Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.
Jacob Toman Knechtel

Jacob Toman Knechtel[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]

Male 1879 - 1962  (83 years)

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  • Name Jacob Toman Knechtel 
    Born 6 Oct 1879  Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1881  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Mennonite 
    Occupation 1901  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Blacksmith 
    Occupation 1911  Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    Blacksmith 
    Residence 1911  Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    Mennonite 
    Occupation 1924  Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Blacksmith 
    Eby ID Number 00122-7522.5 
    Died 29 Nov 1962  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [11, 13, 14
    Buried 1 Dec 1962  Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jul 1913, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Mother Susannah Tohman,   b. 14 Jan 1847, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Nov 1935, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Married 25 Feb 1868  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this location,   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 Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Jul 1988, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
     5. Sophia May Knechtel,   b. 16 Jul 1906, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jan 1907, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     6. Richard Knechtel,   b. 16 Jan 1908, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Mar 1993, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
     7. Joseph Knechtel,   b. Feb 1910, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Aug 2009, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 99 years)
     8. Olivia G. Knechtel,   b. 17 Nov 1911, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 May 2008, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 96 years)
     9. Irene Knechtel,   b. 30 Jan 1914,   d. 23 Jun 1994, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
    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 Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1954  (Age 54 years) 
    Married 1924  Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years)
     8. Agnes Knechtel,   b. 25 Apr 1937,   d. 9 Mar 1985  (Age 47 years)
    Last Modified 12 Nov 2024 
    Family ID F7457  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Jacob T. Knechtel
    Jacob T. Knechtel

  • 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

  • Sources 
    1. [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.

    2. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Irene Knechtel - Tschumi - 1994.

    3. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Sophia Knechtel.

    4. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Susannah Toman - Knechtel.

    5. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of William H. Knechtel.

    6. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Albert Thomas Knechtel.

    7. [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

    8. [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot h-3 Page 4.

    9. [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-3 Page 4.

    10. [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 2 Page 9.

    11. [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

    12. [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Div. 11 Page 8.

    13. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Jacob T. Knechtel.

    14. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20713447/jacob-t.-knechtel.

    15. [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

    16. [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Sec. 5 Page 67.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1881 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Blacksmith - 1901 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 29 Nov 1962 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 1 Dec 1962 - Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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