Miranda S. Geiger

1868 - 1936  (68 years)

• Name	Miranda S. Geiger
  Born	16 Apr 1868	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Female
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  Name	Maranda S. Geiger
  Name	Miranda S. Koch
  Name	Miranda S. Snider
  Residence	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1895	Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Residence	1907	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Residence	1911	Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00038-3056
  Died	23 May 1936	Lisbon, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada
  Buried	North Easthope Reformed Mennonite Cemetery, North Easthope, Perth Co., Ontario
  Person ID	I12124	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Daniel S. Geiger,   b. 5 Sep 1830, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Jun 1903  (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Catharine Steiner,   b. 18 Dec 1834, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Jan 1869  (Age 34 years)
  Married	10 Apr 1855  [7]
  Family ID	F3377	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Benjamin Snider,   b. 21 Jan 1865, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Jan 1901, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 35 years)
  Children	1. Ellen "Ella" Schneider,   b. 23 Feb 1894,   d. 12 Jul 1977, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)   2. Elmer Snider,   b. 3 Oct 1895, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Mar 1896  (Age 0 years)   3. Seibert Schneider,   b. 16 Mar 1900, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Nov 1980, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F3382	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	John D. Koch,   b. 5 Sep 1850, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	15 Sep 1907	North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Children	1. Ida G. Koch,   b. 14 Jul 1908, Lisbon, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Feb 1998, Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 89 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F188284	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Maranda Geiger, "was born April 16th, 1868. She is married to Benjamin Snyder. They reside at Milverton, Perth County, where he is engaged in farming." Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.]. __________ MRS. MIRANDA KOCH By Record Correspondent, WELLESLEY, May 23. - Mrs. John D. Koch, nee Miranda Geiger, widow of the late John D. Koch, died at her home in Lisbon early this morning after a lengthy illness. She was born in Wilmot township, April 16. 1868, and was 68 years of age. She was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Geiger. Mrs. Koch attended the Reformed Mennonite church in North Easthope. She is survived by two daughters. Mrs. Ephraim Cook of North Easthope, and Mrs. Henry Kniesel of Lisbon, one son, Siebert Schneider of Lisbon, and two brothers, Daniel Geiger of Kitchener, and Amos Geiger of Alberta. Five grandchildren also survive. One son predeceased her in infancy. The funeral will be held Tuesday, with private service at the residence at 2 o'clock and public service at North Easthope Reformed Mennonite church at 2.30. Interment will be made in the adjoining cemetery. Rev. Harvey Gamp of New Hamburg, will conduct the services. Kitchener Daily Record, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Sat, May 23, 1936 Page 15

  
  

• Sources

  [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..., 674. [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 2 Page 56. [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Div. 10 Page 13. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 17008 (1907), Cook-Snyder. John Cook,widower, carpenter of Wilmot, Birth Place: North Easthope Age: 56 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1851 Father Name: John Cook Mother Name: Catherine Doerr Spouse Name: Maranda Snyder, residence Wilmot, Spouse's Age: 39 Spouse Birth Place: Wilmot Spouse Father Name: Daniel Geiger Spouse Mother Name: Catherine Steiner Marriage Date: 15 Sep 1907 Marriage Location: Perth, North Easthope [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 2 Page 60. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. NameElmer Snider GenderMale Birth Date3 Oct 1895 Birth PlaceMornington, Perth, Ontario, Canada Father Benjamin Snider - MotherMarinda Geiger [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..., 673.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 16 Apr 1868 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1895 - Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - 1907 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 15 Sep 1907 - North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth