Sarah Seegmiller^[1]

1875 - 1953  (77 years)

• Name	Sarah Seegmiller
  Born	12 Oct 1875	Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Sarah Knechtel
  Residence	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Lutheran
  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Evangelical
  Residence	1921	65 Irvin St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Residence	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Evangelical
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-76265
  Died	2 Mar 1953	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 5, 8]
  Buried	Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 8, 9]
  Person ID	I76265	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

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

  
  

  Family	William Henry Knechtel,   b. 29 Feb 1876, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1957, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)
  Married	6 Jan 1897  [5]
  Children	1. Arthur George Knechtel,   b. 17 Jul 1897, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Alice Knechtel,   b. 28 Jan 1899, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. George Knechtel,   b. Jul 1900, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Elizabeth Knechtel,   b. 5 Mar 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Frederick William Knechtel,   b. 19 Jul 1903, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Mar 2001, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 97 years)   6. Walter Edwin Knechtel,   b. 24 Jun 1906, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Jun 1975, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 68 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  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

  [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of William H. Knechtel. [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-3 Page 1. [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 2 Page 21. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div.. 21 Page 18. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Mrs. William Knechtel - 2 Mar 1953. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 2 Page 11. [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub District 29 Page 16. [S3226] Woodland Cemetery, Kitchener. Knechtel/ William H. Knechtel/ 1876-1957/ His Beloved Wife/ Sarah Seegmiller/ 1875-1953/ At Rest [A] Mother [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/177957870/. [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

  Residence - Lutheran - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Evangelical - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Evangelical - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 2 Mar 1953 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth