Elizabeth C. Croft^[1]

1821 - 1901  (80 years)

• Name	Elizabeth C. Croft
  Born	19 Jan 1821	Baiersbronn, Freudenstadt, Baden-Württemberg, Germany   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Female
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/48411172
  Name	Betsey Craft
  Name	Elizabeth C. Bowers
  Residence	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Desciple
  Residence	1891	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Baptist
  Eby ID Number	00013-1147.4
  Died	21 Mar 1901  [7]
  Buried	First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Person ID	I16060	Generations
  Last Modified	17 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	Johann Franz Kraft,   b. 1772, Baiersbronn, Freudenstadt, Baden-Württemberg, Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Anna Maria Haist,   b. 1792, Baiersbronn, Freudenstadt, Baden-Württemberg, Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F48051	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Reeve Cyrus Bowers, Esq.,   b. 27 Sep 1816, , Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 19 Oct 1889, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 73 years)
  Married	1 Oct 1843  [1]
  Children	1. Matilda Croft Bowers,   b. 1 Apr 1844, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Jul 1923, Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey, United States  (Age 79 years)   2. Joseph C. Bowers,   b. 6 Mar 1846, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Mar 1892, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 46 years)   3. Maria Croft Bowers,   b. 26 Feb 1849, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Oct 1909, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 60 years)   4. Malinda Croft Bowers,   b. 16 Nov 1854, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Jun 1920, Vancouver, , British Columbia, Canada  (Age 65 years)
  Last Modified	24 Feb 2026
  Family ID	F4278	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Elizabeth Craft From a binder called Hannah's Albums, (Waterloo Region Branch, OGS Collection)

  
  

• 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..., 287. [S47] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - First Mennonite CC#4507 Internet link First Mennonite Cemetery online. Cyrus Bowers / Sept. 27, 1816 / died Oct. 19, 1889 / Elizabeth C. Croft / his wife / born Jan. 29, 1821 / died Mar.21, 1901 / (A) Mother [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 1 pg 228. [S168] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 16. [S1943] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1861, Div. 11 Page 81. [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Section 1 Page 9. [S47] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - First Mennonite CC#4507 Internet link First Mennonite Cemetery online.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 19 Jan 1821 - Baiersbronn, Freudenstadt, Baden-Württemberg, Germany Residence - Desciple - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Baptist - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth