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Catherine Stumpf

Female 1867 - 1958  (90 years)


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  • Name Catherine Stumpf 
    Born 1 Aug 1867  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Female 
    Name Catherine Keffer 
    Residence 1887  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Residence 1891  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Lutheran 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-115177 
    Died 3 Jul 1958  [3] 
    Buried Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Person ID I115177  Generations
    Last Modified 3 Mar 2025 

    Father Daniel Stumpf,   b. 9 Jun 1832, Alsfeld, Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Sep 1920, Lexington (Waterloo City), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Mother Margaretha F. "Margaret" Schweitzer,   b. CALC 22 Jul 1836, , Baden, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Oct 1899  (Age ~ 63 years) 
    Married 18 Jan 1859  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6] 
    Family ID F12564  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Walter Keffer,   b. 3 Dec 1858, , York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jul 1924, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years) 
    Married 1 Mar 1887  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4] 
    Children 
     1. Jeremiah "Jerry" Keffer,   b. 9 Oct 1888, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Dec 1954, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
     2. Emma Keffer,   b. 1891, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Henry Irvins Keffer,   b. 1891, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2025 
    Family ID F27817  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • MRS. CATHERINE KEFFER
      A native of Woolwich Township, Mrs. Catherine Keffer, 91, of Elmira died Thursday, July 3, after an illness of 15 years.
      Born August 1, 1867, she was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Stumpf of Elmira. She was a member of St. James' Lutheran Church in Elmira.
      She was married to the late Walter Keffer. Surviving is one sister Elizabeth Bechtel. Two sons, one daughter, and four sisters predeceased her. Also surviving are four grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
      The body rested at the Keffer Funeral Home until Saturday at 10 a.m. when removal was made to the Dreisinger Funeral Home in Elmira for the funeral at 3 p.m. Rev. H. W. Beatz officiated and burial was in St. James' Lutheran Cemetery.

  • Sources 
    1. [S130] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1881, Div. 1 Page 13.

    2. [S2545] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Township North 1891, Section 1 page 53.

    3. [S3231] Find A Grave, Elmira, S., America, N., Municipality, W., & Elmira, S. (1867). Catherine Stumpf Keffer (1867-1958) - Find A... Retrieved 8 May 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54731957/catherine-keffer.

    4. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 10 Mar 1887.
      01 Mar 1887 Walter Keffer of Bridgeport and Catharina Stumpf of Elmira were married by Pastor A.R. Schulz of Elmira.

    5. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.
      Daniel Stumpf Birth Place: Ahlefeld, Germany Residence: Woolwich Township Age: 26 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1833 Father Name: Georg Mother Name: Dorothea Spouse Name: Margaretha Swiezer Spouse's Age: 19 Spouse Estimated Birth Year: abt 1840 Spouse Birth Place: Baden, Germany Spouse residence: Woolwich Township Spouse Father Name: Philip Spouse Mother Name: Magdalena Marriage Date: 18 Jan 1859 Marriage County: Waterloo

    6. [S2] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Church of the New Jerusalem (Swedenborgian), Vol 4 pg 2.
      Daniel Stumpf aged 26 res Woolwich, born Ahlsfeld, Germany, son of Georg Stumpf and Doretha to Margaretha Seizer res Woolwich, born Baden, Germany daughter of Phillip Sweizer and Magalena Frei

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1 Aug 1867 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1887 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 1 Mar 1887 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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