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Charles Adam Schaefer 1851–1929 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1851

Birth Location: Kings County (Brooklyn), New York, United States of America

Death Date: 6 Feb 1929

Death Location: Monroe, Green County, Wisconsin, United States of America

Father: Valentin Schaefer

Mother: Ana Focht

Spouse(s): Emma Strate, Lena Olderson, Bertha Siebert, Anna Knobel, Mary Stauffacher, Gunhild Anderson

Children(s): Elmer Schaffer

Charles Adam Schaefer was born in 1851 in Kings County (Brooklyn), New York, United States of America, the child of Valentin Schaefer And Ana Sabina Sophia Schafer Nee Focht. In 1860, Charles Adam Schaefer resided in New York Ward 22 District 4, New York, New York, N. In 1865, Charles Adam Schaefer resided in Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA. Charles Adam Schaefer married Anna Schaefer Nee Knobel, Bertha Siebert, Emma Strate, Gunhild Anderson, Lena Schaefer Nee Hawley Olderson, Mary Stauffacher, and had children including Elmer Best Schaffer. Charles Adam Schaefer passed away in 1929 in Monroe, Green County, Wisconsin, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Charles Adam Schaefer was born in 1851 in Kings County (Brooklyn), New York, United States of America, the child of Valentin Schaefer And Ana Sabina Sophia Schafer Nee Focht.
  • In 1860, Charles Adam Schaefer resided in New York Ward 22 District 4, New York, New York, N.
  • In 1865, Charles Adam Schaefer resided in Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA.
  • Charles Adam Schaefer married Anna Schaefer Nee Knobel, Bertha Siebert, Emma Strate, Gunhild Anderson, Lena Schaefer Nee Hawley Olderson, Mary Stauffacher, and had children including Elmer Best Schaffer.
  • Charles Adam Schaefer passed away in 1929 in Monroe, Green County, Wisconsin, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Charles Schaefer's Ancestors

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Charles Schaefer
1851–1929
Birth Place: Kings County (Brooklyn), New York, United States of America
Parents
Valentin Schaefer
1827–1882
Darmstadt, Stadtkreis Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany
Ana (Sabina "Sophia" Schafer née) Focht
1831–1890
Saxony, Germany
Grandparents
Johann (Jacob) Schäefer
1794–1860
Pfungstadt, Hessen, Germany
Anna (Elisabetha) Rädgen
1800–1859
Pfungstadt, Hessen, Germany
Johannes (C.) Focht
1809–1855
Saxony, Germany
Anna (Gertrude) Pfeffer
1810–1876
Sachsen (Kgr. /Land in Bundesrepublik) / Saxony (Kingdom/State)
Great-Grandparents
Johannes Schaefer
1752–1828
Sophia Scheerer
1750–1833
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Charles Schaefer's Descendants

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Charles (Adam) Schaefer (1851–6 Feb 1929) m. Emma Strate (abt 1857–) m. Lena (Schaefer née Hawley) Olderson (7 Jun 1867–12 Mar 1922) m. Bertha Siebert (1 May 1861–5 Dec 1936) m. Anna (Schaefer née) Knobel (22 Apr 1872–1 Jan 1922) m. Mary Stauffacher (7 Feb 1868–7 Jul 1959) m. Gunhild Anderson (1839–)
  1. 1. Elmer (Best) Schaffer 1897–1960 m. Bessie (Leona Schaffer née) Ingram 1903–1976
    1. 1. Charles (Robert) Schaffer 1925–1975 m. Frances (Bernadine) Hodges 1929–2007 m. Vada (Mae) Haulk 1937–2012 m. Wanona (Darlene Schaffer née) Reigle 1934–2021
    2. 2. Frank (William) Schaeffer 1927–1927

Charles Schaefer's Timeline

8 Records

1851
1851
Birth of Charles Adam Schaefer in Kings County (Brooklyn), New York, United States of America
Kings County (Brooklyn), New York, United States of America
1860
1860
Age 9
Charles Adam Schaefer resided here in New York Ward 22 District 4, New York, New York, New York, USA
New York Ward 22 District 4, New York, New York, New York, USA
1865
1865
Age 14
Charles Adam Schaefer resided here in Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA
Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA
1870
1870
Age 19
Charles Adam Schaefer resided here in Monroe, Monroe, Green, Wisconsin, USA
Monroe, Monroe, Green, Wisconsin, USA
1880
1880
Age 29
Charles Adam Schaefer resided here in Monroe, Green, Wisconsin, USA
Monroe, Green, Wisconsin, USA
1910
1910
Age 59
Charles Adam Schaefer resided here in Lake Geneva Ward 1, Walworth, Wisconsin, USA
Lake Geneva Ward 1, Walworth, Wisconsin, USA
1920
1920
Age 69
Charles Adam Schaefer resided here in Lake Geneva Ward 1, Walworth, Wisconsin, USA
Lake Geneva Ward 1, Walworth, Wisconsin, USA
1929
6 Feb 1929
Age 78
Death of Charles Adam Schaefer in Lake Geneva, Walworth, Wisconsin, USA
Lake Geneva, Walworth, Wisconsin, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Kings County (Brooklyn), New York, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Lake Geneva Ward 1, Walworth, Wisconsin; Roll: T625_2019; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 147
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Lake Geneva Ward 1, Walworth, Wisconsin; Roll: T624_1740; Page: 2b; Enumeration District: 0142; FHL microfilm: 1375753
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: New York Ward 22 District 4, New York, New York, New York, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1865
    Event Place: Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA
    Record Source: New York, U.S., State Census, 1865

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Monroe, Monroe, Green, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Monroe, Green, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Lake Geneva Ward 1, Walworth, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Lake Geneva Ward 1, Walworth, Wisconsin; Roll: T624_1740; Page: 2b; Enumeration District: 0142; FHL microfilm: 1375753

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Lake Geneva Ward 1, Walworth, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Lake Geneva Ward 1, Walworth, Wisconsin; Roll: T625_2019; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 147

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 6 Feb 1929
    Event Place: Monroe, Green County, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: Findagrave, Charles Adam “Adam” Schaefer 6 Feb 1929

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Feb 1929
    Event Place: Lake Geneva, Walworth, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Wisconsin, U.S., Death Records, Wisconsin Department of Health Services; Madison, Wisconsin; Wisconsin Death Records, 1907-1932

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Monroe, Green County, Wisconsin, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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