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

Family: John Matthias Schaefer / Caroline Leiskau (F10368)

m. 26 Dec 1879


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  • Father | Male
    John Matthias Schaefer

    Born  24 Oct 1854  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  18 Feb 1929   
    Buried    Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  26 Dec 1879  [1, 2, 3]  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  [1, 2, 3] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Schaefer | F244763 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Mary | F244763 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    Caroline Leiskau

    Born  12 Mar 1860  , Prussia, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  13 Jul 1942  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Christian Leiskau | F34078 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Henrietta Hintz | F34078 Group Sheet 

    Child 1 | Male
    Charles Schaefer

    Born  1880  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 2 | Female
    Adeline Elizabeth Schaefer

    Born  13 Jan 1882  Listowel, Wallace Twp., Perth County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1944   
    Buried    Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Edward Charles Boll | F169264 
    Married     

    Child 3 | Male
    Arthur Schaefer

    Born  29 Jul 1885  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  11 May 1982  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     

    Child 4 | Male
    Henry Schaefer

    Born  3 Mar 1887  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 5 | Male
    Edward John Schaefer

    Born  18 Oct 1889  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Lulu Luella Axt | F11870 
    Married  10 Dec 1924  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 6 | Male
    Nelson Schaefer

    Born  18 Dec 1891  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 7 | Male
    Walter Schaefer

    Born  7 Feb 1898  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 8 | Female
    Viola Augusta Schaefer

    Born  28 Jan 1900  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  23 Feb 1969   
    Buried    Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Frederick G. Altmann | F55514 
    Married     

  • Sources 
    1. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 11011 (1879), Schaefer-Leiskau.
      John Schaefer, carpenter of Wilmot, Birth Place: Canada Age: 25 Estimated birth year: abt 1854 Father Name: Mathias Schaefer Mother Name: Eva Schaefer Spouse Name: Catharine Leiskau, residence Berlin Spouse's Age: 19 Spouse Birth Place: Prussia Spouse Father Name: Christian Leiskau Spouse Mother Name: Henrietta Leiskau Marriage Date: 26 Dec 1879 Marriage Location: Waterloo, Berlin

    2. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 8 Jan 1880.
      26 Dec 1879 Carolina Leiskau and John Schäfer, both of Berlin, were married in Berlin by Pastor C. G. Manz.

    3. [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Section 1 Page 42.