Edgar H. Knechtel^[1]

1882 - 1929  (46 years)

• Name	Edgar H. Knechtel
  Born	30 Oct 1882	Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1901	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Farmer Son
  Eby ID Number	00048-3576.7
  Died	25 Jan 1929	Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 6]
  Buried	29 Jan 1929	Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 6]
  Person ID	I6362	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Alfred Knechtel,   b. 4 Jan 1852, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Sep 1923, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth "Betty" Hallman,   b. 20 May 1851, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Dec 1906, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 55 years)
  Married	19 Jan 1875	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7, 8, 9]
  Family ID	F1931	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Ephriam Knechtel - Death claimed a well-known resident of the district last night at 11: 15 in the person of Ephriam Knechtel, aged 47 years. The deceased was born at the Knechtel homestead where his death occurred. His funeral will take place on Tuesday at 2 pm from his late residence, Mannheim, to Latchais Mennonite Church for service. Interment will be made in the Mennonite Cemetery. He leaves to mourn his loss one brother, Ephriam, Petersburg and five sisters, Mrs. J.W. Witmer, Petersburg; Mrs. Alvah Bowman of Guernsey, Sask.; Mrs. Henry Koch, Durham; Mrs. Moses Bechtel and Mrs. Owen Bechtel, Kitchener. The deceased was unmarried. Unidentified Newspaper Obituary

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] Book - Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 764. [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot h-3 Page 1. [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-3 Page 1. [S49] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - Latschaw Mennonite CC#4560 [now Mannheim Mennonite] Internet Link. In memory of/ Edgar H. Knechtel/ died/ Jan. 25, 1929/ aged 46 years/ 2 mos 25 days/ at rest/ Knechtel [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 2 Page 71. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Ephriam Knechtel. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 9371-75. Alfred KNECHTEL, 23, farmer, Canada, Mannheim, s/o Peter & Barbara, married Elizabeth HALLMAN, 23, Wilmot, Mannheim, d/o John & Sarah, witn: David HALLMAN of Mannheim & Helena SCHMIDT of Wilmot, 19 Jan 1875 at Berlin [S2] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Church of the New Jerusalem (Swedenborgian). Name: Alfred Knechtel Age: 23 res: Manheim Place of Birth: Preston, Ont. Names of Parents: Peter Knechtel & Barbara Drum Bride: Name: Elisabeth Hallman Age: 23 res: Manheim, Ont. Place of Birth: Wilmot Tp. Names of Parents: John Hallman & Sarah Beier Witness(S): Name: David Hallman res: Manheim, Ont. Name: Helena Schmidt res: Wilmot Tp. Date of Marriage: Jan. 19, 1875 [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 21 Jan 1875. 19 Jan 1875 By Pastor F.W. Tuerk in Berlin, Alfred Knechtel was married to Elisabeth Hallmann, both of Mannheim.

  
  

• Event Map

  Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer Son - 1901 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 29 Jan 1929 - Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth