Amos M. Groff^{[1, 2]}

1868 - 1948  (80 years)

• Name	Amos M. Groff
  Born	3 Apr 1868	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1901	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Farmer
  Occupation	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1921	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1921	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00044-3392
  Died	23 Dec 1948	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6, 9]
  Buried	Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Person ID	I4172	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Jacob Groff,   b. 3 Apr 1834, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Nov 1920  (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Lydia Martin,   b. 26 Mar 1837, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Apr 1915  (Age 78 years)
  Married	3 Jun 1862	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 12, 13, 14]
  Family ID	F490	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Ann Shantz,   b. 5 Jun 1871, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Nov 1924  (Age 53 years)
  Married	27 Sep 1893  [2, 3]
  Children	1. Pearl Groff,   b. 31 Aug 1896, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Mar 1987  (Age 90 years)   2. Howard S. Groff,   b. 29 Mar 1898, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Jul 1980, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)   3. Mabel Groff,   b. 3 Aug 1902, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Sep 1991, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 89 years)   4. Nettie Groff,   b. 16 Apr 1905, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Sep 1990, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)   5. Vera Groff,   b. 20 Feb 1910, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Reta Groff,   b. 1917, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Oct 2013, Owen Sound, Grey Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 96 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F1332	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Amos Groff, "was born April 3rd, 1868. On September 27th, 1893, he was married to Mary Ann Shantz. They reside on his father's old homestead which he has rented." 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.]. _______________ Groff. -- Amos M. Groff was born north of Waterloo, Ont., April 3, 1868; died at the home of his daughter (Mrs. Lloyd Snider), near Breslau, Ont., Dec. 23, 1948; aged 80 y. 8 m. 20 d. On Sept. 27, 1893, he was married to Mary Ann Shantz, who predeceased him in 1924. Surviving are his father, one son (Howard, Waterloo), 5 daughters (Pearl -- Mrs. Daniel Bauman, Waterloo, Ont.; Mabel -- Mrs. Simeon Cressman, Hespeler, Ont.; Nettie -- Mrs. Jacob Shantz, Baden, Ont.; Vera -- Mrs. Lloyd Snider, and Reta, both of Preston, Ont.), and one sister (Mrs. Edmond Shantz, Kitchener, Ont.), Three sisters (Mrs. Joseph Brubacher, Mrs. John Schaefer, and Mrs. Jacob Snider) predeceased him. On Aug. 21, 1948, he made peace with God, was baptized and received into the Mennonite Church at Breslau. He greatly regretted that he had put off making this important decision for so long. Funeral services were held at the Erb Street Mennonite Church, Waterloo, with burial in the Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery. J. B. Martin and Oscar Burkholder officiated. Text: II Peter 3: 9. Gospel Herald - Volume XLII, Number 3 - January 18, 1949 - pages 69, 70

  
  

• Sources

  [S10] Book - Vol II 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..., 415. [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..., 558. [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..., 728. [S132] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1901, Waterloo C-3 Page 17. [S177] Census - ON, Waterloo - 1901, ON WATERLOO (North/Nord) (#121) Subdistrict: Waterloo c-3 Page 17. ON WATERLOO (North/Nord) (#121) Subdistrict: Waterloo c-3 Page 17 [S155] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - Erb Street Mennonite CC#4512 Internet Link. Amos M. Groff / died Dec.23,1948 / aged 80 yrs 8 m 20 dys / Mary Ann Shantz / wife of / Amos M. Groff / died Nov.6,1924 / aged 53 yrs 5 m 1 day / at rest / Groff [S224] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1881, Div 2 Page 21. [S214] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1911, Div. 3 Page 6. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, January 18, 1949 - Obituary of Amos M. Groff. [S168] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 16. [S2088] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1921, Sud District 3 - Lexington 1921 Page 19. [S10] Book - Vol II 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..., 22. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Lydia Martin Born: Woolwich Township Res: Woolwich Township Age: 22 Born: abt 1840 Father: Henry Mother: Catherine Spouse: Jacob Groff Age: 28 Born: abt 1834 born: Waterloo Res: Woolwich Township Father: Andrew Mother: Anna married 8 Jun 1862 county: Waterloo [S2042] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1891, Section 3 Page 12.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 3 Apr 1868 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1901 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1921 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1921 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 23 Dec 1948 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth