Elizabeth Schaefer^{[1, 2]}

1855 - 1926  (70 years)

• Name	Elizabeth Schaefer
  Born	17 Sep 1855	St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]
  Gender	Female
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/16871419
  Name	Elizabeth Cress
  Residence	1891	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	Methodist
  Residence	1911	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Lutheran
  Residence	1921	St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	00027-2030.1
  Died	22 Apr 1926	St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9, 12]
  Buried	Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9, 12]
  Person ID	I16773	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  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	John M. Cress,   b. 18 Apr 1854, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Dec 1927  (Age 73 years)
  Married	28 Jan 1879	St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 5]
  Children	1. Alvin Cress,   b. 9 Apr 1882, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Mar 1970, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 87 years)   2. Edward Cress,   b. 19 Dec 1883, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Jun 1891, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 7 years)   3. Olivia Cress,   b. 11 Oct 1888, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 May 1970, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F4423	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Died/ At St. Jacobs, on Friday, April 22, 1926/ Elizabeth Schaefer,/ beloved with wife of John Cress aged 70 years, 7/ month and 5 day./ The Funeral/ Will be held from her late residence at St., Ja-/ cobs, on Sunday, April 25, 1926, at 2 o'-/ clock p m., from there to the Lutheran/ church, St. Jacobs for service, and thence/ to the Lutheran cemetery for interment./ Friends and acquaintances will please accept this/ intimation. Funeral Card of Elizabeth Schaefer

  
  

• Sources

  [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..., 471. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Olivia Cress Born: 11 Oct 1888 County: Waterloo Father: John H Cress Mother: Elizabeth Schaefer [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 10743-79. (Waterloo Co..), John CRESS, 25, cooper, St. Jacobs, of St. Jacobs, s/o Ephraim & Susannah CRESS, married Elizabeth SCHAEFER, 23, St. Jacobs, of St. Jacobs, d/o Adam B. & Magdalena SCHAEFER, witn: Peter & Sophia MILLER, Woolwich, on 28 January 1879, at St. Jacobs [S148] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1901, Woolwich F-3 Page 13. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. John Cress Born: St Jacobs Age: 25 Father: Ephraim Cress Mother: Susannah Born: abt 1854 Spouse: Elizabeth Schaefer Age: 23 born: St Jacobs Father: Adam B Schaefer Mother: Magdalena married 28 Jan 1879 married: Waterloo [S144] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1871, Div 4, Page 54. [S130] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1881, Div. 1 Page 46. [S348] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1911, Div. 16 Page 17. [S437] Funeral Card - - Waterloo Historical Society, Funeral Card of Elizabeth Schaefer. [S1821] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1891, Section 3 Page 25. [S2121] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1921, Woolwich Twp. 1921 Sub Dist. 14 Page 16. [S448] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - St. James Lutheran St. Jacobs CC#4590 Internet Link. East: John W. Cress/ died Dec. 20, 1927/ aged 74 yrs. 8 Mo. 2D./ Elizabeth Schaefer his wife died Apr. 22, 1926/ aged 70 yrs. 7 m. 5 d.at rest/ Cress West: Edward Cress/ died June 14, 1891/ aged 7 yrs. 5 mo. 27 d.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 17 Sep 1855 - St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 28 Jan 1879 - St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1921 - St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 22 Apr 1926 - St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth