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Laura Elma Knechtel

Female 1884 - 1957  (72 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Laura Elma Knechtel was born 6 Oct 1884, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1957; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Laura Elma Hoffman
    • Eby ID Number: 00122-7522.6
    • Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1921, 31 Schulte St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Laura married Albert Joseph Hoffman 25 Dec 1906, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Albert (son of John Hoffman and Kathrine Koch) was born 19 Dec 1881, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Mar 1935, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Edward Hoffman  Descendancy chart to this point was born Nov 1907, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. 3. Florence Hoffman  Descendancy chart to this point was born 8 Apr 1909, , Ontario, Canada; died 1983, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 4. Marjorie Viola Hoffman  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1 Jul 1915, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1995; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Edward Hoffman Descendancy chart to this point (1.Laura1) was born Nov 1907, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-157823
    • Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1921, 31 Schulte St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran


  2. 3.  Florence Hoffman Descendancy chart to this point (1.Laura1) was born 8 Apr 1909, , Ontario, Canada; died 1983, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Florence Schlachter
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-157834
    • Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1921, 31 Schulte St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Florence — Albert Joseph Schlachter. Albert (son of Michael Schlachter and Susannah Albrecht) was born 6 Feb 1905, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1986; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 5. George William Schlachter  Descendancy chart to this point was born 28 Mar 1936, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Dec 1995, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 4.  Marjorie Viola Hoffman Descendancy chart to this point (1.Laura1) was born 1 Jul 1915, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1995; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Marjorie Viola Hilker
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-315844
    • Residence: 1921, 31 Schulte St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1953, 351 Luella St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Marjorie — George Hilker. George (son of Reuben Alway Hilker and Amanda Katharine Randall) was born 2 Apr 1912, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Jun 1953, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 6. Gail Hilker  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 7. Georgina Hilker  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 8. Joan Marlene Hilker  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1936; died 14 May 1957, Hollywood, Broward, Florida, United States; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 3

  1. 5.  George William Schlachter Descendancy chart to this point (3.Florence2, 1.Laura1) was born 28 Mar 1936, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Dec 1995, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-128035

    George — Leona Beatrice "Lee" Betts. Leona (daughter of Charles Darlen "Charlie" Betts and Beatrice Ann McLeod) was born 9 Jul 1935; died 29 Dec 2019, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 6.  Gail Hilker Descendancy chart to this point (4.Marjorie2, 1.Laura1)

  3. 7.  Georgina Hilker Descendancy chart to this point (4.Marjorie2, 1.Laura1)

  4. 8.  Joan Marlene Hilker Descendancy chart to this point (4.Marjorie2, 1.Laura1) was born 1936; died 14 May 1957, Hollywood, Broward, Florida, United States; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Misfortune: killed on honeymoon - automobile accident
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-227670

    Notes:

    Bride of Four Days Killed in Auto Crash

    Joan Hilker, Miss Dutchman Of 1955, Dies

    Four days after she was married here, Mrs. William Davidson, 20, the former Joan Hilker of Kitchener, was killed last night in an automobile accident in Florida. The former football beauty. queen died a half hour after the car she was driving collided with a truck in Hollywood, Fla.

    Her 27-year-old husband is reported in "deep shock" in hospital, but suffered only minor injuries. Hollywood police said he will be told of his wife's death today.

    MARRIED HERE FRIDAY

    Mrs. Davidson was Miss Kitchener-Waterloo, Dutchmen in the 1955 Grey Cup beauty contest. The couple were married in Waterloo Friday night. They were enroute to a Hollywood hotel when their car was struck by a delivery truck which swerved to avoid collision with a car which had passed on the right. Struck just forward of the driver's door, the Davidson's convertible was hurled backward about 50 feet, Hollywood police said. Driver of the truck, Howard Coles, 19, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., is being held for questioning.


    Mrs. Davidson was a secretary: at Gairdner and Company Ltd. here before her marriage. She was well known as a fashion model and was also familiar to television viewers, being employed on a part-time basis by CKCO-TV.

    Mr. Davidson is an employee of a brokerage firm in London, Ont. His parents are Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Davidson of Peterborough.

    FAMILY SURVIVES

    Besides her husband, Mrs. Davidson is survived by her mother, Mrs. Marjorie Hilker, 351 Luella St., and two sisters, Gail and Georgene, both of Kitchener. She was predeceased by her father, George C. Hilker, on June 16, 1953.

    The body, on arrival from Florida, will rest at the Ratz Bechtel Funeral Home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.

    DIES ON HONEYMOON

    Mrs. William Davidson, the former Joan Hilker of Kitchener, was killed last night in a car crash in Florida. Her husband is in hospital with injuries. This picture was taken following their marriage in Kitchener last Friday. Paul Ford

    Kitchener-Waterloo 15 May 1957 pg 3



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