Melinda Stauffer^[1]

1859 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Melinda Stauffer
  Born	16 Aug 1859	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Melinda Scheifele
  Residence	1871	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Dutch Methodist
  Residence	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	United Bretheren
  Residence	1891	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00117-7443
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Buried	Chandler Township Cemetery, Chandler Township, Huron Co., Michigan
  Person ID	I53958	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	David H. Stauffer,   b. 31 Dec 1813, , Chester Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 9 Mar 1901  (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Annie Maria "Mary" Shelly,   b. 29 May 1819, Harmony, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 12 Aug 1909  (Age 90 years)
  Married	24 May 1836  [8, 9]
  Family ID	F13960	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Andrew Scheifele,   b. 21 Sep 1858, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	13 May 1878	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  Children	1. Hattie Scheifele,   b. 25 Feb 1880, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Evaline Scheifele,   b. 27 Jun 1882, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Mar 1968, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)   3. Sylinda Scheifele,   b. 24 Nov 1884, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Dalton Scheifley,   b. Abt 1886, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Elma Scheifele,   b. 25 Sep 1887, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Edna Scheifele,   b. 19 Nov 1889, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Mable Scheifele,   b. 1 Jul 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Allison Boyd Scheifele,   b. 10 Jan 1893, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Violet D. Scheifele,   b. 25 Jun 1894, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   10. Lloyd Scheifele,   b. 3 Sep 1897, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   11. Vanieta Scheifele,   b. 8 Apr 1900, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F13946	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Malinda Stauffer, "the fifth daughter of David Stauffer, was born in Woolwich Township, August 16th, 1859. She is married to Andrew Scheifle." Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

  
  

• Sources

  [S10] Book - Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 224. [S10] Book - Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 524. [S148] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1901, Woolwich F-2 Page 6. [S178] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1881, Waterloo S. Twp. 1881 Div 1 Page 8. [S269] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1871, p 66. [S1821] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1891, Div. 2 Page 19. [S915] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1861, District 13 Page 109. [S10] Book - Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 442. [S10] Book - Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 521. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Melinda Stauffer Born: Canada Age: 20 Father: David Stauffer Mother: Anna Maria Stauffer Born: abt 1858 Spouse: Andrew Schiefley Age: 21 born: Canada Father: Frederick Schiefley Mother: Elizabeth Schiefley married 13 May 1878 married: Waterloo

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 16 Aug 1859 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Dutch Methodist - 1871 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 13 May 1878 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - United Bretheren - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Chandler Township Cemetery, Chandler Township, Huron Co., Michigan  = Link to Google Earth