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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Elmira Mennonite Cemetery (CC#4584): on Highway #86, west of Elmira, Woolwich Township, Waterloo County, Ontario
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcriptions of approximately 900 markers, with a short historical introduction, a cemetery plan, and a name index.Keywords: GenealogyInscriptionsCemeteriesYear of publication: 1993Historical Period: 1855-1988Export options:Family history of Joseph Y. Shantz and Elizabeth (Stauffer) Shantz
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy introduced by reminiscences of Joseph and Elizabeth's twelve children. Joseph owned a sawmill on Plum Creek and founded the Haysville Cheese Factory, the first in Waterloo County. The ...Keywords: GenealogyIndustriesSchoolsMennonitesNew HamburgHaysvilleWilmot TownshipShantz Joseph Y.Shantz Elizabeth Stauffer (m. Joseph Y.)Year of publication: 1971Historical Period: 1800-1971Export options:History of Daniel E. Cressman family
Type: BookAbstract: A brief account of the ancestors and descendants of a Mennonite farmer, Daniel, (1847-1925) and his wife, Hannah Shantz (1848-1940), who settled in Oxford County. Some of the family later moved to ...Keywords: GenealogyMennonitesCressman familyCressman Daniel E.Cressman Hannah Shantz (m. Daniel E.)Schmitt EmanuelSchmitt Elmina Cressman (m. Emanuel)Axt familyWilmot TownshipKitchenerYear of publication: 1967Historical Period: 1847-1967Export options:Waterloo wills: a genealogical index in two volumes of wills and related estate documents, 19th century registry office records, County of Waterloo
Type: BookAbstract: An index with over fifteen thousand entries of personal names found in wills, dating from 1798-1900, held at the Waterloo County Land Registry Office. An historical review, maps, chronology, an ...Year of publication: 1993Historical Period: 1798-1900Export options: