Lydia Jane Underwood^{[1, 2]}

1869 - 1935  (66 years)

• Name	Lydia Jane Underwood
  Born	13 Jun 1869	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Lydia Jane Thomas
  Residence	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	United Brethren
  Residence	1911	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Methodist
  Eby ID Number	00121-7510.1
  Died	14 Oct 1935	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 5]
  Buried	First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I20288	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Benjamin Underwood,   b. 17 Dec 1840, Yardley Hastings, , Northampton, England ,   d. 17 Jun 1887, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 46 years)
  Mother	Matilda Brighton,   b. 3 Jul 1842, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Nov 1870, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 28 years)
  Married	13 Jan 1863	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7, 8, 9]
  Family ID	F21943	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elijah Snyder Thomas,   b. 8 Oct 1861, Rosendale, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Jan 1957, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 95 years)
  Married	4 May 1886	Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Children	1. Jane Thomas,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Warren Ross Thomas,   b. 28 Jan 1887, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Oct 1959  (Age 72 years)   3. Jezebel Hannah Elizabeth "Jessie" Thomas,   b. 12 Jul 1889, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Russell Arthur Thomas,   b. 3 Nov 1891, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Dec 1969, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)   5. Harold Thomas Thomas,   b. 12 Feb 1894, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Arnott David Thomas Thomas,   b. 28 Sep 1899, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Agnes Gladys "Aggie" Thomas,   b. 29 Jan 1902, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Aft 1924  (Age > 23 years)   8. George William Thomas,   b. 10 Sep 1905, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Maizie Blanche Thomas,   b. 25 Mar 1908, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1988  (Age 79 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F5046	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  THOMAS. -- Lydia Jane Thomas was born on June 13, 1869, at Breslau, Ont.; died Oct. 14, 1935, at Kitchener, Ont., Hospital; aged 66 y. 4 m. She was married to Elijah Thomas on May 4, 1886. She leaves her sorrowing husband, 4 sons, and 2 daughters: Warren, Russel, Arnott of Kitchener; Harold of Waterloo; Mrs. Albert Moeser of Kitchener; and Mrs. Albert Geis of Bridgeport. One son predeceased her in infancy. She also leaves 28 grandchildren, 2 great-grandchildren, 1 brother (Edward Underwood of Bridgeport), and 1 sister (Mrs. Geo. Lichty of Wellesley). She was a member of the First Mennonite Church, and will be missed in the church, home, and community. Funeral services were conducted by Brethren C. F. Derstine and Jonas Snyder Gospel Herald - Vol. XXVIII, No. 32 - November 7, 1935, pp. 686--688

  
  

• 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..., 536. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Elijah Snyder Thomas. [S132] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1901, Waterloo C-2 Page 3. [S366] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1911, Div. 41 Page 3. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Lydia Jane Thomas - November 7, 1935. [S2545] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Township North 1891, Section 1 page 38. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library. Benjamin Underwood, 22, res. Wellesley Twp., b. England, s/o Samuel Underwood & Ann married 13 Jan 1863 to Mathilde Brighton, 20y, res. Berlin b. Waterloo Twp., d/o John Brighton & Emma Wilson. Wit: Thomas Battley of Wilmot [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 15 Jan 1863. Married 13 Jan 1863 Benjamin Underwood of Wellesley was married to Mathilde of Berlin. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Underwood Benjamin, 22, Wellesley, England, son of Samuel and Ann, married 13 Jan 1863 Matilda Brighton, 20, Berlin, Waterloo, daughter of John and Ema (Wilson)

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 13 Jun 1869 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 4 May 1886 - Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - United Brethren - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1911 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 14 Oct 1935 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth