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

Sarah Ann Groh[1, 2]

Female 1853 - 1941  (87 years)


Personal Information    |    Notes    |    Sources    |    Event Map    |    All    |    PDF

  • Name Sarah Ann Groh 
    Born 24 Dec 1853  Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5, 6, 7
    Gender Female 
    Name Sarah Ann Cober 
    Residence 1861  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1871  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1875  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Residence 1941  Cooper St. Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number 00025-1995.1 
    Died 23 Jul 1941  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Buried New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Person ID I12891  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Jacob Groh,   b. 21 Sep 1826, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jun 1887, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years) 
    Mother Margaret Miller,   b. 4 Dec 1826, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Mar 1887, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years) 
    Family ID F583  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family John G. Cober,   b. 28 Jul 1851, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jun 1930, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Married 28 Dec 1875  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Children 
     1. Oliver Cober,   b. Between 1876 and 1877, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Wellington Cober,   b. 14 Oct 1878, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1953  (Age 74 years)
     3. Milton Cober,   b. 12 Nov 1882, , Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Dec 1932, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 50 years)
     4. Albert Cober,   b. 31 Jul 1883, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Dec 1945, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)
     5. Ida Cober,   b. 25 Jan 1886, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Nov 1944, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years)
     6. Isabelle Cober,   b. 31 Jan 1892, , Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1971  (Age 78 years)
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F3560  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • COBER, SARAH (Nee Groh)

      Late on Wednesday afternoon, July 23, 1941 , at her home on Cooper St. in Hespeler, Mrs. John Cober, in her 88th year. She had been ill between two and three years. She was a resident of this district all her life. Born in Puslinch Township on December 24, 1853, she was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Groh. Her husband passed away eleven years ago. In religion, Mrs. Cober was a German Baptist. Surviving are three sons and two daughters, Oliver Cober of Walkerton; Wellington Cober of Guelph Township; Albert Cober of Scotland, ON; Miss Ida of Hamilton; Miss Isabelle, at home; and one sister, Mrs. Isaac Letson of West Montrose. One son, Milton, died some time ago in Winnipeg. The funeral was held on Friday from her residence to Hespeler Cemetery. Rev. C. T. Homuth of Breslau and Rev. Yates Hespeler conducted the service. Pallbearers: L. D. Witmer of Preston; Nelson Bechtel of Hespeler; J. Cober of Toronto; Charles Cober of Waterloo Township; A. Wigner of Dunnville; and Elton Holm of Preston.

      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 
    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..., 738.

    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..., 464.

    3. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 009289-75.
      John COBER, 24, Puslinch Twp, same, b, farmer, s/o Jacob & Mary COBER, married Sarah GROH, 22, Puslinch Twp, Waterloo Twp, s, d/o Jacob & Margaret GROH, witn David WITMER, Hester WITMER, both Waterloo Twp, married 28 December 1875, Waterloo Twp

    4. [S243] Census - ON, Wellington, Puslinch - 1881, Division 3 Page Number 21 Household Number 101.

    5. [S894] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861, Sect. 8 Page 59.

    6. [S2767] aaaWaterloo Township 1871 South, Sect. 2 Page 38.

    7. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40254209/sarah-cober.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 24 Dec 1853 - Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., 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 - 1875 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 28 Dec 1875 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 23 Jul 1941 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth