Henry Erb^{[1, 2, 3]}

1852 - 1911  (59 years)

• Name	Henry Erb
  Born	8 Feb 1852	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	Agricultural Laborer
  Residence	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1873	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	farmer
  Occupation	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1891	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Farmer
  Occupation	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Sewing Machine Agent
  Residence	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1891	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Methodist
  Eby ID Number	00032-2920
  Died	27 Apr 1911	Lexington (Waterloo City), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I11615	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Peter C. Erb,   b. 16 Feb 1810, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Feb 1873, North Of Bridgeport, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 63 years)
  Mother	Mary Ann Clemens,   b. 16 Aug 1816, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Mar 1893, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)
  Married	26 Mar 1832  [10, 11]
  Family ID	F1043	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth "Betsy" Burkholder,   b. 23 Nov 1857, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1942  (Age 84 years)
  Married	23 Nov 1873	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 7, 9, 12]
  Children	1. Ida Minerva Erb,   b. 14 Nov 1875, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Dec 1919  (Age 44 years)   2. Zepheniah Erb,   b. 16 Jun 1878, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1964  (Age 85 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F3261	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Henry Erb, "the youngest in the family, was born February 8th, 1852. On November 23rd, 1873, he was married to Elizabeth Burkholder. They reside in Lexington, about two miles north-west of Bridgeport, where they own a beautiful home. To them are born two children, namely: Ida Minerva and Zephaniah." 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.]. ______________ Died At Lexington, on Thursday, April 27th, 1911, Henry Erb, in his 60th year. The Funeral Will take place on Sunday, April 30th, 1911. Services will be held at the family residence, Lexington, at 1 p. m. and at the East End Mennonite Church, Berlin, at 2. 30 p. m. Interment will take place at the East End Mennonite Cemetery. Friends and acquaintances will please accept this intimation. Funeral Card

  
  

• 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..., 648. [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..., 378. [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..., 416. [S132] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1901, Waterloo C-3 Page 18. [S224] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1881, Div 2 Page 49. [S1887] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861 (North Division), Div 6 Page 38. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 12897 (1873), Erb-Burkholder. Henry Erb, 21, Farmer, res. Waterloo Twp., b. Canada, son of Peter and Mary Ann married Betsey Burkholder, 16, res. Waterloo, b. Canada, daughter of Daniel and Betsey, witnessed by: Theodore Ross and Ludwig Krueger both of Berlin, 23 November 1873 in Berlin [S1573] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1891, Section 4 Page 60. [S2042] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1891, Section 3 Page 21. [S514] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1871, Sect. 3 Page 31. [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..., 646. [S1573] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1891, Section 4 Page 61.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 8 Feb 1852 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Agricultural Laborer - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - farmer - 1873 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 23 Nov 1873 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1891 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Sewing Machine Agent - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1891 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 27 Apr 1911 - Lexington (Waterloo City), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth