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

Leona Gilles

Female 1888 - 1980  (91 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Leona Gilles was born 3 Sep 1888, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Henry Gilles and Appolona "Ablona" Schaefer); died 1980; was buried , Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Leona married Clayton Peterson 24 Jun 1912, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Clayton (son of Henry William Peterson and Agnes Winn) was born 30 Dec 1888, , Ontario, Canada; died 1977; was buried , Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Ruby Mae Peterson was born 29 Mar 1913, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2003; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Lelah Peterson was born 1914, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. Gilles Peterson was born 11 Nov 1923, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Sep 2016, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Henry Gilles was born 10 Jul 1861, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Joseph Gilles and Maria Nahrgang); died 10 Nov 1933, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Henry married Appolona "Ablona" Schaefer 20 Mar 1887, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Appolona (daughter of Adam B. Schaefer and Magdalena Winkler) 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. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Appolona "Ablona" Schaefer was born 21 Dec 1864, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Adam B. Schaefer and Magdalena Winkler); died 12 Oct 1919, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Oliver Gilles was born 1 Jul 1887, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 Mar 1938, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 1. Leona Gilles was born 3 Sep 1888, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1980; was buried , Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Alfred Gilles was born 30 Jun 1891, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 Nov 1932, St. Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Joseph Gilles was born 14 May 1823, Mierchensich Regierungs Bezirk Hachen, Kreis Montschau, Koenig Reich, Prussia, German; died 7 May 1898, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Matthews Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Conestogo, Woolwich, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Joseph married Maria Nahrgang 9 Sep 1851, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Maria (daughter of Johann Georg Nahrgang and Maria Katharina Kuhl) was born 3 Dec 1831, Atlantic Ocean; died 21 May 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Matthews Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Conestogo, Woolwich, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Maria Nahrgang was born 3 Dec 1831, Atlantic Ocean (daughter of Johann Georg Nahrgang and Maria Katharina Kuhl); died 21 May 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Matthews Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Conestogo, Woolwich, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Elizabeth Gilles was born 8 Jun 1852, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 25 Jul 1852, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. Anna Margareth "Nancy" Gilles was born 2 Apr 1854, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 11 Jun 1854, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Dec 1933; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Caroline Gilles was born 22 Sep 1855, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 21 Jan 1856, Strasburg (Kitchener) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 May 1931, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Mary Ann Gilles was born 1857, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Anna Gilles was born 1859, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. 2. Henry Gilles was born 10 Jul 1861, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 Nov 1933, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. William Gilles was born 1862, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  3. 6.  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]


  4. 7.  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. 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. 3. 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.


Generation: 4

  1. 10.  Johann Georg Nahrgang was born Abt 1805, , Germany; died Yes, date unknown.

    Johann — Maria Katharina Kuhl. Maria was born Abt 1805, , Germany; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  2. 11.  Maria Katharina Kuhl was born Abt 1805, , Germany; died Yes, date unknown.
    Children:
    1. Conrad Nahrgang was born 1823, , Germany; died 18 Aug 1868, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 5. Maria Nahrgang was born 3 Dec 1831, Atlantic Ocean; died 21 May 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Matthews Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Conestogo, Woolwich, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 12.  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]


  4. 13.  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. 6. 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.