Sophia Schaefer^{[1, 2]}

1858 - 1925  (66 years)

• Name	Sophia Schaefer
  Born	28 Jul 1858	St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Sophia Shelley
  Residence	1876	St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Residence	1881	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1891	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Lutheran
  Residence	1891	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Lutheran
  Residence	1911	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Christian
  Eby ID Number	00111-6984.1
  Died	25 Feb 1925	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Buried	Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Person ID	I10703	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Adam B. Schaefer,   b. 17 Feb 1831, , Hessen, Germany ,   d. 5 Jul 1905, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Magdalena Winkler,   b. 30 Aug 1831, , Germany ,   d. 7 Jul 1902, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 70 years)
  Married	1854
  Family ID	F6004	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sidney Shelley,   b. 13 Sep 1854, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Jul 1939, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)
  Married	2 Jul 1876	Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3]
  Children	1. Elizabeth "Lizzie" Shelley,   b. 14 Sep 1877, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1953  (Age 75 years)   2. Aurelia Shelly,   b. 12 Dec 1877, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. William Shelley,   b. 25 Apr 1878, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Agnes Shelley,   b. 3 Feb 1881, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Alma Shelley,   b. 27 Aug 1883, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Norman Shelley,   b. 16 Dec 1885, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Edward Shelly,   b. 1888, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Oliver Shelley,   b. 7 May 1889, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Florence M. Shelley,   b. 6 May 1895, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F3079	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Died/ At Waterloo, on Wednesday, February 25th./ 1925/ Sophia Schaefer/ Beloved wife of Sidney Shelly/ In her 67th year./ The Funeral/ Will take place from her late residence,/ 64 Allen Street East, at 2: 30 p. m., on/ Friday, February 27th, to/ Woodland Cemetery/ for interment./ Friends and acquaintances please accept this intimation. Funeral Card of Sophia Schaefer

  
  

• 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..., 443. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 6 Jul 1876. 02 Jul 1876 By Pastor J. Brezing in Heidelberg, Sidney Shelley was married to Sophia Schaefer, both of St. Jacobs. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 11153-76. 11153-76, (Waterloo Co..), Sidney SHELLY, 21, miller, Woolwich, of Woolwich, s/o Amos & Sarah SHELLY, married Sophia SCHAEFER, 17, Woolwich, of Woolwich, d/o Adam & Magdalena SCHAEFER, witn: William SCHIERHOLZ & John CRESS, Woolwich, on 2 July 1876, at Heidelberg [S144] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1871, Div 4, Page 54. [S135] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1901, Waterloo (Town/Ville) D-3 Page 5. [S302] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1881, Waterloo Village 1881 Div. 2 Page 31. [S437] Funeral Card - - Waterloo Historical Society, Funeral Card of Sophia Schaefer. [S366] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1911, Div. 43 Pg. 6. [S1573] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1891, Section 3 Page 52.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 28 Jul 1858 - St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1876 - St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 2 Jul 1876 - Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1881 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Lutheran - 1891 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1891 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Christian - 1911 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 25 Feb 1925 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth