Mary Kolb^[1]

1808 - 1900  (91 years)

• Name	Mary Kolb
  Born	4 Aug 1808	Near Skippack, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Gender	Female
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/96512200
  Interesting	pioneer, story
  Name	Mary Erb
  Residence	1852	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  Residence	1861	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1891	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00068-4117
  Died	13 Mar 1900	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 5]
  	Cause: old age (3 years)
  Buried	Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I14123	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Deacon Jacob Kolb, Sr.,   b. 17 Apr 1781, , Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 3 Jan 1869, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Catharine Clemens,   b. 21 May 1782, Lower Salford, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 25 Jan 1869, Near, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)
  Married	6 Jun 1805  [1, 4, 12]
  Family ID	F3847	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Joseph Erb,   b. 30 Mar 1800, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 15 Oct 1885, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)
  Married	11 Dec 1827  [1, 2, 4]
  Children	1. Reeve Abraham Albert "Abram" Erb,   b. 8 Mar 1829, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Jun 1896, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 67 years)   2. Cyrus Erb,   b. 1 Mar 1831, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Dec 1916, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)   3. Reeve Jacob K. Erb,   b. 13 Apr 1833, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1921  (Age 87 years)   4. Hannah Erb,   b. 9 Jan 1835, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Oct 1864, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 29 years)   5. Magdalena "Lena" Erb,   b. 4 Jul 1837, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Levi Erb,   b. 1839, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Mary Helena Erb,   b. 1840, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Joseph K. Erb,   b. 16 Jan 1840, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Jan 1930, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 90 years)   9. Levi Henry Erb,   b. 23 Oct 1842, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Jul 1933, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada  (Age 90 years)   10. William Erb,   b. 19 Jul 1845, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Oct 1846, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 1 years)   11. John Henry Erb,   b. 25 May 1848, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Sep 1849, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 1 years)   12. Benjamin Franklin Erb,   b. 24 May 1852, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 May 1936, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada  (Age 83 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F2627	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Mary Kolb, "the eldest in the family, was born in Montgomery County, near Skippack, Pennsylvania, August 4th, 1804. On December 11, 1827, she was married to the late Joseph Erb of Preston where she is having her home with her daughter, Magdalena." 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.]. ________________________ ERB - On Tuesday March 13, 1900, at her home in Preston, Ontario, of the infirmities of old age, Sister Mary Kolb, relict of the late Bro. Joseph Erb. She was the daughter of Jacob and Catharine (Clemens) Kolb and was born near Skippack, Montgomery Co., Pa., on the 4th of August 1804. In 1819 she came with her parents to Canada, when what is now known as Waterloo Co. was nearly all forest land. On the 11th of Dec. 1827 she was married to Joseph Erb who died Oct. 15th, 1885. To them were born eight sons and two daughters of whom five sons and one daughter survive her. With her husband who as a miller was widely known for his generosity she shared the trials and hardships of pioneer life as a true helpmeet, and the labors of their hands were greatly blessed. She enjoyed reasonably good health until about three years ago she fell on the floor dislocating her hip, since which time she was unable to walk. Thus the feet that through a long life had been so busy in household duties and missions of love and charity were forced to rest and she had to pass her days in her chair, not being able to get in or out of bed alone. Her daughter, Sister Lena Erb, who is unmarried and lives at home, attended to her aged mother's wants with true filial devotion for three years, being assisted by her two brothers Cyrus and Joseph, both living in Preston. Deceased suffered but little pain during the last year of her life, yet she was patiently waiting for the time of her departure to the land where so many of her loved ones had already gone. Her wish that she might just fall asleep, never to wake again in this world, was granted, and loving watchers did not know that she was gone until they came to look after her, when they found nothing but the cold clay; the longing soul, so long imprisoned in its frail earthly tenement, had gone home to God. The burial took place at the Hagey M. H. near Preston on the 16th. Funeral services by Jacob Woolner in German from Heb. 13: 14 and by Noah Stauffer in English from Isa. 58: 8. She was a faithful member of the Mennonite Church and reached the age of 91 years, 7 months and 9 days. HERALD OF TRUTH - April 1, 1900 pages 109-111

  
  

• 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..., 626. [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..., 857. [S146] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Hagey Mennonite CC#5431 Cemetery Internet Link . [stone broken] In/ memory of/ Mary/ wife of/ Joseph Erb/ born August 4, 1804/ died/ March 13, 1900/ aged 91 years/ 7 mos. & 9 days/ verse [S16] Bible - Genealogical Information in the Bibles of the Waterloo Historical Society, Kolb family bible. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration. Maria Erb Death Date: Mar 1900 Death Location: Waterloo Born: abt 1809 Birth Location: Pa,Usa [S270] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1852, Pg 21. Listed as Margaret [S105] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1871, Pg 2. [S297] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1881, Page 35. [S1473] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1861, Div. 3 Page 33. [S2441] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1891, Section 1 Page 7. [S270] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1852, Pg 21. [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..., 856.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 4 Aug 1808 - Near Skippack, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania Residence - 1852 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1861 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: old age (3 years) - 13 Mar 1900 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth