Rebecca Cober^{[1, 2]}

1855 - 1909  (53 years)

• Name	Rebecca Cober
  Born	24 Sep 1855	Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Rebecca Bechtel
  Residence	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00025-1997
  Died	14 May 1909	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 6, 9]
  	Cause: Pernicious Anemia (2 or 3 years) - Exhaustion (1 month)
  Buried	Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 8]
  Person ID	I12892	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Jacob Cober,   b. 8 Jul 1815, Vaughan Twp., York Co., Ontario ,   d. 30 Mar 1890, Puslinch, Wellington Co., Ontario  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Mary Groh,   b. 12 Oct 1819, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Mar 1897  (Age 77 years)
  Married	6 Mar 1838	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  Family ID	F547	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jesse C. Bechtel,   b. 25 Jun 1855, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Nov 1931, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)
  Married	21 Nov 1882	Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 11]
  Children	1. Jesse Bechtel,   b. Abt 1885, Of, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Nelson Bechtel,   b. 9 Jan 1887, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Mar 1968, Boca Raton, Palm Beach, Florida, United States  (Age 81 years)   3. Levi Bechtel,   b. 22 May 1889, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Aug 1889, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 0 years)   4. Ada Bechtel,   b. 1890, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Mary Adah "Ada" Bechtel,   b. 12 Sep 1890, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Oct 1944, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 54 years)   6. Malinda Bechtel,   b. 4 Aug 1894, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Alice Ina Bechtel,   b. 19 Jul 1897, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1963  (Age 65 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F3230	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Rebecca Cober, "was born September 24th, 1855. She is married to Jesse Bechtel, a farmer. They reside at Hespeler, Ontario, and have had a family of five 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.]. ____________________________________________ Bechtel. - Rebecca (Cober) Bechtel was born Sept. 24, 1855; died near Hespeler, Ont., May 14, 1909; aged 53 y. 7 m. 20 d. She had been in poor health for some time. Her end came unexpectedly but she was ready to go to her heavenly home. She was a faithful member of the Mennonite Church. She leaves to mourn her departure a sorrowing husband, one son, three daughters and many friends and relatives. Funeral services conducted by A. B. Snyder, text II Tim. 4: 8 were held at Wanners Mennonite church, May 16, at which time a large concourse of people assembled. Interment in the cemetery nearby. May God comfort the bereaved ones. Gospel Herald - Vol. II, No. 9 - May 27, 1909, page 142, 143

  
  

• 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..., 199. [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..., 733. [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. [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-4 Page 12. [S163] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Wanner Mennonite CC#6479 (formerly Waterloo Township). [S8] News - Gospel Herald, May 27, 1909 - Obituary of Rebecca Cober. [S2575] Census - ON, Waterloo Township - 1891, Sect. 3 Page 30. [S2588] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Wanner Cemetery Internet Link. In memory of/ Jesse BECHTEL/ died Nov. 6, 1931/ In his 77th year/ His wife/ Rebecca COBER/ Died May 14, 1909/ In her 54th year/ Gone but not fogotton/ BECHTEL/ [S2491] aaa Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate 030013 (1909). Name:Rebecca Bechtel Gender:Female Age:53 Birth Date:abt 1856 Death Date:May 1909 Death Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada [S9] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Canada Museum und Allgemeine Zeitung (1835-1840), 10 Mar 1838:12. 6 Mar 1838 Rev F.W. Bindeman m. Jacob Cober to Maria Groh, daughter of Johannes Groh, both of Waterloo Tp. [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 012357 (1882). Name:Rebecca Cober Age:27 Birth Year:abt 1855 Birth Place:Canada Marriage Date:21 Nov 1882 Marriage Place:Wellington, Ontario, Canada Father:Jacob Cober Mother:Mary Cober Spouse:Jesse Bechtel

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 24 Sep 1855 - Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Married - 21 Nov 1882 - Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Pernicious Anemia (2 or 3 years) - Exhaustion (1 month) - 14 May 1909 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth