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George Wesley Shafer

Male 1882 - 1963  (80 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  George Wesley Shafer was born 7 May 1882, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Wilhelm "William" Schaefer and Susanna Hoffman); died 1963; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    George married Selma Anna Louisa Wolfenberg 11 Sep 1907, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Selma (daughter of Johannes E. "John" Wolfenberg and Augusta Johanna Alwina Beyer) was born 14 Nov 1883, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1951; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Howard Shafer was born Dec 1910, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Wilhelm "William" Schaefer was born 18 Jun 1838, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Johann Mathias "Mathias" Schaefer and Eva Maria Rebscher); died 2 Jan 1918, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Wilhelm married Susanna Hoffman 23 Dec 1863, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Susanna (daughter of Jacob Hoffman and Veronica Eby) was born CALC 8 Jan 1843, , Ontario, Canada; died 14 Sep 1897; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Susanna Hoffman was born CALC 8 Jan 1843, , Ontario, Canada (daughter of Jacob Hoffman and Veronica Eby); died 14 Sep 1897; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Veronica Martha Schafer was born 4 Oct 1864, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 29 Apr 1939, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Jacob H. Schaefer was born 18 Jan 1869, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 May 1944; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. John E. Schaefer was born 2 Feb 1869, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1954, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Emma A. Schaefer was born CALC 4 Oct 1871, of, near, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 Apr 1872, Near Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. William Alexander Schafer was born Aug 1873, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1951; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Ezra C. Schaefer was born 1875, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    7. 1. George Wesley Shafer was born 7 May 1882, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1963; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Johann Mathias "Mathias" Schaefer was born 29 Jan 1808, Berfelde, Hessia, Germany (son of Johann Wilhelm Schaefer and Elisabetha Christina Seip); died 2 Apr 1889, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Johann — Eva Maria Rebscher. Eva (daughter of George Nikolaus "Nicholas" Rebscher and Sophia) was born 12 Sep 1810, Beerfelden, Odenwaldkreis, Hessen, Germany; died 8 Mar 1897, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Eva Maria Rebscher was born 12 Sep 1810, Beerfelden, Odenwaldkreis, Hessen, Germany (daughter of George Nikolaus "Nicholas" Rebscher and Sophia); died 8 Mar 1897, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Adam B. Schaefer was born 17 Feb 1831, , Hessen, Germany; died 5 Jul 1905, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Sophia Schaefer was born 9 Dec 1832, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 May 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Anna Catharin "Catherine" Schafer was born 12 Mar 1836, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 5 Jun 1836, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 14 Jan 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. 2. Wilhelm "William" Schaefer was born 18 Jun 1838, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Jan 1918, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Ernestina Wilhelmina Shafer was born 15 Aug 1840, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 May 1937, Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Sebringville Cemetery, Sebringville, Perth Co., Ontario.
    6. Heinrich Schaefer was born 1842, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Nov 1865, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Matheus Schafer was born 25 Jun 1845, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Aug 1854, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. George Schaefer was born 1847, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    9. Daniel Schafer was born 5 Sep 1851, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Nov 1925, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Harrison Cemetery, May City, Osceola, Iowa, United States.
    10. John Schafer was born 1853, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    11. Alexander Shafer was born 1858, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    12. Ernest Schafer was born 1858, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  3. 6.  Jacob Hoffman was born 18 Sep 1809, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania (son of Peter Hoffman); died 15 Nov 1864, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Jacob — Veronica Eby. Veronica (daughter of George S. Eby and Barbara Wenger) was born 8 Mar 1817, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 Dec 1876, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Veronica Eby was born 8 Mar 1817, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of George S. Eby and Barbara Wenger); died 19 Dec 1876, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Isaac E. Hoffman was born 8 Mar 1835, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Feb 1898; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Sarah Hoffman was born 1 Apr 1837, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 Sep 1854, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 3. Susanna Hoffman was born CALC 8 Jan 1843, , Ontario, Canada; died 14 Sep 1897; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Mary Ann Hoffman was born 10 Feb 1845, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Jul 1874, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Rebecca Hoffman was born 22 Jun 1848, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Nov 1909; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Edward Hoffman was born 1852, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    7. Magdalena Hoffman was born 7 Jul 1853, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Sep 1857, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Johann Wilhelm Schaefer was born 19 Feb 1771, Falken-Gesäß, , Hessen, Germany; died 26 Jan 1850, Beerfelden, , Hessen, Germany.

    Johann — Elisabetha Christina Seip. Elisabetha was born 14 May 1783, Falken-Gesäß, , Hessen, Germany; died 14 Jan 1839, Beerfelden, , Hessen, Germany. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Elisabetha Christina Seip was born 14 May 1783, Falken-Gesäß, , Hessen, Germany; died 14 Jan 1839, Beerfelden, , Hessen, Germany.
    Children:
    1. 4. Johann Mathias "Mathias" Schaefer was born 29 Jan 1808, Berfelde, Hessia, Germany; died 2 Apr 1889, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 10.  George Nikolaus "Nicholas" Rebscher was born 1786, , Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany; died 13 Nov 1873, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    George — Sophia. Sophia was born 12 Mar 1787, , Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany; died 2 Apr 1869, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Sophia was born 12 Mar 1787, , Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany; died 2 Apr 1869, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. 5. Eva Maria Rebscher was born 12 Sep 1810, Beerfelden, Odenwaldkreis, Hessen, Germany; died 8 Mar 1897, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. William Rebscher was born 1814, , Germany; died 22 Apr 1856, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Peter Rebscher was born 9 Oct 1816, , Germany; died 2 May 1861, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Anna Catharina Rebscher was born 1819, , Hessen, Germany; died 2 Feb 1859, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  5. 12.  Peter Hoffman was born 27 Sep 1776, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania (son of George Hoffman and Elizabeth Zimmerman); died Yes, date unknown.
    Children:
    1. George Hoffman was born Abt 1802, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. Elizabeth Hoffman was born 8 May 1805, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 9 Apr 1862, near, Churchtown, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States.
    3. Mayor John Hoffman was born 17 Jan 1808, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 1 Feb 1878, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. 6. Jacob Hoffman was born 18 Sep 1809, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 15 Nov 1864, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  6. 14.  George S. Eby was born 8 May 1776, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania (son of George Eby and Barbara Sensenig); died 17 Nov 1858, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    George married Barbara Wenger 1 Apr 1797. Barbara (daughter of Martin Wenger and Anna Gingrich) was born 1780, , Pennsylvania, USA; died Sep 1834; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  7. 15.  Barbara Wenger was born 1780, , Pennsylvania, USA (daughter of Martin Wenger and Anna Gingrich); died Sep 1834; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. George W. Eby was born 25 Dec 1798, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 1 Nov 1886, Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, United States.
    2. Peter Eby was born 3 Jun 1800, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 24 Mar 1883; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Nancy W. Eby was born 13 Oct 1801, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 4 Mar 1887, Thedford, Lambton Co., Ontario; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. John W. Eby was born 6 Nov 1803, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 22 Oct 1891, Port Elgin, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada.
    5. Samuel W. Eby was born 18 Aug 1805, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 Oct 1847, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Martin Eby was born 4 Aug 1807, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Jun 1891, Port Elgin, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada.
    7. David Wenger Eby was born 23 Apr 1812, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 Jun 1886, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Magdalena Eby was born Nov 1813, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 Jan 1883.
    9. Elizabeth Eby was born 14 Apr 1814, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Apr 1843; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    10. 7. Veronica Eby was born 8 Mar 1817, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 Dec 1876, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    11. Moses W. Eby was born 23 Dec 1822, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Sep 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


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