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

Simeon Groff

Male 1892 - 1978  (86 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Simeon Groff was born 19 Apr 1892, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Andrew B. Groff and Barbara Ann "Annie" Block); died 26 Sep 1978, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Simeon — Violet Snyder. Violet (daughter of Samuel H. Snyder and Angeline Shantz) was born 28 Nov 1897, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died 13 Dec 1992, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Dorothy Groff was born 3 Dec 1923.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Andrew B. GroffAndrew B. Groff was born 9 Sep 1854, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of John H. Groff and Susannah Bowman); died 5 Jul 1911, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Andrew — Barbara Ann "Annie" Block. Barbara (daughter of John Block and Magdalena Hotel) was born 30 Sep 1858, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Sep 1896, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wilmot Centre (Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Barbara Ann "Annie" Block was born 30 Sep 1858, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of John Block and Magdalena Hotel); died 2 Sep 1896, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wilmot Centre (Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario.
    Children:
    1. Minerva Groff was born 1884, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Jul 1909, Orillia, Orillia Twp., Simcoe Co., Ontario; was buried , Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Irvin Groff was born 1886, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. Irvine Groff was born 10 May 1886, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 Apr 1946, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Lydia Groff was born 1888, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Lydian Groff was born 28 Apr 1889, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Aug 1973, Saint Walburg, , Saskatchewan, Canada; was buried , Saint Walburg Municipal Cemetery, Saint Walburg, , Saskatchewan, Canada.
    6. 1. Simeon Groff was born 19 Apr 1892, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Sep 1978, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Elmina Groff was born 14 Feb 1895, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Jan 1911, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Nith Valley Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Eli Groff was born 28 Jan 1896, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Jan 1967, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 20 Jan 1967, Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  John H. Groff was born 29 Sep 1827, Near, Galt, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Andrew Groff and Annie Huber); died 23 Aug 1908; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    John married Susannah Bowman 12 Nov 1850, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Susannah (daughter of Benjamin H. Bauman and Susannah Bechtel) was born 26 Sep 1826, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 24 Jul 1910, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Nith Valley Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Susannah Bowman was born 26 Sep 1826, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Benjamin H. Bauman and Susannah Bechtel); died 24 Jul 1910, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Nith Valley Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Benjamin B. Groff was born 21 Nov 1850, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 Nov 1910, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Moses b. Groff was born 12 Sep 1851, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 Aug 1927, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Nith Valley Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 2. Andrew B. Groff was born 9 Sep 1854, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Jul 1911, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Nancy Groff was born 6 Feb 1856, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Jul 1886, Orillia, Orillia Twp., Simcoe Co., Ontario; was buried , Huronia Regional Centre Cemetery, Orillia, Simcoe, , Ontario, Canada.
    5. Franklin B. Groff was born 1857, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 24 May 1884, Orillia, Orillia Twp., Simcoe Co., Ontario; was buried , Huronia Regional Centre Cemetery, Orillia, Simcoe, , Ontario, Canada.
    6. Noah B. Groff was born 17 Nov 1860, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 15 Dec 1909, Orillia, Orillia Twp., Simcoe Co., Ontario; was buried , Huronia Regional Centre Cemetery, Orillia, Simcoe, , Ontario, Canada.
    7. Abraham B. Groff was born 15 Apr 1862, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Jul 1937, Elk River, Sherburne, Minnesota, United States; was buried , Orono Cemetery, Elk River, Sherburne, Minnesota, United States.
    8. Leah B. Groff was born 1863, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Aug 1954, Orillia, Orillia Twp., Simcoe Co., Ontario; was buried , Huronia Regional Centre Cemetery, Orillia, Simcoe, , Ontario, Canada.
    9. Aaron Groff was born 1866, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    10. John B. Groff was born Abt 1868, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    11. Israel Groff was born 1868, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    12. Ezra Groff was born 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  3. 6.  John Block was born 14 Jan 1838, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Jacob S. Block and Catherine Stauffer); died 28 Mar 1862, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario.

    John married Magdalena Hotel 11 Apr 1858, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Magdalena (daughter of Daniel Hotel and Rosina Gesner) was born 16 Sep 1839, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Apr 1906, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wilmot Mennonite (formerly Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot, Waterloo Region, Ontario. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Magdalena Hotel was born 16 Sep 1839, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Daniel Hotel and Rosina Gesner); died 8 Apr 1906, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wilmot Mennonite (formerly Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot, Waterloo Region, Ontario.
    Children:
    1. 3. Barbara Ann "Annie" Block was born 30 Sep 1858, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Sep 1896, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wilmot Centre (Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario.
    2. Catharine Block was born 27 Jan 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Aug 1868, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Andrew GroffAndrew Groff was born 18 Apr 1793, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania (son of John Graff and Annie Moyer); died 11 May 1877, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Andrew married Annie Huber 1815, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania. Annie (daughter of Samuel Huber and Elizabeth Reist) was born 15 Oct 1795, , Pennsylvania, USA; died 19 Sep 1865, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Annie Huber was born 15 Oct 1795, , Pennsylvania, USA (daughter of Samuel Huber and Elizabeth Reist); died 19 Sep 1865, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Catharine Groff was born 23 Mar 1816, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. Isaac Groff was born 2 Mar 1818, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 2 Jun 1850, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Susannah Groff was born 13 Jul 1820, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 3 Apr 1887, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Nancy Groff was born 5 Oct 1822, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 8 Nov 1897, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Andrew H. Groff was born 26 Jul 1825, Near, Galt, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Apr 1905, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. 4. John H. Groff was born 29 Sep 1827, Near, Galt, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Aug 1908; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Abraham Groff was born 13 Oct 1829, Near, Galt, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 15 Feb 1885; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Martha Groff was born 1832, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    9. Magdalena Groff was born 8 Apr 1832, Near, Galt, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Jul 1856, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Mennonite Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    10. Jacob Groff was born 3 Apr 1834, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 Nov 1920; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    11. Mary Ann Groff was born 19 Nov 1836, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Feb 1907; was buried , Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario.
    12. Leah Groff was born 17 Aug 1839, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Apr 1910; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    13. Elizabeth Groff was born 24 Apr 1843, Near, Galt, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 May 1843, Near, Galt, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    14. Anna Groff was born 1844, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  3. 10.  Benjamin H. Bauman was born 15 Feb 1787, , Berks Co., Pennsylvania (son of Wendel Bauman and Maria Huber); died 7 Dec 1874, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Benjamin married Susannah Bechtel 1818. Susannah (daughter of Rev. Joseph Bechtel and Magdalena Allebach) was born 16 Jun 1797, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 19 Dec 1870, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Susannah Bechtel was born 16 Jun 1797, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania (daughter of Rev. Joseph Bechtel and Magdalena Allebach); died 19 Dec 1870, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Rev. Moses B. Bowman was born 9 Nov 1819, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 Jan 1898, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Joseph B. Bowman was born 11 May 1821, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 Jul 1889, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada.
    3. Magdalena Bowman was born 30 Sep 1822, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Jun 1884, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Benjamin B. Bowman was born 22 Feb 1825, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. 5. Susannah Bowman was born 26 Sep 1826, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 24 Jul 1910, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Nith Valley Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Rev. Tobias Bowman was born 26 Jun 1829, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Sep 1909; was buried 5 Sep 1909, Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Maria Bowman was born 18 Sep 1831, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 Mar 1833; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Rev. Samuel S. Bowman was born 15 Jul 1834, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 24 Nov 1924, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Elizabeth Bowman was born 29 Oct 1835, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 24 Apr 1903, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  5. 12.  Jacob S. Block was born 1 Jun 1816, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 3 Jun 1898, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario.

    Jacob married Catherine Stauffer 28 Feb 1837, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Catherine (daughter of Samuel S. Stauffer and Esther Groh) was born 1 Nov 1816, Speedsville (Waterloo Township), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Jun 1877, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Catherine Stauffer was born 1 Nov 1816, Speedsville (Waterloo Township), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Samuel S. Stauffer and Esther Groh); died 20 Jun 1877, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Samuel Block was born 8 Jan 1838, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Aug 1928, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada.
    2. 6. John Block was born 14 Jan 1838, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Mar 1862, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario.
    3. Jacob Block was born 1842, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Susannah Block was born 20 Jan 1842, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Dec 1911, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Rosebank Community Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Henry Block was born 1844, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. Sarah Block was born 22 May 1848, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 Feb 1930; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Nancy Block was born 15 Jun 1848, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1940, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wilmot Centre (Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario.
    8. Mary Block was born 16 May 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    9. Peter Block was born 4 Jan 1855, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 Mar 1927, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 4 Mar 1927, Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    10. Isaac Block was born 2 Jan 1857, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Jul 1897, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    11. Levi Block was born 1858, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    12. Catharine Block was born Abt 1859, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died IN INFANCY, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  7. 14.  Daniel Hotel was born 2 Feb 1809, Huffelder, Baden, Germany; died 5 Jul 1888, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Daniel — Rosina Gesner. Rosina was born Abt 1810, Of, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1850; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Rosina Gesner was born Abt 1810, Of, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1850; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Samuel Hotel was born 9 Jun 1838, , Ontario, Canada; died 2 Jun 1901, Clifford, Minto Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario; was buried , Clifford Cemetery, Clifford, Minto Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada.
    2. 7. Magdalena Hotel was born 16 Sep 1839, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Apr 1906, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wilmot Mennonite (formerly Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot, Waterloo Region, Ontario.
    3. Daniel Henry Hotel was born 24 May 1841, , Ontario, Canada; died 13 May 1904; was buried , Fairview Cemetery, Listowel, Wallace Township, Perth County, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Catherine Hotel was born 1843, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Joseph Hotel was born 1847, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.