Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Leah Martin[1]

Female 1891 - 1953  (62 years)


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  • Name Leah Martin 
    Born 19 Aug 1891  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Gender Female 
    Name Leah Snyder 
    Name Leah Ziegler 
    Residence 1911  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1921  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Mennonite 
    Eby ID Number 00002-166.5 
    Died 2 Dec 1953  Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Buried St. Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Person ID I7145  Generations
    Last Modified 26 Feb 2024 

    Father David M. Martin,   b. 12 Sep 1865, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jul 1924  (Age 58 years) 
    Mother Mary Ann Bauman,   b. 16 Jan 1866, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 May 1946  (Age 80 years) 
    Married 6 Nov 1888  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 7
    Family ID F2151  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Joseph W. Snyder,   b. 26 Aug 1889, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Mar 1935  (Age 45 years) 
    Married 23 Jan 1915  [8
    Children 
     1. Oscar M. Snyder,   b. 1915, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Mar 1977, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)
     2. Lucinda M. Snyder,   b. 1 Jun 1918, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Oct 1995  (Age 77 years)
     3. Aden Snyder,   b. 1919, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Milferd M. Snyder,   b. 15 May 1925,   d. 2 Oct 2008, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2024 
    Family ID F41836  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Cyrenius Ziegler,   b. 7 Dec 1885, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Apr 1961  (Age 75 years) 
    Married 1946  [5
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2024 
    Family ID F41837  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Ziegler, Leah, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. David Martin, passed away at her home in Floradale, Ont., following a brief illness; aged 62 y. 3 m. 13 d. Her first husband, Joseph W. Snyder, preceded her in death in 1936. In 1946 she was married to Cyrenius Ziegler of Floradale, who mourns her passing. Besides her husband, she is survived by 3 sons (Oscar Snyder, Elmira, Ont.; Eden Snyder, Petersburg; Milfred Snyder, Conestoga), one daughter (Lucinda Snyder, Floradale), one brother (Paul Martin, Elmira), 3 sisters (Mrs. Levi Martin, Elmira; Mrs. Rebecca Gingrich, Waterloo; Mrs. Ephraim Snyder, St. Jacobs), and 4 grandchildren. Funeral services were held at the Floradale Mennonite Church, Dec. 5, in charge of Olive Snider and Rufus Jutzi. Interment was made in the St. Jacobs Cemetery.

      Gospel Herald - Volume XLVII , Number 6 - February 9, 1954

  • 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..., 91.

    2. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration.
      Leah Martin Born: 19 Aug 1891 County: Waterloo Father: David M Martin Mother: Mary Ann Bauman

    3. [S148] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1901, Woolwich F-4 Page 12.

    4. [S348] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1911, Div. 15 page 8.

    5. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Leah Martin Ziegler - February 9, 1954.
      Obituary of Katherin Zehr - February 9, 1954

    6. [S2088] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1921, Sud District 3 - Lexington 1921 Page 18.

    7. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      David Martin Born: Woolwich Age: 23 Father: Absalom Martin Mother: Leah Martin Born: abt 1865 Spouse: Mary Ann Bauman Age: 22 born: Woolwich Father: Eli H Bauman Mother: Rebecca Bauman married 6 Nov 1888

    8. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Joseph W. Snyder - 4 Apr 1935.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 19 Aug 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1911 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1921 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 2 Dec 1953 - Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - St. Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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