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

Family: Abraham Kolb / Elizabeth Ziegler (F2753)

m. 3 Nov 1829


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  • Father | Male
    Abraham Kolb

    Born  13 Jun 1806  Hilltown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  14 Apr 1874  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  3 Nov 1829  [1, 2, 3]  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  [1, 2, 3] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Deacon Jacob Kolb, Sr. | F3847 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Catharine Clemens | F3847 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    Elizabeth Ziegler

    Born  31 Dec 1811  Near Skippack, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  5 Jan 1896  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried  8 Jan 1896  First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Other Spouse  Jonas Z. Wenger | F2754 
    Married  23 Feb 1879  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Dilman Hunsburger Ziegler | F2742 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Catherine Schwartz | F2742 Group Sheet 

    Child 1 | Male
    Deacon Jacob Ziegler Kolb

    Born  12 Apr 1832  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  3 Jun 1919   
    Buried    First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Maria Bowman | F2282 
    Married  5 Jul 1857  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 2 | Female
    Catharine Kolb

    Born  23 Sep 1834  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Rev. Jacob C. Bowman | F2272 
    Married  29 Feb 1852  Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 3 | Male
    Menno Simon Kolb

    Born  13 Jan 1839  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Sarah Ann Jacobs | F3850 
    Married  5 Apr 1863  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 4 | Female
    Anna "Nancy" Kolb

    Born  10 Oct 1841  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1926   
    Buried    First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Josiah K. Shantz | F3853 
    Married  6 Oct 1860  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 5 | Male
    Dilman Kolb

    Born  15 Oct 1844  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  6 Jun 1918   
    Buried    First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Hannah Moyer | F3854 
    Married  28 Jan 1868  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 6 | Female
    Mary Ann Kolb

    Born  22 Mar 1848  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Abraham H. Jacobs | F3855 
    Married  25 Dec 1872  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  John G. Hoffman | F677 
    Married  14 Nov 1882  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Sources 
    1. [S3] Book - Vol I 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..., 857.

    2. [S32] News - Herald of Truth, Obituary of Elizabeth Ziegler Vol. XXXIII, No. 3, February 1, 1896 Pages 46 and 47.

    3. [S16] Bible - Genealogical Information in the Bibles of the Waterloo Historical Society, Kolb family bible.