Heinrich K. "Henry" Schafer

1886 - 1976  (89 years)

• Name	Heinrich K. "Henry" Schafer
  Born	23 Nov 1886	Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Church Membership	St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Bridgeport, Ontario   [3]
  Name	Henry K. Schaefer
  Residence	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1911	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Laborer, Cooper Shop
  Residence	1911	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Lutheran
  Residence	1976	514 Lancaster St. W., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-390324
  Died	23 Feb 1976	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 6]
  Buried	26 Feb 1976	Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 6]
  Person ID	I390324	Generations
  Last Modified	30 Sep 2024

  
  

  Father	Heinrich "Henry" Schafer,   b. 4 Jul 1842, Grebenau Kreis Alsfeld, Hessen, Germany ,   d. 18 Oct 1932, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 90 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Koenig,   b. 15 Sep 1851, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Apr 1931, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)
  Married	30 Jan 1872	Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 7]
  Family ID	F18591	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hilda Elizabeth Schierholtz,   b. 13 Mar 1895, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Mar 1991, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 96 years)
  Married	16 Jan 1917	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Last Modified	1 Oct 2024
  Family ID	F39922	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  SCHAFER, Henry K. -- At the Kitchener-Waterloo Hospital on Monday, Feb. 23, 1976, after a brief illness, Henry K. Schafer, of 514 Lancaster St. W., aged 89 years. Mr. Schafer was born in Erbsville, a son of the late Henry Schafer and the former Elizabeth Koenig, and farmed in the K-W area for many years, was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Bridgeport. Surviving. are his wife, the former Hilda Schierholtz; by three sons, Elmer and Lloyd both at home, and Arno of Kitchener; a brother John of Kitchener, and three grandchildren, Murray, Brenda and Mary Schafer; predeceased by six sisters and four brothers. Friends may call at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. W., Kitchener. Funeral and committal service in the chapel Thursday, at 2 p.m., with Rev Ralph Huras officiating. Interment will be in the family plot, St. James Lutheran cemetery, Elmira. The Kitchener-Waterloo Record 24 Feb 1987

  
  

• Sources

  [S132] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1901, Waterloo C-4 Page 9. [S366] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1911, Div. 40 Page 4. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Henry K. Schafer - 24 Feb 1987. [S2858] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration, Birth Certificate 036796 (1886). Name:Henry Schafer Date of Birth:20 Nov 1886 Gender:Male Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father's name:Henry Schafer Mother's name:Elizabeth King [S2042] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1891, Section 3 Page 43. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/87525503. [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 [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 020927 (1917). Name:Henry K Schafer Age:29 Birth Year:abt 1888 Birth Place:Ertsville Marriage Date:16 Jan 1917 Marriage Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:Henry Schafer Mother:L Kochon Spouse:Hilder E Schierholtz

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 23 Nov 1886 - Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Church Membership - - St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Bridgeport, Ontario Residence - Lutheran - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Laborer, Cooper Shop - 1911 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 16 Jan 1917 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1976 - 514 Lancaster St. W., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 23 Feb 1976 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 26 Feb 1976 - Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth