Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Hannah Cober[1]

Female 1856 - 1941  (84 years)


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  • Name Hannah Cober 
    Born 4 Dec 1856  Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Gender Female 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/282278277 
    Name Hannah Witmer 
    Eby ID Number 00025-1986 
    Died 23 Mar 1941  Esquimalt, , British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Buried Hatley Memorial Gardens, Colwood, British Columbia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I12811  Generations
    Last Modified 9 Jun 2025 

    Father Nicolaus Cober,   b. 4 Mar 1811, Vaughan Twp., York Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Jun 1887, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Mother Nancy Holm,   b. 4 Nov 1813, Markham Twp., York Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Apr 1878, , Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Married 3 Apr 1832  [1, 4
    Family ID F2292  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Abraham Miller Witmer,   b. 1851, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Apr 1949, Saanich, British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 98 years) 
    Married 6 Jun 1876  Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Children 
     1. Mabel Amanda Witmer,   b. 4 Feb 1880, Amaranth Twp., Dufferin Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Oct 1956, Victoria, British Columbia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
     2. Private Orwell Bruce Witmer,   b. 23 Jan 1883, Amaranth Twp., Dufferin Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Feb 1949  (Age 66 years)
     3. Private Goldie Lewis Witmer,   b. 23 Oct 1888, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Oct 1957, Saanich, British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
    Last Modified 10 Jun 2025 
    Family ID F3367  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Hannah Cober, "was born December 4th, 1856. She is married to Abraham Witmer, a millwright. They reside in British Columbia, Canada. Their family consists of three children"

      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.].

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      Mrs. Hannah Witmer

      VICTORIA, March 24.-(CP)Mrs. Hannah Witmer, 84, died here Saturday. She was born in Puslinch, Ont., and had been a resident of Victoria for 51 years. Besides her husband, Abraham Witmer, she leaves two sons, O. B. Witmer of Namer, B.C., and G. L. Witmer of Victoria; one daughter, Mabel A. Witmer, Victoria; one brother, Rev. Peter Cober, Kitchener, Ont., and two grandchildren.

      The Province, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Mon, Mar 24, 1941 Page 9

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      WITMER -
      Funeral of Mrs. Hannah Witmer, wife of Abraham M. Witmer of 931 Craigflower Road, who passed away at the family residence on Friday, aged 84 years, will be held morrow at 2 in Sands Mortuary Chapel. Rev. C. D. Clarke will conduct services; interment, Colwood. Mrs. Witmer was born Puslinch, Ontario, and had been a resident of this city for 51 years.

      Times Colonist, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Mon, Mar 24, 1941 Page 11

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      WITMER -
      On Saturday evening, March 22, at the family residence, 931 Craigflower Road, there passed away Mrs. Hannah Witmer, beloved wife of Mr. Abraham M. Witmer, aged 84 years, born in Puslinch, Ont., and a resident of this city for the past 51 years. There remain to mourn her passing, besides her husband, two sons, O. B. Witmer of Namu, B.C., and G. L. Witmer of Victoria; one daughter, Mabel A. Witmer, at home; two grandchildren, Betty and Harry Witmer; also one brother, Rev. Peter Cober of Kitchener, Ont. The funeral will take place on Tuesday, March 25, at 2, in the chapel of the Sands Mortuary Ltd. Rev. C. D. Clarke will officiate and the remains will be laid at rest in the Colwood Burial Park.

      Times Colonist, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Mon, Mar 24, 1941 Page 12

  • 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..., 810.

    2. [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..., 463.

    3. [S3186] Canada, Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current.
      NameHannah Witmer
      GenderFemale
      Death Age84
      Birth Dateabt 1857
      Birth PlacePuslinch, Ont.
      Death Date22 Mar 1941
      Death Place931 Craig-Flower Road
      Burial Date25 Mar
      Obituary Date24 Mar 1941
      Obituary PlaceVictoria, British Columbia, Canada
      Newspaper TitleTimes Colonist
      SpouseAbraham M. Witmer
      ChildO. B. Witmer; G. L. Witmer; Mabel A. Witmer
      SiblingsPeter Cober

    4. [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..., 461.

    5. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Hannah Cober Born: Canada Age: 19 Father: Nicholas Cober Mother: Nancy Cober Born: abt 1857 Spouse: Abraham Miller Witmer Age: 24 born: Canada Father: Elias Witmer Mother: Elizabeth Witmer married 6 Jun 1876 married: Wellington, Puslinch

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 4 Dec 1856 - Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 6 Jun 1876 - Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 23 Mar 1941 - Esquimalt, , British Columbia, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Hatley Memorial Gardens, Colwood, British Columbia Link to Google Earth
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