Elmer Bechtel Doerr^{[1, 2]}

1887 - 1956  (69 years)

• Name	Elmer Bechtel Doerr
  Born	8 Jun 1887	Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1891	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1908	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Cabinet Maker
  Occupation	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Mail Carrier
  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Methodist
  Occupation	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Laborer, Furniture Factory
  Residence	1921	138 Louisa St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Residence	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Methodist
  Eby ID Number	00007-0728.9
  Died	10 Nov 1956	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Person ID	I183433	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Adam Doerr,   b. 13 Apr 1853, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Jan 1941, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Lovina Bechtel,   b. 23 Aug 1856, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Dec 1908, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 52 years)
  Married	29 Dec 1874	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7, 9]
  Family ID	F250032	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Ida Priscilla Nahrgang,   b. 16 Feb 1884, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 May 1909, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 25 years)
  Married	8 Jan 1908	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Children	1. Ralph Royden Doerr,   b. 21 May 1909, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Aug 1992, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F52773	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Clara Belle Zinkan,   b. 29 Apr 1888, Drumbo, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 31 Dec 1956, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 68 years)
  Children	1. Marvilla Lavina Doerr,   b. 9 Aug 1910, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Sep 1994, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)   2. Phillis Kerine Doerr,   b. 2 Dec 1914, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Dec 1972, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 58 years)   3. Woodrow Elmer "Woody" Doerr,   b. 25 Jul 1918, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Jun 1995, Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F240790	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Elmer B. Doerr Following an illness of three months, Elmer B. Doerr, 69, of Kitchener, died last Saturday at K-W Hospital. Son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Adam Doerr, he was born June 8th, 1887 in Blenheim township. He was employed at the Anthes-Baetz furniture company, was an elder of Trinity United Church and a member of the Christian Business Men's Association. His marriage to the former Clara Zinkann, who survives, took place in 1909. He was predeceased by his first wife, the former Ida Nahrgang. Also surviving are two sons, Ralph and Woodrow, New Hamburg; two daughters, Mrs. Lewis W. (Marville) Hahn, New Hamburg; and Mrs. Lloyd (Phyllis) Current, Kitchener; four brothers, John and Ralph of Kitchener, Clayton of Saskatoon; William of East Tawas, Mich.; two sisters, Mrs. L. M. (Priscilla) Dahmer and Mrs. J. D. (Clara) Clairmont, of Marmora; and eight grandchildren. Two sisters predeceased him. Funeral services were conducted on Monday afternoon at the Trinity United Memorial Chapel, with Rev. O. P. Hossie officiating. Burial was in Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener. New Hamburg Independent, November 16, 1956

  
  

• 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..., 210. [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 018971-08. Elmer Bechtel Doerr, 20, occ. Cabinet Maker, b. Blenheim Twp, res. Berlin, son of Adam Doerr and Lavina Bechtel married Ida Priscilla Nahrgang, 23, b. Breslau, res. Berlin, daughter of Josias Nahrgang and Esther Reist, Witn: Viola Cressman of Bloomingdale and Lawson Nahrgang of Berlin, 8 January 1908 in Berlin [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) A-3 Page 14. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 26 Pg 6. [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub Dist. 20 Page 14. [S1573] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1891, Section 1 Page 30. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66131626/elmer-bechtel-doerr. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Lavina Bechtel Born: Wilmot Age: 20 Father: Rudolph Bechtel Mother: Magdalene Bechtel(a Nat Borne Jones) Bechtel Born: abt 1854 Spouse: Adam Doerr Age: 21 born: Waterloo Father: Carl Doerr Mother: Eva Doerr(a Nat Born Schwaerzel) Doerr married 29 Dec 1874

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 8 Jun 1887 - Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Cabinet Maker - 1908 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 8 Jan 1908 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Mail Carrier - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Laborer, Furniture Factory - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1921 - 138 Louisa St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 10 Nov 1956 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth