Leah Wildfong^{[1, 2, 3]}

1856 - 1917  (61 years)

• Name	Leah Wildfong
  Born	24 Jan 1856	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Leah Reist
  Name	Leah Snyder
  Residence	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	000131-8108
  Died	4 Jun 1917	Near Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6, 12, 13]
  	Cause: Pernicious Anemia (1 year)
  Buried	Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6, 10, 12]
  Person ID	I13505	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Eli Wildfong,   b. 15 Mar 1819, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Sep 1885  (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Nancy Mosser,   b. 1 Nov 1821, , Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 1 Apr 1885, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 63 years)
  Family ID	F1278	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Isaac Shantz Reist,   b. 19 May 1853, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Aug 1880, Of, Kossuth, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 27 years)
  Married	29 Aug 1876	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Children	1. Norman Joseph Reist,   b. 10 Mar 1877, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Apr 1943, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 66 years)   2. Rosina Reist,   b. 23 Dec 1879, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F1364	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Aaron Snyder,   b. 2 Jul 1851, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Sep 1912, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 61 years)
  Married	13 Mar 1889	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6, 14]
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F3707	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Leah Wildfong, "was first married to Isaac Rist and after his decease to Aaron Snyder, a farmer. They reside near Kossuth, Ontario." 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.]. _____________________ Snyder. - Leah Snyder was born in Waterloo Co., Ont., Jan. 24, 1856; died at the home of her step-son, Lawrence, near Preston, Ont., June 4, 1917. She was a daughter of Elias Wildfong and was first married to Isaac Reist, who preceded her in death years ago, leaving one son who survives. On Mar. 13, 1889, she was again married to Aaron Snyder, who died on Sept. 1, 1912. About ten years ago they united with the Mennonite Church, to which they have remained faithful unto death. Our departed sister, during her last illness of four months duration, often expressed her desire to depart and be with Christ. Funeral services were conducted on Wednesday, June 6, 1917, at the Wanner Church by Benjamin Shantz and David Wismer. Interment in adjoining cemetery. Gospel Herald - Volume X, Number 17 - July 26, 1917, page 327

  
  

• 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..., 645. [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..., 171. [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..., 118. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 11210-76. 11210-76 Isaac Shantz REIST, 23, farmer, Canada, Waterloo twp., s/o Peter & Margaret, married Leah WILDFANG, 20, Canada, Waterloo twp., d/o Eli & Nancy, witn: Emily SCOTT & Bella BELFOUR, both of Berlin, 29 Aug 1876 at Berlin (Mennonite) [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-3 Page 9. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Leah Wildong - July 26, 1917. [S604] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 6. [S272] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1911, Div. 7 Page 4. [S2575] Census - ON, Waterloo Township - 1891, Sect. 3 Page 18. [S2588] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Wanner Cemetery Internet Link. [stone broken] Gone but not forgotten/ Leah/ Wife of/ Aaron SNYDER/ Died/ June 6, 1917/ In her 62nd/ year/ Blessed are the dead who/ Die in the Lord [S894] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861, Sect. 8 Page 60. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, W., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, W. (1856). Leah Wildfong Snyder (1856-1917) - Find A Grave... Retrieved 15 June 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49437253/leah-snyder. [S2491] aaa Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate 032417 (1917). Name:Leah Snyder Gender:Female Age:62 Birth Date:abt 1855 Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario Death Date:4 Jun 1917 Death Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 012316 (1889). Name:Leah Reist Age:33 Birth Year:abt 1856 Birth Place:Canada Marriage Date:13 Mar 1889 Marriage Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:Eli Wildfong Mother:Nancy Wildfong Spouse:Aaron Snyder

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 24 Jan 1856 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 29 Aug 1876 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 13 Mar 1889 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Pernicious Anemia (1 year) - 4 Jun 1917 - Near Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth