Person:Eldon Keffer (1)

Eldon Christopher Keffer
d.8 Mar 1949
m. 16 Jan 1872
  1. Edgar Henry Keffer1871 - 1921
  2. Eleanor Elizabeth Keffer1873 -
  3. Eldon Christopher Keffer1875 - 1949
  4. Oscar Gilbert Keffer1877 - 1956
  5. Abner Valentine Keffer1881 - 1930
  6. Ivan Wilbur Keffer1890 - 1965
  • HEldon Christopher Keffer1875 - 1949
  • WAnnie Umbach - Bef 1911
m. 6 Feb 1896
m. 22 Feb 1911
Facts and Events
Name Eldon Christopher Keffer
Gender Male
Birth[1] 18 Nov 1875 Vaughan, York, Ontario, Canada
Census[2] Apr 1881 Berlin, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada(town/city named Kitchener since 1916)
Census[3] Apr 1891 Berlin, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Marriage 6 Feb 1896 Berlin, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada(town/city named Kitchener since 1916)
to Annie Umbach
Marriage 22 Feb 1911 Toronto, York, Ontario, Canadato Elizabeth Myrtle Sanderson
Death[4] 8 Mar 1949
Burial[4] Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Vaughan, York, Ontario, Canada
References
  1. District of the County of York, Division of the Township of Vaughan, Reg'n No 027515/75, in Ontario, Canada. Ontario Canada Births 1869-ongoing. (Toronto, Ontario: Archives of Ontario)
    MS929, Reel 22, page 2.

    18 Nov 1875 in Vaughan
    Eldon Christopher, male, son of Abraham Keffer, labourer, and Wilhelmina Nahrgang
    Informant: Abraham Keffer, labourer, Lot 14, Concession 3, Vaughan. Registered 13 Dec 1875

    It appears that the family moved back to Vaughan Township temporarily around the time of Eldon Christopher's birth.

  2. Berlin, Waterloo North, Ontario, in Canada. 1881 Census of Canada. (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada)
    Reel C-13265, Dist 162, SubDist e, Division 2, Page 58, Household 280.

    Keffer, Abraham, m, 30, married, born Ontario, Church of England, labourer
    Keffer, Wilhelmina, f, 26, married, born Ontario, Swedenburg, ---
    Keffer, Edgar, m, 9, single, born Ontario, Swedenburg, ---
    Keffer, Eleanor, m, 7, single, born Ontario, Swedenburg, ---
    Keffer, Eldon, m, 5, single, born Ontario, Swedenburg, ---
    Keffer, Oscar, m, 3, single, born Ontario, Swedenburg, ---

  3. Berlin, Waterloo North, Ontario, in Canada. 1891 Census of Canada. (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada)
    Reel T-6374, Dist 122, SubDistrict a, Division 1, Page 53, Household 1.

    Keffer, Abraham, m, 39, married, head, born Ontario, father born USA, mother born Ontario, Church of England, picture agent
    Keffer, Wilhelmina, f, 36, married, wife, born Ontario, father born Germany, mother born Germany, Church of England, ---
    Keffer, Edgar, m, 18, single, son, born Ontario, father born Ontario, mother born Ontario, Church of England, trunkmaker
    Keffer, Eldow (Eldon), m, 15, single, son, born Ontario, father born Ontario, mother born Ontario, Church of England, printer
    Keffer, Oscar, m, 13, single, son, born Ontario, father born Ontario, mother born Ontario, Church of England, ---
    Keffer, Abner, m, 10, single, son, born Ontario, father born Ontario, mother born Ontario, Church of England, ---
    Keffer, Ivan, m, 1, single, son, born Ontario, father born Ontario, mother born Ontario, Church of England, ---

  4. 4.0 4.1 Gravestone at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery transcribed and photographed by Canadian Headstones

    Keffer
    In loving memory of
    Eldon Christopher
    Nov. 18, 1875--March 8, 1949
    beloved husband of
    Elizabeth Myrtle
    Aug. 20, 1880--Nov. 18, 1956