Johannes "John" Schaefer^{[1, 2]}

1848 - 1921  (72 years)

• Name	Johannes "John" Schaefer
  Born	21 Oct 1848	Grebenau Kreis Alsfeld, Hessen, Germany   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Christened	29 Oct 1848	Grebenau Kreis Alsfeld, Hessen, Germany   [6]
  Gender	Male
  Birth	15 Oct 1850
  Immigration	1856	, Canada   [3]
  Immigration	1864  [4]
  Name	Johann Schaefer
  Name	John Schaefer
  Residence	1873	Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Occupation	1901	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Farmer
  Occupation	1904	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	farmer
  Occupation	1911	Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Weaver
  Residence	1911	Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-170363
  Died	31 May 1921	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 8]
  Buried	Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Heidelberg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 8]
  Person ID	I170363	Generations
  Last Modified	26 Jun 2024

  
  

  Father	Johann Adam "Adam" Schaefer,   b. 21 Jan 1812, Grebenau Kreis Alsfeld, Hessen, Germany ,   d. 14 Nov 1890  (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Gertrude Scharf,   b. 19 May 1807, Grebenau Kreis Alsfeld, Hessen, Germany ,   d. 2 Oct 1880, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 73 years)
  Married	19 Feb 1835	Grebenau Kreis Alsfeld, Hessen, Germany   [9]
  Family ID	F18315	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Anna Maria "Mary" Schaefer,   b. 4 Dec 1853, Grebenau, , Hessen, Germany ,   d. 16 Nov 1903, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 49 years)
  Married	30 Nov 1873	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Children	1. Heinrich "Henry" Schaefer,   b. 31 Dec 1878, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Apr 1879, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 0 years)   2. Christina Schaefer,   b. 12 Jan 1884, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. John Herbert "Herbert" Schaefer,   b. 20 Feb 1888, Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Clara Catherina Schaefer,   b. 20 Feb 1888, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Apr 1888, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 0 years)
  Last Modified	26 Jun 2024
  Family ID	F282353	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Philipina Holzschuh,   b. 11 Jan 1847, , Germany ,   d. 28 Jan 1917, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 70 years)
  Married	11 Dec 1904	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Last Modified	26 Jun 2024
  Family ID	F168330	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 11 Dec 1873. 30 Nov 1873 By Pastor Schneider in Waterloo, John Schaefer was married to Maria Schaefer, both of Erbsville. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 013063-73. Johannes Schaefer, 25, occ. Laborer, b. Reinmelroth (Illeg) Hessen, res. Erbsville, son of Adam Schaefer and Gertrude Scharf (?) married Mary Schaefer, 19 b. Reinmelroth (?) Hessen Germany, res. Erbsville, daughter of Balthasar Schaefer and Kunigunde Gunewald, witnessed by: George Gleiser of Waterloo and Balthasar Schnarr of Erbsville, 30 November 1873 in Waterloo. [S160] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1901, Wellesley E-1 Page 10. [S348] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1911, Div.. 18 Page 7. [S152] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - St. Peters Lutheran Heidelberg CC#4593 Internet Link. Johann Schaefer/ gest.31,Mai 1921/ Alter 71 Jah.7 M.16 T. / Philipena Holzschuh/ Ehefrau von Johann Schaefer/ geb. 11.Jan.1847-gest.28.Jan.1917/ Ruhe in Frieden/ Schaefer [S2317] Deutschland Geburten and Taufen - 1558-1898, Reference ID: 2:RVH4H8 , System Origin: Germany-VR , GS Film Number: 1336962 , Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C92635-3. Johannes Schaefer Event Date:1848 Gender:Male Birth Date:21 Oct 1848 Christening Date:29 Oct 1848 Christening Place:EVANGELISCH, GREBENAU, OBERHESSEN, HESSE-DARMSTADT Father's Name:Adam Schaefer Mother's Name:Gertrauda Scharf [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name: John Schaefer Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 11 Dec 1904 Event Place: Wellesley, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Sex: Male Age: 54 Birth Year (Estimated): 1850 Germany Occ: widow - farmer - Wellesley Father's Name: Adam Schaefer Mother's Name: Gertrude Scharf Spouse's Name: Wilhelmine Staehle Spouse's Sex: Female Spouse's Age: 58 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1846 Germany Res: Linwood Spouse's Father's Name: John Holzschuk Spouse's Mother's Name: Regina Rein [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/110947119. [S2266] Deutschland, Heiraten, 1558-1929, Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M92635-4 , System Origin: Germany-EASy , GS Film number: 1336963. Adam Schaefer Birth Date:1812 Age:23 Spouse's Name:Gertraud Scharf Spouse's Birth Date:1808 Spouse's Age:27 Event Date:19 Feb 1835 Event Place:Evangelisch, Grebenau, Oberhessen, Hesse-Darmstadt Father's Name:Adam Schaefer Mother's Name:Elisabetha Margretha Engel Spouse's Father's Name:Johannes Scharf Spouse's Mother's Name:Anna Catharina Schmermundt

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 21 Oct 1848 - Grebenau Kreis Alsfeld, Hessen, Germany Christened - 29 Oct 1848 - Grebenau Kreis Alsfeld, Hessen, Germany Immigration - 1856 - , Canada Residence - 1873 - Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 30 Nov 1873 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1901 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - farmer - 1904 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 11 Dec 1904 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Weaver - 1911 - Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 31 May 1921 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Heidelberg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth