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Lydia Ann Groff[1]

Female 1862 - 1949  (86 years)


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  • Name Lydia Ann Groff 
    Born 27 Nov 1862  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9] 
    Gender Female 
    Name Lydia Ann Bauman 
    Residence 1871  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1881  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1886  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Residence 1891  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1911  Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Mennonite 
    Eby ID Number 00044-3379 
    Died 8 May 1949  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Buried North Woolwich Mennonite Meeting House Cemetery, Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Person ID I4154  Generations
    Last Modified 12 May 2025 

    Father Abraham Groff,   b. 13 Oct 1829, Near, Galt, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Feb 1885  (Age 55 years) 
    Mother Maria "Mary" Eby,   b. 13 Jan 1835, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Apr 1890, Near Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years) 
    Married 23 Nov 1852  Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10, 11, 12, 13, 14] 
    Family ID F1322  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Silas S. Bauman,   b. 27 Aug 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jan 1913, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 51 years) 
    Married 7 Feb 1886  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Children 
     1. Mary G. Bauman,   b. 29 Oct 1886, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1930  (Age 43 years)
     2. Caleb G. Bauman,   b. 8 Dec 1887, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jul 1908, Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 20 years)
     3. Ephraim G. Bauman,   b. 1888, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Isaiah G. Bauman,   b. 10 Aug 1890, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Feb 1939, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years)
     5. Norman G. Bauman,   b. 27 Oct 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Aug 1977  (Age 85 years)
     6. Oliver G. Bauman,   b. 26 Sep 1893, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jul 1970, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
     7. Irvin G. Bauman,   b. 10 Mar 1894, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Dec 1958, Greenford, Mahoning, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years)
     8. Ada G. Bauman,   b. 6 Dec 1896, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Oct 1924, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 27 years)
     9. Silas G. Bauman,   b. 31 Aug 1898, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jul 1974, Boardman, Mahoning, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
     10. Edmund G. Bauman,   b. 23 Jun 1900, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jul 1981, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
     11. Louida Bauman,   b. Nov 1905, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     12. James G. Bauman,   b. Jul 1906, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     13. Salome G. Bauman,   b. 27 Mar 1909, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Apr 1986, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
    Last Modified 13 May 2025 
    Family ID F1325  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Lydia Ann Groff, "was born November 27th, 1862. She is married to Silas Baumann. They reside in Woolwich Township where he is engaged in farming."


      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.].

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      Bauman.-Lydia Ann, daughter of Abram G. and Mary (Eby) Groff, was born in Waterloo Twp., Ont., Nov. 27, 1862; passed away at her home, Kitchener, Ont., May 8, 1949; aged 86 y. 5 m. 11 d. At the age of nine, through the influence of a Christian school teacher, she accepted Christ and at the age of sixteen united with the Christian Eby Mennonite Church, Berlin, Ont., which is now the First Mennonite Church of Kitchener. On Feb. 7, 1886, she was united in marriage to Silas Bauman. A few years after their marriage he became deacon of the Mennonite Church at Floradale. Forty years of her life thereafter were spent near Floradale. Her husband predeceased her on Jan. 21, 1913. Surviving are 8 children (Norman and Silas, Leetonia, Ohio; Oliver and Edmund, Kitchener, Ont.; Irvin, Salem, Ohio; James. Oyster Point, Va.; Louida and Salome, Kitchener, Ont.), 2 brothers (Abram, Winnipeg, Man.; and Jacob, Hamilton, Ont.), 2 sisters (Mrs. Ira Bauman, Waterloo, Ont.; and Mrs. Frank Meier, Paris, Ont.), 16 grandchildren, and 6 great-grandchildren. Two daughters (Mary and Ada) and 3 sons (Caleb, Isaiah, and Ephraim) preceded her in death. She was a true "mother in Israel." Her fellowship and counsel were widely sought; her influence extended far beyond her own congregation and denomination. During the latter years of her life she was a faithful and much-appreciated member of the First Mennonite Church, Kitchener. Funeral services were held at the home by O. D. Snider and at the church by Merle Shantz, assisted by A. R. Shelly. Burial was made in the North Woolwich Cemetery.


      Gospel Herald - Volume XLII, Number 21 - May 24, 1949, page 510

  • Sources 
    1. [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..., 97.

    2. [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.

    3. [S148] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1901, Woolwich F-5 Page 3.

    4. [S224] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1881, Div 2 Page 23.

    5. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, May 24, 1949 - Obituary of Lydia Ann Groff.

    6. [S348] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1911, Div.. 17 Page 1.

    7. [S1821] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1891, Section 5 Page 2.

    8. [S168] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 32.

    9. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 11878-86.
      Silas Bauman, 24, Farmer, res. Waterloo Twp., b. same, son of Martin and Rebecca, married Lydia Ann Groff, 23, res. Waterloo Twp., b. same, daughter of Abram and Marion, Witness: Martin Bauman and Levi Groh, both of Waterloo, 7 Feb 1886 at Waterloo Twp

    10. [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.

    11. [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.

    12. [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

    13. [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.

    14. [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

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 27 Nov 1862 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1886 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 7 Feb 1886 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1911 - Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 8 May 1949 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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