John Block

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• Eby ID Number: 00011-1117
• Residence: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; O Methodist

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John Block, "was married to Magdalena Hodel. They resided in Wilmot Township where he died. His family consisted of two 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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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.].

John married Magdalena Hotel 11 Apr 1858, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Magdalena (daughter of Daniel Hotel and Rosina Gesner) was born 16 Sep 1839, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Apr 1906, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wilmot Mennonite (formerly Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot, Waterloo Region, Ontario. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Anna Block
• Name: Barbara Ann "Annie" Groff
• Eby ID Number: 00011-1117.2
• Birth: 5 Nov 1858
• Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; O Methodist
• Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

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Anna B. Block, "daughter of Magdalena Geiger and her first husband was born September 31st,1858. She is married to Andrew Groff. They reside on Upper Road, Wilmot Township, on John Shantz's old place."


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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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.].

Barbara — Andrew B. Groff. Andrew (son of John H. Groff and Susannah Bowman) was born 9 Sep 1854, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Jul 1911, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: 00011-1117.3

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• House of Industry and Refuge: Orillia, Orillia Twp., Simcoe Co., Ontario
• Eby ID Number: 00044-3364.2
• Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• House of Industry and Refuge: 1909, Orillia, Orillia Twp., Simcoe Co., Ontario

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-282647
• Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

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• Eby ID Number: 00044-3364.3

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Irvine Groff - Following a lengthy illness, Irvine Groff, 58, formerly of New Dundee, died at the Toronto General Hospital yesterday. The son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Groff, he was born in Wilmot Township, May 10, 1887. Surviving are three brothers, Simeon, New Hamburg; Eli, Vulcan, Alta.; and Moses, Kitchener; and seven sisters, Mrs. Harry (Lydia) Vick, St. Wallburg, Sask.; Miss Mabel Groff, Toronto; Mrs. Albert (Ida) Kaiser, Waterloo; Mrs. David (Louise) Jantzi, Kitchener; Mrs. Omar (Elsie) Snider, New Dundee; Mrs. carl (Eva) Gross, Park Ridge, N.J.; Mrs. Fred (Luella) Parsons, Oshawa. The remains will rest at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home until one o'clock Monday when removal will be made to the Shantz Mennonite Church, Baden, for funeral services at 2: 30. Interment will be made in the adjoining cemetery. Rev. Leslie Witmer and Rev. Moses Roth will officiate.

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-282658
• Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

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• Name: Lydian Vick
• Eby ID Number: 00044-3364.4

Lydian — Henry William "Harry" Vick, III. Henry was born 1889, London, England; died 1982, , Saskatchewan, Canada; was buried , Saint Walburg Municipal Cemetery, Saint Walburg, , Saskatchewan, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Simeon Groff
• Eby ID Number: 00044-3364.5
• Occupation: 1911, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer Son
• Residence: 1911, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

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GROFF, Simeon -- At the Fairview Mennonite G\\Home, Cambridge (P), on Tuesday September 26, 1978, after a brief illness, Simeon Groff, aged 86 years. A member of First Mennonite Church. Had been employed at Hahn Brass Limited for 35 years; until his retirement in 1958. Husband of the former Violet Snyder; father of Weyburn of Goshen, Ind., James of Guelph, Merle and Mrs. Dorothy Hallman; both of Kitchener; step-brother of Moses of Ariss; brother of Mrs. Ida Kaiser and Mrs. Louise Jantzi, both of Kitchener, Mrs. Omar (Elsie) Snyder of New Hamburg, Mrs. Eva Gross of New York. Twelve grandchildren and three great-grandchildren also survive. Predeceased by his parents, three brothers and three sisters. Friends may call at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. W., Kitchener, where the funeral service will be held on Thursday, at 3 p.m. Rev. Glenn Brubacher officiating. Interment will be in the First Mennonite cemetery.

The Kitchener-Waterloo Record 27 Sep 1978

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Groff, Simeon, died at Fairview Mennonite Home, Cambridge, Ont. Sept. 26, 1978; aged 86 y. He was married to Violet Snyder, who survives. Also surviving are 3 sons (Weyburn, James, and Merle), one daughter (Mrs. Dorothy Hallman), 12 grandchildren, 3 great-grandchildren, 4 sisters (Mrs. Ida Kaiser, Mrs. Louise Jantzi, Elsie Mrs. Omar Snyder, and Mrs. Eva Gross), and one stepbrother (Moses). He was a member of First Mennonite Church, Kitchener, Ont. Funeral services were held at Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, Sept. 28, in charge of Glen Brubacher; interment in First Mennonite Cemetery.

Gospel Herald - Volume 71, Number 42 - October 24, 1978 - pages 833, 834

Simeon — Violet Snyder. Violet (daughter of Samuel H. Snyder and Angeline Shantz) was born 28 Nov 1897, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died 13 Dec 1992, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: 00044-3364.6

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"...a daughter, name not received"


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.].

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-202361
• Occupation: 1911, Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer Son
• Residence: 1911, Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

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Eli Groff - Eli Groff, 70, of 247 Franklin St., died Wednesday at his residence after a brief illness. Mr. Groff, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Groff was born in Waterloo County on Jan 28, 1896. He was employed as a machinist at the Hahn Brass Co., New Hamburg, until his retirement. Surviving are two brothers, Simon, New Hamburg; Moses, Kitchener; six sisters, Mrs. Harry (Lydian) Vic, St. Wallburg, Sask.; Mabel Groff, Kitchener; Mrs. Ida Kaiser, Waterloo; Mrs. Ena Gross, New York; Mrs. David (Louise) Jantzi, Kitchener; and Mrs. Omar (Elsie) Snider, New Hamburg. The body is at the Keffer Funeral Home where a service will be held Friday at 3: 30 pm. Rev. Curtis C. Cressman of New Hamburg Mennonite Church will officiate. Burial will be in Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Baden.

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• Name: Dorothy Hallman
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-114339

Dorothy married Lyle S. Hallman 27 Jan 1922. Lyle (son of Anson Hallman and Esther Shantz) was born 1922, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Oct 2003, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 31 Oct 2003, First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]