Elsie D. Shelly

1874 - 1956  (82 years)

• Name	Elsie D. Shelly
  Born	2 Jan 1874  [1]
  Gender	Female
  Birth	20 Jan 1876	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/110384928
  Name	Elsie D. Break
  Residence	1901	Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-113687
  Died	16 Jul 1956	Woodlake, Tulare, California, United States   [5]
  Buried	Woodlake District Cemetery, Woodlake, Tulare, California, United States
  Person ID	I113687	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Jacob Frederic Shelly,   b. 13 Jan 1851, Rielingshausen, , Baden-Württemberg, Germany ,   d. 29 Sep 1937, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Sarah Snyder,   b. 25 Jul 1851, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Nov 1879, Near Freeport, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 28 years)
  Married	3 Feb 1874	Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6, 7]
  Family ID	F4583	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Noah Break,   b. 8 Sep 1872, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Nov 1968, Woodlake, Tulare, California, USA  (Age 96 years)
  Married	27 Feb 1901	Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Children	1. Elva Elizabeth Break,   b. 5 Oct 1902, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Dec 1996, , Salano County, California, USA  (Age 94 years)   2. Pearl May Break,   b. , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Oct 2005, , Kern County, California, USA
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F6093	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Shelly-ElsieD.-001-husbandNoahBreak-AncestryPublicMemberTree.JPG Elsie Shelly and husband Noah Break - Angela Gorni originally shared this on 28 Jul 2017 to Ancestry Public Member Trees

  
  

• Notes

  Mrs. Noah Break Funeral services were held at Woodlake Presbyterian Church Saturday for Mrs. Noah Break, 81, who died in Woodlake, Calif., July 16. Mrs. Break was born Elsie Shelly in Kitchener, Feb. 1, 1875. She was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Shelly. Raised in Kitchener she moved to California in 1908. Surviving are her husband, two daughters, Mrs. W. Lewis (Elva) Woodlake and Mrs. Elmer (Pearl) Lochardt of Taft, Calif.; two sisters, Mrs. Lucinda Fitton of Kitchener, and Joanna of Maryland: and seven grandchildren. Officiating at the service was Rev. William B. Wann. Burial was in Woodlake District Cemetery. Kitchener-Waterloo Record, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Friday, July 27, 1956

  
  

• Sources

  [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-6 Page 3. [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-6 Page 4. [S655] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration, birth certificate 31860 (1876), Elsie Schelly, accessed 15 Dec 2009. Elsie Schelly Date of Birth: 20 Jan 1876 Gender: Female Birth County: Waterloo Father's Name: Jacob Schelly (farmer of Waterloo Township) Mother's Name: Sarah Snyder [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 1339 (1901), Noah Break-Elizabeth Shelly. Noah Break, farmer of Waterloo, Birth Place: Waterloo Age: 28 Estimated birth year: abt 1873 Father Name: Gideon Break Mother Name: Elizabeth Zeller Spouse Name: Elsie Shelly, residence Toronto Spouse's Age: 25 Spouse Estimated Birth Year: abt 1876 Spouse Birth Place: Waterloo Spouse Father Name: Jacob Shelly Spouse Mother Name: Sarah Snyder Marriage Date: 27 Feb 1901 Marriage Place: York, Toronto [S358] Social Security Death Index. Elsie Shelly Break b. 1 20 1876 Canada, d. 7 16 1956 Tulare [S3] Book - Vol I 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..., 293. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate. Jacob Freddie Shelly, farmer of Waterloo Twp. Birth Place: Germany Age: 23 Estimated birth year: abt 1851 Father Name: Ludwig Shelly Mother Name: Catharine Shelly Spouse Name: Sarah Snyder, residence: Waterloo Twp. Spouse's Age: 22 Spouse Estimated Birth Year: abt 1852 Spouse Birth Place: Waterloo Twp. Spouse Father Name: Daniel Snyder Spouse Mother Name: Elizabeth Snyder Marriage Date: 3 Feb 1874 Marriage Place: Waterloo, Freeport

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 20 Jan 1876 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1901 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Married - 27 Feb 1901 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Died - 16 Jul 1956 - Woodlake, Tulare, California, United States Buried - - Woodlake District Cemetery, Woodlake, Tulare, California, United States  = Link to Google Earth