Melvina Stauffer

1861 - 1952  (90 years)

• Name	Melvina Stauffer
  Born	20 Dec 1861	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Melvina Wiegand
  Name	Melvina Wiegand
  Residence	1871	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Dutch Methodist
  Residence	1892	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Evangelical
  Occupation	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Dress Maker, Home
  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Evangelical
  Eby ID Number	00117-7444
  Died	3 Jan 1952	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	5 Jan 1952	Calvary United Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I10450	Generations
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2024

  
  

  Father	David H. Stauffer,   b. 31 Dec 1813, , Chester Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 9 Mar 1901  (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Annie Maria "Mary" Shelly,   b. 29 May 1819, Harmony, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 12 Aug 1909  (Age 90 years)
  Married	24 May 1836  [6, 7]
  Family ID	F13960	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	John Wiegand,   b. 8 Dec 1850, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	Jul 1883  [5]
  Children	1. William B. Wiegand,   b. 17 Feb 1889, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Aug 1976  (Age 87 years)
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2024
  Family ID	F3002	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	John Wiegand,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2024
  Family ID	F258714	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Melvinah Stauffer, "the sixth daughter of David Stauffer, was born December 20th, 1861. She is married to John Wiegand, a teacher. They reside in the town of Berlin where she is engaged in giving instructions in sewing and teaching young ladies the art of cutting dresses by model. Their family consists of one child, a son named William." Biographical History of Waterloo Township ___________________ Mrs. Melvina Weigand Mrs. Melvina Wiegand of 64 Queen St. North, died today at the K-W Hospital following a brief illness. Widow of John Wiegand, she was 90. Mrs. Wiegand was born Dec. 20, 1861, in Woolwich Township, dlaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. David H. Stauffer. She was the last surviving member of the family of 10 children. She was a member of Zion Evangelical U. B. Church and of the Ladies Aid Society, the wornen's Society of World Service and the Women's Christian Temperance Union. Surviving are one son, William, of Old Greenwich, Con., and five grandchildren. The body will be at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home until noon Saturday, then at Zion Church for funeral at 2 p.m. with interment in Calvary Cemetery, St. Jacobs. Rev. E. E. Hallman will officiate. Kitchener-Waterloo Record 3 Jan 1952 pg 5

  
  

• Sources

  [S10] Book - Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 524. [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) A-7 Page 11. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 36 Page 15. [S269] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1871, p 66. [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Sec. 5 Page 31. [S10] Book - Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 442. [S10] Book - Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 521.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 20 Dec 1861 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Dutch Methodist - 1871 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Evangelical - 1892 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Dress Maker, Home - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Evangelical - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 3 Jan 1952 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 5 Jan 1952 - Calvary United Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth