Matilda Cober^[1]

1860 - 1928  (67 years)

• Name	Matilda Cober
  Born	9 Nov 1860	Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Matilda Holm
  Residence	1883	Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Residence	1911	Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Methodist
  Retired	1911	Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Eby ID Number	00025-1999
  Died	1 Jul 1928	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 5, 8]
  	Cause: Cerebral Hemorrhage
  Buried	4 Jul 1928	Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 5]
  Person ID	I12895	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  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   [9]
  Family ID	F547	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Cyrus Holm,   b. 1 Dec 1862, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Feb 1906, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 43 years)
  Married	25 Dec 1883	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Children	1. Elton Lewis Holm,   b. 12 Dec 1885, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Feb 1957, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 71 years)   2. Isaac Alvin "Alvin" Holm,   b. 13 Jul 1886, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1971  (Age 84 years)   3. Hester Priscilla "Priscilla" Holm,   b. 31 Jan 1888, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Salome Isabella "Isabella "Bella" Holm,   b. 7 Sep 1889, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Oct 1966, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)   5. Joseph Ruldan Lawrence "Ruldan" Holm,   b. 6 Jul 1891, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Claud Vernon Holm,   b. 4 Nov 1892, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Harold Ferdinand Holm,   b. 26 Apr 1894, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1896  (Age 1 years)   8. Earl Clare Holm,   b. 8 Feb 1896, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Mabel Viola Holm,   b. 22 Aug 1898, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   10. Pearl Lillian Holm,   b. 21 Oct 1900, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   11. Gertrude Laurene Hahn,   b. 1 Nov 1902, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Mar 1958, RR2, Hespeler, Waterloo Region, Ontario  (Age 55 years)
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F3562	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Matilda Cober, "was born November 9th, 1860. She is married to Cyrus Holm, a farmer. They reside at Puslinch Lake and have a family of seven 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.]. ___________________________ Mrs. Matilda Holm The death occurred on Sunday, at the home of her son, Elton Holm, Hewitt street, of Mrs. Matilda Holm, in her 68th year, after a lingering illness. The deceased whose maiden name, was Matilda Cober and was born in Puslinch and had lived practically all her life in the district. Her husband, Siras Holm, predeceased her 23 years ago. She is survived by five sons, Elton and Alvin, of Preston; Ruldan of Witchekan, Sask., Claude of Yale, Mich., Earl of Hamilton, also five daughters, Miss Pearl Holm of Guelph, Mrs. Harry Higgins of Gooderich, Mich., Mrs Wallace Burrows of Eden Mills. The funeral will be held on Wednesday afternoon, from the residence of her son, on Hewitt street, to Wanner's cemetery. Kitchener Daily Record 3 Jul 1928 pg 3 ____________________ HOLM, MATILDA (Nee Cober) The funeral of Matilda Cober, relict of Cyrus Holm, who died on Sunday, July 1, 1928, was held on Wed., July 4th at the home of her son, Elton Holm of 174 Hewat St. in Galt to Wanner's Cemetery. She was in her 68th year. Mrs. Holm was well known and the funeral was largely attended. Rev. A. O. W. Foreman, pastor of the United Church, was in charge of the services, which were held at the house. Pallbearers: Earl Holm of Hamilton; Alvin Holm of Preston; Wallace Burrows of Eden Mills; Elton Holm of Preston; Isaac Wismer and Ralph Wismer, both of Preston. -Information from the death certificate: Born in Puslinch Township on November 9, 1860, daughter of Jacob Cober and Mary Groh. Died age 67 years, 7 months and 22 days. Informant - her son, Elton Holm. 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

  [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..., 465. [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-5 Page 6. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration, 35165-1928 Matilda Cober. [S163] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Wanner Mennonite CC#6479 (formerly Waterloo Township). Matilda / Cober / wife of / Cyrus Holm / died / July 1st,1928 / in her 68th year [S342] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Township Div. 5 Page 8. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 12295 (1883), Holmes-Cober. Cyrus Holmes, 22, Yeoman, Puslinch Twp., Same, s/o Daniel and Esther, Married Matilda Cober, 23, Puslinch Twp., Same, d/o Jacob and Mary, Witn: Isaac C. Cober and Elizabeth Bechtel, both of Puslinch Twp., 25 Dec 1883 At Preston [S350] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener Daily Record 1919-1947, Obituary of Mrs. Matilda Holm - 3 Jul 1928 pg 3. [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.

  
  

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  Born - 9 Nov 1860 - Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - 1883 - Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Married - 25 Dec 1883 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1911 - Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Retired - 1911 - Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Cerebral Hemorrhage - 1 Jul 1928 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 4 Jul 1928 - Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth