Mary Groff^{[1, 2]}

1864 - 1949  (85 years)

• Name	Mary Groff
  Born	15 Aug 1864	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Maria Groff
  Name	Mary Snyder
  Residence	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1911	Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00044-3357
  Died	25 Nov 1949	RR2, Preston, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [12, 13]
  Buried	Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10, 12]
  Person ID	I386675	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Andrew H. Groff,   b. 26 Jul 1825, Near, Galt, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Apr 1905, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Mary W. Bauman,   b. 22 Sep 1830, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Feb 1901, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 70 years)
  Married	30 May 1848	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 11, 14, 15]
  Family ID	F1304	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rev. Absalom B. Snyder,   b. 7 Mar 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Mar 1936, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)
  Married	17 May 1892	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 16]
  Children	1. Martha Snyder,   b. 5 Feb 1893, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Mar 1945, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 52 years)   2. Oliver Absalom Snyder,   b. 12 Oct 1894, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Aug 1977, RR1, Hespeler, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)   3. Mary Edna Snyder,   b. 13 Jan 1896, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Nov 1962, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 66 years)   4. Ida Snyder,   b. 4 Jan 1898, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Oct 1977, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)   5. Emma Snyder,   b. 12 May 1902, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Nov 1995, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 93 years)   6. Edward Groff Snyder,   b. 16 Mar 1905, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Mar 1991, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F261896	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Mary Groff, "was born August 15th, 1864. She is married to Rev. Absalom B. Snyder. They reside near Hespeler where he is engaged in farming. The family consists of one child named Martha." Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.]. _______________________________ Mrs. Mary Snyder HESPELER, Nov. 24. Death occurred at her home, R.R. 2 Preston, on Tuesday, of Mary Groff, widow of the late Rev. A. B. Snyder. Daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Groff, the deceased was a native of Waterloo, She was the last surviving member of her family. In 1891 she married, Absalom B Snyder. She had resided at her R.R. 2 Preston home, for nearly 60 years. Her husband and one daughter, Mrs. Nelson (Martha) Bechtel, predeceased her. She was long a member and active worker In Wanner Mennonite Church. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Chester (Edna) Buschert of Preston; Mrs. Norman (Ida) Snider of Elmira; Emma of Hamilton and two sons, Oliver of Hespeler and Edward of Preston. Thirteen grandchildren also survive. A private service will be held at the late residence, at 2: 30 p.m., tomorrow, with a public service at Wanner Church, at 3 p.m. Interment will be made in the adjoining cemetery. Kitchener-Waterloo Record 24 Nov 1949 pg 5

  
  

• Sources

  [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..., 284. [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..., 161. [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..., 725. [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-5 Page 8. [S177] Census - ON, Waterloo - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) g-5 Page 8. [S163] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Wanner Mennonite CC#6479 (formerly Waterloo Township). Snyder / Mary Groff / 1864-1949 / Rev. Absalam B. / 1861-1936 / (A) Absalom B. Snyder / 1861-1936 / until the day dawn [S224] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1881, Div 2 Page 21. [S342] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Township Div. 5 Page 7. [S168] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 17. [S2588] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Wanner Cemetery Internet Link. SNYDER/ Mary Groff/ 1864-1949/ Rev. Absolam B./ 1861-1936/ [back] SNYDER/[A] Absalom [sic] B. SNYDER/ 1861-1936/ Until the day dawn/[B] Mary GROFF/ His beloved wife/ 1861-1936/ [S2042] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1891, Section 3 Page 17. [S163] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Wanner Mennonite CC#6479 (formerly Waterloo Township). [S2588] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Wanner Cemetery Internet Link. SNYDER/ Mary Groff/ 1864-1949/ Rev. Absolam B./ 1861-1936/ [back] SNYDER/[A] Absalom [sic] B. SNYDER/ 1861-1936/ Until the day dawn/[B] Mary GROFF/ His beloved wife/ 1861-1936/ [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..., 724. [S12] Vit - ON, Gore - Gore District Marriage Register - Waterloo Entries, Revd Strang Presbyterian, Waterloo, Dumfries, Blenheim (pg. 117 - 119). Andrew Groff, of Dumfries, married Mary Bauman, of Waterloo. 30 May 1848, by banns, Witnesses: Isaac Groff and Fredrick Guggissberg. [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 012039 (1892). Name:Mary Groff Age:27 Birth Year:abt 1865 Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario Marriage Date:17 May 1892 Marriage Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:Andrew Groff Mother:Mary Bauman Spouse:Absalom B Schneider

  
  

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  Born - 15 Aug 1864 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 17 May 1892 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth