Vernie H. Getty

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• Eby ID Number: 00032-2878.13

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• Eby ID Number: 00032-2878.12

Herman married May Christie 21 Mar 1886. May (daughter of John Christie and Susannah Erb) was born 15 Jul 1867, Lowell, Kent, Michigan, USA; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: May Getty
• Eby ID Number: 00032-2878.11

Notes:

May Christie, "was born July 15th, 1867. On March 21st, 1886, she was married to Herman Getty who was born at Caradoc, Ontario, March 31st, 1865. They have a family of five children, namely: Vernie H., born January 6th, 1887; Clara E., born January 17th, 1889; Glen, born September 2nd, 1890; Louis E., born May 12th, 1892; and Iva M., born June 20th, 1894."


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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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: 00032-2878.1
• Occupation: 1880, Lowell, Kent, Michigan, USA; farmer

John married Susannah Erb 10 Dec 1861. Susannah (daughter of Abraham Erb and Wilhelmine Clemens) was born 26 Dec 1845, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Susannah Christie
• Eby ID Number: 00032-2878

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Susannah Erb, "the sixth child, was born December 26th, 1845. On December 10th, 1861, she was married to John Christie who was born in Fifeshire, Scotland, January 11th, 1836. To them were born 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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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.].

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• Eby ID Number: 00032-2861

Notes:

Abraham Erb, "third son of Jacob and Salome (Graybill) Erb, was born at Berlin, Ontario, March 6th, 1815. On November 10th, 1835, he was married to Willey, daughter of George and Esther (Stauffer) Clemens. She was born near Preston, Ontario, October 17th, 1817, and died in Bosanquet Township, Lambton County, Ontario, January 8th, 1881. He is still living and enjoying good health, and resides in Thedford, Ontario, where he is a member in good standing of the Methodist Church. He is a class leader and has in the past acted as Sunday School superintendent, local preacher, and filled various important positions in the church. To them was born a family of eleven 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.].

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A Former Inhabitant

A former inhabitant of Waterloo County, Abraham Erb, died in Sarnia on February 25th He was born in 1814 on Gibson's farm near Berlin, at that time the property of Jakob Erb. Jakob Erb came to Canada from Pennsylvania 100 years ago. Of his 13 children, only 80-year old Mrs. Reitzel still lives near St. Jacobs. Several children attained a great age. The mother-in-law of Mr. Phil Breiding, who lives here, was 84 years old at her death 14 years ago. The body of the late Abraham Erb was brought to Blair by his four sons living in Grand Rapids and buried beside his wife, whose maiden name was Clemens.

Berliner Journal 14 Mar 1901 pg 4 col 3, Translated by: Patricia J. Kauk for the Kitchener Public Library

Abraham married Wilhelmine Clemens 10 Nov 1835, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Wilhelmine (daughter of George Clemens and Esther Stauffer) was born 27 Oct 1817, Near Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Jan 1881, Bosanquet Twp., Lambton Co., Ontario; was buried , Limerick-Cornell Cemetery, Waterloo Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Wilhelmine Erb
• Eby ID Number: 00023-1743

Notes:

Wilhelmine Clemens, "was born 27 October 27th, 1817. She was married to Abraham Erb, a builder and contractor. They resided for a number of years in Preston and vicinity, then they moved to Bosanquet Township, Lambton County, Ontario., where she died January 8th, 1881. Their family consisted of eleven 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.].