Family: Henry Groff / Veronica Shantz (F1305)

• Father | Male Henry Groff

  
  

  Born	20 Jul 1849	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Died	24 Jul 1935	Henning, Otter Tail, Minnesota, United States
  Buried		Girard Union Cemetery, Henning, Otter Tail, Minnesota, United States
  Married	23 Sep 1873  [1, 2, 3, 4]	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Father	Andrew H. Groff | F1304 Group Sheet
  Mother	Mary W. Bauman | F1304 Group Sheet

  
  

  Mother | Female Veronica Shantz

  
  

  Born	16 Sep 1854	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Died	29 Sep 1929
  Buried		Girard Union Cemetery, Henning, Otter Tail, Minnesota, United States
  Father	Moses Shantz | F3930 Group Sheet
  Mother	Susannah Snider | F3930 Group Sheet

  
  

  Child 1 | Male Henry Edward "Ed" Groff

  
  

  Born	12 Aug 1874	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Died	1968	Fort Dodge, Webster, Iowa, United States
  Buried		Harrison Cemetery, May City, Osceola, Iowa, United States

  
  

  Child 2 | Male Walter Groff

  
  

  Born	19 Sep 1876	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Died	30 Dec 1947
  Buried		Girard Union Cemetery, Henning, Otter Tail, Minnesota, United States

  
  

  Child 3 | Female Clara May Groff

  
  

  Born	Sep 1882	Of, May City, Osceola, Iowa, USA
  Died	1974
  Buried		Butte Cemetery, Butte, McLean, North Dakota, United States

  
  

  Child 4 | Female Mary Susannah Groff

  
  

  Born	1885	, Ontario, Canada
  Died	1972
  Buried		Hermiston Cemetery, Hermiston, Umatilla, Oregon, United States

  
  

• Sources

  [S10] Book - Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 426. [S2] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Church of the New Jerusalem (Swedenborgian). Bridegroom Name: Heinrich Groff Age: 24 Res: Waterloo Place of Birth: Dumfries Names of Parents: Andreas Groff & Mary Bowman Bride: Name: Veronica Schantz Age: 19 Res: Waterloo Tp. Place of Birth: Waterloo Tp. Names of Parents: Moses Schantz & Sussana Schneider Witness(S): Name: Aaron Schantz Res: Waterloo Tp. Name: Laura Schneider Res: Waterloo Tp. Date of Marriage: Sept. 23, 1873 [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 2 Oct 1873. 23 Sep 1873 Heinrich Groff was married to Veronika Schantz by Pastor F.W. Tuerk, in Berlin. Both are of Berlin. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 12921 (1873), Groff-Shantz. Henry Groff, 24, Farmer, res. Waterloo, b. Canada, son of Andrew Groff and Mary Bauman married Veronica Shantz, 19, res. Waterloo, b. Canada, daughter of Moses and Susannah, witnessed by: Aaron Shantz and Laura Schneider both of Waterloo, 23 September 1873 in Berlin