Appolona "Ablona" Schaefer^[1]

1864 - 1919  (54 years)

• Name	Appolona "Ablona" Schaefer
  Born	21 Dec 1864	St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Appolona "Ablona" Gilles
  Name	Appolonia Schafer
  Residence	1891	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Lutheran
  Residence	1911	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-54959P
  Died	12 Oct 1919	St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Buried	Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Person ID	I54959	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Adam B. Schaefer,   b. 17 Feb 1831, , Hessen, Germany ,   d. 5 Jul 1905, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Magdalena Winkler,   b. 30 Aug 1831, , Germany ,   d. 7 Jul 1902, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 70 years)
  Married	1854
  Family ID	F6004	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Henry Gilles,   b. 10 Jul 1861, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Nov 1933, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 72 years)
  Married	20 Mar 1887	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Children	1. Oliver Gilles,   b. 1 Jul 1887, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Mar 1938, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 50 years)   2. Leona Gilles,   b. 3 Sep 1888, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1980  (Age 91 years)   3. Alfred Gilles,   b. 30 Jun 1891, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Nov 1932, St. Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 41 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F14189	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  In Loving Memory Died At St. Jacobs, on Sunday, Oct.12th, 1919, Apolonia Schaefer, Beloved wife of Henry Gilles, aged 54 years, 9 months and 22 days. The Funeral Will be held from her late residence at St. Jacobs, on Wednesday, Oct. 15th, 1919, at 2 o'clock p.m., from there to the Lutheran church for service and thence to the Lutheran cemetery for interment. Friends and acquaintances will please accept this intimation Funeral Card

  
  

• Sources

  [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Oliver Gilles Born: 1 Jul 1887 County: Waterloo Father: Henry Gilles Mother: Appolona Schaefer [S148] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1901, Woolwich F-3 Page 14. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Henry Gilles Born: Conestogo Ont Age: 25 Father: Joseph Gilles Mother: Mary Nahrgang Born: abt 1862 Spouse: Appolina Schaefer Age: 22 born: St Jacobs Ont Father: Adam P Scharfer Mother: Magdalena Winders Scharfer married 20 Mar 1887 married: Waterloo [S144] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1871, Div 4, Page 54. [S130] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1881, Div. 1 Page 45. [S348] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1911, Div. 16 Page 16. [S1821] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1891, Section 3 Page 38. [S448] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - St. James Lutheran St. Jacobs CC#4590 Internet Link. Ablona/ Schaefer/ wife of/ Henry Gilles/ 1864-1919/ at rest

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 21 Dec 1864 - St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 20 Mar 1887 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 12 Oct 1919 - St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth