Clayton Alexander Scherer

1889 - 1951  (61 years)

• Name	Clayton Alexander Scherer
  Born	26 Sep 1889	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1891	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1911	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Machinist, Foundry
  Residence	1911	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-90000
  Died	17 Sep 1951	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Buried	19 Sep 1951	Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I90000	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Daniel Scherer,   b. 2 Mar 1846, , Germany ,   d. 12 Dec 1913, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Ernstena Fleischauer,   b. 26 Apr 1850, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Dec 1913, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 63 years)
  Married	16 Apr 1884	North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Family ID	F23287	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Emilia Mitchell,   b. 20 Apr 1890, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Nov 1976, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)
  Married	26 Nov 1912	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Children	1. Doris Elizabeth Scherer,   b. 30 Mar 1913, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Dec 1991, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)   2. Roy Walter Scherer,   b. 11 Mar 1917, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Apr 1993, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F43833	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Clayton Scherer PRESTON, Sept. 17 - Clayton Alexander Scherer, a resident of Preston for many years, died early today at St. Mary's Hospital, Kitchener at the age of 61. He had been ailing for the past year and confined to hospital for 10 weeks. Born in Waterloo, Mr. Scherer came to Preston as a youth and resided here since that time. A machinist by trade, he was employed by Preston Woodworking Machinery and Eastern Steel Products, during the past few years. For 22 years prior to that he was a bread delivery salesman in Preston and in that work formed a large circle of friends. He was keenly interested in sports. A member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church, he was also a member of Preston Cambridge Lodge, 1.O.O.F. Surviving are his wife. the former Mary Mitchell; three sons, Carl and Roy of Preston and Frank of Galt, two daughters, Mrs. Harold (Doris) Bartholomew and Mrs. Edward (Marjorie) MacDonald of Preston: a sister. Mrs. Walter Ruppel, Preston and a brother, Fred Scherer of Dayton, Ohio. Seven grandchildren also survive. The body is resting at the Stager-Pass Funeral Home, where the funeral will be held Wednesday, at 2.30 p.m., with interment in the Preston cemetery. Kitchener-Waterloo Record 17 Sep 1951 pg 5

  
  

• Sources

  [S204] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1901, Preston (Village) F-2 Page 20. [S1669] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1911, Div. 24 Pg. 20. [S1573] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1891, Section 4 Page 12. [S356] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Parklawn CC#4504 Internet Link . Clayton A. Scherer/ Sept. 26, 1889 - Sept. 17, 1951/ His Wife/ Mary E. Mitchell/ Apr. 20, 1889 - Nov. 4, 1976. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 9121 (1884), Daniel Scherer-Ernestine Scherer. Daniel Scherer, joiner of Waterloo, widower Birth Place: Germany Age: 38 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1846 Father Name: Wiliam Scherer Mother Name: Elizabeth Scherer, residence Waterloo, Spouse Name: Ernestine Fleischhauer Spouse's Age: 34 Spouse Estimated Birth Year: abt 1850 Spouse Birth Place: Wilmot Spouse Father Name: Peter Fleischhauer Spouse Mother Name: Catharine Fleischhauer Marriage Date: 16 Apr 1884 Marriage Place: Perth, North Easthope [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 020089 (1912). Name:Clayton Alex Scherer Age:23 Birth Year:abt 1889 Marriage Date:26 Nov 1912 Marriage Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:Daniel Scherer Mother:Ernstine Flerschhaner Spouse:Mary Mitchell

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 26 Sep 1889 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1891 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Machinist, Foundry - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 26 Nov 1912 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 17 Sep 1951 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 19 Sep 1951 - Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth