Josephine Keffer

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• Name: Josephine Herschleb
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-119385

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WIFE OF BAKERY FOUNDER IS DEAD


Mrs. H. A. Herschleb, 87, 341 Fourth street south, died at her home at 7: 30 this morning after a lingering illness. Funeral services will be held at the Baker Chapel at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon, the Rev. A. W. Triggs officiating, with burial in Forest Hill cemetery. The body may be seen at the chapel after 10 o'clock Tuesday morning. Mrs. Josephine Herschleb was born at Maple in Ontario, Canada, May 8, 1858, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Solomon Keffer. She came to Wisconsin Rapids with her hus- band in August, 1876, and lived here ever since. Her husband was the founder of the Herschleb Bakery. The couple was married July 20, 1876, at Hespeler, Ontario, Canada. She is survived by a son, Jerry, and a daughter, Elizabeth, both of this city; one grandson and three great grandchildren. Her husband and one son, Wilbur, preceded her in death. Two sisters, Miss Florence Keffer and Mrs. L. H. Fisher, both reside in Hespeles, Ontario.


Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune; Monday, October 15, 1945

Josephine — Henry August Herschleb. Henry was born 22 Sep 1848, , Pennsylvania, USA; died 4 Feb 1940; was buried , Forest Hill Cemetery, Wisconsin Rapids, Wood, Wisconsin, United States. [Group Sheet]

1. Wilber Earl Herschleb was born 15 Jun 1879, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-84330
• Occupation: 1871, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Sawyer
• Occupation: 1881, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Sawyer
• Occupation: 1891, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Sawyer
• Residence: 1891, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical

Solomon married Elizabeth Mager 18 Oct 1853. Elizabeth was born 16 Apr 1836, Vaughan Twp., York Co., Ontario; died 29 Jul 1940, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/133048101
• Name: Elizabeth Keffer
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-84331
• Residence: 1891, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical

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Hespeler Woman 101 Years Old

Mrs. Elizabeth Keffer Native of York Township.

HESPELER. Mrs. Elizabeth Keffer, believed to be the oldest citizen of Waterloo County, observed her 101st birthday anniversary at her home in Hespeler on Friday. Mrs. Keffer is enjoying comparatively good health. Born in Vaughan Township, York County, Mrs. Keffer is the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Adam Mager. She received the greater part of her education at home owing to the lack of educational facilities.

She maried Solomon Keffer on October 18, 1853, the ceremony being performed by Rev. James Dick, of the Presbyterian church. At that time clergymen of the Presbyterian and Anglican faith, only, were privileged to perform the marriage ceremony, she recalled.

The couple resided in "Muddy York," now Toronto, for seven years, coming to this district in 1860 when they took up their home on a farm in Puslinch Township. After six years of farming they moved to Hespeler about 70 years ago.

Of the eight children, six are still living.

Waterloo Chronicle, 20 Apr 1937, p. 5

Rebellion of 1837:
Mrs. Keffer spent her girlhood in the then sparsely settled Vaughan Township. Her recollections of her girlhood reveal that soldiers of the Rebellion of 1837 drilled on her father's farm before they attempted their coup.