Olivia Snyder^[1]

1888 - 1959  (71 years)

• Name	Olivia Snyder
  Born	27 Mar 1888	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Livvie Snyder
  Name	Olivia Axt
  Residence	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00106-6081
  Died	6 Apr 1959  [2, 7]
  Buried	Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I19399	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	John K. Snyder,   b. 6 Nov 1836, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Oct 1900, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 63 years)
  Mother	Veronica "Franceska" Shantz,   b. 5 Jan 1843, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Nov 1935, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 92 years)
  Married	26 Mar 1861	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13]
  Family ID	F4906	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elam Axt,   b. 21 Dec 1888, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Jan 1974, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)
  Married	3 Sep 1911  [1, 7]
  Children	1. Olive Axt,   b. 17 Aug 1922, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Jul 2011, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 88 years)
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F7270	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Axt, Olivia, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Snyder; born March 27, 1888, Wilmot Twp., Ont.; died April 6, 1959, after a lingering illness, Kitchener, Ont.; aged 71 y. 10 d. Married in 1911 to Elam Axt, who survives. Also surviving are one daughter (Olive-Mrs. Edward Good), 3 brothers (Ervin, Dilman and Herman) 3 sisters (Mrs. Barbara Shantz, Annie, and Mrs. Noah Snyder), and 4 grandchildren. She was a member of the Shantz Church, where funeral services were held April 9 in charge of I. H. Witmer; interment in the Shantz Cemetery. Gospel Herald - Volume LII, Number 17 - April 28, 1959-page 406, 407, 408

  
  

• Sources

  [S8] News - Gospel Herald, February 5, 1974 Elam Axt. [S159] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - Shantz Mennonite CC#4566 Internet Link. Axt / In loving memory / Olivia Snyder / 1888-1959 / Beloved wife of / Elam Axt / 1888-1974 [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..., 304. [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-6 Page 7. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration, 35350-1888 Levie Snyder. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 3 Page 51. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Olivia Axt - April 28, 1959-page 406, 407, 408. [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..., 303. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library. John Snyder aged 22 of Waterloo Twp. born Waterloo Twp. son of Christ. Snyder and Anna Cressman married 27 Mar 1861 to Veronica Schantz aged 19 of Wilmot Twp. born Wilmot Twp. daughter of David Schantz and Barbara Stauffer. [S32] News - Herald of Truth, November 15, 1900 - Obituary of John K. Snyder. [S20] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berlin Telegraph (title varies: Berlin Telegraph, Berlin Daily Telegraph) (1853-1922), 29 Mar 1861. By the Rev. F. W. Bindeman at Berlin Snyder - Shantz: On the 26th inst., Mr. John Snyder, of Waterloo, to Miss Veronica Shantz, of Wilmot. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 28 Mar 1861. Mar. 26, 1861 Veronica Schantz of Wilmot and, John Snyder of Waterloo, by Rev. Bindemann [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. John Snyder, 22, res. Waterloo, b. Waterloo, son of Christian and Anna (Cressman), married 27 Mar 1861 Veronica Shantz, 19, res. Wilmot, b. Wilmot, daughter of David and Barbara (Staufer)

  
  

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  Born - 27 Mar 1888 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth