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Elizabeth "Lizzie" Schafer

Female 1878 - 1956  (78 years)


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  • Name Elizabeth "Lizzie" Schafer 
    Born 21 Jun 1878  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Gender Female 
    Name Elizabeth "Lizzie" Reist 
    Name Lizzie Schaefer 
    Residence 1891  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1911  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1921  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Lutheran 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-55694 
    Died 2 Jul 1956  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Buried Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Person ID I55694  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 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  [4, 6] 
    Family ID F18591  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ephraim W. Reist,   b. 21 Mar 1875, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Mar 1934, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years) 
    Children 
     1. Nelda Annie Reist,   b. 7 Feb 1902, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Oct 1991, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
     2. Irene Katie Reist,   b. 15 Dec 1903, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 May 1904, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     3. Howard George Reist,   b. 21 May 1905, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Nov 1906, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 1 years)
     4. Alberta M. Reist,   b. 28 Sep 1907, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Sep 2006  (Age 99 years)
     5. Clara Reist,   b. 27 Apr 1910, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jun 2000  (Age 90 years)
     6. Alvina Reist,   b. 1911, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Alice Reist,   b. 17 Mar 1912,   d. 1996  (Age 83 years)
     8. Marie E. Reist,   b. 1914, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2005  (Age 91 years)
     9. Wilma Reist,   b. 1916, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     10. Pearl Reist,   b. 1919, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
     11. Gordon George Reist,   b. 20 Aug 1922,   d. 7 May 1993, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F14415  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Mrs. Elizabeth Reist

      Mrs. Elizabeth Reist, 78, of R. R. 3, Elmira, died in Elmira Private Hospital Monday. She was born near Erbsville, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry Schaefer. Her husband Ephraim, predeceased her in 1943. Mrs. Reist was a member of St. James' Lutheran Church, Elmira.

      Surviving are seven daughters, Mrs. Oscar (Nelda) Oswald of Waterloo; Mrs. Arthur (Alberta) Smith of Elora; Mrs. Frederick (Clara) Rahn of Toronto; Mrs. Clement (Alice) Conrad and Mrs. John (Marie) Kaippel, both of Elmira; Mrs. Ernest (Wilma) Timm of Kitchener; Mrs. Arthur (Pearl) Brown of Walkerton; one son, Gordon of R. R. 3, Elmira; one sister, Mrs. Henry Koehler of Waterloo; five brothers, Adam and John of Kitchener; William and Albert of Waterloo and Henry of Bridgeport. Twenty-six grand-children and four great grand-children also survive.

      The body was at the Dreisinger Funeral Parlor until Wednesday at 1 p. m., when removal was made to St. James' Lutheran Church for service at 2:30. Interment in the Lutheran Cemetery. Rev. H. W. Baetz officiated.

  • Sources 
    1. [S148] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1901, Woolwich F-4 Page 10.

    2. [S348] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1911, Div. 15 page 13.

    3. [S2121] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1921, Sub Dist. 15 Page 2.

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

    5. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49753920.

    6. [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 - 21 Jun 1878 - 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 MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1911 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1921 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 2 Jul 1956 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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