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

Family: Heinrich "Henry" Schafer / Elizabeth Koenig (F18591)

m. 30 Jan 1872


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  • Father | Male
    Heinrich "Henry" Schafer

    Born  4 Jul 1842  Grebenau Kreis Alsfeld, Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location
    Christened  10 Jul 1842  Grebenau Kreis Alsfeld, Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  18 Oct 1932  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  30 Jan 1872  [1, 2]  Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  [1, 2] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Johann Adam "Adam" Schaefer | F18315 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Gertrude Scharf | F18315 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    Elizabeth Koenig

    Born  15 Sep 1851  Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  15 Apr 1931  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  George Conrad Koenig | F13257 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Catherine Hett | F13257 Group Sheet 

    Child 1 | Male
    George K. Schaefer

    Born  20 Dec 1872  Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  20 Apr 1928  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Elizabeth "Lizzie" Jacobi | F40131 
    Married  12 Apr 1898   

    Child 2 | Male
    Adam J. Schafer

    Born  19 Jul 1874  Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1963   
    Buried    Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Emma Catherine Schneider | F11703 
    Married  22 Apr 1908  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 3 | Female
    Anna Schafer

    Born  1875  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 4 | Male
    Edward Schafer

    Born  31 Oct 1876  Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  19 May 1953  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Amelia Sophia Biermann | F39323 
    Married     

    Child 5 | Female
    Elizabeth "Lizzie" Schafer

    Born  21 Jun 1878  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  2 Jul 1956  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Ephraim W. Reist | F14415 
    Married     

    Child 6 | Male
    William Schafer

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

    Child 7 | Female
    Susannah Schaefer

    Born  11 Jul 1882  Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Henry A. Koeller | F292184 
    Married  2 Apr 1907  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 8 | Female
    Joanna Schafer

    Born  1884  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 9 | Male
    John Schafer

    Born  21 Aug 1884  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  3 Apr 1979  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Louise Katharine Dickert | F29160 
    Married     

    Child 10 | Male
    Heinrich K. "Henry" Schafer

    Born  23 Nov 1886  Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  23 Feb 1976  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried  26 Feb 1976  Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Hilda Elizabeth Schierholtz | F39922 
    Married  16 Jan 1917  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 11 | Male
    Herman Schafer

    Born  6 Jan 1889  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 12 | Male
    Albert George Schafer

    Born  Sep 1890  Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Lauretta Sophia Schmidt | F38842 
    Married     

    Child 13 | Female
    Clara Schafer

    Born  20 Jul 1894  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

  • Sources 
    1. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Henry Schaefer (res. of Woolwich) b. Hessia Germany Age: 27 born abt 1845 father: Adam Schaefer mother: Gertrude Schaefer married Elizabeth Koenig Age:: 21 born abt 1851 b. On father: George Koenig mother: Catherine Koenig married 30 Jan 1872 Marriage Place: Waterloo Wellesley Village

    2. [S2042] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1891, Section 3 Page 43.