Matilda Groff^{[1, 2]}

1865 - 1949  (84 years)

• Name	Matilda Groff
  Born	29 Apr 1865	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]
  Gender	Female
  Church Membership	Erb Street Mennonite Church, Waterloo, Ontario   [10]
  Name	Matilda Bauman
  Residence	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [12]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1949	128 Erb St. W., Waterloo, Ontario   [10]
  Eby ID Number	00044-3380
  Died	10 Sep 1949	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6, 8]
  Buried	Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6, 8]
  Person ID	I4156	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 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	Ira S. Bauman,   b. 14 Jul 1865, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Oct 1935  (Age 70 years)
  Married	9 Feb 1890	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 12, 18]
  Children	1. Samuel G. Bauman,   b. 23 Sep 1890,   d. 1 Oct 1890  (Age 0 years)   2. Martha Groff Bauman,   b. 22 Sep 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Aug 1965, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 73 years)   3. Emma Bauman,   b. 21 Jul 1893, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1929  (Age 35 years)   4. Fannie Bauman,   b. 16 Mar 1895, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Feb 1988, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 92 years)   5. Leander G. Bauman,   b. 5 Feb 1897, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Oct 1984, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 87 years)   6. Ilda G. Bauman,   b. 25 Aug 1898, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Apr 1974, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)   7. Melvin Bauman,   b. 23 Apr 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Aft 1987  (Age > 87 years)   8. Roy G. Bauman,   b. 14 Mar 1906, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Jan 1982, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F1327	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Matilda Groff, "was born April 29th, 1865. She is married to Ira Baumann." 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.]. ______________________________ Bauman. -- Matilda, daughter of the late Abram and Mary Groff, was born April 29, 1865, in Waterloo Twp., Ont.; passed away at her home in Waterloo Sept. 10, 1949; aged 84 y. 4 m. 11 d. On Feb. 9, 1890, she was married to Ira S. Bauman, who predeceased her on Oct. 14, 1935. Surviving are 3 sons, 4 daughters, 9 grandchildren, one sister (Mrs. Hannah Meier, Paris, Ont.), and 2 brothers (Abram, Winnipegosis, Man.; and Jacob, Hamilton, Ont.). In her youth she was baptized and received into the Mennonite Church, of which she was a faithful member until death. She was a loving Christian mother. Funeral services were held at the Erb Street Mennonite Church, Waterloo, in charge of Noah Hunsberger and J. B. Martin Gospel Herald - Volume XLII, Number 40 - October 4, 1949 - pages 991, 992 _______________________________ MRS. MATILDA G. BAUMAN The death of Mrs. Matilda G. Bauman, 84, occurred at her residence, 128 Erb St. West, Waterloo, Saturday. The daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Abram Groff she was born in Waterloo Township April 29, 1865, She was a member of the Erb St. Mennonite Church, Waterloo. Her husband, the late Ira S. Bauman, died Oct. 14, 1935. Surviving are three sons, Leander, Kitchener, Melvin, London, Roy, Waterloo; four daughters, Mrs. Albert (Martha) Habermehl, Conestogo, Mrs. Addison (Emma) Erb, Miss Fannie Bauman and Miss Ilda Bauman, all of Waterloo; two brothers, Abram Groff, Winnipegosis, Man., Jacob, Hamilton, one sister, Mrs. Hannah Meier, Paris, and nine grandchildren. The body is resting at the late residence, 128 Erb St. West. The funeral service will be held at the Erb. St. Mennonite Church, Waterloo, at 2: 30 p.m. tomorrow. Interment will be made in the Waterloo Mennonite Cemetery. Rev. J. B. Martin will officiate. Flowers are gratefully declined. The Kitchener-Waterloo Record 12 Sep 1949

  
  

• 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..., 98. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 012199-90. Ira Bauman, 24, occ. Farmer, b. Waterloo, res. Waterloo, son of Martin H. and Rebecke married Matilda Groff, 24, b. Waterloo, res. Waterloo, daughter of Abraham and Mary, Witness(es) Martin H. Baumann of Waterloo and Isaac Groff, 9 February 1890 in The Township of Waterloo [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. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 11878-86. [S155] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - Erb Street Mennonite CC#4512 Internet Link. In memory of / Ira S. Bauman / 1865-1935 / his wife / Matilda Groff / 1865-1949 / at rest / Bauman [S224] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1881, Div 2 Page 23. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, October 4, 1949 - Obituary of Matilda E. Groff. [S214] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1911, Div. 3 Page 6. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Mrs. Matilda G. Bauman - 12 Sep 1949. [S168] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 32. [S2042] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1891, Section 3 Page 27. [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 [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 012199-90.

  
  

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  Born - 29 Apr 1865 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Church Membership - - Erb Street Mennonite Church, Waterloo, Ontario Residence - Mennonite - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 9 Feb 1890 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1949 - 128 Erb St. W., Waterloo, Ontario Died - 10 Sep 1949 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth