Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Elias Salyards

Male 1835 - 1901  (66 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Elias Salyards was born 1835, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Isaac Salyards and Susannah Erb); died 9 Apr 1901; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: A. O. U W. Eli Salyards
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-35471

    Elias — Mary. Mary died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. E. A. U. Charles Salyards was born 16 Jun 1869; died 15 Jul 1895; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Isaac Salyards was born 26 Apr 1802, , Pennsylvania, USA; died 29 Dec 1856, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00032-2829.1
    • Land: Bef 1831, Waterloo Township - Beasley's Lower Block Conc. 2 Lot 03, Waterloo County, Ontario
    • Land: Bef 1831, Waterloo Township - Beasley's Lower Block Conc. 2 Lot 04W, Waterloo County, Ontario
    • Land: Bef 1831, Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 045, Waterloo County, Ontario
    • Land: Bef 1831, Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 046W, Waterloo County, Ontario
    • Residence: 1846, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1852, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Tanner

    Notes:

    Among the early settlers may be named Mr. Isaac Salyerds, of Irish descent. Brought up among Pennsylvanians, he married a daughter of John Erb and with her obtained considerable landed property. Isaac was a man of energy. He built a tavern (now owned by Mr. Alfred Thomson,) owned two large farms near Preston and became the owner of a small tannery, near the Grand River, built by one Andrew Smith. Mr. Salyerds erected a large store, built a tannery on those premises and carried on the business of tanning for a number of years. Owing to sickness and other causes his business declined; he discontinued the tannery and died in embarrassed circumstances. (Having neglected to make a will, his property went into the Court of Chancery where it remained for a number of years, until the greater portion of it had been consumed by law costs. The tannery premises were purchased by Henry Bernhardt who converted them into a brewery and added a number of buildings as they now stand.

    Fifth Annual Report Of The Waterloo Historical Society, 1917, pg 25

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    At Preston on the 29th December, aged 54, Mr. Isaac Salyards, Innkeeper.

    Dumfries Reformer 7 Jan 1857 pg 3

    Isaac — Susannah Erb. Susannah (daughter of John Erb and Magdalena Schantz) was born 6 Feb 1803, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 6 Aug 1844, Near Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Susannah Erb was born 6 Feb 1803, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania (daughter of John Erb and Magdalena Schantz); died 6 Aug 1844, Near Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Susannah Salyards
    • Eby ID Number: 00032-2829

    Notes:

    Susannah Erb, "was born February 6th, 1803. She was married to Isaac Salyards who was born April 26th, 1802, and died December 29th, 1856. They resided on a farm near Preston where she died August 6th, 1844, leaving a family of five children, namely: Magdalena, John, Harriet, Abraham, and William who disappeared about thirty years ago, since then nothing has been heard of him. The others were all married and resided in different parts of the country, but at present there is not one living any more."


    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.].

    Children:
    1. Magdalena Salyards was born 26 Jan 1826, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Dec 1847; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Mary Salyards was born 12 Sep 1827, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 Apr 1835; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. John Salyards was born 16 May 1829, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Nov 1864, Chicopee (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Louisa Salyards was born 1 May 1831, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 May 1835; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Harriet Salyards was born 1832, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 May 1873, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Abraham Salyards was born Abt 1832, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    7. Abel Salyards was born 1834, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 Apr 1864, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. 1. Elias Salyards was born 1835, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Apr 1901; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. William Salyards was born 1836, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Bef 1881.


Generation: 3

  1. 6.  John Erb was born 8 Dec 1764, Warwick Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania (son of Christian Erb and Maria Scherch); died 2 Sep 1832, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21698950
    • Eby ID Number: 00032-2779
    • Land: Bef 1831, Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 075E, Waterloo County, Ontario
    • Land: Bef 1831, Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 004W, Waterloo County, Ontario
    • Land: Bef 1831, Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 011, Waterloo County, Ontario
    • Land: Bef 1831, Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 104W, Waterloo County, Ontario
    • Land: Bef 1831, Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 020E, Waterloo County, Ontario
    • Hall of Fame - Waterloo Region: Bef 2012, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    John Erb, "the third son of Christian and Maria (Scherch) Erb, was born December 8th, 1764, and was married to Magdalena Schrantz who was born in June, 1770. In 1805 he, in company with his wife and family, William Corwell, Henry Kraft and family, Peter Hammacher and family, Matthias Scheirich and family, Abraham Stauffer and family, and other families moved to Canada and settled in the township and county of Waterloo. John Erb settled on the Speed River about 200 rods from where now Erb's Mill, of Preston, stands. He proved to be the founder of Preston. In 1806 Mr. Erb erected his saw mill. Before this time no sawed lumber could be obtained nearer than Toronto or Niagara. A year thereafter (1807) he erected his grist mill which were rebuilt by their son, Joseph, in 1834. In a very short time Preston proved to be quite a business centre. Here he died September 2nd, 1832. His wife died June 2nd, 1826. They had a family of nine 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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    Preston (Bechtel or Hagey) Mennonite Church


    The second meeting house in Waterloo County was built, probably in 1814, by John Erb, a wealthy miller of Preston. This brick meeting house served as a community church and was located "near Jacob Hagey's", which was on the road running from the top of the Kress Hill west and "adjoining the Kitchener Highway" (Witmer 1967: 26). Another meeting house, known as the Union Meeting House, was built in the area around 1824. A meeting was held in the Union church on November 20, 1824 to commence recording the accounts of the congregation in Hagey's Deacon Book. The deed of land for the Union Meeting House and burial ground, which was for one acre of part Lot 22, Beasley's Broken Front, was transacted in 1835.

    Hagey Meeting House was buiilt of red brick in 1842 on part Lot 23, just north of Preston on the west side of the Breslau Road, and slightly north of the Union Meeting House site. The deed, dated February 2, 1842, recorded the purchase of the land from John Hilborn and stressed that the property was to be for "the purpose of public worship by the Mennonist Society" (Witmer 1967: 28). Joseph Bechtel was the first minister in the area, from 1804-1837; he was followed by David Sherk (1838-1843). Next came Joseph Hagey (1844-1877), who was ordained bishop in 1851, and then Jacob B. Gingrich from 1878 to 1901. Services were held every four weeks until 1890 when bi-weekly services were begun. A Sunday School was established in 1842 with the congregation of Wanner Meeting House near Hespeler, but it was discontinued because of a difference of opinion regarding the need for Sunday Schools. On April 26, 1891 a Sunday School was organized at Hagey's, with deacon Abraham Oberholtzer as superintendent. Five years later, on June 10, 1896, a Sunday School was organized at the Wanner church.

    Major changes were made to the church building in 1927-1928 when the basement was excavated, new windows were installed and the roof was raised two feet. Fire on January 15, 1950 caused extensive damage to the interior and furnishings of the church. The building was completely renovated and also enlarged at the same time; dedication was on July 2, 1950. Another fire, on Feburary 19, 1953, completely destroyed the church. A congregational decision was made to build a new church, on Concession Road in Preston, and the cornerstone was laid on Thanksgiving Day, October 12, 1953. Official dedication services in the new Preston Mennonite Church were held on May 16, 1954. The building was enlarged in the summer of 1989.

    Waterloo County Churches A Research Guide To Churches Established Before 1900 By Rosemary Ambrose

    John — Magdalena Schantz. Magdalena was born Jun 1770, Warwick Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 2 Jun 1826, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 7.  Magdalena Schantz was born Jun 1770, Warwick Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 2 Jun 1826, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21698966
    • Name: Magdalena Erb
    • Eby ID Number: 00032-2779.1

    Children:
    1. Elizabeth Erb was born 3 Apr 1790, , Pennsylvania, USA; died 2 Jan 1867, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Samuel Erb was born 4 Jan 1792, , Pennsylvania, USA; died 26 Jun 1878, Norwich, North Norwich Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Nancy Erb was born 15 Feb 1794, , Pennsylvania, USA; died 15 Nov 1865, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. John S. Erb was born 4 Sep 1795, , Pennsylvania, USA; died 19 May 1873; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Henry Erb was born Abt 1797, , Pennsylvania, USA; died , Sheffield, Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario.
    6. Joseph Erb was born 30 Mar 1800, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 15 Oct 1885, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. 3. Susannah Erb was born 6 Feb 1803, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 6 Aug 1844, Near Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Magdalena Erb was born 18 Jul 1810, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Feb 1883, Near Erbsville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Christian Erb was born 15 May 1815, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Jun 1849, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  Christian Erb was born Oct 1734, Warwick Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania (son of Christian Erb and Maria Winger); died 7 Jul 1810, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/58525406
    • Eby ID Number: 00032-2777

    Notes:

    Christian Erb, "was born in Warwick Township, in October, 1734. He was married, in 1756, to Maria Scherch. She was born in 1737. They resided in Warwich [Warwick] Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. When well advanced in years they came to Canada, and made their home with their daughter, Elizabeth (Mrs. Christian Schneider), who resided at Doon where they both died. He died July 7th, 1810, and she died August 17th, 1814. Both lie buried in the Blair cemetery. They had a family of twelve children, namely:...Of the twelve children of the family, seven, namely Abraham, Jacob, John, Magdalena, Anna, Mary, and Elizabeth, resided in Canada, and two of the children of Susannah, Mary and John."

    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.].

    Christian married Maria Scherch 1756. Maria was born 1737, Of, Warwick Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 17 Aug 1814, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 13.  Maria Scherch was born 1737, Of, Warwick Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 17 Aug 1814, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Maria Erb
    • Eby ID Number: 00032-2777.1

    Children:
    1. Susannah Erb was born 17 Mar 1762, Warwick Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 22 Jan 1844.
    2. Joseph Erb was born Abt 1763, Warwick Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. 6. John Erb was born 8 Dec 1764, Warwick Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 2 Sep 1832, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Daniel Erb was born Abt 1765, Warwick Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Maria "Mary" Erb was born 2 Mar 1766, Warwick Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 27 Aug 1835, Near Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Jacob Erb was born 25 Jan 1768, Warwick Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 20 Mar 1834, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Elizabeth Erb was born 23 Jan 1770, Warwick Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 29 Sep 1818, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Doon Presbyterian Cemetery, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Benjamin Erb was born Abt 1771, Warwick Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown.
    9. Abraham Erb was born 12 Jul 1772, Warwick Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 6 Sep 1830, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    10. Anna "Nancy" Erb was born 11 Dec 1774, Cumberland Co., Pennsylvania; died 13 Oct 1866, Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 16 Oct 1866, Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    11. Christian Erb was born Abt 1775, Warwick Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown.
    12. Barbara Erb was born Abt 1776, Warwick Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown.
    13. Magdalena Erb was born 2 Feb 1777, Warwick Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 26 Dec 1864, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.