Ida B. Stauffer^[1]

1868 - 1966  (97 years)

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  Ida Stauffer Snider Ida was the first president of the first organized Mennonite women's group in Ontario, the Waterloo Charity Circle at Waterloo (Erb Street) Mennonite Church.

  
  

• Name	Ida B. Stauffer
  Born	9 Aug 1868	Strasburg (Kitchener) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Ida B. Snider
  Residence	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00117-7386
  Died	5 Feb 1966	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 8]
  Buried	Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I10226	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Rev. Noah Stauffer,   b. 13 Feb 1842, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 May 1928, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Barbara Betzner,   b. 9 Dec 1844, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 May 1928, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)
  Married	12 Nov 1867	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9, 10]
  Family ID	F2823	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jacob S. Snider,   b. 5 Jul 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Dec 1947, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)
  Married	1887
  Children	1. Barbara Luella Snider,   b. 30 Jan 1880, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Jun 1884  (Age 4 years)   2. Obal Howard Snider,   b. 10 Aug 1888, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Oct 1985, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 97 years)   3. Walter Vernon Snider,   b. 7 Jan 1890, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Dec 1974  (Age 84 years)   4. Anna Beulah "Beulah" Snider,   b. 27 Aug 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Mar 1959, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 67 years)   5. Irma M. Snider,   b. 22 Aug 1897, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Willard Snider,   b. 7 Jun 1899, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Clare Snider,   b. 5 Oct 1902, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Jun 1948  (Age 45 years)   8. Alverta Eileen Snider,   b. 6 Apr 1905, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Apr 1964, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 59 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F2944	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Ida Stauffer, "was born August 9th, 1868. She is married to Jacob S. Snyder, a farmer. They reside near the town of Waterloo and have a family of five children" 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.]. ____________________ Ida, daughter of Bro. and Sister Noah Stauffer, was born at Strassburg, Ont., Aug. 9, 1868; died at her home in Waterloo, Ont., Feb.5, 1966; aged 97 y. 5 m. 27 d. She was married to Jacob Snider, who died in 1947. Surviving are 3 sons (Howard, Norman, and Willard), one daughter (Mrs. Erma Nissley), 22 grandchildren, 55 great-grandchildren and 2 great-great-grandchildren. One son and 3 daughters preceded her in death. She was a member of the Erb Street congregation. Funeral services were held at Waterloo, in charge of J. B. Martin, assisted by Milton Schwartzentruber. Gospel Herald - Volume LIX, Number 10 - March 15, 1966, page 246, 247 ___________________________ Ida Stauffer Snider 1868 - 1966 Ida Stauffer Snider's life spanned almost a century. She was born a year after Confederation (1867), the birth of the Canadian nation, and died a year before its centennial. She had leadership and organizational abilities, but few women in the Mennonite Church were given the opportunity to use such gifts in her day. When the Mennonite women in Waterloo saw a need and responded creatively to it, Ida was there to lead the way. The Waterloo Charity Circle Ida Stauffer was born in Strasburg, south of the village of Berlin (now Kitchener) on August 8, 1868. Her parents were Noah and Barbara (Betzner) Stauffer. In 1887 Ida was married to Jacob Snider, and they began to farm just west of the village of Waterloo. They were members of the Waterloo Mennonite Church, which became known as Erb Street Mennonite Church after building a new meetinghouse at the edge of town in 1902. In 1907 two young women from the Waterloo area had joined the staff of the newly established Mennonite Mission in Toronto - Lena Weber and Bernice Devitt. Through the Mission, the Waterloo Mennonites hosted a number of "Fresh Air" children in their homes. This was a program whereby children from the inner city were hosted by rural or farm families for a week or two in the summer. Noting the poor clothing which some of these children were wearing, some of the women from Erb Street met to sew new clothes for them. They decided this was such a good cause that they should do it on a regular basis, for which they should have a more formal organization. The women, aware of the expected procedure, first approached Bishop Jonas Snider for approval, which was granted. The first organizational meeting took place in June and was held at the Berlin Orphanage. The women worked for the orphanage that day and made a few items for the Toronto Mission as well. They elected Mrs. Jacob Snider (Ida) as President, Mrs. M.S. Weber (Lena Weber's mother) as vice president and Lena Weber (who by this time was back from Toronto) as secretary-treasurer, and also appointed a buying committee. They drew up the list of rules and regulations and chose the name "Charity Circle." Ida served as president for the first two years. The next four years she was vice-president. Then she was on the buying committee for a few years, and for at least a year had no office. In 1917 Ida was again elected president, which office she held until the annual meeting in 1929. From then on she still served on the buying or quilt-patch cutting committees for another decade. The work of the Charity Circle was always a very important part of her life. Ida retired from the Ontario Sewing Circle Executive and from the presidency of the Charity Circle when she was 61. People remember her as a good organizer. A granddaughter recalls her grandmother's straight and upright figure. She reminded her of Queen Mary. Ida died on May 2, 1966 at the age of 98. She had witnessed many changes, and incorporated them into a life of usefulness. Excerpts taken from Willing Service: Stores of Ontario Mennonite Women by Lorraine Roth. Published September 1992 by Mennonite Historical Society of Ontario, Waterloo, Ontario in cooperation with Women's Missionary and Service Commission of Eastern Canada, pp.13-15. With permission from author and publisher.

  
  

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  [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..., 286. [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..., 513. [S132] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1901, Waterloo C-4 Page 1. [S155] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - Erb Street Mennonite CC#4512 Internet Link. Snider / Jacob S. Snider / 1861-1947 / his wife / Ida B. Stauffer / 1868-1966 / Until the day break [S604] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 37. [S178] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1881, Waterloo S. Twp. 1881 Div 3 Page 32. [S214] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1911, Div. 4 Page 12. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, March 15, 1966 - Obituary of Ida Stauffer. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 21 Nov 1867. Married 12 Nov 1867 By Rev. Wurster, Noah Stauffer was married to Barbara Betzner, both of Waterloo Township. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Noah Stauffer, 25, res. Waterloo, b. Waterloo, son of Daniel and Susanna (Kenzie), married 12 Nov 1867 Barbara Betzner, 20, res. Port Elgin Bruce Co, b. Waterloo, daughter of Jacob and Magdalena (Schurick)

  
  

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  Born - 9 Aug 1868 - Strasburg (Kitchener) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 5 Feb 1966 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth