William Henry Knechtel^{[1, 2, 3]}

1876 - 1957  (80 years)

• Name	William Henry Knechtel
  Born	29 Feb 1876	Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1881	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1901	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Carpenter
  Occupation	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Contractor, Builder
  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Evangelical
  Occupation	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Carpenter
  Residence	1921	65 Irvin St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Residence	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Evangelical
  Eby ID Number	00122-7522.4
  Died	1957	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8, 9]
  Buried	Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8, 9, 10]
  Person ID	I76264	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Daniel L. Knechtel,   b. 11 Dec 1845, Spesbach, Bayern, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany ,   d. 10 Jul 1913, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Susannah Tohman,   b. 14 Jan 1847, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Nov 1935, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 88 years)
  Married	25 Feb 1868	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 11, 12]
  Family ID	F3195	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Seegmiller,   b. 12 Oct 1875, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Mar 1953, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)
  Married	6 Jan 1897  [13]
  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 2024
  Family ID	F19956	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  William H. Knechtel - William H. Knechtel, 81, of 65 Irvin St., died today at St. Mary's Hospital after an illness of several months. Born Feb. 28, 1876, in Mannheim, he was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Knechtel. A resident of Kitchener for more than 50 years, he was a member of Zion Evangelical United Brethren Church. His wife, the former Sarah Seegmiller, predeceased him March 2, 1953. Surviving are three sons, Walter of Kitchener, George of Baltimore and Fred of Brantford; two daughters, Mrs. Alice Shaw of Alliston, Ont., and Mrs. Elizabeth Graham of Los Angeles; a brother Jacob Knechtel of Kitchener and a sister, Mrs. Laura Hoffman of Waterloo. Twelve grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren also survive. The body is at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home where the funeral will be conducted Tuesday at 2 pm. Burial will be in Woodland Cemetery. Rev. F. M. Faist pastor of Zion Evangelical UB Church will officiate. Unidentified Newspaper Obituary

  
  

• Sources

  [S10] Book - Vol II 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..., 539. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Susannah Toman - Knechtel. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Albert Thomas Knechtel. [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-3 Page 1. [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 2 Page 9. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div.. 21 Page 18. [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub District 29 Page 16. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of William H. Knechtel. [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/197633273/. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Daniel Knechtel Birth Place: Germany Residence: Wilmot Township Age: 23 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1845 Father Name: Jacob Knechtel Mother Name: Philippine Sauer Spouse Name: Susanna Thomann Spouse's Age: 23 Spouse Estimated Birth Year: abt 1845 Spouse Birth Place: Waterloo County Ontario Canada Spouse residence: Waterloo County, Ontario, Canada Spouse Father Name: Abraham Thomann Spouse Mother Name: Mary Becker Marriage Date: 25 Feb 1868 Marriage County: Waterloo [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Sec. 5 Page 67. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Mrs. William Knechtel - 2 Mar 1953.

  
  

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  Residence - Mennonite - 1881 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Carpenter - 1901 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Contractor, Builder - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Evangelical - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Carpenter - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Evangelical - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 1957 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth