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Catharine Knarr[1]

Female 1842 - 1921  (79 years)


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  • Name Catharine Knarr 
    Born 1 Apr 1842  , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9] 
    Gender Female 
    Immigration 1849  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Name Catharine Erb 
    Name Katie Knarr 
    Residence 1862  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Residence 1871  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1881  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1891  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1911  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Mennonite 
    Eby ID Number 00032-2936.1 
    Died 22 Oct 1921  [5, 9] 
    Buried Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Person ID I11893  Generations
    Last Modified 3 Mar 2025 

    Father Johannes "John" Knarr,   b. 20 Feb 1812, Altenkirchen , Rhein Bayern, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jun 1885, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Mother Catherine Pfaff,   b. CA 1811, of, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. CA 1850, Altenkirchen , Rhein Bayern, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 39 years) 
    Married 22 Nov 1835  Altenkirchen , Rhein Bayern, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Family ID F287280  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Noah C. Erb,   b. 30 Jun 1839, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Aug 1914, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Married 6 May 1862  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14] 
    Children 
     1. Mary Erb,   b. 1871, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2025 
    Family ID F3275  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Erb.-Catharine Erb (nee Knarr) wife of Noah Erb, Waterloo, Ont., was born in Germany, April 1, 1842; died Oct. 22, 1921; aged 79 y. 5 m. 21 d. She was a faithful member of the Mennonite Church for many years and left this world in a living hope of meeting her Savior, often expressing her desire to leave and be with Christ which is far better. Funeral services at the Waterloo Mennonite Church on Oct. 24, by Noah Stauffer, Lewis Weber, and Jonas Snider. Texts, Rev. 21: 4; I Cor.15: 55-57.

      Gospel Herald - Volume XIV, Number 31 - November 3, 1921 - p. 607

  • 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..., 651.

    2. [S132] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1901, Waterloo C-4 Page 13.

    3. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.
      Noah Erb Born: Waterloo Res: Waterloo Age: 21 Est. Birth: abt 1841 Father: Jacob Mother: Mary Clemens married Catherine Knorr Age:: 20 Est. Birth: abt 1842 Born: Germany Res: Waterloo Father: John Mother: Cath Pfaff married 6 May 1862 county: Waterloo

    4. [S224] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1881, Div 2 Page 40.

    5. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, November 3, 1921 - Obituary of Catharine Knarr.

    6. [S366] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1911, Div. 44 Pg. 6.

    7. [S2222] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Township (North) - 1871, Div. 4, Pg. 21.

    8. [S2042] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1891, Section 3 Page 42.

    9. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/125036627.

    10. [S2304] Germany, Select Marriages, 1558-1929.
      Name:Johannes Knorr
      Gender:Male
      Marriage Date:22. Nov 1835 (22 Nov 1835)
      Marriage Place:Altenkirchen (Ba. Homburg), Bayern, Germany
      Father:Peter Knorr
      Mother:Elisabetha Schramm
      Spouse:Catharina Pfaff
      Father:Johannes Pfaff
      Mother:Elisabetha Becker
      FHL Film Number:193762

    11. [S20] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berlin Telegraph (title varies: Berlin Telegraph, Berlin Daily Telegraph) (1853-1922), 9 May 1862.
      By the Rev. Mr. Bindeman, at Greenbush, Berlin: "Erb - Knorr: 6th inst: Noah Erb, to Catharine Knorr, of Waterloo Twp."

    12. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library.

    13. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 08 May 1862.
      06 May 1862 Noah Erb was married to Catharina Knarr, both of Waterloo.

    14. [S244] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Deutsche Canadier (1841-1865) - Index to Births, Deaths and Marriages Announced in the Deutsche Canadier, Berlin, Canada West. originally indexed by Simone Nieuwolt and Sylvie Kuppek..organised by Rosemary Ambrose, 8 May 1862 Pg: 18.
      ERB, Noah married 6 May 1862 To Catherine KNORR. Both of Waterloo Twp. minister F.W. Bindeman

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1 Apr 1842 - , Germany Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 1849 - , Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1862 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 6 May 1862 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1911 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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