Sophia M. W. Hefsky

1849 - 1920  (71 years)

• Name	Sophia M. W. Hefsky
  Born	13 Apr 1849	Müsselmow, , Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Female
  Honoured	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	stained glass windows in St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church erected in memory.
  		Hefkey,Sophia-Erhardt-St.JamesLutheranChurch-Hespeler.jpg St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church
  Immigration	1856  [1]
  Name	Sophia M. W. Ehrhardt
  Name	Sophia M. W. Shoemaker
  Occupation	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Servant
  Residence	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Lutheran
  Residence	1878	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  Residence	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Presbyterian
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-93694
  Died	20 Apr 1920	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 7, 8]
  Buried	New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 7, 8]
  Person ID	I93694	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	John Hefkey,   b. 3 Feb 1819, , Germany ,   d. 19 Mar 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Carolina Lambke,   b. 24 Nov 1825, , Germany ,   d. 3 Feb 1886  (Age 60 years)
  Family ID	F252428	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Louis Shoemaker,   b. 1846, Müsselmow, , Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	12 Oct 1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F59335	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Wilhelm "William" Ehrhardt,   b. 12 Apr 1842, Wiederode, Hessen, Germany ,   d. 15 Dec 1931, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 89 years)
  Married	19 Feb 1878	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 5]
  Children	1. A. Christine Ehrhardt,   b. 1879, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Alberta Ehrhardt,   b. 20 Aug 1880, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. John Frederick Ehrhardt,   b. 14 Jul 1881, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 May 1958, Clarkson, Peel Co., Ontario  (Age 76 years)   4. George William Ehrhardt,   b. 24 Jan 1885, Guelph Township, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Oct 1962, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)   5. Henry Karl "Harry" Ehrhardt,   b. 24 May 1890, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Jan 1967, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F24299	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  EHRHARDT, SOPHIA (Nee Hefkey, formerly Schoemaker) Mrs. William Ehrhardt of Puslinch, at the home of her son, George, on Tuesday, April 27th 1920, as a result of falling down the cellar steps on Sunday evening, suffering concussion of the brain and a broken wrist, in her 72nd year. She came to Canada from Germany, when she was 7 years old and was twice married, first to Louis Schoemaker of Preston, who died a year after their marriage and forty-two years ago, to William Ehrhardt, who survives with children, Mrs. Gehl of Preston; John and Henry of Puslinch; George of Clearview in Waterloo Township; and Mrs. Ernst Radke of Kitchener. Mrs. Ehrhardt was highly esteemed by a wide circle of friends, as she had been well known, a resident of this vicinity for many years. In religion, she was a Lutheran and in her younger years, took an active part in church work. The funeral was held on Friday afternoon from the residence of her son, George to Hespeler Cemetery. It was very largely attended, many of the older inhabitants of Hespeler turning out. Rev. Erischick of St. James' Church conducted the service. -Information from the death certificate: Born in Germany on April 13, 1849, daughter of John Hefsky and Caroline Lambke. Informant - her son, George W. Ehrhardt of R. R. #1, Hespeler. -Information from Our Germans Were Linked Through Puslinch Township by Chris Bowman and B. & B. Woolsey: Daughter of John Hefkey and Caroline Lambky. Second wife of William Adam Ehrhardt (1842- 1931), son of Casper and Christina Magdalena Ehrhardt of Wiedenrod, Germany. His first wife was Barbara Albrecht. Sophia and William Ehrhardt's children were Mary M. (born c. 1871); William F. (b. 1874); Henry Carl; Alberta Gerhard (b. 1880); John (1881-1958); and George W. (1885-1962). A Celebration of Lives Obituaries of Puslinch Township, Wellington Co., Ontario Vol 1, Anna Jackson & Marjorie Clark Used with kind permission of Marjorie Clark

  
  

• Sources

  [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-5 Page 5. [S604] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 8. [S178] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1881, Waterloo S. Twp. 1881 Div 1 Page 27. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/213116599/sophia-w.-ehrhardt. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name: Wilhelm Ehrhardt Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 19 Feb 1878 Event Place: Preston, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Gender: Male Age: 36 Birth Year (Estimated): 1842 Weiderode, Kurhessen widower Occ: laborer of Hespeler Father's Name: Caspar Ehrhardt Mother's Name: Christina Ehrhardt Spouse's Name: Sophia Schumacher Spouse's Gender: Female Spouse's Age: 30 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1848 Mecklinburg Schwerine widow Res: Waterloo Township Spouse's Father's Name: John Hoefky Spouse's Mother's Name: Caroline Hoefky [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Ludwig Schumacher, 25, farmer of Tp. of Culross, Bruce Co., b. Masselmay, Meckleberg Schrwin, s/o Carl and Maria Schumacher. married Sophia M. W. Hoefkey, 23, res: Waterloo Twp., b. Musselmow, Mecklenburg, Schwerin, d/o Johan and Caroline Hoefsky, 12 oct 1871 Waterloo Tp. [S237] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - New Hope CC#4498 Internet Link . [East] Edith W. GRILL/ wife of/ George W. EHRHARDT/ born 1885 - died 1915/ George EHRHARDT/ 1885 - 1962/ his wife/ Laura GREMM/ 1890 - 1954/ EHRHARDT/ [A] Mother, [B] CHAPPEL/ Todd Allen/ Scott George/ Sept., 25, 1972/ Asleep in Jesus, [C] Father, [D] Mother [West] At rest/ William EHRHARDT/ born 1842 - died 1931/ Sophia W. HEFKEY/ his wife/ died 1920/ aged 71 yrs. 7 dys./ Beatrice EHRHARDT/ 1914 - 1937/ wife of Allan TREMAINE/ EHRHARDT/ [E] Mother, [F] Father [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration. Name:Sophia Ehrhardt Gender:Female Age:71 Birth Date:13 Apr 1849 Birth Place:Germany Death Date:20 Apr 1920 Death Place:Waterloo Tp., Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Cause of Death:Intra Cranial Hemmorhage d/o John Hesfkey and Caroline Lambky [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 11128 (1878), Wilhelm Ehrhardt-Sophia Schumacher. Wilhelm Ehrhardt, labourer of Hespeler Birth Place: Weiderode Kurhessen Age: 36 Estimated birth year: abt 1842 Father Name: Carper Ehrhardt Mother Name: Christina Ehrhardt Spouse Name: Sophia Schumacher Spouse's Age: 30 Spouse Estimated Birth Year: abt 1848 Spouse Birth Place: Mecklenburg Schwerin Spouse Father Name: John Hoefky Spouse Mother Name: Caroline Hoefky Marriage Date: 19 Feb 1878 Marriage Place: Waterloo, Preston

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 13 Apr 1849 - Müsselmow, , Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany Honoured - stained glass windows in St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church erected in memory. - - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Servant - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 12 Oct 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1878 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 19 Feb 1878 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 20 Apr 1920 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth