Katherine "Catherine" Schaefer

1852 - 1926  (73 years)

• Name	Katherine "Catherine" Schaefer
  Born	1 Jul 1852	, Hessen, Germany   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Female
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/101405041
  Name	Catherine Schaefer  [7, 8]
  Residence	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Lutheran
  Residence	1926	16 Allen St. E., Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-390225
  Died	18 Mar 1926	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I390225	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Caspar Schaefer,   b. CALC 19 Jan 1828, , Germany ,   d. 4 Apr 1872, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 44 years)
  Mother	Anna Elizabeth Braun,   b. CALC 20 Oct 1830, , Germany ,   d. 31 May 1890, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 59 years)
  Family ID	F8022	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Reeve Ludwig "Louis" Koehler,   b. 23 Feb 1845, , Hanover, Germany ,   d. 27 Jan 1931, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)
  Married	17 May 1874	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 6, 8]
  Children	1. Henry Koehler,   b. 24 Nov 1878, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Dec 1948  (Age 70 years)   2. Anna Elizabeth Koehler,   b. 12 Jan 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Feb 1951, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 70 years)   3. Maria "Mary" Koehler,   b. 13 Dec 1882, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Wilhelmina Emma Koehler,   b. 18 Feb 1885, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Jan 1970, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)   5. William Alfred Koehler,   b. 18 Feb 1890, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Nov 1981, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 91 years)   6. Louisa Koehler,   b. 28 Oct 1894, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F263054	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Mrs. Louis Koehler A highly respected resident of Waterloo, Mrs. Louis Koehler, passed peacefully away at her home, 16 East Allen street, Waterloo, Thursday afternoon last after an illness of three weeks. The late Mrs. Koehler, who was in her 74th year, was Catherine Schaefer before her marriage. She had been a resident of Waterloo for the past six years and formerly lived on a farm four miles west of Waterloo. She leaves to mourn her loss her sorrowing husband, two sons and four daughters. They are Henry, of London, William, of Waterloo, Mrs. H. Doerbecker of Erbsville, Mrs. Jacob Foerster of Heidelberg, Mrs. Alfred Stroh of Elmira and Mrs. Hilton Schaaf of St. Clements. One sister, Mrs. Arno Lindner of Kitchener, and one brother, Henry Schaefer, of Kitchener, also survive. A large circle of friends in this district will learn with sincere regret of her passing. The funeral took place from her late residence on Sunday afte noon at two o'clock, and was largely attended. Service was held at St. John's Lutheran church, of which the deceased was a faithful member. Interment was made in Mount Hope cemetery. Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, Ontario), Thursday March 25, 1926, page 5

  
  

• Sources

  [S132] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1901, Waterloo C-4 Page 8. [S229] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1871, Div. 2, Pg. 60. [S123] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1861, Div. 2 Page 16. [S214] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1911, Div. 4 Page 8. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 9709 (1874), Koehler-Schaefer. Louis Koehler Birth Place: Hanover Prussia , carpenter of Waterloo Township, Age: 29 Father Name: Christian Koehler Mother Name: Wilhelmine Spouse Name: Catharine Schaefer, residence Berlin, Waterloo Co., Spouse's Age: 21 Spouse Birth Place: Kurhessen Preussen Spouse Father Name: Caspar Schaeffer Spouse Mother Name: Anna Marriage Date: 17 May 1874 Marriage Location: Waterloo, Preston [S2042] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1891, Section 3 Page 39. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 21 May 1874. 17 May 1874 By Pastor Wurster in Preston, Louis Koehler was married to Catherine Schaefer, both of Berlin.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1 Jul 1852 - , Hessen, Germany Married - 17 May 1874 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 18 Mar 1926 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth