Isaac G. Cober^{[1, 2]}

1864 - 1962  (98 years)

• Name	Isaac G. Cober
  Born	4 Jan 1864	Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1887	Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [9]
  Residence	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1901	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Farmer
  Occupation	1911	Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1911	Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00025-2000
  Died	18 Jul 1962	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 6]
  Buried	Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Person ID	I12897	Generations
  Last Modified	30 Sep 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   [10]
  Family ID	F547	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Caroline Jahn,   b. 24 Sep 1869, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Sep 1928  (Age 58 years)
  Married	5 Apr 1887	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6, 8, 9]
  Children	1. Mary Cober,   b. 6 Dec 1888, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Jacob Charles Cober,   b. Dec 1908, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1963  (Age ~ 54 years)
  Last Modified	1 Oct 2024
  Family ID	F3563	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Isaac Cober, "was born January 4th, 1864. He is married to Caroline Jahn. They reside near Kossuth, Ontario, where he is farming. They have no family." 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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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.]. ______________________________ Cober, Isaac, son of Jacob and Mary (Groh) Cober, was born in Waterloo Co., Ont., Jan. 4, 1864; died at Hespeler, Ont., July 18, 1962; aged 98 y. 6 m. 4 d. On April 5, 1887, he was married to Caroline Jahn, who died Sept. 1, 1928. Surviving are one son (Charles), 3 grandchildren, and 2 great-grandchildren. He was a member of the Cressman Church, where funeral services were held July 21, in charge of Albert Martin. Gospel Herald - Volume LV, Number 32 - August 14, 1962 - page 726. _____________________ COBER, ISAAC G. Of R. R. #1, Preston. Son of Jacob Cober and Mary Groh, born in Puslinch Township on Jan. 4, 1864, he died at Spruce Haven Lodge at Hespeler, on Wednesday, July 18, 1962, aged 98 years, 6 months, 14 days. He had been in failing health for the past eight months. On April 5, 1887, he was married to Caroline Jahn, who died on Sept. 1, 1928. Surviving are one son, Charles of R. R. #1, Preston, three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Mr. Cober had lived in Waterloo County for the past sixty-six years. He was the last surviving member of the Jacob Cober family, one of the pioneer families of this district. Mr. Cober was a farmer all his life. Mr. Cober was a member of the Cressman Mennonite Church in Breslau, where funeral services were held on July 21 at 2, in charge of Rev. Albert Martin. Pallbearers: Lloyd Snider, Clem Snider, John Snider and Ivan Lichty, all of Breslau; Jacob Randall of R. R. #1, Preston; and Jacob Cressman of Kitchener. Interment Cressman Mennonite Cemetery. Nelson Funeral Home, 23 Galt St. in Hespeler. 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

  [S10] Book - Vol II 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..., 526. [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. [S15] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Breslau - Breslau Mennonite CC#4579 Internet Link . Cober / Caroline Jahn / wife of / Isaac G.Cober / born 1869 died 1928 / Isaac G.Cober / born 1864 died 1962 [S8] News - Gospel Herald, August 14, 1962 - Obituary of Isaac Cober. [S342] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Township Div. 5 Page 12. [S2575] Census - ON, Waterloo Township - 1891, Sect. 2 Page 32. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 21 Apr 1887. 05 Apr 1887 Isaak G. Cober of Puslinch and Carolina Jahn of Waterloo Twp., were married by Rev. J.B. Bowman, Berlin. [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.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 4 Jan 1864 - Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - 1887 - Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Married - 5 Apr 1887 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1901 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1911 - Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 18 Jul 1962 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth