Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Sarah Seegmiller[1]

Female 1875 - 1953  (77 years)


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  • Name Sarah Seegmiller 
    Born 12 Oct 1875  Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
    Gender Female 
    Name Sarah Knechtel 
    Residence 1891  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Evangelical 
    Residence 1921  65 Irvin St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Residence 1921  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Evangelical 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-76265 
    Died 2 Mar 1953  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5, 8
    Buried Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 8, 9
    Person ID I76265  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father George Seegmiller,   b. 11 Jan 1843, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Aug 1931  (Age 88 years) 
    Mother Jemima Schneider,   b. 25 Sep 1852, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Mar 1932  (Age 79 years) 
    Married 4 Nov 1870  Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Family ID F20090  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family William Henry Knechtel,   b. 29 Feb 1876, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1957, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Married 6 Jan 1897  [5
    Children 
     1. Arthur George Knechtel,   b. 17 Jul 1897, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Alice Knechtel,   b. 28 Jan 1899, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. George Knechtel,   b. Jul 1900, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Elizabeth Knechtel,   b. 5 Mar 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Frederick William Knechtel,   b. 19 Jul 1903, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Mar 2001, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 97 years)
     6. Walter Edwin Knechtel,   b. 24 Jun 1906, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jun 1975, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F19956  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Mrs. William Knechtel, 77 of 65 Irvin St., died early this morning at the K-W Hospital after an illness of three months. Born Dec. 12, 1875 at Petersburg, she was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. George Seegmiller. She was a member of Zion Evangelical United Brethern Church. She was married Jan. 6, 1897, to William H. Knechtel, who survives. Also surviving are three sons, George of Baltimore, Md.; Fred of Brantford and Walter of Kitchener; two daughters, Mrs. Alice Shaw of Alliston and Mrs. H.E. (Elizabeth) Graham of Los Angeles, California; two brothers, Fred of Napa, Calif., and William of Sarnia. Twelve grandchildren and three grandchildren also survive. Five sisters also survive, Mrs. Wallace Ritzenhaller of Chicago, Ill., Mrs. Mary Christner of Kitchener; Mrs. Oscar Anderson of Los Angeles, Calif., Mrs. Wesley Heipel of Heidelberg and Mrs. Elmer Bier, of New Hamburg. The body is at the Ratz Bechtel Funeral Home where the funeral will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. Burial will take place at Woodland Cemetery, Rev. E.K. Hallman, pastor of Zion Evangelical United Brethren Church will officiate.


      Kitchener-Waterloo Record 2 Mar 1953

  • Sources 
    1. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of William H. Knechtel.

    2. [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-3 Page 1.

    3. [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 2 Page 21.

    4. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div.. 21 Page 18.

    5. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Mrs. William Knechtel - 2 Mar 1953.

    6. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 2 Page 11.

    7. [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub District 29 Page 16.

    8. [S3226] Woodland Cemetery, Kitchener.
      Knechtel/ William H. Knechtel/ 1876-1957/ His Beloved Wife/ Sarah Seegmiller/ 1875-1953/ At Rest [A] Mother

    9. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/177957870/.

    10. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      George Seegmiller Born: Tp Wilmot Ont Age: 27 Father: Frederick Seegmiller Mother: Catharine Seegmiller Born: abt 1843 Spouse: Jemina Snyder Age: 19 born: NE Hope Ont Father: Jacob Snyder Mother: Mary Snyder married 4 Nov 1870 married: Waterloo, Philpsburg

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Evangelical - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Evangelical - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 2 Mar 1953 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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