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      David Rife, "the second son of Samuel Rife, was born in Adams County, Pennsylvania, August 28th, 1820. When five years of age his parents moved to Canada and settled on the farm now in possession of his brother, Samuel Rife, Jr. Here he was raised. He was married to Mary, ...

      Norman Kropf sitting in chair as middle aged man.

      Isaac Betzner and family 1889. from left: Lorena, Catherine (Ernst), William, Irvin, Loualice, Isaac

      David Lichty with grandson David Dreisinger on the Lichty farm outside of Conestogo

      Formal sketch of Philip Cress from the 1880 Atlas Bruce County Bruce supplement in Illustrated atlas of the Dominion of Canada. Toronto : H. BeldenCo., 1880.

      Isaac E. Bowman Saugeen Township. Tanner From the 1880 Atlas Bruce County Bruce supplement in Illustrated atlas of the Dominion of Canada. Toronto : H. BeldenCo., 1880.

      Henry Zinkan b. 1837 Nativity Canada Business Zinkan, CressCo., proprietors of tannery, Year Settled 1874 Port Elgin, Saugeen, County Bruce Atlas Date 1880 Bruce supplement in Illustrated atlas of the Dominion of Canada. Toronto : H. BeldenCo., 1880.

     

     

      Plot 4 Row K Grave 45-46 - Headstone inscribed: In Memorium John Troxel Born Oct. 13, 1846 Died June 12, 1920 Louisa Schneider his wife Born Aug. 16, 1847 Died Jan. 15, 1932 Until the day dawn.

      Plot 4 Row K Grave 6 - Headstone inscribed: In memory of Moses E. Schneider born No. 24, 1820 Died Nov. 23, 1896 Aged 85 yrs. 11 mon. 29 days.

      Plot 4 Row K Grave 57 - Headstone inscribed: In memory of David B. Schneider 1840-1928 in his 89th year. At rest.

      Plot 2 Row A Grave 31 - Headstone inscribed: In Memory of Elizabeth Snyder wife of Jacob S. Shoemaker Born Jan. 2, 1802 Died Nov. 26, 1876 Aged 71 years.

      Headstone from Elmira Mennonite Cemetery. The headstone is inscribed: Wendel S. Bauman Born June 4, 1864 Aged 40 Years 10 mo. 24 days.

      Headstone Elmira Mennonite Cemetery. It is inscribed: Anna Bauman Born Feb. 22, 1864 Aged 48 Years 9 Mo. 8 Days.

      Plot 2 Row C Grave 8 - The inscription reads: Isaac Schneider wurde geboren den sten December 1834 und starb den 13ten July 1835 jhr exnem alter von 7 monat und 8 tage.

      Waterloo Township Through Two Centuries by Elizabeth Bloomfield (Waterloo: Waterloo Historical Society, 1995). See in particular Chapter 2 "Sturdy Pioneers," pp. 31-56. A map on page 82 shows the placement of the Schneider farmstead and sawmill, the Benjamin Eby farmstead, and the Jacob Y. Shantz farmstead and sawmill. See also: ...

      An 1877 etching of the home of Elias W. B. Snider. The etching was printed in the 1881 Illustrated Atlas of the County of Waterloo by H. ParsellCo., page 18.

      An advertisement for the German Mills Steam Flour Mills operated by Tilman B. Snyder. It was printed in the 1881 Historical Atlas of WaterlooWellington Counties. The advertisement below is for German Mills Herd owned by Tilman B. and his brother, Amos B. Snider.

      Replacement gravestone of Samuel Betzner and his wife Maria Detweiler at Pioneer Tower Cemetery, 500 Lookout Lane, Kitchener, Ontario.