Sylvester Jacob Schaefer^[1]

1890 - 1962  (72 years)

• Name	Sylvester Jacob Schaefer
  Born	18 Jul 1890	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Church Membership	St. James Lutheran Church, Elmira, Waterloo, Ontario   [3]
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/87429270
  Occupation	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	cabinet maker
  Occupation	1911	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Farmer Son
  Residence	1911	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Lutheran
  Residence	1962	52 Arthur St., S., Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Eby ID Number	00106-6249.2
  Died	24 Oct 1962	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Buried	Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I910	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Justus B. Schaefer,   b. Feb 1857, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Jan 1935, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 77 years)
  Mother	Mary Ann Snyder,   b. 10 Jul 1861, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Jan 1910, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 48 years)
  Married	7 Jan 1890	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Family ID	F304	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Sylvester Schaefer, 72, of Elmira died suddenly Wednesday, Oct. 24 at his home, 52 Arthur St. South. He was born in Woolwich Township July 18, 1890, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Justus Schaefer. He worked at the Elmira furniture plant as a cabinet maker for 40 years, retiring earlier this year. He was a member of St. James Lutheran Church, Elmira. He was unmarried. Surviving are four brothers, Oscar, Cranson and Oliver, all of Elmira, Walter of Kitchener; two sisters, Minerva of Elmira, Mrs. Val (Vera) Schoepp of Kitchener. The body was at Dreisinger Funeral Parlor, Elmira, where the funeral was conducted Friday by Rev. H.W. Baetz. Burial was in St. James' Lutheran Cemetery. Elmira Signet 31 Oct 1962 pg 5

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] Book - Vol I 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..., 329. [S148] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1901, Woolwich F-4 Page 10. [S77] News - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Signet (1893-1982), Obituary of Sylvester Schaefer - 31 Oct 1962 pg 5. [S348] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1911, Div. 15 page 12. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 12278-90.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 18 Jul 1890 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Church Membership - - St. James Lutheran Church, Elmira, Waterloo, Ontario Occupation - cabinet maker - - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer Son - 1911 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1962 - 52 Arthur St., S., Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 24 Oct 1962 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth