Ephraim Knechtel^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1884 - 1974  (90 years)

• Name	Ephraim Knechtel
  Born	2 Oct 1884	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/47269960
  Residence	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1901	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Farmer Son
  Occupation	1911	Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1911	Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1933	Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  Eby ID Number	00048-3576.8
  Died	5 Nov 1974	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 8, 12]
  Buried	Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Person ID	I6363	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  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   [13, 14, 15]
  Family ID	F1931	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Edna Snyder,   b. 19 Aug 1891, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Jan 1989, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 97 years)
  Married	15 Feb 1911  [12]
  Children	1. Clifford Stanley Knechtel,   b. 1912, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Nov 2002, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 90 years)   2. Alson Knechtel   3. Edna Grace "Grace" Knechtel,   b. 1914, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Sep 2001, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 87 years)   4. Orval Clare Knechtel,   b. 22 Apr 1919, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Jun 2010, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 91 years)   5. Violet Dorothy "Dorothy" Knechtel,   b. 11 Feb 1924, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 May 2012, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 88 years)   6. Alma Fern "Fern" Knechtel,   b. 1 Aug 1925,   d. 28 Jan 2010, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)   7. Lila Irene Knechtel,   b. 1926, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Nov 2008, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)   8. Raymond Alfred "Alfred Knechtel,   b. 3 Feb 1928, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Jan 2013  (Age 84 years)   9. Erma Rose Knechtel,   b. 1929,   d. 23 May 2017, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 88 years)   10. Paul Orton Knechtel,   b. 15 Mar 1936, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1940, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 3 years)   11. Carol Thelma Knechtel
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F8303	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Knechtel, Ephraim, son of Alfred and Elizabeth (Hallman) Knechtel, was born in Wilmot Twp., Ont., Oct. 2, 1884; died at his home in Wilmot Twp., Ont., Nov. 5, 1974; aged 90 y. On Feb. 15, 1911, he was married to Edna Snyder, who survives. Also surviving are 3 sons (Clifford, Orval, and Alfred), 6 daughters (Grace, Dorothy, Fern, Lila, Erma, and Carol), 25 grandchildren, and 9 great-grandchildren. One son (Paul) preceded him in death. He was a member of Mannheim Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Nov. 8, in charge of Gordon Bauman and Leslie Witmer; interment in the Mannheim Cemetery Gospel Herald - Vol. 68, No. 1 - January 7, 1975 - page 14

  
  

• 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. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Edna Snyder - Knechtel - 1989. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Grace Knechtel - 2001. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Lila Knechtel - Martin. [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot h-3 Page 1. [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-3 Page 1. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, January 7, 1975 - page 14. [S49] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - Latschaw Mennonite CC#4560 [now Mannheim Mennonite] Internet Link. Knechtel/ Ephraim/ Knechtel/ 1884-1974/ Edna/ Snyder/ 1891- 1989/ till we shall meet and never part [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Div. 11 Page 8. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 2 Page 71. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, December 21, 1933 - Obituary of Selina Knechtel. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, January 7, 1975 - page 14 obit of Ephraim 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

  Born - 2 Oct 1884 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer Son - 1901 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 5 Nov 1974 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth