Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Anna Margaret Ada "Ada" Moyer[1]

Female 1878 - 1947  (68 years)


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  • Name Anna Margaret Ada "Ada" Moyer 
    Born 2 Aug 1878  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Gender Female 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/187734554 
    Name Ada Moyer  [5
    Name Anna Margaret Ada "Ada" Knechtel 
    Residence 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Zion Evangelical Ass. 
    Residence 1921  33 Ahrens St. W., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Residence 1921  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Evangelical 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-31118 
    Died 23 May 1947  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 6
    Buried Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Person ID I31118  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Rev. Samuel Nash Moyer,   b. 10 Aug 1834, Jordan, Lincoln Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Oct 1893, , Calvalier Co., North Dakota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years) 
    Mother Mary Ann Lingelbach,   b. 13 Jun 1840, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jan 1910  (Age 69 years) 
    Family ID F8155  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family William Otto Knechtel,   b. 5 Nov 1873, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Sep 1950, Rosemere, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Children 
     1. Lillian Mabel "Lilyan" Knechtel,   b. 24 Sep 1914, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1965  (Age 50 years)
     2. Margaret Knechtel
     3. Gerald William Knechtel,   b. 28 Jan 1905, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1950, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 44 years)
     4. Anna Margaret "Margaret" Knechtel,   b. 9 Jul 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Nov 1963, Thunder Bay (Fort William), Thunder Bay District, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years)
     5. Lillian Knechtel,   b. 1914, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F176146  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Mrs. William O. Knechtel

      Mrs. William O. Knechtel, nee Ada Moyer, 68, of 23 Ahrens St. West, died today at the K-W Hospital following a lingering illness. Born Aug. 2, 1878 in Hespeler, she was a daughter of the late Rev. and Mrs. Samuel N. Moyer. She attended Zion Evangelical Church and was a member of the Ladies Aid and W.M.S. of the church.

      Surviving are her husband, William O. Knechtel, whom she married on June 4, 1902, in Kitchener; a son, Gerald W. at Home; two daughters, Miss Anna Margaret Knechtel of Toronto, and Mrs. A. C. (Lilyan) Macfarlane of Rosemere, Que.; two brothers, Rev. Eli S. Moyer of Hamilton and Samuel N. of Kitchener, and two sisters, Mrs. Levi Bruegeman of Merritton and Mrs. Florence Brown of Crediton. Three grandchildren also survive.

      Funeral service will be held at Zion Evangelical Church on Monday at two pm. Rev. E.E. Hallman will officiate. Interment will be made in Mt. Hope Cemetery. Remains are resting at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home until Monday noon when the removal will be made to the church.

  • Sources 
    1. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of William Otto Knechtel.

    2. [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) Page 6.

    3. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 28 Pg. 3.

    4. [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub Dist. 26 Page 3.

    5. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Gerald W. Knechtel.

    6. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, M., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, M. (1878). Anna Margaret "Ada" Moyer Knechtel... Retrieved 25 July 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/187734554/anna_margaret-_ada_-knechtel.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 2 Aug 1878 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Zion Evangelical Ass. - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1921 - 33 Ahrens St. W., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Evangelical - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 23 May 1947 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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