Clayton Eby

1904 - 1957  (53 years)

• Name	Clayton Eby
  Born	11 Oct 1904	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1921	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Famer's Son, Father's Farm
  Residence	1921	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Mennonite Brethren in Christ
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-45612
  Died	11 Oct 1957	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3]
  	Cause: brief illness
  Buried	Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I45612	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Moses E. Eby,   b. 25 Mar 1864, Maryborough Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Sep 1943  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Esther "Hettie" Kraft,   b. 21 Aug 1868, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Oct 1937  (Age 69 years)
  Married	Mar 1890  [6, 7]
  Family ID	F5276	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Serena Lydia Shantz,   b. 4 Oct 1905, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Jun 1993, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 87 years)
  Married	2 Oct 1934  [3]
  Children	1. David Laverne Eby,   b. 31 Aug 1937,   d. 12 Dec 2018, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)   2. Hazel Marlene Eby,   b. 1939, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Aug 1939, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 0 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F11852	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Eby, Clayton, son of the late Moses and Esther Eby, was born Oct. 11, 1904; died at the South Memorial Hospital, Galt, Ont., after a brief illness, Sept. 17, 1957; aged 52 y. 11m. 6 d. He accepted Christ as his Saviour in youth, united with the Mennonite Church, and remained a faithful member until death. On Oct. 2, 1934, he was married to Serena Shantz. To this union were born 4 children, 3 of whom survive (David, Gladys, and Richard). One grandchild also survives. Funeral services were held at the Preston Mennonite Church, Sept. 20, in charge of B.B. Shantz, Howard Good, and C. N. Good. Interment in the Hagey Cemetery Gospel Herald - Volume L, Number 53 - December 31, 1957 - page 1137, 1138

  
  

• Sources

  [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Clayton Eby Born: 11 Oct 1904 County: Waterloo Father: Moses Eby Mother: Esther Kraft [S146] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Hagey Mennonite CC#5431 Cemetery Internet Link . Eby / Clayton Eby / 1904-1957 / his beloved wife / Serena Shantz / 1905- [S8] News - Gospel Herald, December 31, 1957 - Clayton Eby. [S214] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1911, Div. 3 Page 9. [S2088] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1921, Sud District 3 - Lexington 1921 Page 15. [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..., 592. [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Section 3 Page 57.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 11 Oct 1904 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Famer's Son, Father's Farm - 1921 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite Brethren in Christ - 1921 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: brief illness - 11 Oct 1957 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth