Joseph Lewis Erb^[1]

1826 - 1898  (71 years)

• Photos		Joseph Erb & Adelia Seamans https://us.geocities.com/omnos/photos/photos20.html
  		Joseph Erb From a binder called Hannah's Albums, (Waterloo Region Branch, OGS Collection)

  
  

• Name	Joseph Lewis Erb
  Born	27 May 1826	About Two Miles South-East Of Berlin, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Rsrch. Note	Joseph was a farmer-miller whose first wife, Mary Kay, died tragically when the family woolen mill in Otterville, Ontario burned down about 1862. Joseph, 37, then married 23-year-old Adelia. They remained briefly in Otterville before moving to northern Michigan to join his son Emery, his brother Henry, and Adelia's parents. Later, about 1887, they moved to Roanoke, Virginia after Adelia's doctor prescribed a warmer climate for her. This picture was probably taken in Virginia about 1895 and came into the posession of their grandson Theodore Ellsworth Erb (1903-1989).
  Occupation	1852	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	farmer
  Eby ID Number	00032-2803
  Died	1898  [4]
  Buried	Highland Park Cemetery, Hermosa, Custer, South Dakota, United States   [4]
  		erb, Joseph Lewis - Grave.jpg
  Person ID	I10978	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Samuel Erb,   b. 4 Jan 1792, , Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 26 Jun 1878, Norwich, North Norwich Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario  (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Mary Lewis,   b. 14 Aug 1795, Ancaster Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario ,   d. 26 Mar 1877, South Norwich Township, Oxford Co., Ontario  (Age 81 years)
  Married	25 Jun 1816  [2]
  Family ID	F47	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Adelia Marie Seamans,   b. 1842,   d. 1901  (Age 59 years)
  Children	1. Cicero Joseph LeRoy Erb,   b. CALC 22 Dec 1868, Otterville, Oxford Co., Ontario ,   d. 31 Oct 1948, Seattle, King, Washington, USA  (Age ~ 79 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F884	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Kay,   b. 12 Jun 1830, , England ,   d. 18 Jul 1862, Otterville, Oxford Co., Ontario  (Age 32 years)
  Married		Joseph Erb & Mary Kay From a binder called Hannah's Albums, (Waterloo Region Branch, OGS Collection)
  Children	1. Judge Emery Titus Erb,   b. 10 Aug 1848, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Feb 1929, Bakersfield, Kern, California, USA  (Age 80 years)   2. Almira Erb,   b. 10 Aug 1851, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Melissa Erb,   b. 12 Dec 1852, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Jul 1900, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 47 years)   4. Lodecia Erb,   b. 4 Sep 1861, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Sep 1924  (Age 62 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F889	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Joseph L. Erb, "was born May 27th, 1826. He was first married to Mary Kay and after her decease to Delia Simmonds. They reside in Virginia, U. S. There are three children of first wife, namely: Melissa, Ladica, and Titus E. Of second wife there are also several children but names were not received" 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.].

  
  

• Sources

  [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..., 622. [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..., 618. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 4 Pg 28. Joseph ERB Farmer Birthplace: Canada Age 26 Wesleyan Methodist b. 27-May Maria ERB Birthplace: England Age 22 Wesleyan Methodist b. 12-Jun Titus E. ERB Birthplace: Canada Age 4 Wesleyan Methodist b. 10-Aug Almira ERB Birthplace: Canada Age 1 Wesleyan Methodist b. 12-Dec [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34344048. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 4 Pg 28.

  
  

• Event Map

  Occupation - farmer - 1852 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Highland Park Cemetery, Hermosa, Custer, South Dakota, United States  = Link to Google Earth