Emma Snyder

1902 - 1995  (93 years)

• Name	Emma Snyder
  Born	12 May 1902	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Residence	1911	Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-387297
  Died	18 Nov 1995	Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Buried	Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I387297	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	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)
  Mother	Mary Groff,   b. 15 Aug 1864, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Nov 1949, RR2, Preston, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)
  Married	17 May 1892	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 5]
  Family ID	F261896	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Snyder, Emma, 93, Cambridge, Ont. Born: May 12, 1902, Waterloo Twp., Ont., to Absolam and Mary Groff Snyder. Died: Nov. 18, 1995, Cambridge, Ont. Funeral and burial: Nov. 21, Wanner Mennonite Church, by Eric Hiebert Rempel.1a 1aGospel Herald - Volume 89, Number 19 - May 7, 1996 SNYDER, Emma Passed away peacefully, at Fairview Mennonite Home, on Saturday, Nov. 18, 1995, in her 94th year. She was the last member of the Absolam and Mary (Groff) Snyder family. Predeceased by sisters, Martha Bechtel, Edna Buschert, Ida Cressman Snider and brothers, Oliver and Edward G. Snyder. Survived by sister-in-law, Glennys Snyder and brother-in-law, Norman Snider, both of Cambridge. A very special aunt to all her nieces and nephews and great-nieces and great-nephews. A lifelong member of Wanner Mennonite Church in Cambridge, Emma was also an elementary and much loved nursery school teacher. This quote from Goethe was found in her journal, "To know someone here or there with whom you can feel there is understanding in spite of distances or thoughts unexpressed, that can make of this earth a garden." The family invites relatives and friends to a memorial service on Tuesday. Nov. 21, at 3 p.m. at Wanner Mennonite Church, Beaverdale Road, Cambridge. Reception to follow at the church. The Record 20 Nov 1995 pg A5

  
  

• Sources

  [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Emma Snyder - May 7, 1996. [S342] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Township Div. 5 Page 7. [S2858] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Name:Emma Snyder Date of Birth:12 May 1902 Gender:Female Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father's name:Abraham Snyder Mother's name:Mary Groff [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. [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

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 12 May 1902 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 18 Nov 1995 - Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth