Caspar "Casper" Schenk^{[1, 2]}

1850 - 1927  (77 years)

• Name	Caspar "Casper" Schenk
  Born	26 Apr 1850	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/57836166
  Residence	1861	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Evangelical
  Occupation	1881	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Farmer
  Occupation	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1901	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Farmer
  Occupation	1911	Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1911	Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Lutheran
  Residence	1927	27 Albert St. S., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-76533
  Died	19 Jul 1927	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  Buried	Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  Person ID	I76533	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Johann Conrad "Conrad" Schenk,   b. 23 Jan 1807, Ützhausen, , Hessen, Germany ,   d. 23 Jul 1884, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Katherina Elizabeth "Catherine" Siebert,   b. 26 Dec 1811, Kohler, Hessen, Germany ,   d. 9 May 1896, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)
  Married	15 May 1834	Ützhausen, , Hessen, Germany   [11]
  Family ID	F20016	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Doerr,   b. 3 Sep 1854, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 May 1933, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)
  Married	7 Apr 1878	New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Children	1. Barbara Anna Schenck,   b. 2 Jan 1879, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Dec 1962, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)   2. George Schenk,   b. Jun 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Jan 1950, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 68 years)   3. Minna Schenk,   b. 1883, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. John Doerr Schenk,   b. 15 Mar 1885, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Dec 1973, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 88 years)   5. Catherine Schenk,   b. 1886, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Anna E. Schenk,   b. 27 Aug 1888, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Apr 1969, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)   7. Schenk,   b. 8 Aug 1890, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Aug 1890, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 0 years)   8. Elisabeth Schenk,   b. 7 Oct 1893, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Mar 1951, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 57 years)   9. Susanna "Susie' Schenk,   b. 29 Nov 1897, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 May 1984, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F20013	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Casper Schenk passed away at his home, 27 South Albert street, this morning in his 78th year. Deceased was born in Wilmot township and had lived all his life in this vicinity. He was known among his acquaintances as a man of integrity and of unfailing loyalty to his many friends and his passing will be regretted by many. He is survived by his widow, two sons, George and John Schenk and four daughters, Mrs. Barbara Wittie, Mrs. Annie Musselman, Mrs. Susy Heuckroth and Miss Elizabeth Schenk all of Kitchener. One brother and two sisters also survive. The funeral will be held from his late residence on Thursday afternoon at 2.30 o'clock. Services will also be conducted at St. Peter's Lutheran church with internment being made later in the East End Lutheran cemetery. Kitchener Daily Record, July 19, 1927 ______________ ATTEMPT AT OUTRAGE. Last Sunday night a tramp or burglar halted at the residence of Casper Schenk in Victoriaburg and entered the same. He was under the impression that Mr. Schenk's two daughters were the only inmates of the house and attempted to outrage them and in the endeavour tore one of the lady's clothes almost completely off the body. They however, stood a stout defense with the assistance of Mrs. Schenk managed to hold him at bay until Mr. Schenk came to the rescue and after a desperate struggle overpowered him with the assistance of a neighbor who was in the meantime called to the rescue he was bound captive till the morning when Constable Herle of this place brought him here where he appeared before the magistrate who sent him to Berlin to await his trial. Waterloo County Chronicle, 24 Aug 1893, p. 1

  
  

• Sources

  [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of George Schenk. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of John D. Schenk. [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-3 Page 6. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Caspar Schenk Born: Wilmot Age: 28 Father: Conrad Schenk Mother: Catharine Schenk Born: abt 1850 Spouse: Mary Doerr Age: 23 born: Wilmot Father: Charles Doerr Mother: Anna Eva Doerr married 7 Apr 1878 married: Waterloo, New Dundee [S134] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1851, Div 2 Pg 5. [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 2 Page 50. [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Div. 11 Page 11. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 2 Page 79. [S844] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1861, Sect. 7 Page 41. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/57836166. [S1417] Church Records - Germany, Hessen, Kreutzersgrund Evangelische Kirche Schlitz (Kr. Lauterbach), translated by David Marvin Jackson. MARRIAGE 1834 Konrad Schenk & Kath Elisabeth Seibert. In the year of Christ 1834 the 15th May where according to incoming documentation by land councillor and land courts ,that citizens as well as judicial ways, there will be nothing in the way of the consumation of marriage after observing the canonical requirements and after proper proclamations had occurred were married in the church at Utzhausen Konrad Schenk,eldest son of the deceased resident and Linen weaver master Johannes Schenk at Utzhausen & his wife Maria born Weber,about to become resident and linen weaver at Utzhausen, aged 7 and 20 years,and Katharina Elisabetha Seibert,2nd daughter of the late resident and farmer Kasper Seibert at Maar & his wife Margreta, born Kohler,aged 2 and 20 years. As witnesses present Konrad Weber, Farmer at Utzhausen & uncle of the bridegroom from the mother's side who along with the minister & the School teacher signed protocols and also the bridal pair. + + + mark of the bridegroom Catherine Seibert Niepott, School teacher Conrad Weber

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 26 Apr 1850 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Evangelical - 1861 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 7 Apr 1878 - New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1881 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1901 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1927 - 27 Albert St. S., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 19 Jul 1927 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth