David W. Groh^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1851 - 1941  (89 years)

• Name	David W. Groh
  Born	24 May 1851	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [13]
  	Dunkard
  Occupation	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Carpenter
  Residence	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1876	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4]
  	Carpenter
  Residence	1876	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Occupation	1881	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Pumpmaker
  Occupation	1891	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  	Carpenter
  Residence	1891	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1901	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Carpenter
  Elected Office	1911	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	councillor of Hespeler
  Occupation	1911	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	Carpenter
  Residence	1911	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	Baptist
  Elected Office	1929	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	councillor of Hespeler
  Eby ID Number	00045-3418
  Died	7 Mar 1941	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [12]
  Buried	Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [12]
  Person ID	I1716	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 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   [13, 14, 15, 16]
  Family ID	F549	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Abigail Bechtel,   b. 15 Oct 1853, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Apr 1877, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 23 years)
  Married	25 Jan 1876	Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3]
  Children	1. Abigail Groh,   b. 1876, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F553	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Catharine Bauman,   b. 6 Aug 1852, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Nov 1919, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 67 years)
  Married	13 Apr 1879	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 7, 11]
  Children	1. Flora May Groh,   b. 19 Feb 1883, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F554	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  David W. Groh, "was born May 24th, 1851. He resides in Hespeler where he is engaged as a builder and carpenter. He was first married to Abigail Bechtel with whom he had one child named Abigail. His second wife is Catharine Baumann. Only one child with second wife, named Flora May." 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.]. ____________________ One of Hespeler's oldest residents, David Groh, 89, died yesterday at Galt General Hospital following an illness of four weeks. Born in Hespeler, he lived his entire life here, with the exception of a few years spent in Preston. Mr. Groh was a member of Hespeler town council from 1911 to 1914 and also in 1929. Before his retirement he was a building contractor by trade. Mr. Groh was a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Twice married, his first wife was the late Abigail Bechtel. His second, Catherine Bowman, predeceased him a number of years ago. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Philip Bender of Middleville, Mich. , and Mrs. Norman Duckworth of Calgary, Alta., six brothers, Christian of near Hespeler, Rev. I. W. Groh of Pennsylvania, Anthony of Hespeler, Jonathan of Gravenhurst, Sylvanus of Toronto, and Ervin of Dawson Creek, Yukon Territory. . Kitchener Daily Record 8 Mar 1941

  
  

• 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..., 161. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 3 Feb 1876. 25 Jan 1876 By Rev. J.L. Baumann, Freeport, David Groh of Hespeler was married to Abigail Bechtel of Blair. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 010938-76. David Groh, 24, occ. Carpenter, b. Waterloo Twp, res. Waterloo Twp, son of Isaac & Mary Married Abigal Bechtel, 22, b. Waterloo Twp, res. Waterloo Twp, daughter of Moses & Elizabeth, Witn Daniel Groh & Hannah Connell Both of Waterloo Twp, 25 January 1876 in Waterloo Twp. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 010835-79. David Groh, 28, occ. Carpenter, b. Waterloo Twp, res. Waterloo Twp, Widower, s/o Isaac & Mary married Catharine Bowman, 26, b. Preston, res. Preston, d/o Peter & Catharine, witn Benj. & Nancy Shuk both of Waterloo Twp, 13 April 1879 in the Twp of Waterloo. [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. [S143] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1901, Hespeler (Village) D-2 Page 20. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 010835-79. [S297] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1881, Page 38. [S604] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1871, Div. 2, Pg. 22. [S392] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1911, Div. 21 Pg. 10. [S2208] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1891, Section 1 Page 12. [S163] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Wanner Mennonite CC#6479 (formerly Waterloo Township). GROH/ David GROH/ 1851-1941/ At rest/ [S894] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861, Sect. 10 Page 73. [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.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 24 May 1851 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Dunkard - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Carpenter - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Carpenter - 1876 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1876 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 25 Jan 1876 - Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 13 Apr 1879 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Pumpmaker - 1881 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Carpenter - 1891 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Carpenter - 1901 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Elected Office - councillor of Hespeler - 1911 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Carpenter - 1911 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Baptist - 1911 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Elected Office - councillor of Hespeler - 1929 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 7 Mar 1941 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth