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

Melvin Soloman Groh[1, 2]

Male 1886 - 1954  (67 years)


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  • Name Melvin Soloman Groh 
    Born 15 Oct 1886  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5, 6
    Gender Male 
    Business 200 Laurel St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Groh's Cooler Ltd. 
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    Residence 1891  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Protestant 
    Eby ID Number 00007-0668.4 
    Died 1954  [3, 7
    Buried Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 7
    Person ID I11636  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Anson Groh,   b. 17 Apr 1859, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 May 1944, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Mother Lovina Bechtel,   b. 1 Dec 1860, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Aug 1932, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Married 7 Mar 1882  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9, 10, 11
    Family ID F261940  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mabel Alice Grace,   b. 1892,   d. 1971  (Age 79 years) 
    Children 
     1. Grace Mabel Groh,   b. 1912,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Doris Bertha Groh,   b. 1914, Montreal, Ile De Montreal, Quebec Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 May 1976, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)
     3. Hazel Elinor Groh,   b. 1916,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Jean Olive Groh
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F261941  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S3] Book - Vol I 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..., 199.

    2. [S3] Book - Vol I 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..., 735.

    3. [S163] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Wanner Mennonite CC#6479 (formerly Waterloo Township).

    4. [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-4 Page 12.

    5. [S2575] Census - ON, Waterloo Township - 1891, Sect. 3 Page 26.

    6. [S2858] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration, Birth Certificate 036767 (1886).
      Name:Melvin Solomon Groh Date of Birth:15 Oct 1886 Gender:Male Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father's name:Anson Groh Mother's name:Levina Bechtel

    7. [S2588] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Wanner Cemetery Internet Link.
      GROH/ Melvin S. GROH/ 1886-1954/ His wife/ Mabel A. GRACE/ 1892-1971/

    8. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, September 29, 1932 - Obituary of Lovina Bechtel.

    9. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, July 7, 1944 - Obituary of Anson Groh.

    10. [S2575] Census - ON, Waterloo Township - 1891, Sect. 3 Page 25.

    11. [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 011833 (1882).
      Name:Anson Groh Age:22 Birth Year:abt 1860 Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario Marriage Date:7 Mar 1882 Marriage Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:Isaac Groh Mother:Mary Groh Spouse:Levina Bechtel

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 15 Oct 1886 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Protestant - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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