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Jacob Frederic Shelly[1, 2]

Male 1851 - 1937  (85 years)


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  • Name Jacob Frederic Shelly 
    Born 13 Jan 1851  , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8] 
    Gender Male 
    Immigration 1854  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Name Jacob F. Shelley 
    Name Jacob Frederic Schelly 
    Occupation 1874  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    farmer 
    Occupation 1876  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    farmer 
    Occupation 1880  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Yeoman 
    Residence 1880  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Occupation 1887  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    labourer 
    Occupation 1891  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Agricultural Laborer 
    Residence 1891  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Mennonite 
    Occupation 1901  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Occupation 1904  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    labourer 
    Residence 1911  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Residence 1911  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Mennonite 
    Eby ID Number 00106-5992.1 
    Died 1937  [5] 
    Buried First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Person ID I17587  Generations
    Last Modified 7 Nov 2024 

    Father Ludwig Shelly,   b. Abt 1821, of, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Catherine,   b. Abt 1821, of, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F40426  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Father Louis Shelley,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Catherine,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F280890  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Sarah Snyder,   b. 25 Jul 1851, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Nov 1879, Near Freeport, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 28 years) 
    Married 3 Feb 1874  Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 6] 
    Children 
     1. Emery Shelly,   b. 8 Sep 1874, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Sep 1875  (Age 1 years)
     2. Elsie Shelly,   b. 2 Jan 1874,   d. 16 Jul 1956, Tulare, Tulare, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
    Last Modified 12 Nov 2024 
    Family ID F4583  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Elizabeth H. Otterbein,   b. 19 Sep 1847, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1901  (Age 53 years) 
    Married 22 Sep 1880  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 8] 
    Children 
     1. Elsie Shelley,   b. 1875, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Lucinda Shelly,   b. 1 Nov 1880, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1980  (Age 99 years)
     3. Joanna Shelley,   b. 1887, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Lizzie Druscillia "Joanna S." Schelly,   b. 18 Jun 1887, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Dec 1981, Volusia, Volusia, Florida, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 94 years)
    Last Modified 12 Nov 2024 
    Family ID F27316  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 Anna Shantz,   b. 10 Mar 1851, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jul 1934, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Married 20 Nov 1904  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Last Modified 12 Nov 2024 
    Family ID F5633  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [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.

    2. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 11217-80.
      Jacob F. Shelley, 29, Widower, Occ. Yeoman, b. Germany, Res. Waterloo Twp., son of Louis and Catherine, married to Elizabeth H. Otterbein, 31, b. Canada, Res. Waterloo Twp., daughter of Valentine and Elizabeth, Witn: Frederick H. Sherk of Berlin and Ellen Hewitt of Woolwich, 22 Sept 1880 at Berlin

    3. [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) A-7 Page 7.

    4. [S214] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1911, Div. 5 Page 4.

    5. [S47] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - First Mennonite CC#4507 Internet link First Mennonite Cemetery online.
      Shelly /in memory of/ Jacob Shelly/ 1851-1937/ his beloved wife/ Elizabeth Otterbein/1847-1901/ they have kept the faith

    6. [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

    7. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 11217 (1880), Jacob F. Shelley-Elizabeth H. Otterbein.
      Jacob F Shelley, yeoman of Waterloo Twp. Birth Place: Germany Age: 29 Estimated birth year: abt 1851 Father Name: Louis Shelley Mother Name: Catharine Shelley Spouse Name: Elizabeth H Otterbein, residence Waterloo Twp., Spouse's Age: 31 Spouse Estimated Birth Year: abt 1849 Spouse Birth Place: Canada Spouse Father Name: Valentine Otterbein Spouse Mother Name: Elizabeth Otterbein Marriage Date: 22 Sep 1880 Marriage Place: Waterloo, Berlin

    8. [S2575] Census - ON, Waterloo Township - 1891, Sect. 2 Page 19.

    9. [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

    10. [S655] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration, birth certificate 35770 (1887), Lizzie Druscillia, accessed 15 Dec 2009.
      Lizzie Drucillia Schelley Date of Birth: 18 Jun 1887 Gender: Female Birth County: Waterloo Father's Name: Jacob Schelley (labourer of Waterloo Township) Mother's Name: Elizabeth Otterbein

    11. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 18763 (1904), John Shelly-Anna Snyder.
      Jacob Shelly, labourer of Waterloo Twp., Birth Place: Waterloo Township Age: 53 Estimated birth year: abt 1851 Father Name: Louis Shelly Mother Name: Ordleab? Spouse Name: Anna Snyder, residence Waterloo Twp. Spouse's Age: 53 Spouse Estimated Birth Year: abt 1851 Spouse Birth Place: Waterloo Township Spouse Father Name: Eli Shantz Spouse Mother Name: Annie Cressman Marriage Date: 20 Nov 1904 Marriage Place: Waterloo Twp.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 13 Jan 1851 - , Germany Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 1854 - , Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - farmer - 1874 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 3 Feb 1874 - Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - farmer - 1876 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Yeoman - 1880 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1880 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 22 Sep 1880 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - labourer - 1887 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Agricultural Laborer - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - 1901 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - labourer - 1904 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 20 Nov 1904 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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