Nelson Shelley^[1]

1894 - 1975  (80 years)

• Name	Nelson Shelley
  Born	4 Apr 1894	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1911	Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Farmer Son
  Residence	1911	Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Methodist
  Eby ID Number	00111-6986.5
  Died	1975  [4]
  Buried	Calvary United Church, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I10720	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Samuel Shelley,   b. 19 Aug 1858, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Jul 1939, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Carolina Christina Ernstina "Christina" Seefeldt,   b. 14 Sep 1857, Korgenhagen, Prussia, Germany ,   d. 23 Feb 1935, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)
  Married	28 Nov 1886	St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 6, 7, 8]
  Family ID	F3081	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Florence Humphries,   b. Sep 1903, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1977  (Age ~ 73 years)
  Children	1. Elinor Christine Shelley,   b. 15 Jan 1935,   d. 21 Sep 2019, Fergus, Nichol Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)   2. Robert Shelley,   b. 1937,   d. 1962  (Age 25 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F46373	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• 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..., 444. [S148] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1901, Woolwich F-1 Page 10. [S348] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1911, Div. 14 page 6. [S232] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - Calvary United St. Jacobs 4585 Cemetery Internet Link. Nelson J. Shelley / 1894 - 1975 / Son of Samuel / Beloved Husband of / Florence Humphries / 1903 - 1977 / [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Samuel Schelly Born: Waterloo Ont Age: 28 Father: Amos Schelly Mother: Salome Schelly Born: abt 1858 Spouse: Christina Seefeldt Age: 28 born: Korgenhagen Prussia Father: Carl Seefeldt Mother: Wilhelmina Seefeldt married 28 Nov 1886 married: Waterloo [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 2 Dec 1886. November 28, 1886 Christina Seefeld of St. Jacobs & Samuel Shelly of Waterloo, were married by Rev. M. L. Wing, St. Jacobs. [S1573] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1891, Section 4 Page 46. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 011772-86. Samuel Schelly, 28, occ. Laborer, b. Waterloo, res. same, son of Amos and Salome, married Christena Seefeldt, 28, b. Korgenhagen Prussia, res. St. Jacobs, daughter of Carl and Wilhelmina, Witness: Carl and Wilhelmina Seefeldt of St. Jacobs, 28 Nov 1886 at St. Jacobs

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 4 Apr 1894 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer Son - 1911 - Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1911 - Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Calvary United Church, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth