Nelson Cornelius Diehl

1881 - 1951  (70 years)

• Name	Nelson Cornelius Diehl
  Born	26 May 1881	Pawnee Rock, Barton, Kansas, United States   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/206759452
  Immigration	1891	, Canada   [1]
  Occupation	1906	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	machinist
  Occupation	1911	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Laborer, Iron Foundry
  Residence	1911	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-228831
  Died	7 Aug 1951	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3]
  Buried	Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3]
  Person ID	I228831	Generations
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	John Diehl,   b. 19 Dec 1845, , Poland ,   d. 27 Aug 1893, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 47 years)
  Mother	Eva Johnson,   b. Sep 1848, , Poland ,   d. 1933  (Age ~ 84 years)
  Family ID	F14270	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Christina Maria "Mary" Samuel,   b. 2 Jan 1877, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 May 1956, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)
  Married	5 Sep 1901	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. Vera Louisa Diehl,   b. 14 Apr 1906, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Mar 1986, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)   2. Cornelius N. Diehl,   b. Apr 1908, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1971  (Age ~ 62 years)
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025
  Family ID	F222828	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Nelson Diehl image from Patrick Gilkes 2016

  
  

• Notes

  Nelson Diehl By Record Correspondent P RESTON, Aug. 7. - A three week illness culminated in the death at St. Mary's Hospital, Kitchener, Sunday, of Nelson Diehl, Preston resident for the past 50 years. He was in his 71st year. Born at Pawnee Rock, Kansas, he came to Canada 65 years ago, residing at Goderich and Kitchener before coming here some 50 years ago. He was married in Preston 50 years ago to Christine Maria Samuel, who survives. He was employed for the past 30 years with Scroggins Shoes at Galt. He was a member of St. John's Anglican Church, Preston. Surviving are his wife; two daughters, Mrs. Harold (Vera) Brill, Preston, and Mrs. Charles (Eva) Brown, Kitchener; a son, Cornelius, Preston; a brother, Joseph Diehl, Preston; and a sister, Mrs. Addison Snyder, Elmira. Six grandchildren also survive. Funeral service was held today from the Stager-Pass Ltd., Funeral Home. Interment was in Memory Gardens on No. 7 Highway Kitchener-Waterloo Record, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Tue, Aug 7, 1951 Page 5

  
  

• Sources

  [S1669] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1911, Div. 23 Page 16. [S292] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - Memory Gardens CC#5464 Cemetery Internet Link. At Peace/ Nelson Diehl/ Loving Husband Of/ Mary Diehl/ Born May 26, 1881/ Laid To Rest Aug. 7, 1951 [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/206759452. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Name: Vera Diehl Date of Birth: 14 Apr 1906 Gender: Female Birth Place: Preston, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father's name: Nelson Diehl Mother's name: Mary Samuel

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 26 May 1881 - Pawnee Rock, Barton, Kansas, United States Immigration - 1891 - , Canada Married - 5 Sep 1901 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - machinist - 1906 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Laborer, Iron Foundry - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 7 Aug 1951 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth