Levi Groff^[1]

1854 - 1923  (68 years)

• Photos		Levi Eby Groff https://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~clemens/K-WFam/pages/13_Levi%20Eby%20Groff_jpg.htm
  		Groff,Levi-NancyBrubacher-1876.jpg Levi Eby Groff and Nancy Musselman Brubacher taken October 10, 1876.

  
  

• Name	Levi Groff
  Born	24 Dec 1854	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	Mennonite
  Retired	1901	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Residence	1911	Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Mennonite
  Retired	1911	Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Eby ID Number	00044-3375
  Died	19 Dec 1923  [5, 11]
  Buried	First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11, 12]
  Person ID	I4147	Generations
  Last Modified	11 Jun 2024

  
  

  Father	Abraham Groff,   b. 13 Oct 1829, Near, Galt, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Feb 1885  (Age 55 years)
  Mother	Maria "Mary" Eby,   b. 13 Jan 1835, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Apr 1890, Near Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 55 years)
  Married	23 Nov 1852	Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [13, 14, 15, 16, 17]
  Family ID	F1322	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anna "Nancy" Brubacher,   b. 7 Jan 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Mar 1922  (Age 70 years)
  Married	10 Oct 1876	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 10]
  Children	1. Magdalena Groff,   b. 7 Apr 1880, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Dec 1954  (Age 74 years)   2. Anna Brubacher,   b. Dec 1890, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	11 Jun 2024
  Family ID	F201	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Levi Groff, "was born December 24th, 1854. He is married to Nancy Brubacher. They reside about two miles north of Waterloo where he is engaged in farming. Their family consists of one daughter named Magdalena." 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.]. _______________________________ Erb Street (David Eby) Mennonite Church Early services which began around 1837 were held in private homes. Land at the corner of Erb Street and Hallman Road, where the present-day cemetery is located, was donated by David Eby Sr. on July 14, 1851; a red brick church known as David Eby's Church was built in the same year. The first minister in the new church was Jacob M. Oberholtzer who served from 1852 to 1874. He was followed by Elias Schneider (1874-1889), Jonas Snider (1892-1900), Newton Weber (1921-1923), and Noah Hunsberger (1923-1929). Due to a difference of opinion in the David Eby congregation, Sunday School classes were held at first in a private home, that of Levi Groff, beginning in 1887. The dissension which resulted culminated in a division in the church in 1889; the minister, Elias Schneider, and the deacon, Menno S. Shantz, left the church and joined with the Old Order Mennonites of Woolwich Township. The following year, 1890, saw the commencement of "Edification Meetings", which were held in the homes of members of the David Eby congregation. These meetings later became the Young People's Bible Meetings. By the beginning of the twentieth century, it was recognized that the church building was either in need of repair or in need of complete replacement. Consideration was given to building a new church on the same site or on a site on King Street North. A decision was made to accept from Samuel S. Snider the donation of a parcel of land which was also on Erb Street, but nearer town. Excavation of the foundation for the new church began in the Spring of 1902. A dedication service was held on August 17, 1902. A parsonage was built in 1929 on land donated by Herbert Snider, the son of Samuel Snider. The church building was renovated and enlarged in 1949-1950; a dedication service was held on April 9, 1950. Further renovations were made in 1974. Waterloo County Churches A Research Guide To Churches Established Before 1900 By Rosemary Ambrose

  
  

• 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..., 348. [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..., 727. [S132] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1901, Waterloo C-3 Page 16. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 010971-76. Levi GROFF, 21, farmer, Waterloo Twp, Waterloo Twp, s/o Abraham & Mary married Nancy BRUBACHER, 24, Waterloo Twp, Waterloo Twp, d/o John (blurry) & Magdalena, witn John BRUBACHER & Abraham GROFF of Waterloo Twp, 10 October 1876 in Waterloo Twp. [S47] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - First Mennonite CC#4507 Internet link First Mennonite Cemetery online. Levi Groff / died Dec.19, 1923 / aged 68 yrs. / his wife Nancy Brubacher / died Mar.16, 1922, aged 70 yrs. / Groff [S224] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1881, Div 3 Page 27. [S214] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1911, Division 2 (Bloomingdale) Page 3. [S1943] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1861, Div. 10 Page 80. [S168] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 32. [S2042] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1891, Section 3 Page 27. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42683408. [S47] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - First Mennonite CC#4507 Internet link First Mennonite Cemetery online. [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..., 726. [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..., 555. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library. Abraham Groff, yeoman of Waterloo married 23 Nov 1852 in Greenbush by license to Mary Eby of Waterloo, wit: Jacob Groff of Waterloo & Menno Eby of Waterloo [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Rev'd Frederick W. Bindemann, Minister of The United Lutheran and German Reformed Protestant Church, Greenbush, Waterloo Twp., 1 Jan. 1852 - 1 Jan. 1853 #226. [S244] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Deutsche Canadier (1841-1865) - Index to Births, Deaths and Marriages Announced in the Deutsche Canadier, Berlin, Canada West. originally indexed by Simone Nieuwolt and Sylvie Kuppek..organised by Rosemary Ambrose, 25 Nov 1852 Pg: 48. EBY, Maria married 23 Nov 1852 To Abraham GROFF. Both of Waterloo. minister F.W. Bindeman

  
  

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  Born - 24 Dec 1854 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 10 Oct 1876 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Retired - 1901 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Retired - 1911 - Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth