmer
  Eby ID Number	00032-2936.44
  Died	19 Jun 1885	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Buried	Saint Matthews Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Conestogo, Woolwich, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I459950	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Knorr,   b. CA 1765,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F54424	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Elizabetha "Elizabeth" Pfaff,   b. 19 Dec 1823, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany ,   d. 30 Oct 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 67 years)
  Married	1 May 1853	Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Children	1. Martin Knarr,   b. 6 Sep 1854, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Mar 1928, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 73 years)   2. Anna Knarr,   b. 28 Jul 1857, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Jun 1925, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 67 years)   3. Lydia Knarr,   b. CALC 11 Nov 1859, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Jan 1890, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 30 years)   4. Albert Knarr,   b. 5 Jul 1862, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Jan 1930, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 67 years)   5. Mary Knarr,   b. 1 May 1868, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Jul 1949, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)   6. Matilda Knarr,   b. 3 May 1870, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F22695	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Catherine Pfaff,   b. CA 1811, of, Germany ,   d. CA 1850, Altenkirchen , Rhein Bayern, Germany  (Age ~ 39 years)
  Married	22 Nov 1835	Altenkirchen , Rhein Bayern, Germany   [8]
  Children	1. Margaretta "Margaret" Knarr,   b. 15 Feb 1837, Altenkirchen , Rhein Bayern, Germany ,   d. 16 Apr 1901, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 64 years)   2. Catharine Knarr,   b. 1 Apr 1842, , Germany ,   d. 22 Oct 1921  (Age 79 years)   3. John B. Knarr,   b. 29 Sep 1843, Altenkirchen , Rhein Bayern, Germany ,   d. 16 Jun 1920, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F287280	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Noah Erb Born: Waterloo Res: Waterloo Age: 21 Est. Birth: abt 1841 Father: Jacob Mother: Mary Clemens married Catherine Knorr Age:: 20 Est. Birth: abt 1842 Born: Germany Res: Waterloo Father: John Mother: Cath Pfaff married 6 May 1862 county: Waterloo [S144] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1871, Div 4, Page 42. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/120465789. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 011981-91. John Knarr, 47, occ. Farmer, b. Waterloo Twp., res. same, widowed, s/o John Knarr & Catherine Pfaff, married Catherine Schwindt, 32, b. Wellesley, res. same, d/o Andrew Schwindt & Margaret Reiber, witn Adam Schwindt & Lizzie Schwindt, on 12 July 1891, at Erbsville [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library. Anna Knorr daughter of John and Elisabeth Pfaff born 28 Jul 1857, bapt 25 Apr 1858 sponsors: Theobald Knorr and wife Elisabeth [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Albert Knorr Born: Woolwich Tp Ont Age: 28 Father: John Knorr Mother: Elizabeth Knorr Born: abt 1861 Spouse: Caroline Hermann Age: 25 born: Woolwich Tp Ont Father: Adam Hermann Mother: Catherine Hermann married 1 Dec 1889 married: Waterloo [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library. John Knorr, wagon maker of Waterloo Twp., married 1 May 1853 in Greenbush by banns to Elisabeth Paff of Waterloo Twp. wit: Theobald Knorr of Waterloo Twp. and Peter Paff of Waterloo Twp. [S2304] Germany, Select Marriages, 1558-1929. Name:Johannes Knorr Gender:Male Marriage Date:22. Nov 1835 (22 Nov 1835) Marriage Place:Altenkirchen (Ba. Homburg), Bayern, Germany Father:Peter Knorr Mother:Elisabetha Schramm Spouse:Catharina Pfaff Father:Johannes Pfaff Mother:Elisabetha Becker FHL Film Number:193762

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 20 Feb 1812 - Altenkirchen , Rhein Bayern, Germany Married - 22 Nov 1835 - Altenkirchen , Rhein Bayern, Germany Occupation - wagon maker - 1853 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 1 May 1853 - Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1871 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 19 Jun 1885 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth