Rev. John Wanner Groh^{[1, 2]}

1849 - 1938  (89 years)

• Name	John Wanner Groh
  Prefix	Rev.
  Born	16 Mar 1849	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	Dunkard
  Residence	1873	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Occupation	1880	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	teacher
  Occupation	1881	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Teacher
  Occupation	1901	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Farmer
  Occupation	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Income
  Residence	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Evangelical
  Retired	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Eby ID Number	00045-3417
  Died	4 Nov 1938	Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada   [11]
  	Cause: Senility - Chronic Bronchitis - Bronchopneumonia
  Buried	7 Nov 1938	Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  Person ID	I1709	Generations
  Last Modified	26 Jun 2024

  
  

  Father	Reeve Isaac Groh,   b. 14 Mar 1829, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 May 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Mary S. Wanner,   b. 10 Nov 1828, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Dec 1896, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 68 years)
  Married	9 May 1848	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10, 12, 13, 14]
  Family ID	F549	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Elizabeth Lehman,   b. 20 Apr 1851, Markham, York Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Aug 1921, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 70 years)
  Married	23 Dec 1880	Uxbridge, Ontario Co., Ontario, Canada   [7, 15]
  Children	1. Orval Groh,   b. Jul 1873, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Orville Irvin Groh,   b. 12 Jul 1883, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1957  (Age 73 years)   3. Franklin Edward Groh,   b. 28 Jun 1886, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	26 Jun 2024
  Family ID	F551	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Magdalena Rosenberger,   b. 13 Aug 1850, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Married	15 Jul 1873	Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 5]
  Children	1. Lavina Lauretta Groh,   b. 21 Oct 1874, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Mary Elizabeth "Elizabeth" Groh,   b. 5 Jul 1877, , Michigan, USA ,   d. 6 Mar 1957, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)
  Last Modified	26 Jun 2024
  Family ID	F552	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  John W. Groh, "was born March 16th, 1849. He is a teacher by profession. At present he is engaged at Gaylord, Michigan. He was first married to Magdalena Rosenberger and after her decease to Elizabeth Lehman. With first wife he had two children named Sivina and Elizabeth, and with second wife there are also two, named Orvill and Franklin." 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.]. John W. Groh, "was born March 16th, 1849. He is a teacher by profession. At present he is engaged at Gaylord, Michigan. He was first married to Magdalena Rosenberger and after her decease to Elizabeth Lehman. With first wife he had two children named Sivina and Elizabeth, and with second wife there are also two, named Orvill and Franklin." 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.]. ________________________ REV. JOHN W. GROH PRESTON, Nov. 5. Word has been received of the death of Rev. John W. Groh, who passed away last evening at the home of his son, F. E. Groh, 129 Longwood road, Hamilton. The late Rev. Groh. was a brother of Anson Groh and ex-reeve C. T. Groh, Preston-Hespeler road and had resided in that neighborhood, for many years. Funeral arrangements will be announced, later. Kitchener Daily Record 5 Nov 1938 pg 15

  
  

• 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..., 202. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 24 Jul 1873. 15 Jul 1873 By Rev. J.B. Baumann in Freeport, John W. Groh of Hespeler was married to Magdalena Rosenberger of New Dundee. [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..., 734. [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-4 Page 1. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. John W Groh Born: Waterloo Age: 24 Father: Isaac Groh Mother: Mary Groh Born: abt 1849 Spouse: Magdalena Rosenberger Age: 22 born: Wilmot Father: Christian Rosenberger Mother: Elizabeth Rosenberger married 15 Jul 1873 [S336] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1881, Galt Division 2 Page 16. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. John W Groh (teacher of Galt) b. Waterloo CO Ont Age: 31 born abt 1849 father: Isaac Groh mother: Mary Groh married Elizabeth Lehman (res. Pickering) Age:: 30 born abt 1850 b. Markham Ontario father: Abraham Lehman mother: Fanney Lehman married 23 Dec 1880 Marriage Place: Ontario Uxbridge [S342] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1911, Div. 6 Pg. 2. [S2588] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Wanner Cemetery Internet Link. GROH/ Elizabeth LEHMAN/ Wife of John W. GROH/ Died Aug. 11, 1921, aged 71 yrs./ John W. GROH/ Died Nov. 4, 1938/ aged 89 yrs./ At rest/ [S894] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861, Sect. 10 Page 73. [S2491] aaa Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate 038667 (1938). Name:John Wagner Groh Gender:Male Age:89 Birth Date:abt 1849 Birth Place:Hespler, Ontario Death Date:4 Nov 1938 Death Place:Wentworth, Ontario, Canada Father:Isaac Groh Mother:Mary Wanner [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..., 563. [S12] Vit - ON, Gore - Gore District Marriage Register - Waterloo Entries, Revd Strang Presbyterian, Waterloo, Dumfries, Blenheim (pg. 117 - 119). Isaac Groh, married Mary Warner, both of Waterloo. 9 May 1848, by banns, Witnesses: Abraham Rosenberger and David Bemer. [S2575] Census - ON, Waterloo Township - 1891, Sect. 3 Page 28. [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 008182 (1880). Name:John W Groh Age:31 Birth Year:abt 1849 Birth Place:Waterloo County, Ontario Marriage Date:23 Dec 1880 Marriage Place:Ontario, Ontario, Canada Father:Isaac Groh Mother:Mary Groh Spouse:Elizabeth Lehman

  
  

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  Born - 16 Mar 1849 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Dunkard - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1873 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 15 Jul 1873 - Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - teacher - 1880 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 23 Dec 1880 - Uxbridge, Ontario Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - Teacher - 1881 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1901 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Income - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Evangelical - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Retired - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Senility - Chronic Bronchitis - Bronchopneumonia - 4 Nov 1938 - Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - 7 Nov 1938 - Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth