William Scheifele^{[1, 2]}

1849 -

• Name	William Scheifele
  Born	20 Oct 1849	Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1861	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Lutheran
  Residence	1871	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1891	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1891	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1901	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Farmer
  Occupation	1907	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Manufacturer of Cigars
  Occupation	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Laborer, Street
  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-53723
  Died	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Cause: heart failure sudden
  Buried	Saint Matthews Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Conestogo, Woolwich, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I53723	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Christian Scheifele,   b. 24 Jan 1815, , Germany ,   d. 27 Jul 1886, near Conestogo, Ontario  (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Annie Gatschene,   b. 10 Nov 1820, , Germany ,   d. 6 Sep 1903  (Age 82 years)
  Married	24 Sep 1839	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10, 11]
  Family ID	F13896	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Maria "Mary" Stroh,   b. 19 May 1850, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Aug 1906, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 56 years)
  Married	13 Dec 1874  [12]
  Children	1. Annie Scheifele,   b. 9 Dec 1875, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Jul 1963, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 87 years)   2. Carl "Charles" Scheifele,   b. 25 Sep 1879, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Dec 1939, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 60 years)   3. William Leander Scheifele,   b. 27 Feb 1888, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F13895	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Caroline Gilles,   b. 22 Sep 1855, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 May 1931, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)
  Married	7 Aug 1907	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F184493	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  WILLIAM SCHEIFLE. The visitor who calls upon this gentleman will not lack anything to keep him interested, as he is a fluent talker and advances many ideas that are worth noting. He comes from. German extraction. His father was a native of Wurtemberg, Germany, and his mother is an Alsatian. Mr. Scheifle was born where he lives, forty-nine years ago. He had an early training on the farm, and knows what hard work is. In 1876 he was married to Mary, youngest daughter of the venerable Conrad Stroh, of near Conestogo. The couple started housekeeping, and with the determination to pay for a five- thousand-dollar farm. The task was a herculean one, but both having had a thorough training in agricultural pur- suits, were consequently prepared for the worst. Frequently during the harvest season he would go out in his fields at three and four o'clock in the morning and swing his cradle until breakfast, and during the day would help his neighbor, while his wife would bind the grain he had cut in the early morning. At night he would return home and shock the grain, and again swing the cradle by moonlight until ten or eleven o'clock. They accomplished their aim, and to day can survey one hundred and one acres of choice. land well improved, a substantial brick residence and all necessary outbuildings which they can call their own, and have a neat sum to spare. I refer to this merely to show what can be done if a man and his wife work in harmony together, and take hold with a determination to win. Fifty years ago, seventy acres of this land was purchased for seven hundred dollars. Twenty-two years ago, Mr. Scheifle bought it for five thousand dollars, and its value will exceed that amount today. On this farm in a field commanding a magnificent view of the majestic Conestogo and its fertile bottoms are unmistakeable evidences that the noble red man who was monarch of all he surveyed in this region, and flourished long before the advent of his pale-faced brother, found it a paradise to live in. Over a level expanee of ten or fifteen acres are four or five dark spots from thirty to forty yards in circumference, each a few rods distant from the other. They are easily distinguised from the natural soil of the field, and the seeker after Indian relics is often rewarded in finding pieces of flint, arrow heads and numerous other articles in common use in the wigwam of the wily sons of the forest. Large quantities of broken stone are also to be found, which were undoubtedly the work of Indians Tradition has it that they had coal for fuel, the whereabouts of which was never revealed to the whiteman. The dark soil in these spots is good ground for the supposition that coal was the fuel in use and that it was found in the immediate vicinity of this farm. A chemical test would doubtless disclose a large per cent. of coal dust in the soil. Mr. Scheifle is also a horse fancier and has several fine animals in his stables. One, a splendid and intelli- gent looking animal, is from a noted German cavalry horse. In municipal affairs Mr. Scheifle has also had some experience, having served one term in the township council, three years as school trustee and is at present town- ship collector. In this capacity he has proven himself to be worthy of the honors thrust upon him. Some of the oldest settlers in this section will be the subject of my next letter. H, N. Waterloo County Chronicle 5 May 1898 pg 8

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 19334-1905. Carl Scheifele, 25, Occ. Farmer, b. Conestogo, Res. of Conestogo, son of William Scheifele & Maria Stroh, married Emma Christina Hemmerich, 26, b. Woolwich, Res. of Woolwich, daughter of William Hemmerich & Susannah Schmidt, Witn: W. J. Scheifele, Conestogo & Clara Hemmerich, Woolwich, On 30 May 1905, at Conestogo [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 020682-07. William Scheifele, 56, occ. Manufacturer of Cigars, b. Woolwich Twp, res. Berlin, widower, son of Christian Scheifele and Anna Gashene married Caroline Wuest, 51, b. Berlin, res. Berlin, Widow, daughter of Josef S. Gilles and Maria Morgang, Witness(es) Margaretha and Frieda Eggers both of Hespeler, 7 August 1907 in Hespeler [S148] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1901, Woolwich F-2 page 1. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration. William Scheifele Death Date: 30 Jul 1924 Death Location: Kitchener born 20 Oct 1848 Birth Location: Conestogo,Ont. son of Christian Scheifele b. Germany and Annie Gatschene b. Germany [S141] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1851, Div 3 Pg 2. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div 35 Page 9. [S144] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1871, Div. 4, Pg.18. [S1821] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1891, Div. 2 Page 20. [S915] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1861, Sect. 1 Page 6. [S9] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Canada Museum und Allgemeine Zeitung (1835-1840), 26 Oct 1839:38. 24 Sep 1839 Christian Schaeusele of Woolwich m. Miss Anna Gatschene of Wilmot. [S17] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Der Morgenstern (1839-1841), 3 Oct 1839. Sept. 24,1839 Anna Gatschine of Wilmot & Christian Schanfele of Woolwich were married by Rev. F. W. Bindemann (poem follows) [S956] News - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Advertiser, "Obituary of Mary Scheifele," August 11, 1906.

  
  

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  Born - 20 Oct 1849 - Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1861 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1871 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1901 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Manufacturer of Cigars - 1907 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 7 Aug 1907 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Laborer, Street - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: heart failure sudden - - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth