Elizabeth Clara "Lizzie" Clayfield

1886 - 1988  (101 years)

• Name	Elizabeth Clara "Lizzie" Clayfield
  Born	13 Nov 1886	Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29102381
  Name	Elizabeth Clara "Lizzie" Brox
  Name	Elizabeth Clara "Lizzie" Packer
  Name	Lizzie C. Clayfield
  Residence	1891	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Anglican
  Residence	1944	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-118609
  Died	7 Jun 1988	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I118609	Generations
  Last Modified	30 Sep 2024

  
  

  Father	Benjamin Thomas "Thomas" Clayfield,   b. 8 Dec 1864, Birmingham, , Warwickshire, England ,   d. 8 May 1944, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Caroline Struck,   b. 3 Aug 1865, , Germany ,   d. 1 May 1913, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 47 years)
  Married	28 Jan 1885	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Family ID	F14014	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Eldon Brox,   b. 11 May 1891, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Jan 1922, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 30 years)
  Children	1. Vera Priscilla Brox,   b. 1915, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Sep 1987, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 72 years)   2. Alice Brox,   b. 1919, , Ontario, Canada   3. Private Eldon Francis Brox,   b. 28 Dec 1920,   d. 21 Jul 1944, , France  (Age 23 years)
  Last Modified	1 Oct 2024
  Family ID	F41880	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Edgar Packer,   b. 1895,   d. 1971  (Age 76 years)
  Last Modified	1 Oct 2024
  Family ID	F56481	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Elizabeth Clare Clayfield Packer

  
  

• Notes

  BROX-CLAYFIELD-1914 A quiet but pretty wedding was solemnized at the home of Mr. Thomas Clayfield, Ezra Ave., Waterloo, on Wednesday, Dec 30th, at 3 o'clock when his daughter, Miss Lizzie Clayfield became the bride of Mr. Eldon Brox, only son of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Brox, of Waterloo. The bride was beautifully attired in a gown of white Pailette silk, trimmed with pearl beads and brocaded satin. She entered the parlor on the arm of her father. The bridal couple were attended by Miss Ada Schnarr, cousin of the groom, and Mr. Ben. Clayfield, brother of the bride. The Rev. Mr. Mathers officiated. After the ceremony a sumptuous supper was served to about 20 invited friends and relatives. The happy couple will reside in Waterloo. Probably from Wloo Chronicle. _______________________ BROX-CLAYFIELD-1914 The home of Mr. Thomas Clayfield, Ezra Ave., Waterloo, was the scene of a quiet but pretty wedding on Dec 30th, 1914, at 3 o'clock, when his daughter, Lizzie, was married to Mr. Eldon Brox, only son of Mr. and Mrs. Brox, of Waterloo. The bride entered the parlor on the arm of her father and was dressed in a beautiful white silk costume with pearl trimming, and wore a beautiful wreath of orange blossoms and veil, and carried a bouquet of white carnations. She was attended by Miss Ada Schnarr cousin of the groom and the groom was assisted by Mr. Ben Clayfield, brother of the bride. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Mathers, Waterloo, in the presence of about 20 invited guests, who sat down to a sumptuous wedding dinner. The young couple will reside in Waterloo. Probably the Berliner. ______________________ PACKER, Elizabeth - At KW Hospital, on Tuesday, June 7, 1988, age 101 years, formerly of 16 Ezra Ave., Waterloo. Mrs. Packer was born in Conestogo and was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Clayfield. She was a member of First United Church, Waterloo, the Silver Cross Women and was a former Noble Grand in the Waterloo Crystal Rebekah Lodge. Dear mother of Mrs. Alice Simon of Scarborough. She is also lovingly remembered by three grandchildren, Barbara Lawlor and her husband Dan, Robert Simon and his wife Mavis and Donna Close and her husband Lawrence and three great. grandchildren, Donnie Lawlor, Scott and Brandon Simon. She was predeceased by her husband, Edgar Packer in 1971: one daughter, Mrs. Vera Muir in 10871 her brothers, Ben, John, Clarence, Lester and Arthur Clayfield and one sister, Annie. Mrs. Packer's family will receive friends at the Edward R. Good Funeral Home, 171 King St. S.. Water-loo, from 741 p.m. this evening and 10 a.m. to 12 noon on Thursday. The funeral and committal service he held in the chapel of the funeral home, Thursday at 2 p.m., with Rev. Andrew Eustace officiating. Interment to follow in Mount Hope cemetery, Waterloo. Kitchener-Waterloo Record Jun 8, 1988 pg B11

  
  

• Sources

  [S148] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1901, Woolwich F-2 Page 10. [S1821] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1891, Div. 2 Page 28. [S3231] Find A Grave, (2018). Findagrave.com. Retrieved 2 December 2018, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29102381/elizabeth-clare-packer. [S1886] Military - Canada - Second World War Service Files Canadian Armed Forces War Dead. Brox, Eldon Francis 23 years Birthdate: 1920 Dec 28 Died: 1944 Jul 21 Rank: Private Unit: Essex Scottish Regiment, R.C.I.C. Force: Army Service Number: A82166 Additional Details son of Eldon & Elizabeth Brox of Kitchener, Ontario [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Thomas Clayfield Born: Birmingham Eng Age: 21 Father: Benjamin Clayfield Mother: Julia Clayfield Born: abt 1864 Spouse: Caroline Struck Age: 18 born: Germany Father: John Struck Mother: Annie Struck married 5 Jan 1885 married: Waterloo

  
  

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  Born - 13 Nov 1886 - Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Anglican - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1944 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 7 Jun 1988 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth