John Schenk^[1]

1881 - 1942  (61 years)

• Name	John Schenk
  Born	15 May 1881	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/61972386
  Residence	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1901	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	assistant market gardener
  Occupation	1901	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Farmer Son
  Occupation	1911	New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Carpenter, Odd Jobs
  Residence	1911	New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Button Turner, Factory
  Residence	1921	137 Weber St. W., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Residence	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-75998
  Died	17 Dec 1942	Walkerton, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 7]
  Buried	Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Person ID	I75998	Generations
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2024

  
  

  Father	Heinrich "Henry" Schenk,   b. 31 Jul 1847, , Hessen, Germany ,   d. 14 Jul 1930, Walkerton, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Wilhelmina Alles,   b. 19 Oct 1852, Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Dec 1924, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 72 years)
  Married	13 Jan 1874	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Family ID	F19897	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Louisa Knipfel,   b. 18 Nov 1889, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Oct 1986, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 96 years)
  Married	22 Oct 1912	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. Clarence Schenk   2. Irene Schenk   3. Wilfred George Schenk,   b. 25 May 1915, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Oct 2010, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 95 years)   4. Margaret Schenk,   b. 1917, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	11 Sep 2024
  Family ID	F23600	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  In the 1901 Berlin Census John Schenk is a boarder in the home of Wilson and Lydia Euler. _______________ JOHN SCHENK A native of Wilmot Township. John Schenk, 61, died yesterday at Walkerton. He was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry Schenk. Surviving are his wife, formerly Louisa Knipfel; two sons, Wilfred and Clarence of the R.C.A.F., the latter overseas; two daughters, Mrs. Fred Strebel, Kitchener, and Miss Irene Schenk, Walkerton; and two brothers, Herman and William. Kitchener One grandchild also sur vives. A service will be held in Trinity Lutheran Church, Walkerton, on Saturday at two o'clock, following which the remains will be brought to Kitchener, arriving here about 6:30 pm. Funeral service will be held from the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home at two o'clock Sunday after noon. Rev. A. Orten, pastor of St Paul's Lutheran Church, officiating. Interment will be in St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery The remains will rest at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Louisa Knipfel - Schenk. [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, a-1 pg 13. [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-2 Page 11. [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Div. 12 Page 10. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 1 Page 16. [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub Dist 22 Page 10. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/61972386. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 15 Jan 1874. 13 Jan 1874 By Pastor Sagehorn in Berlin, Heinrich Schenk of Wilmot Township was married to Wilhelmine Alles of South East Hope.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 15 May 1881 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - assistant market gardener - 1901 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer Son - 1901 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Carpenter, Odd Jobs - 1911 - New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 22 Oct 1912 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Button Turner, Factory - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1921 - 137 Weber St. W., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 17 Dec 1942 - Walkerton, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth