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

Willliam Wallace Kemkes

Male 1908 - 1978  (69 years)


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  • Name Willliam Wallace Kemkes 
    Born 18 Sep 1908  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1959  Branchton, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-174261 
    Died 2 Apr 1978  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I174261  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father Edwin Zephaniah Kemkes,   b. 1 Feb 1877, Hanover, Bentinck Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Nov 1959, Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Mother Jessie Morton Wallace,   b. 10 Dec 1873, South Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Aug 1943, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Married 12 Mar 1907  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Family ID F47702  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Bessie McComb,   b. CA 1910,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Children 
     1. Jessie Kemkes
     2. Eleanor Kemkes
     3. David Kemkes
     4. Jean Elizabeth Kemkes,   b. 1942,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F55393  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • KEMKES, William Wallace

      Passed away suddenly, on Sunday, April 2, 1978, at South Waterloo Memorial Hospital, Cambridge, William Kemkes of Route 1, Branchton, in his 70th year. Beloved husband of Bessie McComb; dear father of Jean (Mrs. Orville Brodhaecker) of Drayton, Jessie (Mrs. Ken Jessop) of Orton, Ont., Eleanor (Mrs. Dan Shantz) of Petersburg and David of Hamilton; dear brother of Ruth (Mrs. Stuart Studiman) of Cambridge; also survived by seven grandchildren. Resting at Coutts and Son Funeral Home, 96 St. Andrews St., Cambridge, where the family will receive friends on Tuesday, from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be held from the funeral home chapel, on Wednesday, April 5, at 2 p.m. Interment to follow.

      Kitchener-Waterloo Record 3 Apr 1978 pg 37

  • Sources 
    1. [S655] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration, 50192 (1908).
      Wm Wallace Kemkes Date of Birth: 18 Sep 1908 Gender: Male Birth Place: North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father's name: Edwin Z Kemkes Mother's name: Jessie Morton Wallace

    2. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Name: Jersie Morton
      [Jessie Morton Wallace] Age: 35 Birth Date: abt 1872 Birth Place: South Dumfries Marriage Date: 12 Mar 1907 Marriage County or District: Waterloo Father: Wm Wallace Mother: Mary Gemmell Spouse: Edwin Henkes Spouse's Age: 30 Spouse Birth Date: abt 1877 Spouse Birth Place: Hanover Ontairo Spouse Father: Herman Henkes Spouse Mother: Magdelena Myers

    3. [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 020528-07.
      Edwin Z. Kemkes, 30, occ. Farmer, b. Hanover, res. North Dumfries Twp, son of Herman Kemkes and Magdalena Myers married Jessie Morton Wallace, 35, b. South Dumfries Twp, res. North Dumfries Twp, daughter of William Wallace and Mary Gemmell, Witness(es) John M. Peregrine of South Dumfries Twp and Agnes S. Wallace of North Dumfries Twp, 12 March 1907 in North Dumfries Twp

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 18 Sep 1908 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1959 - Branchton, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 2 Apr 1978 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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