Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Tilman Schafer

Male 1878 - 1943  (65 years)


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  • Name Tilman Schafer 
    Born 10 Mar 1878  Parkway (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1881  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1891  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1901  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Farmer Son 
    Residence 1943  61 Betzner Ave., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-69697 
    Died 17 Apr 1943  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Buried Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Person ID I69697  Generations
    Last Modified 12 May 2024 

    Father Adam S. Schaefer,   b. 3 Jan 1851, , Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jun 1927, Amabel Township, Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Snider,   b. 10 Apr 1855, German Mills (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Keppel Township, Grey County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 30 Aug 1874  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 6, 7
    Family ID F18265  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Isabella Wolfe,   b. Nov 1879, Strasburg (Kitchener) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1959  (Age ~ 79 years) 
    Children 
     1. Stanley W. Schafer,   b. 13 Feb 1907, Keppel Township, Grey County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1967  (Age 59 years)
    Last Modified 13 May 2024 
    Family ID F177150  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Tilman Schafer

      Tilman Schafer. 65, passed away at his home, 61 Betzner Avenue, Saturday morning. Born at Parkway, he was a son of the late Mr.. and Mrs. Adam Schafer. A carpenter by trade. Mr. Schafer worked at the Hall Planing Mill for many years and later with the Bover Lumber Company for several years.

      Surviving are his wife, formerly Isabel Wolfe; one son, Stanley W., Kitchener; four brothers, Oliver, Kitchener, Norman. Wiarton, Edward, Breslau, and Nelson, Toronto; four sisters, Mrs. Rueben Eagle, Preston, Mrs. Joseph Fries, Kitchener, and Mrs. William Lee and Miss Annie Schafer, both of Wiarton.

      Waterloo Chronicle 30 Apr 1943, p. 3

  • Sources 
    1. [S132] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1901, Waterloo C-2 Page 6.

    2. [S224] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1881, Div 1 Page 38.

    3. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 30, Pg 11.

    4. [S2545] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Township North 1891, Waterloo Township, Sect. 1 Page 16.

    5. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/214991886.

    6. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 10 Sep 1874.
      30 Aug 1874 By Pastor J. Schneider in Waterloo, Adam Schaefer was married to Elisabeth Schneider; both are of Waterloo.

    7. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Name: Adam Schaefer
      Event Type: Marriage
      Event Date: 30 Aug 1874
      Event Place: Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
      Gender: Male
      Age: 22
      Birth Year (Estimated): 1852 Michigan
      Father's Name: Conrad Schaefer
      Mother's Name: Maria Schaefer
      Spouse's Name: Elizabeth Schneider
      Spouse's Gender: Female
      Spouse's Age: 19
      Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1855 Waterloo Co.
      Spouse's Father's Name: Michael Schneider
      Spouse's Mother's Name: Margaretha Schneider

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer Son - 1901 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 17 Apr 1943 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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