Waterloo Region Generations
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Nancy Nahrgang

Nancy Nahrgang[1, 2]

Female 1871 - 1952  (80 years)

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  • Name Nancy Nahrgang 
    Born 11 May 1871  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
    Gender Female 
    Name Annie Nahrgang 
    Name Nancy Snyder 
    Residence 1891  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1911  Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Mennonite 
    Eby ID Number 00085-5033.8 
    Died 13 Mar 1952  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9
    Buried Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Person ID I4193  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Rev. Joseph S. Nahrgang,   b. 26 Jul 1834, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Feb 1903, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Mother Mary Ann Shantz,   b. 24 Aug 1834, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Mar 1917, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Married 22 Dec 1857  [1, 10
    Family ID F1336  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ervin S. Snyder,   b. 21 Jun 1864, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jul 1962, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 98 years) 
    Married 22 May 1895  [2
    Children 
     1. Lillian N. Snyder,   b. 10 Dec 1895, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Oct 1987, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years)
     2. Orville "Orvi" Snyder,   b. 3 Jul 1898, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jan 1899, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     3. Delton N. Snyder,   b. 6 Mar 1903, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Feb 1962, Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years)
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F6539  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos Shantz, Mary Ann 3 generation Nancy and Lillian.jpg
    Three generation photo of L-R: Mary Ann Shantz Nahrgang, Lillian Snyder and Nancy Nahrgang Snyder (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)

  • Notes 
    • "Mrs. Ervin Snyder, 80, died today at the home of her son, D. N. Snyder, near Baden, after a lengthy illness. Born May 11, 1871 at New Hamburg, she was the former Nancy Nahrgang, d/o the late Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Nahrgang. She was a member of Shantz Mennonite Church, Baden.

      Surviving are her husband, to whom she was married May 22, 1895 at Kitchener; one son, Delton N., Baden; one daughter, Mrs. Oliver A.Snyder, Hespeler; one brother, Menno, New Hamburg.

      She was predeceased by a son, Orville, in infancy; two sisters, four brothers and a grandson...Shantz Mennonite Cemetery..."

      KW Record obit. of Thurs., March 13, 1952

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      Nancy, daughter of the late Joseph and Mary (Shantz) Nahrgang, was born near New Hamburg, Ont., May 11, 1871; departed this life March 13, 1952; aged 80 y. 10 m. 2 d. On May 22, 1895, she was united in marriage to Ervin S. Snyder of Baden, Ont. She is survived by her husband, one daughter (Lillian-Mrs. Oliver A. Snyder, Hespeler, Ont.), one son (Delton N., Baden, Ont.), 5 grandchildren, and one brother (Menno S., New Hamburg, Ont.). One son (Orvi), one grandson, 3 sisters, and 4 brothers predeceased her. She accepted Christ as her Saviour during the Stauffer evangelistic services in 1896 and remained a loyal and devoted member of the Shantz Mennonite Church, Baden, Ont., until her death. On March 16 funeral services were conducted by Manasseh Hallman, Merle Shantz, and Curtis Cressman at the home and at the Shantz Mennonite Church. Burial was made in the adjoining cemetery.

      Gospel Herald - Volume XLV , Number 24 - June 10, 1952 - page 583

  • Sources 
    1. [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..., 139.

    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..., 304.

    3. [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Division 4 Page Number 30 Household Number 125.

    4. [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-6 Page 7.

    5. [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 4 Page 30.

    6. [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Div. 10 Page 7.

    7. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 1 Page 62.

    8. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49033573/nancy-snyder.

    9. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, August 21, 1962 -Obituary of Ervin Snyder.

    10. [S32] News - Herald of Truth, Obituary of Joseph Nahrgang - March 12, 1903.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 11 May 1871 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1911 - Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 13 Mar 1952 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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