Henry C. Pfohl

Other Events:

• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42622242
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-283231
• Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Carpenter
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Henry — Minerva Rosenberger. Minerva (daughter of Christian S. Rosenberger and Hannah Shantz) was born 19 Jul 1878, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 Nov 1942; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-157781
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1940, Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States

Notes:

LOCAL MAN DISAPPEARS

Relatives Think Clinton Phofl May Have Wandered Into the Country

Fears were held today for the safety of Cinton Prohl, 37-year-old cripple, who disappeared Sunday evening from the home of his sister, Mrs Roy W. Mitchell, 68 Drummond Street. It is thought Mr. Pfohl may have wandered out into the country, where he would be subjected to exposure from the cold.

This is the second time within at little more than a year, that Mr. Prohl, who was last seen about 10.30 last night, had disappeared. Exposed: to bitter cold winds and with only a meagre food supply to sustain him. he was taken from a sheltering rock on the mountainside at Hamilton on January 24, 1940.

At that time, he told provincial constables that he had spent one month on the ledge, with only an old blanket to shelter him. For almost five days he had been unable. to leave the ledge. By chance, passing lad noticed him and probably saved him from being frozen to death.

Both his limbs were frozen from the toe tips almost to the knees. One leg was amputated and Mr. Pfohl was in Hamilton General Hospital
for some time. He then came to Brantford and took up residence with his sister and his brother-in-law.

When seen here last night, Mr. Pfohl was walking, aided by crutches. toward Brant Avenue and No. 2 Highway. A Kitchener motorist reported to police at 10.30 p.m. that he had given a man a ride from the intersection of Colborne and Drummond Streets to the Market Square. He said his passenger appeared to be acting unusual and wanted to be let out "anywhere along the highway." When the motorist saw him walking toward the highway, he notified police for fear the man might wander into the country and freeze to death.

A thorough search of the City, district highways, and parts of the County was made during the night. by the man's brother-in-law. Mr.
Mitchell, but no trace could be found of him.

Mr. Mitchell said this morning that he thought Mr. Pfohl had either been given a ride by a motorist or had wandered into some bush in the district. A sister lives near Dunnville, but when last seen Mr. Pfohl was headed in the direction opposite to that town.

Mr. Plohl, who has been in fairly good health since he came to Brantford, is described as being five feet, six inches in height, weighs between 175 and 180 pounds, is clean shaven. and was wearing a brown fedora and a brown overcoat when he left his home.

The Brantford Expositor 17 Feb 1941 pg 7

________________

Clinton Pfohl, the man whose feet were frozen while he lived on the side of the Hamilton Mountain, seems to be quite a problem. He was s given suspended sentence today on a charge of vagrancy and allowed to go on the promise that he would seek help from his relatives. OPP. Reg. Reynolds was one of the rescuing officers when the man was lifted from a perilous perch on the mountain side. The O.P.P. stated that at one time Pfohl worked in a tire firm at Buffalo but the long hours undermined his health and he was deported to Canada. Since that time his health affected his mental condition so that he lived like a hermit until the cold weather ended his stay outdoors. Pfhol stated that he did not know what to do He would like to get an artificial aid for his amputated leg and that having secured one he might be able to make a living. He promised to do what he could. He has no stated abode.

The Brantford Expositor 2 Jun 1941 pg 5

____________

HERE AGAIN.

Clinton Pfohl, no permanent address was picked up today by Sergeant E. Wilshaw and Traffic Officer C. Sudden. The man was lying near the tower on the L. E. and N Railway tracks. this morning, and has been around for some days Some time ago Pfohl was found on the Hamilton Mountain. his feet being frozen. he losing one foot. He has been picked up in Brantford before He has no means of subsistence and seems to be unable to do anything for himself. He will be charged with vagrancy.

The Expositor, Brantford, Ontario, 25 Apr 1941 pg 18

__________________

GOES TO JAIL.

Clifford Pfohl, the man who was found on the Hamilton Mountain in a precarious condition, losing one foot, it being frozen at the time, was sentenced to serve one month in jail when he appeared on a charge of vagrancy before Magistrate R. J. Gillen in the City Police Court today.

The Expositor, Brantford, Ontario, Canada 7 May 1941 pg 16

____________


ILL IN ABANDONED BARN FOR A WEEK

Wainfleet Man May Lose Badly Frozen Right Foot

FORT ERIE, Ont., Jan. 6(CP) -Story of how 43-year-old Clinton Pfohl of nearby Wainfleet lay ill in an abandoned barn at Pleasant Point, three miles from here, for nearly a week during the district's heaviest snowstorm was revealed here today.

Pfohl is in hospital here where it is expected it will be necessary to amputate his right foot, badly frozen during his exposure. Several years ago he lost his left foot, also through exposure.

He was discovered yesterday by Allan Cotton, an airplane worker whose automobile had stalled on Niagara Boulevard near the abandoned farm where Pfhol had taken refuge. Pfohl's cries attracted Cotton's attention.

He told police he was walking to Niagara Falls when he entered the barn for shelter and had been taken ill.

It was learned that on Sunday police had received a request from Pfohl's sister, Mrs. John Morrow, Kenmore, N.Y, to look for her brother.

The Expositor, Brantford, Ontario, Canada 6 Jan 1943 pg 5

______________




Residence:
Mrs. Henry Pfohl and Clinton Pfohl, of Buffalo, spent Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. Gideon Hamacher.

New Hamburg Independent 8 Aug 1940

Clinton married Hilda Buhr 18 Jun 1938, Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States. Hilda was born 27 Aug 1900, , New Jersey; died Nov 1982. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-473601
• Occupation: 1925, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Operator

Delilia married John Forest Morrow 2 Sep 1925, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. John (son of David Morrow and Catherine Watchorn) was born 1903, Quebec; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-157782
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Tire Maker, ?
• Residence: 1921, 57 Elgin St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-157783
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Other Events:

• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23266138
• Name: Clara Elfleda Mitchell
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-231977

Clara — William Roy "Roy" Mitchell. William (son of John Mitchell and Alice Mary Ariss) was born 5 Jul 1913, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 May 2006, Arthur, Douglas, Illinois, United States. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Mildred Wurm
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-99255

Mildred — Ward Julius Wurm. Ward (son of Julius Conrad Wurm and Celestia Jane "Meta" Alderson) was born 21 May 1904, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1972; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-186298

Willard — Katherine Louise Kavelman. Katherine (daughter of Frederick "Fred" Kavelman and Evelyn Louisa Armstrong) was born 15 Jan 1922; died 7 Aug 2014, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]