Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Adam J. Schafer[1]

Male 1874 - 1963  (88 years)


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  • Name Adam J. Schafer 
    Born 19 Jul 1874  Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1891  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Agricultural Laborer 
    Residence 1891  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1908  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Machine Hand 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-24344 
    Died 1963  [3
    Buried Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I24344  Generations
    Last Modified 30 Sep 2024 

    Father Heinrich "Henry" Schafer,   b. 4 Jul 1842, Grebenau Kreis Alsfeld, Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Oct 1932, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Koenig,   b. 15 Sep 1851, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Apr 1931, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Married 30 Jan 1872  Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4
    Family ID F18591  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Emma Catherine Schneider,   b. 19 May 1884, Carthage, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1962  (Age 77 years) 
    Married 22 Apr 1908  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
     1. Violet Luella Schafer,   b. 1918,   d. 17 Jan 2010, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years)
    Last Modified 1 Oct 2024 
    Family ID F11703  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 019031-08.
      Adam J. Schafer, 33, occ. Machine Hand, b. Erbsville, res. Berlin, son of Henry Schafer and Elisabeth Koenig married Emma Catherine Schneider, 23, occ. Working Girl, b. Carthage, res. Berlin, daughter of Henry Schneider and Margareth Heimpel, Witn: Edith E. Schneider of Heidelberg and John Schafer of Waterloo, 22 April 1908 in Berlin (also refer 019015-08)

    2. [S2042] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1891, Section 3 Page 43.

    3. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/206697144.

    4. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Henry Schaefer (res. of Woolwich) b. Hessia Germany Age: 27 born abt 1845 father: Adam Schaefer mother: Gertrude Schaefer married Elizabeth Koenig Age:: 21 born abt 1851 b. On father: George Koenig mother: Catherine Koenig married 30 Jan 1872 Marriage Place: Waterloo Wellesley Village

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 19 Jul 1874 - Erbsville, Waterloo City, 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 - Lutheran - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Machine Hand - 1908 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 22 Apr 1908 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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