Elsie Groh

1896 - 1914  (18 years)

• Name	Elsie Groh
  Born	7 Mar 1896	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Occupation	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	At Home
  Residence	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-25368
  Died	16 Oct 1914	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Buried	Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I25368	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Anson Groh,   b. 17 Apr 1859, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 May 1944, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Lovina Bechtel,   b. 1 Dec 1860, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Aug 1932, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 71 years)
  Married	7 Mar 1882	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 5, 6, 7]
  Family ID	F261940	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Groh.-Elsie Groh died Oct. 16, at the home of her parents, Anson and Lovina (Bechtel) Groh of Preston, Ont.; aged 18 y. 7 m. 2 d. Sister Elsie had never been in perfect health, yet, she seldom missed church services or Sunday school. This spring she took a sick spell, her heart seemed to trouble her at times, then she took a sick spell, her heart seemed to trouble her at times, then she got better. She used to be helping in the home duties that she was able to do. She never complained, and was of a quiet and pleasant disposition. At the age of fourteen she confessed Christ and united with the Mennonite Church. She is missed in the home, in the Church, Sunday school, and Sunday school class. Funeral services were conducted at the home and at the Wanner Church by A. B. Snyder. Text, I Thes. 4: 13, 14. The funeral was largely attended. Gospel Herald - Volume VII, Number 33 - November 12, 1914, page 535

  
  

• Sources

  [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-4 Page 12. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, November 12, 1914 - Obituary of Elsie Groh. [S342] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1911, Div. 6 Pg. 2. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, September 29, 1932 - Obituary of Lovina Bechtel. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, July 7, 1944 - Obituary of Anson Groh. [S2575] Census - ON, Waterloo Township - 1891, Sect. 3 Page 25. [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 011833 (1882). Name:Anson Groh Age:22 Birth Year:abt 1860 Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario Marriage Date:7 Mar 1882 Marriage Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:Isaac Groh Mother:Mary Groh Spouse:Levina Bechtel

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 7 Mar 1896 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - At Home - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 16 Oct 1914 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth