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

Elah Snyder

Male 1876 - 1942  (66 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Elah Snyder was born 3 May 1876, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Henry W. Snyder and Sarah K. Shantz); died 7 Jun 1942, Toppenish, Yakima, Washington, United States; was buried , Zillah Cemetery, Zillah, Yakima, Washington, United States.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Henry W. Snyder was born 11 Feb 1851, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Moses B. Snyder and Elizabeth Wismer); died 17 Mar 1923, Blackman, Jackson, Michigan; was buried , Odd Fellows Cemetery, Jackson, Jackson, Michigan, United States.

    Henry — Sarah K. Shantz. Sarah (daughter of Benjamin P. Shantz and Lydia Kolb) was born 1 Apr 1854, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada; died 10 Apr 1878, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Sarah K. Shantz was born 1 Apr 1854, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada (daughter of Benjamin P. Shantz and Lydia Kolb); died 10 Apr 1878, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. 1. Elah Snyder was born 3 May 1876, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 Jun 1942, Toppenish, Yakima, Washington, United States; was buried , Zillah Cemetery, Zillah, Yakima, Washington, United States.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Moses B. Snyder was born 12 Mar 1826, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Jacob J. Snider and Mary W. Bauman); died 16 Feb 1868, East Of Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 19 Feb 1868, Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Moses married Elizabeth Wismer 16 Mar 1847, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Elizabeth (daughter of Henry Wismer, Sr. and Mary Cressman) was born 28 Mar 1824, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Apr 1909, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Elizabeth Wismer was born 28 Mar 1824, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Henry Wismer, Sr. and Mary Cressman); died 21 Apr 1909, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Mary Snyder was born 28 Nov 1847, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 Jul 1930; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Amos W. Snyder was born 16 Apr 1849, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 Mar 1897, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 2. Henry W. Snyder was born 11 Feb 1851, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 Mar 1923, Blackman, Jackson, Michigan; was buried , Odd Fellows Cemetery, Jackson, Jackson, Michigan, United States.
    4. Abraham W. Snyder was born 19 Dec 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 Jan 1853, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Magdalena Snyder was born 4 May 1854, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Dec 1915, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Jacob Snyder was born 1856, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    7. Jacob W. Snyder was born 4 May 1856, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Sep 1915, , Michigan, USA; was buried , Mennonite Cemetery, Bowne, Ionia, Michigan.
    8. Ephraim W. Snyder was born 5 Mar 1858, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 Mar 1903, Barton Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Isaac W. Snyder was born 5 Mar 1858; died 26 Dec 1908, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    10. Menno W. Snyder was born 6 Oct 1864, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    11. Katie Snyder was born 1868, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    12. Esther Snyder was born 1868, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  3. 6.  Benjamin P. Shantz was born 21 Sep 1811, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Christian Schantz and Hannah Paul); died 9 Nov 1868, , Dallas County, Missouri; was buried , Pisgah Cemetery, Long Lane, Dallas, Missouri, United States.

    Benjamin married Lydia Kolb 5 Nov 1833. Lydia (daughter of Deacon Jacob Kolb, Sr. and Catharine Clemens) was born 13 May 1814, Hilltown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania; died 9 Nov 1862, Port Elgin, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Lydia Kolb was born 13 May 1814, Hilltown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania (daughter of Deacon Jacob Kolb, Sr. and Catharine Clemens); died 9 Nov 1862, Port Elgin, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Josiah K. Shantz was born 5 Dec 1834, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 Aug 1913, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Catharine "Catherine" Shantz was born 17 May 1836, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Feb 1917; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Hannah Shantz was born 1 Apr 1838, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Aug 1841; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Christian Shantz was born 20 Jan 1840, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Tobias K. Schantz was born 10 Apr 1842, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Apr 1925, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Abraham K. Shantz was born 20 Sep 1844, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    7. Benjamin K. Shantz was born 5 Dec 1846, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    8. Menno K. Shantz was born 31 Jan 1849, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Jul 1888.
    9. Lydia K. Shantz was born 17 Aug 1851, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Jul 1900; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    10. 3. Sarah K. Shantz was born 1 Apr 1854, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada; died 10 Apr 1878, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    11. Enoch K. Shantz was born 7 Oct 1856, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada; died 25 May 1888.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Jacob J. Snider was born 15 Jan 1794, Franklin Co., Pennsylvania (son of Jacob Yost Schneider and Maria "Mary" Erb); died 23 Oct 1862, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Jacob married Mary W. Bauman Feb 1818. Mary (daughter of Christian Bauman and Magdalena Weber) was born 25 May 1794, , Berks Co., Pennsylvania; died 12 Mar 1826, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Mary W. Bauman was born 25 May 1794, , Berks Co., Pennsylvania (daughter of Christian Bauman and Magdalena Weber); died 12 Mar 1826, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Isaac Snyder was born 14 Jan 1819, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 Dec 1897, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Leah Snyder was born 29 Apr 1820, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 Jun 1900; was buried , Elmira Mennonite Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Mary Ann "Polly" Snider was born 6 May 1821, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Dec 1909, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Matthews Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Conestogo, Woolwich, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Magdalena Snyder was born 10 Jun 1822, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Feb 1909, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Benjamin B. Snyder was born 3 Oct 1823, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Nov 1898; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. 4. Moses B. Snyder was born 12 Mar 1826, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Feb 1868, East Of Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 19 Feb 1868, Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 10.  Henry Wismer, Sr. was born 10 Mar 1794, , Bucks Co., Pennsylvania (son of Joseph Wismer and Barbara Wismer); died 11 Jun 1876.

    Henry married Mary Cressman Jan 1815. Mary (daughter of Daniel Cressman and Esther Bechtel) was born 17 Aug 1792, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 12 Jul 1872, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Mary Cressman was born 17 Aug 1792, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania (daughter of Daniel Cressman and Esther Bechtel); died 12 Jul 1872, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Barbara Wismer was born 25 Oct 1816, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Aug 1889, , Clinton Co., Michigan; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Abraham Wismer was born 2 Sep 1818, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 Sep 1823, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Rev. Daniel Wismer was born 29 Jul 1820, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 May 1909, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Jacob Wismer was born 9 Jan 1822, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Sep 1823; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. 5. Elizabeth Wismer was born 28 Mar 1824, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Apr 1909, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Esther Wismer was born 1 Jun 1826, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Nov 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Mary Wismer was born 12 Jun 1831, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 Sep 1909; was buried , Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario.
    8. Rev. Henry C. Wismer was born 21 Aug 1833, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 15 Mar 1885, Texas.

  5. 12.  Christian Schantz was born 11 Jul 1769, Near Pottstown, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania (son of Jacob Shantz and Catherine Beary); died 7 Apr 1857, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Christian married Hannah Paul 1791. Hannah was born 10 Sep 1772, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 10 Jul 1845, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Hannah Paul was born 10 Sep 1772, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 10 Jul 1845, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Catharine Shantz was born 5 Sep 1792, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 27 Feb 1854, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Elizabeth Schantz was born 15 May 1794, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 5 Feb 1857.
    3. Magdalena Schantz was born 15 Dec 1795, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 8 Feb 1867, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Jacob Shantz was born 15 Aug 1797, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 21 Jul 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. David P. Shantz was born 10 Jul 1802, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 27 Jun 1873, Plattsville, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario.
    6. Bishop Heinrich "Henry" Schantz was born 3 Nov 1804, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 4 Oct 1877, South Of Roseville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada.
    7. Susannah Shantz was born 24 Jan 1807, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 16 May 1881, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Hannah Shantz was born 13 Jun 1809, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 20 May 1834; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. 6. Benjamin P. Shantz was born 21 Sep 1811, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Nov 1868, , Dallas County, Missouri; was buried , Pisgah Cemetery, Long Lane, Dallas, Missouri, United States.
    10. Rebecca Shantz was born 3 Mar 1815, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Jun 1876, South Of St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  7. 14.  Deacon Jacob Kolb, Sr. was born 17 Apr 1781, , Pennsylvania, USA (son of Martin Kolb and Schwartz); died 3 Jan 1869, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 6 Jan 1869, First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Jacob married Catharine Clemens 6 Jun 1805. Catharine (daughter of Abraham Clemens and Mary Steiner) was born 21 May 1782, Lower Salford, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 25 Jan 1869, Near, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Catharine Clemens was born 21 May 1782, Lower Salford, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania (daughter of Abraham Clemens and Mary Steiner); died 25 Jan 1869, Near, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Abraham Kolb was born 13 Jun 1806, Hilltown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania; died 14 Apr 1874, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Mary Kolb was born 4 Aug 1808, Near Skippack, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 13 Mar 1900, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Tobias Kolb was born 11 Aug 1810, Hilltown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania; died 11 Apr 1894; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. 7. Lydia Kolb was born 13 May 1814, Hilltown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania; died 9 Nov 1862, Port Elgin, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada.
    5. Hannah Kolb was born 25 Sep 1818, Hilltown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania; died 10 Apr 1870, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Henry Kolb was born 15 Apr 1820; died 6 Jun 1830, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.