Elizabeth Hannah Schaefer^[1]

1869 - 1940  (71 years)

• Name	Elizabeth Hannah Schaefer
  Born	23 Feb 1869	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Female
  Birth	Pilkington Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada
  Name	Elizabeth Hannah Oppertshauser
  Residence	1881	Pilkington Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Residence	1911	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Lutheran
  Residence	1940	43 Bingeman St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-86006
  Died	6 Aug 1940	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 4]
  Buried	8 Aug 1940	Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I86006	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Johann Valentin "Valentine" Schaefer,   b. 23 May 1830, , Hessen, Germany ,   d. 8 Mar 1901, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Anna Katharina "Catherine" Lang,   b. CALC 2 May 1836, , Germany ,   d. 4 Mar 1873, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 36 years)
  Married	10 Aug 1855	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F237522	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	Johann Valentin "Valentine" Schaefer,   b. 23 May 1830, , Hessen, Germany ,   d. 8 Mar 1901, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 70 years)
  Family ID	F256471	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Henry S. Oppertshauser,   b. 9 May 1866, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Sep 1941, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)
  Married	7 Jul 1890	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 4]
  Children	1. Frederick Oppertshauser,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Mary Amelia "Amelia" Oppertshauser,   b. 10 Oct 1891, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Apr 1965, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 73 years)   3. Margaret Selena "Selena" Oppertshauser,   b. 22 Nov 1893, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Jan 1988, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 94 years)   4. Elizabeth Alvina "Alvina" Oppertshauser,   b. 22 Nov 1893, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1989  (Age 95 years)   5. Daisy Oppertshauser,   b. Jan 1897, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Annie Dorothy "Dora" Oppertshauser,   b. 7 Jan 1897, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Sep 1991  (Age 94 years)   7. Catharine Pauline Oppertschauser,   b. CALC 10 Mar 1898,   d. 18 Nov 1899  (Age ~ 1 years)   8. Adeline Mae Oppertshauser,   b. May 1908, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F22320	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Mrs. Henry S. Oppertshauser, 71, of 43 Dingman street, died at her home early today after two weeks illness following a stroke. Born in Pilkerton, Nickol township, Mrs. Oppertshauser was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Valentine Schafer. She married Mr. Oppertshauser July 7, 1890 in New Hamburg, and the couple came to his city 18 years ago. She attended St. Matthew's Lutheran church. Surviving. in addition to husband are, five daughters, Mrs. Robert J. Bartley, Mrs. John E. Draves, and Mrs. Christian Yager, all of Kitchener, Mrs. Henry Brox of Detroit. Mich., and Mrs. John Brox of Sunnyside one brother, Fred Schafer of Olds, Alta., one sister, Mrs. Catherine Maurer of Hanover 25, grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at two o'clock from her late residence to St. Matthew's church at .2.30. Internent will be In St, Peter's Lutheran Cemetery. Remains are resting at Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home until seven o'clock tonight.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Henry S. Oppertshauser. [S307] Census - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - 1901, New Hamburg (Village) E-1 Page 5. [S1054] Census - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - 1911, p. 21;. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Elizabeth Schafer - Oppertshauser. [S298] Census - Canada - 1881, Census Place: Pilkington, Wellington Centre, Ontario; Roll: C_13259; Page: 22; Family No: 96.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 23 Feb 1869 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Birth - - Pilkington Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - 1881 - Pilkington Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Married - 7 Jul 1890 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 6 Aug 1940 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 8 Aug 1940 - Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth