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

Johannes "John" Schaefer

Male 1848 - 1921  (72 years)


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  1. 1.  Johannes "John" Schaefer was born 21 Oct 1848, Grebenau Kreis Alsfeld, Hessen, Germany; was christened 29 Oct 1848, Grebenau Kreis Alsfeld, Hessen, Germany (son of Johann Adam "Adam" Schaefer and Gertrude Scharf); died 31 May 1921, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Heidelberg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Johann Schaefer
    • Name: John Schaefer
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-170363
    • Birth: 15 Oct 1850
    • Immigration: 1856, , Canada
    • Immigration: 1864
    • Residence: 1873, Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1901, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Occupation: 1904, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
    • Occupation: 1911, Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Weaver
    • Residence: 1911, Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Johannes married Anna Maria "Mary" Schaefer 30 Nov 1873, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Anna (daughter of Balthaser Schaefer and Anna Kunigunda "Kunigunda" Gunewald) was born 4 Dec 1853, Grebenau, , Hessen, Germany; died 16 Nov 1903, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Heidelberg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Heinrich "Henry" Schaefer was born 31 Dec 1878, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 Apr 1879, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Heidelberg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Christina Schaefer was born 12 Jan 1884, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. John Herbert "Herbert" Schaefer was born 20 Feb 1888, Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Clara Catherina Schaefer was born 20 Feb 1888, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 Apr 1888, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Heidelberg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Johannes married Philipina Holzschuh 11 Dec 1904, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Philipina (daughter of Johann Georg "John" Holzschuh and Eva Regina "Regina" Rhein) was born 11 Jan 1847, , Germany; died 28 Jan 1917, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Heidelberg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Johann Adam "Adam" Schaefer was born 21 Jan 1812, Grebenau Kreis Alsfeld, Hessen, Germany; was christened 24 Jan 1811, Grebenau Kreis Alsfeld, Hessen, Germany; died 14 Nov 1890; was buried , Saint Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Erbsville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Adam Schaefer
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-55391

    Johann married Gertrude Scharf 19 Feb 1835, Grebenau Kreis Alsfeld, Hessen, Germany. Gertrude was born 19 May 1807, Grebenau Kreis Alsfeld, Hessen, Germany; was christened 19 May 1807, Grebenau Kreis Alsfeld, Hessen, Germany; died 2 Oct 1880, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Erbsville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Gertrude Scharf was born 19 May 1807, Grebenau Kreis Alsfeld, Hessen, Germany; was christened 19 May 1807, Grebenau Kreis Alsfeld, Hessen, Germany; died 2 Oct 1880, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Erbsville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Gertrude Schaefer
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-55392

    Children:
    1. Adam Schaefer was born 14 Oct 1836, Grebenau Kreis Alsfeld, Hessen, Germany; was christened 23 Oct 1836, Grebenau Kreis Alsfeld, Hessen, Germany; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. Elizabeth Schaefer was born 7 Nov 1839, Grebenau Kreis Alsfeld, Hessen, Germany; was christened 10 Nov 1839, Grebenau Kreis Alsfeld, Hessen, Germany; died 25 Nov 1901; was buried , Saint Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Erbsville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Heinrich "Henry" Schafer was born 4 Jul 1842, Grebenau Kreis Alsfeld, Hessen, Germany; was christened 10 Jul 1842, Grebenau Kreis Alsfeld, Hessen, Germany; died 18 Oct 1932, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. 1. Johannes "John" Schaefer was born 21 Oct 1848, Grebenau Kreis Alsfeld, Hessen, Germany; was christened 29 Oct 1848, Grebenau Kreis Alsfeld, Hessen, Germany; died 31 May 1921, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Heidelberg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.