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Ludwig "Louis" Schelle

Male Cal 1815 - 1884  (~ 69 years)


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  • Name Ludwig "Louis" Schelle 
    Born CALC 31 Aug 1815  Rielingshausen, , Baden-Württemberg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/113703872 
    Name Lewis Schelly 
    Name Louis Shelley  [4] 
    Name Louis Shelly 
    Name Ludwig Schelly 
    Name Ludwig Shelly  [5] 
    Occupation 1861  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Laborer 
    Residence 1861  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1871  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Labourer 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-242110 
    Died 28 Aug 1884  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Buried House of Industry and Refuge Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I242110  Generations
    Last Modified 12 May 2025 

    Family Christiane Katharine "Catherine" Ortleib,   b. 1818, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 1843  Rielingshausen, , Baden-Württemberg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Children 
     1. Gottlieb David "David" Shelly,   b. 9 May 1844, Rielingshausen, , Baden-Württemberg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jul 1882  (Age 38 years)
     2. Ludwig "Louis" Schelle,   b. CALC 4 Nov 1846, , Wuerttemberg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Sep 1899  (Age ~ 52 years)
     3. Catharina Fr. Schelle,   b. 1848, Rielingshausen, , Baden-Württemberg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Sep 1855, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 7 years)
     4. Jacob Frederic Shelly,   b. 13 Jan 1851, Rielingshausen, , Baden-Württemberg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Sep 1937, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
     5. Johannes Schelle,   b. 1 Oct 1856, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Magdalena Louise Friederike "Louisa" Schelle,   b. 12 Mar 1858, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Daniel Louis Shelly,   b. 29 Apr 1861, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Jun 1942, Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
    Last Modified 13 May 2025 
    Family ID F40426  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
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  • Sources 
    1. [S105] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1871, Pg 32.

    2. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 2 Oct 1884.
      Aug. 28, 1884 Ludwig Schelly of Preston died in the poorhouse in Berlin at age of 68 years, 11 months and 28 days

    3. [S1473] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1861, Div. 2 Page 21.

    4. [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

    5. [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

    6. [S1977] Germany, Marriages, 1558-1929.
      Name: Ludwig Schelle
      Sex: Male
      Spouse's Name: Christiane Katharine Ortlieb
      Spouse's Sex: Female
      Event Type: Marriage
      Event Date: 1843
      Event Place: Rielingshausen, Marbach, Württemberg, Deutschland

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - CALC 31 Aug 1815 - Rielingshausen, , Baden-Württemberg, Germany Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 1843 - Rielingshausen, , Baden-Württemberg, Germany Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Laborer - 1861 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1861 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Labourer - 1871 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 28 Aug 1884 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - House of Industry and Refuge Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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