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

Viola Elizabeth Schaefer

Female 1898 - 1985  (86 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Viola Elizabeth Schaefer was born 21 May 1898, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of David W. Schaefer and Elizabeth "Eliza" Stroh); died 1985.

    Viola — Victor A. Pollakowsky. Victor (son of Friedrich "Frederick" Pollakowski and Wilhelmine "Minnie" Reth) was born Feb 1894, Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States; died 21 Mar 1959, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  David W. Schaefer was born 5 Jun 1862, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Adam B. Schaefer and Magdalena Winkler); died 14 Feb 1914, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    David married Elizabeth "Eliza" Stroh 1 Nov 1892, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Elizabeth (daughter of Jacob Oscar Stroh and Maria "Mary" Steffler) was born 10 Aug 1870, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Oct 1946; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Elizabeth "Eliza" Stroh was born 10 Aug 1870, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Jacob Oscar Stroh and Maria "Mary" Steffler); died 13 Oct 1946; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Arline R. Schaefer was born 23 Aug 1893, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Nov 1970, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. William Jacob Schaefer was born 22 Oct 1895, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1964; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 1. Viola Elizabeth Schaefer was born 21 May 1898, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1985.
    4. Nelda Letitia Schaefer was born 14 May 1901, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 Jan 1906, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Adam B. Schaefer was born 17 Feb 1831, , Hessen, Germany (son of Johann Mathias "Mathias" Schaefer and Eva Maria Rebscher); died 5 Jul 1905, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Adam married Magdalena Winkler 1854. Magdalena was born 30 Aug 1831, , Germany; died 7 Jul 1902, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Magdalena Winkler was born 30 Aug 1831, , Germany; died 7 Jul 1902, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Elizabeth Schaefer was born 17 Sep 1855, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Apr 1926, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Sophia Schaefer was born 28 Jul 1858, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Feb 1925, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Albert Schaefer was born 1860, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Alfred W. Schaefer was born 18 Aug 1860, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Nov 1920, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Daniel Schaefer was born 1862, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. 2. David W. Schaefer was born 5 Jun 1862, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 14 Feb 1914, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Appolona "Ablona" Schaefer was born 21 Dec 1864, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Oct 1919, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Louisa Schaefer was born 25 Jun 1869, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1945; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Edward Winkler Schaefer was born 30 Sep 1872, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Feb 1947, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 6.  Jacob Oscar Stroh was born 21 Aug 1843, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Conrad Stroh and Anna Maria "Mary" Oswald); died 17 Dec 1928, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Jacob married Maria "Mary" Steffler 19 Aug 1867, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Maria (daughter of Lorenz Steffler and Mary Elizabeth "Elizabeth" Braun) was born 30 Dec 1847, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Aug 1924, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Maria "Mary" Steffler was born 30 Dec 1847, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Lorenz Steffler and Mary Elizabeth "Elizabeth" Braun); died 9 Aug 1924, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. William Stroh was born CALC 3 Sep 1868, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 May 1886, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 3. Elizabeth "Eliza" Stroh was born 10 Aug 1870, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Oct 1946; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Albert Stroh was born 4 Feb 1873, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 Apr 1912, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Melinda S. Stroh was born 6 Dec 1875, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1962, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Clara Stroh was born 18 Jan 1880, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1955; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Henry S. Stroh was born 23 Dec 1882, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 31 Aug 1964, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 3 Sep 1964, Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Mary Stroh was born 1894, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  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. 9.  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. 4. 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. 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. 12.  Conrad Stroh was born 3 Oct 1811, Lehrbach, District Of Alsfeld, Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany (son of Johann Yost "John" Stroh and Anna Catherine Hahn); died 13 Oct 1899, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , St. Matthews Evangelical Lutheran Church, Conestogo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Conrad married Anna Maria "Mary" Oswald 9 Jul 1839, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Anna (daughter of Philip Jacob Oswald and Margaretha Becker) was born 23 Apr 1821, Wilgartswiesen, Rhein-Baiern, Germany; died 3 Sep 1894, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , St. Matthews Evangelical Lutheran Church, Conestogo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 13.  Anna Maria "Mary" Oswald was born 23 Apr 1821, Wilgartswiesen, Rhein-Baiern, Germany (daughter of Philip Jacob Oswald and Margaretha Becker); died 3 Sep 1894, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , St. Matthews Evangelical Lutheran Church, Conestogo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Catharine Stroh was born 1840, , Germany; died 28 Mar 1900, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Yost O. Stroh was born 1 Oct 1841, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Jan 1919, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 6. Jacob Oscar Stroh was born 21 Aug 1843, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 Dec 1928, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Elizabeth Stroh was born 4 Apr 1845, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Sep 1848, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Maria "Mary" Stroh was born 19 May 1850, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 16 Jun 1850, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Aug 1906, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Matthews Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Conestogo, Woolwich, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. George O. Stroh was born 1 Oct 1852, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 10 Apr 1853, Saint James Evangelical Lutheran Church - St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Jul 1926; was buried , Saint Matthews Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Conestogo, Woolwich, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Carl O. "Charles" Stroh was born 1 Sep 1855, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Apr 1949, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  5. 14.  Lorenz StefflerLorenz Steffler was born 24 Oct 1819, Salmbach, , Alsace, France (son of Georg Adam Steffler and Elisabethe Wernsperger); died 7 Aug 1879, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Lorenz married Mary Elizabeth "Elizabeth" Braun 2 Jun 1846, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Mary (daughter of Georg Jakob "Jacob" Braun and Wilhelmine Prenkert) was born 9 Mar 1830, Wilgartswiesen, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany; died 9 Jan 1896, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  6. 15.  Mary Elizabeth "Elizabeth" Braun was born 9 Mar 1830, Wilgartswiesen, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany (daughter of Georg Jakob "Jacob" Braun and Wilhelmine Prenkert); died 9 Jan 1896, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Catharine Steffler was born 1846, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. 7. Maria "Mary" Steffler was born 30 Dec 1847, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Aug 1924, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Jacob Steffler was born 31 Dec 1849, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 15 Oct 1937, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. M. Steffler was born 1850, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Elizabeth Steffler was born 15 Jan 1852, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 Jun 1926, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. George Michael Steffler was born 25 Jan 1854, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Feb 1931; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Philippine "Phoebe" Steffler was born 12 May 1856, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 Nov 1913, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Magdalena Steffler was born 23 Mar 1858, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 Nov 1941, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Sophia Catharine Steffler was born 3 Jan 1860, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Sep 1935, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Shantz Station, Woolwich Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    10. David Steffler was born 23 Feb 1863, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    11. Melinda Steffler was born 23 Aug 1865, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 Nov 1914, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    12. Daniel Steffler was born 1867, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    13. William Steffler was born 1870, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    14. Caroline Steffler was born 5 Apr 1874, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 Sep 1947, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.