Jacob B. Cober^[1]

1828 - 1907  (78 years)

• Name	Jacob B. Cober
  Born	3 Apr 1828	Vaughan Twp., York Co., Ontario   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1907	Bella St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-120122
  Died	5 Mar 1907	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3]
  Buried	New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3]
  Person ID	I120122	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Peter Cober,   b. 21 Aug 1800, Vaughan Twp., York Co., Ontario ,   d. 19 Nov 1883  (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Sati Baker,   b. 23 Sep 1796, Of, Vaughan Twp., York Co., Ontario ,   d. 31 Jul 1876  (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F3255	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Susanna Eyer,   b. 3 Jan 1837, Markham, York Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Jun 1920, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)
  Married	Feb 1857
  Children	1. Isaac Urias Cober,   b. 8 Jul 1858, Vaughan, York Co., Ontario ,   d. 1 Jun 1943, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)   2. William Franklin Cober,   b. 3 Aug 1862, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Nov 1938  (Age 76 years)   3. Mary Ann Cober,   b. 23 Nov 1864, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Jan 1946, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)   4. Demaris Cober,   b. 5 Jan 1865,   d. 31 Jan 1882  (Age 17 years)   5. Aaron Eyer Cober,   b. 30 Jan 1868, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Nov 1944, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)   6. Lydia Cober,   b. 8 Jul 1869,   d. 28 Sep 1869  (Age 0 years)   7. Elizabeth Ann Cober,   b. 8 Jul 1869, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Jan 1945, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)   8. Rosanna Cober,   b. 6 Oct 1871,   d. 24 Mar 1872  (Age 0 years)   9. David Peter Cober,   b. 22 Nov 1872, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Aug 1953, Stouffville, Whitchurch Twp., York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)   10. Louisa Cober,   b. Dec 1875, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   11. Florence M. Cober,   b. Jul 1877, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F47770	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  COBER, JACOB B. Another of the stalwart pioneers of Puslinch passed away on Tuesday morning, March 5, 1907, at his residence on Bella St. in Hespeler, to which he had retired several years ago. He was bom in Vaughan Township, York County and was within a month of his 79th birthday. He came to Puslinch Township in 1861. Four years ago this spring, he moved into town. He was married to Susannah Eyer in February 1857 and is survived by her and a family of eight: Frank of Belleville; Isaac and Aaron of Puslinch; David of Hespeler; Mrs. E. Ross of Moosejaw; Mrs. W. C. Shaw, Mrs. William Guenther and Miss Elizabeth of Hespeler. Mr. Cober was a life-long member of the Methodist Church. In politics, he was a Liberal. The funeral was held from his home, on Thursday at 2: 30 to the Hespeler Cemetery, the services being conducted by Rev. A. M. Hamilton. -Information from the death certificate: Cause of death was pneumonia. -Information from birth certificates: Children of Jacob B. Cober and Susannah Eyer were: Elizabeth Ann (b. July 8, 1869); Rosanna (b. Oct. 6, 1871); David Peter (b. Nov. 22, 1873); Florence Maud (b. July 7, 1877). -Information from marriage certificates: Children of Jacob B. Cober and Susannah Eyer were Isaac H. (born c. 1858); William F. (born c. 1862); May Ann "May" Cober, born c. 1864, married William Shaw; David Peter (born c. 1872); (Florence Cober (b. in Puslinch c. 1877) married William Guenther on Dec. 25, 1900. A Celebration of Lives Obituaries of Puslinch Township, Wellington Co., Ontario Vol 1, Anna Jackson & Marjorie Clark Used with kind permission of Marjorie Clark

  
  

• Sources

  [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 012717-96. William G. Shaw, 41, b. Canada, res. South Waterloo, occ. Farmer, son of James Shaw and Margaret Cowan, married May Cober, 32, b. Canada, res. Hespeler, daughter of Jacob Cober and Susanna Eyre, Witn Bessie Cober of Puslinch, A.A. Panabaker of Hespeler, married 29 June 1896, Hespeler [S237] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - New Hope CC#4498 Internet Link . In memory of/ Jacob B. Cober/ born April 3, 1828/ died March 5, 1907/ his wife/ Susannah Eyer/ 1838 - 1920/ their children/ Lydia - 1869/ Rosanna - 1872/ Demaris - 1865 - 1882/ Cober [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40253850/jacob-b-cober.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 3 Apr 1828 - Vaughan Twp., York Co., Ontario Residence - 1907 - Bella St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 5 Mar 1907 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth