Sophia Snyder^[1]

1881 - 1962  (81 years)

• Name	Sophia Snyder
  Born	4 Jun 1881	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Sophia Witmer
  Residence	1891	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Presbyterian
  Residence	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00106-6034
  Died	7 Nov 1962	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 7, 8]
  Buried	10 Nov 1962	Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7, 8]
  Person ID	I18516	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Enoch D. Snyder,   b. 28 Feb 1835, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Jan 1900, Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 64 years)
  Mother	Priscilla Scheifley,   b. 22 Mar 1846, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Dec 1906  (Age 60 years)
  Married	16 Feb 1879	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6, 9, 10, 11]
  Family ID	F776	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jesse Andrew Witmer,   b. 9 Jul 1882, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Sep 1916, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 34 years)
  Married	10 Jan 1910	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [12]
  Children	1. Verena Ida Witmer,   b. 18 Nov 1910, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 May 1936, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 25 years)   2. Gordon Levi Witmer,   b. 27 Jul 1913, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Jan 1917, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 3 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F1155	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Witmer, Sophia, daughter of Enoch and Priscilla (Sheifley) Snyder, was born on June 4, 1881; died Nov. 7, 1962; aged 81 y. 5 m. 3 d. On Jan. 9, 1909, she was married to Jesse Andrew Witmer, who died Sept. 15, 1916. They had two children, both of whom preceded her in death. She served on the staff of the Braeside Home for five years, when her health failed and she became a guest of the home until her death. Funeral services were conducted at the Preston Church, Nov. 10, by Howard Good, assisted by Albert Martin. Gospel Herald - Volume LV, Number 48 - December 11, 1962 - pages 1078, 1079. _____________________________ Braeside Home was a home for the aged that served the Mennonite Conference of Ontario and the local community, with a capacity of 25 guests. It was established 1 May 1943 in the town of Preston, Ontario and placed in charge of a superintendent and matron, John A. and Dora Cressman. The formal opening and dedication was held on 1 June 1943. The deed for the property was held by the Mennonite Conference of Ontario. A management board, consisting of five brethren appointed yearly, with the superintendent as a nonvoting member, was responsible for its operation. In 1956, the Fairview Mennonite Home, also in Preston (later Cambridge), Ontario, opened and the Braeside facility was closed.

  
  

• 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..., 223. [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..., 299. [S272] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1911, Div. 7 Page 5. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Sophia Witmer - December 11, 1962 - pages 1078, 1079. [S2858] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration, Birth Certificate 033136 (1881). Name:Sophie Snyder Date of Birth:4 Jun 1881 Gender:Female Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father's name:Enock Snyder Mother's name:Prasilla Scheflia [S2042] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1891, Sect. 2 Page 41. [S163] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Wanner Mennonite CC#6479 (formerly Waterloo Township). [S2588] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Wanner Cemetery Internet Link. [East] In memory of/ Levi WITMER/ May 23, 1844 - May 7, 1916/ Mary G. COBER his wife/ May 29, 1849 - Apr. 22, 1926/ Jesse A. WITMER/ July 9, 1882 - Sep.15, 1916/ Sophia SNYDER his wife/ June 4, 1881- Nov. 7, 1962/ Gordon L. son of Jesse & Sophia WITMER/ July 27, 1913 - Jan. 7, 1917/ Forever with the Lord/ WITMER/ [West] Albert E./ Oct. 29, 1880 - Jan. 7, 1907/ Verena I. Dau of Jesse & Sophia WITMER/ Nov. 18, 1910 - May 24, 1936/ [A] Albert [B] Jesse [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..., 298. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 010832-79. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 010832-79. Enoch Snyder, 43, occ. Farmer, b. Waterloo Twp, res. Aldborough Twp , Widower, s/o Samuel & Mary married Pricilla Schiefly, 32, b. Woolwich Twp, res. Waterloo Twp, d/o Frederic & Esther , witn Benjamin Lichty of Waterloo Twp & Benisal Bowman of Woolwich Twp, 16 February 1879 in the Twp of Waterloo. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, October 19, 1916 - Obituary of Jesse Andrew Witmer.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 4 Jun 1881 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1891 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 10 Jan 1910 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 7 Nov 1962 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 10 Nov 1962 - Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth