Lydia B. Wilhelm^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1875 - 1929  (53 years)

• Name	Lydia B. Wilhelm
  Born	12 Jun 1875	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Gender	Female
  Family Photograph	Andrew B. Groff and Lydia Wilhelm and baby Moses
  	Image from Find A Grave submitted by Brian Lichty
  		Groff,AndrewB.-LydiaB.Wilhelm-FindAGrave.jpg
  Name	Lydia B. Groff
  Residence	1911	Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00044-3364.9002
  Died	11 Apr 1929	Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6, 7]
  	Cause: an operation
  Buried	Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6, 7]
  Person ID	I24637	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	John Sipple Wilhelm,   b. 3 Feb 1847, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Jan 1938, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 90 years)
  Mother	Louisa Grube,   b. 7 Sep 1850, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Jan 1945, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 94 years)
  Married	14 Feb 1871	East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [10, 11, 12]
  Family ID	F17835	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Andrew B. Groff,   b. 9 Sep 1854, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Jul 1911, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 56 years)
  Married	20 Jul 1898	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Children	1. Lea Groff,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. John Groff,   b. 3 Feb 1899, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 31 Oct 1920, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 21 years)   3. Mabel Groff,   b. 20 Mar 1900, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Jul 1978, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)   4. Ida May Groff,   b. 4 May 1901, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Mar 1989, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 87 years)   5. Louisa Susanna Groff,   b. 24 May 1904, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Feb 2000, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 95 years)   6. Elsie Groff,   b. 22 May 1906, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Mar 1991, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)   7. Moses Groff,   b. Jun 1907, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Jun 1991, Durham, Bentinck Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 83 years)   8. Clayton Groff,   b. 15 Aug 1909, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Jun 1909   9. Eva Selina Groff,   b. 15 Nov 1909, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Dec 1995  (Age 86 years)   10. Luella Marguerite Groff,   b. 9 Feb 1911, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Mar 1956  (Age 45 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F6192	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Groff. - Lydia Groff, wife of the late Andrew Groff, died at her home in Baden, Ont., following an operation, April 17, 1929; aged 53 y. 10 m. 7 d. Her husband died July 15, 1911. She leaves to mourn her departure a family of eleven children, 7 sons and 4 daughters, besides an aged father and mother, 3 brothers, and 4 sisters. Funeral services were conducted by Mr. Emery, pastor of the Benton Street Baptist Church, Kitchener, Ont., April 19, 1929, at the A. M. church. Text, Rev. 1: 1-6. Interment in the Shantz cemetery. "Death has robbed us of our mother, Whom we loved and cherished dear, It was mother, yes, dear mother, Can we help but shed a tear?" Gospel Herald - Volume XXII, Number 5 - May 2, 1929 - page 112

  
  

• Sources

  [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Elsie Groff - Snider - 1991. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Ida May Groff - Kaiser - 1989. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Louise Groff - Jantzi. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Mabel Groff. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 014606-98. Andrew B. GROFF, 42, yeoman, Woolwich, Wilmot, widower, s/o John & Susannah married Lydia B. WILHELM, 24, Wilmot, Wilmot, d/o John & Levine, witn Elizabeth & Susie BOWMAN both of Berlin, 20 July 1898 in Berlin. [S159] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - Shantz Mennonite CC#4566 Internet Link. In memory of / Lydia Wilhelm / wife of / Andrew Groff / Died Apr. 11, 1929 / Aged 53 Years / 10 Mos. 5 Dys. / At rest / Groff / [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Lydia B. Wilhelm - May 2, 1929. [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-6 Page 6. [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Div. 10 Page 6. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of John S. Wilhelm. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Louise Grube Born: New Hamburg Age: 20 Father: Henry Grube Mother: Dena Grube Born: abt 1851 Spouse: John Wilhelm Age: 24 born: Wilmot Tp Father: Valentine Wilhelm Mother: Margaretha Wilhelm married 14 Feb 1871 married: East Zorra [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Louise Grub - Wilhelm.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 12 Jun 1875 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 20 Jul 1898 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: an operation - 11 Apr 1929 - Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth