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Addison Scherer

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Addison Scherer was born 30 Aug 1885, , Ontario, Canada (son of Martin Scherer and Katherine Hoffer, son of Martin Scherer and Catherine Hoffer); died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-56177
    • Occupation: 1910, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Baker
    • Occupation: 1911, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer, Furniture Factory
    • Residence: 1911, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic

    Addison married Aurelia E. Ruth 28 Jun 1910, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Aurelia (daughter of Joseph Ruth and Rosalia Schill, daughter of Joseph F. Ruth and Rosalia Schill) was born 1 Jul 1884, , Ontario, Canada; died 26 Oct 1918, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Teresa's Roman Catholic Cemetery, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Martin Scherer was born 14 Aug 1862, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Xavier Scherer and Margareth, son of Xavier Scherer and Margaret Eisenbach); died Yes, date unknown; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-56175
    • Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; RC
    • Occupation: 1885, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1885, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer
    • Residence: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1901, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1908, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Teamster, on Road
    • Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical

    Martin married Catherine Hoffer 25 Jan 1885, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Catherine (daughter of Nicholas Hoffer and Catharine Bohr) was born 2 Mar 1862, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Catherine Hoffer was born 2 Mar 1862, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Nicholas Hoffer and Catharine Bohr); died Yes, date unknown; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Catherine Scherer
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-56176
    • Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; E. Methodist
    • Residence: 1885, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1908, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical
    • Residence: 1952, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Children:
    1. Scharer
    2. Nicholas A. Scherer was born 1805, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. 1. Addison Scherer was born 30 Aug 1885, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Xavier Scherer was born 2 Dec 1837, , Germany (son of Xavier Scherer and Maria Watter); died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Xaver Scherer
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-96647
    • Immigration: 1860, , Canada
    • Residence: 1862, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Naturalization: 1865
    • Occupation: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; RC
    • Retired: 1901, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Xavier married Margaret Eisenbach 8 Dec 1862, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Margaret (daughter of Ludwig "Louis" Eisenbach and Anna Elisabetha Lingener) was born 9 Aug 1842, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Dec 1908, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Teresa's Roman Catholic Cemetery, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Margaret Eisenbach was born 9 Aug 1842, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Ludwig "Louis" Eisenbach and Anna Elisabetha Lingener); died 6 Dec 1908, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Teresa's Roman Catholic Cemetery, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Margaret Scherer
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-96648
    • Residence: 1862, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; RC

    Notes:

    MRS. SCHARER'S DEATH

    We have this week to chronicle the very sudden death of Mrs. Xavier Scharer, which occurred on Sunday afternoon. On Saturday, about 11 a.m. her grandson Mr. A. Scharer, called at the house and left her seemingly as well as usual. Shortly afterwards her husband entering the house found her lying on the floor unconscious. A doctor was at once called but nothing could be done for her, and she never regained consciousness.
    Deceased was born in Woolwich township in 1842 and was married to her now bereaved husband about 47 years ago. They lived on a farm in Pool[?] township for about 25 years, and for the last Eight[sic] they have lived in Elmira.

    Their marriage was blessed with nine children, of whom the following eight survive: - Martin, in Elmira; Theresa (Mrs. McQuarry), Duntroon, Ont.; Mary (Mrs. Everist) Toronto; John, Egremont township; Annie (Mrs. Reuben Cauman), Corbetton, Ont.; George, Eramosa, Maggie (Mrs. Borge)[?], Garafraxa township; Caroline, late of Preston, now at home. Three sisters and a brother also survive the deceased namely: Mrs. Koerber and Mrs. M. Ludwig, Elmira; Mrs. Nicholas Gies, Berlin; John Eisenbach, Kossuth. The funeral will be held this (Wednesday) forenoon at 9 a.m. to the Catholic church for service and thence to the R.C. Cemetery for burial. The bereaved family have the sympathy of the community in their sudden bereavement.

    Elmira Advertiser 9 Dec 1908

    Children:
    1. Annie Scherer
    2. George Scherer
    3. Maggie Scherer
    4. Caroline Scherer
    5. 2. Martin Scherer was born 14 Aug 1862, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Theresia Scherer was born 1864, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    7. Mary Scherer was born 1866, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    8. John Scherer was born 1869, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  3. 6.  Nicholas Hoffer was born 15 May 1829, , Alsace Lorraine, France (son of Jacob Hoffer and Barbara); died 26 May 1908, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Calvary Conservative Mennonite Cemetery Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00110-6882.66
    • Immigration: 1852, , Ontario, Canada
    • Immigration: 1853, , Ontario, Canada
    • Naturalization: 1855
    • Occupation: 1855, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; labourer
    • Occupation: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical Methodist
    • Occupation: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; E. Methodist
    • Occupation: 1881, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Occupation: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
    • Occupation: 1901, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer

    Notes:

    After an illness of several months, there passed away at the home of his daughter, Mrs. M. Scherer, in Elmira, Nicholas Hoffer. Deceased was born in Alsace-Loraine [sic], Germany, in 1829, emigrated to Canada in 1853, and settled on a farm near Floradale, after having married Catherine Burr in 1855. There they lived over 50 years when they removed to Floradale. After the death of his wife, Mr. Hoffer removed to Elmira. To Mr. and Mrs. Hoffer were born 8 children, namely Christina, who died in 1879, aged 22 years, Jacob, of Petosky, Mich.; Solomon, David Nicholas and Catherine (Mrs. M. Scherer), of Elmira: Magdalena (Mrs. Bradley) of Toronto; Adam of Southampton. The funeral will take place Thursday afternoon. There will be service in the Evangelical church at Elmira after which the burial will take place in the Upper Woolwich Cemetery.

    Elmira Signet, May 28, 1908

    Nicholas married Catharine Bohr 12 Aug 1855, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Catharine was born 24 Jun 1829, , Germany; died 18 Jan 1904, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Calvary Conservative Mennonite Cemetery Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Catharine Bohr was born 24 Jun 1829, , Germany; died 18 Jan 1904, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Calvary Conservative Mennonite Cemetery Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Catharine Hoffer
    • Eby ID Number: 00110-6882.67
    • Immigration: 1852, , Canada
    • Residence: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical Methodist
    • Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; E. Methodist
    • Residence: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

    Children:
    1. Christina Hoffer was born CALC 8 Jul 1856, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Mar 1879, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Calvary Conservative Mennonite Cemetery Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Jacob B. Hoffer was born 14 Feb 1858, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Mar 1948, Petoskey, Emmet, Michigan, USA; was buried , Greenwood Cemetery, Petoskey, Emmet, Michigan, United States.
    3. Solomon Hoffer was born 16 Feb 1860, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 Nov 1918; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. 3. Catherine Hoffer was born 2 Mar 1862, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. David B. Hoffer was born 17 Jan 1864, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Sep 1952, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Nicholas B. Hoffer was born 30 Apr 1866, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Oct 1936, Pilkington Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Caroline "Carrie" Hoffer was born 10 Aug 1868, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    8. Adam Burr Hoffer was born 25 Oct 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Oct 1951, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Xavier Scherer was born Abt 1807, of, Germany; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-137394

    Xavier — Maria Watter. Maria was born Abt 1807, of, Germany; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Maria Watter was born Abt 1807, of, Germany; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Maria Scherer
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-137396

    Children:
    1. 4. Xavier Scherer was born 2 Dec 1837, , Germany; died Yes, date unknown.

  3. 10.  Ludwig "Louis" Eisenbach was born CALC 22 Aug 1807, of, Grebenau, , Hessen, Germany (son of George Eisenbach and Katharina Suppe); died 27 Jan 1858; was buried , Saint Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery (formerly Oswald or Hoffer), Woolwich Tw., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Lewis Eisenbach
    • Name: Louis Eisenbach
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-26383
    • Residence: 1831, Grebenau Kreis Alsfeld, Hessen, Germany
    • Occupation: 1849, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
    • Occupation: 1851, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer

    Ludwig married Anna Elisabetha Lingener 26 Dec 1831, Grebenau Kreis Alsfeld, Hessen, Germany. Anna was born Abt 1810, of, Grebenau, , Hessen, Germany; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Anna Elisabetha Lingener was born Abt 1810, of, Grebenau, , Hessen, Germany; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Anna Elisabetha Eisenbach
    • Name: Elizabeth Lingener
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-26384
    • Residence: 1831, Grebenau Kreis Alsfeld, Hessen, Germany

    Children:
    1. Anna Eva Eisenbach was born 28 Jul 1838, Grebenau, Oberhessen, Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany; was christened 5 Aug 1838, Grebenau, Oberhessen, Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany; died 26 Jun 1910; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 5. Margaret Eisenbach was born 9 Aug 1842, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Dec 1908, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Teresa's Roman Catholic Cemetery, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Elizabeth Eisenbach was born 21 Apr 1847, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 1 Jun 1848, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 14 Apr 1927; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. George Eisenbach was born 21 May 1849, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 15 Jul 1849, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  5. 12.  Jacob Hoffer was born 1797, , Germany (son of Hoffer and Magdalena); died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-272749
    • Occupation: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Jacob — Barbara. Barbara was born Abt 1805, Of, France; died Bef 1861. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Barbara was born Abt 1805, Of, France; died Bef 1861.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Barbara Hoffer
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-122683

    Children:
    1. Christina Hoffer was born 23 Mar 1827, , Alsace Lorraine, France; died 24 May 1907, Grand Haven, Ottawa, Michigan, United States; was buried , Greenwood Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA.
    2. 6. Nicholas Hoffer was born 15 May 1829, , Alsace Lorraine, France; died 26 May 1908, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Calvary Conservative Mennonite Cemetery Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Adam Hoffer was born 1835, , Alsace Lorraine, France; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Charles Hoffer was born 1881; died 1957; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


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