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Johann Karl August "August" Scheffel

Male 1858 - 1922  (63 years)


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  • Name Johann Karl August "August" Scheffel 
    Born 8 Dec 1858  Schweinern, Trebnitz, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Gender Male 
    Family Photograph
    • From back row, left to right: Will, Marie, Max, Fred.
      Front row, left to right: Frieda, August, Walter, Christianna, Louise (Frieda's twin), August.
    Scheffell,August-ChristinaGerlach-family-AncestryPublicMemberTree.jpg    		 Scheffell,August-ChristinaGerlach-family-AncestryPublicMemberTree.jpg
    From back row, left to right: Will, Marie, Max, Fred.

    Front row, left to right: Frieda, August, Walter, Christianna, Louise (Frieda's twin), August.

    Lori Anne Scheffel originally shared this on 09 Feb 2017 shared this to Ancestry Public Member Tree
    Immigration 1891  , Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Immigration 1892  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Name August Scheffel 
    Naturalization 1897  [1] 
    Occupation 1901  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Picker 
    Occupation 1911  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Laborer, Woolen Mill 
    Residence 1911  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1922  Maple Ave., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-223659 
    Died 9 Jul 1922  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5] 
    Cause: arterio sclerosis & paralytic stroke 
    Buried New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5] 
    Person ID I223659  Generations
    Last Modified 3 Mar 2025 

    Family Christina Gerlach,   b. 27 Oct 1859, Beckern, Ohlau District, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Nov 1919, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years) 
    Married 6 May 1884  Beckern, Ohlau District, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. August Ernst Paul Scheffel,   b. 28 Aug 1884, Breslau, Schlesien, Preußen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Oct 1943, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years)
     2. William Scheffel,   b. 13 Mar 1889, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Max Scheffel,   b. 11 Aug 1891, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1963  (Age 71 years)
     4. Alfred Henry "Fred" Scheffel,   b. 18 Dec 1892, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Aug 1971  (Age 78 years)
     5. Marie Louisa "Mary" Scheffel,   b. 14 Dec 1894, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jan 1985  (Age 90 years)
     6. Herman Scheffel,   b. 9 Nov 1897, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Ernest Herman Scheffel,   b. 9 Nov 1897, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     8. Gustave Walter "Walter" Scheffel,   b. 9 Nov 1897, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jul 1993  (Age 95 years)
     9. Elfrieda Johanna Scheffel,   b. 3 Feb 1901, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     10. Louisa Christina Scheffel,   b. 3 Feb 1901, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2025 
    Family ID F221682  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Marriage Certificate No. 10

      Beckern, the sixth of May one thousand eight hundred and eighty-four.

      Before the undersigned registrar appeared today for the purpose of entering into a marriage contract:

      1. the miller, known to be August Scheffel of Lutheran faith, born the eighth of December fifty-eight in Schweinern, the district of Trebnitz, living in Breslau, Wesser St. No. 26 son of the "Stellenbesitzer" (it could indicate occupant of a position or ownership..) Gottlieb Scheffel, deceased in Zedlitz, the district of Trebnitz, and of his wife Johanna, nee B r i c h, now S t a h n, "Stellenbesitzer" in Jeschiitz, the distrct of Trebnitz

      2. the farmer's daughter, known to be Christianna Gerlach, of Lutheran faith, born the twenty-seventh of October of the year thousand eight hundred and fifty-nine in Beckern, the district of Ohlau, living in Beckern, the district of Ohlau, daughter of the farmer Wilhelm Gerlach, deceased in Beckern, and of his wife Elisabeth, nee Schlosser, now Dziallas living in Beckern, district of Ohlau.

      As witnesses were present and appeared:

      3. the farmer known to be Gottlieb Buhr, forty and one years old, living in Beckern, district of Ohlau

      4. the wheelwright known to be Ernst Buhr, thirty and two years old, living in Laskowitz, district of Ohlau.

      In the presence of the witnesses the registrar asked the engaged couple singly and one after the other: whether they wanted to enter into a marriage contract with one another. The engaged couple answered the question affirmatively and upon this the registrar announced that he declared them, based on the law, as legally married husband and wife.

      Read, approved and signed. August Scheffel. Christiane Scheffel, nee Gerlach
      Gottlieb Buhr. Ernst Buhr.

      The registrar. Damzog I.V.

      It is herewith certified that the above summary is the exact duplicate of the main marriage register of the registrar's office in Feltsch.

      Provided by Lori Scheffel 2017

  • Sources 
    1. [S143] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1901, Hespeler (Village) D-1 Page 4.

    2. [S392] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1911, Div. 20 Pg. 6.

    3. [S713] Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate 32751 (1922), August Scheffel.
      August Scheffel. b. 8 Dec 1858 Germany, occ. dye house hand, s/o Gottlieb Scheffel & Johanna Meiz, informant Walter Scheffel res. Hespeler (son), d. 9 Jul 1922 Hespeler, Queen Ave., cause: arterio sclerosis & paralytic stroke

    4. [S237] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - New Hope CC#4498 Internet Link .
      SCHEFFEL/ August SCHEFFEL/ Geb. 8 Dez. 1858/ Gest. 9 Juli 1922/ Christina GERLACH/ Ehefrau von/ August SCHEFFEL/ Geb. 27 Okt. 1859/ Gest. 22 Nov. 1919/ Friede ihrer asche/
      [A] Mutter
      [B] Vater

    5. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/214345447/august-scheffel.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 1891 - , Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 1892 - , Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Picker - 1901 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Laborer, Woolen Mill - 1911 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1911 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1922 - Maple Ave., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: arterio sclerosis & paralytic stroke - 9 Jul 1922 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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