1879 - 1962 (83 years)
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Name |
Jacob Toman Knechtel |
Born |
6 Oct 1879 |
Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14] |
Gender |
Male |
Residence |
1881 |
Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [10] |
Mennonite |
Occupation |
1901 |
Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [9] |
Blacksmith |
Occupation |
1911 |
Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [12] |
Blacksmith |
Residence |
1911 |
Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [12] |
Mennonite |
Occupation |
1924 |
Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [7] |
Blacksmith |
Eby ID Number |
00122-7522.5 |
Died |
29 Nov 1962 |
Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [11, 13, 14] |
Buried |
1 Dec 1962 |
Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [11, 13, 14] |
Person ID |
I11280 |
Generations |
Last Modified |
7 Nov 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, 15, 16] |
Family ID |
F3195 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family 1 |
Jeannette R. "Nettie" Geiger, b. 5 Nov 1879, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. 14 Oct 1922 (Age 42 years) |
Children |
| 1. Richard Knechtel, d. Yes, date unknown |
| 2. Joseph Knechtel, d. Yes, date unknown |
| 3. Myra Knechtel, d. Yes, date unknown |
| 4. Clarence G. Knechtel, b. 28 Feb 1903, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. 9 Jul 1988, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (Age 85 years) |
| 5. Sophia May Knechtel, b. 16 Jul 1906, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. 12 Jan 1907, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (Age 0 years) |
| 6. Richard Knechtel, b. 16 Jan 1908, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. 24 Mar 1993, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (Age 85 years) |
| 7. Joseph Knechtel, b. Feb 1910, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. 19 Aug 2009, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 99 years) |
| 8. Olivia G. Knechtel, b. 17 Nov 1911, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. 11 May 2008, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (Age 96 years) |
| 9. Irene Knechtel, b. 30 Jan 1914, d. 23 Jun 1994, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (Age 80 years) |
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Last Modified |
12 Nov 2024 |
Family ID |
F6027 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family 2 |
Violet Despond, b. 12 Apr 1899, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. 1954 (Age 54 years) |
Married |
1924 |
Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [7, 13] |
Children |
| 1. William Knechtel, d. Yes, date unknown |
| 2. Jacob Knechtel |
| 3. Albert Knechtel |
| 4. David Knechtel |
| 5. Ruth Knechtel |
| 6. Ella Knechtel |
| 7. Esther Blanche Knechtel, b. 9 Feb 1928, d. 29 Aug 2020, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (Age 92 years) |
| 8. Agnes Knechtel, b. 25 Apr 1937, d. 9 Mar 1985 (Age 47 years) |
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Last Modified |
12 Nov 2024 |
Family ID |
F7457 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Notes |
- Jacob T. Knechtel - Jacob T. Knechtel, 83, of RR 2, Kitchener, died today at K-W Hospital following a brief illness. Born in Mannheim Oct. 6, 1879, he resided in the Twin City area for his entire life. He was a blacksmith and operated a shop in Mannheim for many years. A member of Latschar Mennonite Church, Mannheim, he was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Knechtel. His first wife, the former Jennette Geiger, predeceased him in 1922, and his second wife, Violet Despond, whom he married in Wilmot Township in 1924, died in 1954. He is survived by seven sons, Clarence, RR 2, Petersburg; Richard, RR 1, New Hamburg; Joseph, RR 3, Kitchener, William of Oromocto, NB; Jacob, Albert and David, all of Kitchener; seven daughters, Mrs. Eric (Esther) Burkhardt of Waterloo, Mrs. Irvin (Olivia) Cober, RR 2, Kitchener; Mrs. James (Myra) Motherall of Brantford, Mrs. William (Ruth) Glassford, Mrs. Irene Tschumi, Ella and Agnes Knechtel, all of Kitchener; 33 grandchildren and 29 great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by a daughter Sophia and by three brothers and one sister. The body is at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home until noon on Saturday when removal will be made to Latschar Mennonite Church, Mannheim, where Rev. Osiah Horst will conduct the service at 3 pm. Interment will be in the adjoining cemetery.
Unidentified Newspaper Obituary
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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 Irene Knechtel - Tschumi - 1994.
- [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Sophia Knechtel.
- [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Susannah Toman - Knechtel.
- [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of William H. Knechtel.
- [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Albert Thomas Knechtel.
- [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 020359-24.
Jacob Toman Knechtel, 44, occ. Blacksmith, b. Wilmot Twp, res. Manheim Wilmot Twp, Widower, son of Daniel L. Knechtel (b. Bavaria Germany) & Susanna Toman married Violet Despond, 25, occ. Housekeeper, b. Galt, res. Manheim, daughter of Francis Thomas Despond (b. Boston U.S.A.) & Mary Ann Miller, Witn: Leslie & Mrs. Leslie Klie of Manheim, 1 July 1924 in Petersburg
- [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot h-3 Page 4.
- [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-3 Page 4.
- [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 2 Page 9.
- [S49] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - Latschaw Mennonite CC#4560 [now Mannheim Mennonite] Internet Link.
Knechtel/ Jacob T. Knechtel/ 1879-1962/ his beloved wife/ Violet Despond/ 1899-1954/ rest in peace
- [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Div. 11 Page 8.
- [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Jacob T. Knechtel.
- [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20713447/jacob-t.-knechtel.
- [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.
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| Residence - Mennonite - 1881 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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| Occupation - Blacksmith - 1901 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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| Died - 29 Nov 1962 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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| Buried - 1 Dec 1962 - Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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