Ephraim Bricker Erb^{[1, 2]}

1867 - 1931  (64 years)

• Name	Ephraim Bricker Erb
  Born	26 Mar 1867	Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Business	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Erb Glove Company
  Interesting	story
  Name	E B  [9]
  Residence	1881	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1891	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	merchant
  Occupation	1901	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Glove Packer
  Occupation	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Traveler, Furniture
  Residence	1921	26 Bingeman St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Residence	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Methodist
  Eby ID Number	00032-2950.3
  Died	29 Jun 1931	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Cause: Heart Attack 1 hour
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Person ID	I11968	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Menno R. Erb,   b. 16 Oct 1842, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Jun 1906, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 63 years)
  Mother	Lydia Bricker,   b. 12 May 1847, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Jan 1927, Montreal, Ile De Montreal, Quebec  (Age 79 years)
  Married	8 Mar 1864	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 11, 12, 13]
  Family ID	F2533	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Emily Harrison "Lillian" Lee,   b. 10 Aug 1872, Finsbury, , England, Great Britain ,   d. 18 Jul 1967, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 94 years)
  Married	25 Mar 1891	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  Children	1. Archibald Carlyle "Carl" Erb,   b. 26 Dec 1892, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Mar 1968, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)   2. Marguerite Carmella "Margaret" Erb,   b. 30 Jul 1895, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Jul 1992, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 96 years)   3. Irvin Edwin Erb,   b. 4 Apr 1897, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Oct 1991, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 94 years)   4. Harry Leigh Erb,   b. 15 Sep 1897, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Aug 1927  (Age 29 years)   5. Olive Lillian "Ollie" Erb,   b. 16 Jul 1904, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Dec 1999, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 95 years)   6. Elizabeth May "Betty" Erb,   b. 8 Nov 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Jan 1999, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 87 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F10586	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  ...Ephraim Erb, who had operated a general store in Elmira, moved his family to Berlin, Ontario where he began work as a traveller, selling gloves for his father, Menno. Menno Erb had a glove manufacturing business at the Erb Tannery, as well as a retail operation selling mattresses and furniture. Margaret [his daughter] recalled occasional visits in her early years to the Erb tannery - "immense and smelly but filled with many nice people." Women of Waterloo County, edited by Ruth Russell ______________________________ Sudden Passing of Ephriam Erb Succumbs To Heart Attack Following Illness Of Two Weeks; In Insurance Business Death last night deprived Kitchener of a widely known resident, when Ephriam Bricker Erb, 111 Church street, succumbed to a heart attack and passed away at his residence at about 6:30 o'clock. The late Mr. Erb, who was 64 years of age, had been ill for about two weeks. Altho he was away from business, Mr. Erb was not confined to his bed. Yesterday morning, however, he felt ill and went to bed and his condition became rapidly worse. As an insurance broker, manufacturer and follower of sport, the late Mr. Erb was well-known not only thruout the city but also in various other points of Ontario. His local connections brought him a large number of friends and acquaintances in Kitchener, while membership in the United Commercial Travelers' Association resulted in a further widening of the circle of those who knew him. Born in Roseville, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Menno Erb, he came to Kitchener when quite young in 1891 he married Lillian Lee in this city. Since that time he has lived in Kitchener. At the death of his father he took over the management of the Erb glove company, and was latterly connected with the insurance brokerage firm of Erb and Erb. Surviving him are his wife; two sons, Carl of Montreal and Irvin of Kitchener, three daughters, Mrs. A. A. Schreiter of Kitchener, Mrs. J. Bennett of Galt and Miss Betty Erb of Kitchener, one brother, Edwin of Grimsby and one sister, Mrs. V. C. Buchanan of Montreal. One son Harry predeceased him in August, 1927. The funeral will be held on Thursday afternoon, with a private service at the residence on Church street at two o'clock and a public service at Trinity United Church, of which he was a member, at 2:30 o'clock. Interment will be made in Mount Hope cemetery, Kitchener. Rev. W. D. Spence, pastor of Trinity United Church, will be in charge of the services. Daily Record Jun 30 1931 pg 11

  
  

• 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..., 655. [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..., 318. [S158] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1881, Division 1 Page Number 58 Household Number 270. [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) A-8 Page 3. [S229] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1871, Div 13, Page 8. [S166] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Mount Hope CC#4508 Internet Link . In loving memory/ Ephraim B.Erb/ 1867-1931/ Beloved wife/ Lillian Lee/ 1871-1967 [S158] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1881, Div 1 Page 58. [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub Dist. 30 Page 9. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 5 Jan 1893. 26 Dec 1892 The wife of E. B. Erb, in Elmira, a son. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 11901 (1891), Erb-Lee. Ephraim Bricker Erb, 24, res. Berlin, b. Canada, merchant, s/o Menno & Lydia Bricker Erb., married Emily Harrison Lee, 18, res. Berlin, b. England, s/o John & Charlotte Billing Lee, witnesses, Wm. Cairnes of Berlin & Maggie Erb of Berlin, married 25 Mar 1891 at Berlin [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Menno Erb b. Waterloo res: Berlin Age: 21 born abt 1843 father: Moses mother: Susanna married Lydia Bricker Age:: 16 born abt 1848 b. North Dumfries Spouse res: North Dumfries father: John mother: Susanna married 8 Mar 1864 county: Waterloo [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 17 Mar 1864. 08 Mar 1864 By Rev. Kaessmann, Menno Erb of Berlin was married to Lydia Bricker of Dumfries. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 17 Mar 1864. Married 8 Mar 1864 By Rev. Kaessmann, Menno Erb of Berlin was married to Lydia Bricker of Dumfries.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 26 Mar 1867 - Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Business - Erb Glove Company - - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - merchant - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 25 Mar 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Glove Packer - 1901 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Traveler, Furniture - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Heart Attack 1 hour - 29 Jun 1931 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth