David C. Shelly^{[1, 2]}

1862 - 1936  (73 years)

• Name	David C. Shelly
  Born	31 Aug 1862	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	U. Broth.
  Occupation	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10, 11]
  	Miller
  Residence	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	Methodist
  Occupation	1901	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Machine Hand
  Occupation	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Carpenter
  Residence	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Evangelical
  Occupation	1921	Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Carpenter, General
  Residence	1921	Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Evangelical
  Eby ID Number	00111-6988
  Died	27 Jun 1936  [5]
  Buried	First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [12]
  Person ID	I10722	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Amos Shelly,   b. 15 Apr 1821, , Butler Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 8 Feb 1877, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 55 years)
  Mother	Salome Hailer Cook,   b. 24 Jul 1831, , Alsace Lorraine, France ,   d. 7 Feb 1905, Port Elgin, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 73 years)
  Married	1 May 1850	Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [13, 14, 15]
  Family ID	F3075	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Magdalena Meyer,   b. 4 Aug 1858, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Sep 1920  (Age 62 years)
  Children	1. Ella L. Shelly,   b. 19 Aug 1885, German Mills (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Alice A. Shelly,   b. 24 May 1887, German Mills (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Mabel Marie Shelly,   b. 9 Mar 1890, German Mills (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Jun 1936, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 46 years)   4. Sarah Angeline "Angie" Shelley,   b. 15 Apr 1892, German Mills (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1975  (Age 82 years)   5. Edith M. Shelly,   b. 25 Sep 1894, German Mills (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Minerva Shelly,   b. Sep 1895, German Mills (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Lincoln Shelly,   b. Mar 1896, German Mills (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Abraham Lincoln "Lincoln" Shelley,   b. 29 Mar 1896, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1953  (Age 56 years)   9. Lorne E. Shelly,   b. 28 Jan 1902, German Mills (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Nov 1905  (Age 3 years)   10. Earl Shelly,   b. Feb 1905, German Mills (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F3082	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  David Shelly, "was born August 31st, 1862. He is married to Lena Mayer and resides in Bridgeport where he is engaged as a miller in the Lancaster Roller Mills. Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

  
  

• Sources

  [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 9 Apr 1896. 29 Mar 1896 The wife of David Shelly, in Bridgeport, a son. [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 020517-07. George Daley, 28, occ. Rubber Shoe Maker, b. Welland, res. Berlin, son of William Daley and Elisabeth Terry married Ella Shelley, 22, b. German Mills, res. Bridgeport, daughter of David Shelley and Magdalena Meyer, Witness(es) Oscar Totzke of Berlin and Mabel Shelley of Bridgeport, 19 December 1907 in Berlin. [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. [S132] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1901, Waterloo C-3 Page 4. [S47] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - First Mennonite CC#4507 Internet link First Mennonite Cemetery online. Shelly / in loving memory of / David C. Shelly / died June 27, 1936 / aged 73 yrs. 10 m. 4 d. / Magdalena Meyer / beloved wife of / David Shelly / died Sept.11, 1920 / aged 62 yrs. 1 m. 7 d. / asleep in Jesus [S177] Census - ON, Waterloo - 1901, ON WATERLOO (North/Nord) (#121) Subdistrict: Waterloo C-3 Page 4. [S214] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1911, Div. 3 Page 13. [S168] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 12. [S2088] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1921, Sud District 3 - Lexington 1921 Page 8. [S2042] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1891, Section 3 Page 10. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Name:Angeline Shelly Gender:Female Birth Date:15 May 1892 Birth Place:Waterloo Twp., Ontario, Canada Father:David Shelly - Miller Mother:Magdalena Snider [S47] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - First Mennonite CC#4507 Internet link First Mennonite Cemetery online. [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. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library. Amos SHELLY, 26, Fanner of Waterloo, to Sara KOCH, 18. Rev. BINDEMANN [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library. Amos Schelly, 26, farmer of Waterloo married 1 May 1849 in Greenbush by banns to Sarah Boch (or Koch) 18, of Waterloo, wit: Franz Bossenberger of Waterloo & Isaac McCardy farmer of Dumfries

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 31 Aug 1862 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - U. Broth. - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Miller - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Machine Hand - 1901 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Carpenter - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Evangelical - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Carpenter, General - 1921 - Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Evangelical - 1921 - Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth