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Menno Simon Kolb

Male 1839 - Yes, date unknown


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  • Name Menno Simon Kolb 
    Born 13 Jan 1839  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8] 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1861  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Laborer 
    Residence 1861  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1863  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Occupation 1871  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Farmer 
    Occupation 1880  Liberty, Marion, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    farmer 
    Residence 1919  Wetaskiwin, , Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Eby ID Number 00068-4128 
    Died Yes, date unknown 
    Person ID I14138  Generations
    Last Modified 28 Jan 2025 

    Father Abraham Kolb,   b. 13 Jun 1806, Hilltown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Apr 1874, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Ziegler,   b. 31 Dec 1811, Near Skippack, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jan 1896, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Married 3 Nov 1829  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10, 11, 12] 
    Family ID F2753  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sarah Ann Jacobs,   b. 9 Nov 1846, , Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 5 Apr 1863  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4, 13] 
    Children 
     1. Maggie Kolb,   b. Of, Duhamel, Alberta Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Eliza Kolb,   b. 1864, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Anna Laura Kolb,   b. 21 Apr 1866, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Feb 1952, Zurich, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
     4. Lydia Kolb,   b. 1868, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Oct 1929, Seattle, King, Washington, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years)
     5. Winchester "Chester" Kolb,   b. 1870, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Menno J. Kolb,   b. 1872, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Agnes Kolb,   b. 1874, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     8. Amanda Kolb,   b. 1878, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     9. Charles E. Kolb,   b. 25 Aug 1880, , USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     10. Arvilla Kolb,   b. 13 Mar 1882, , USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 29 Jan 2025 
    Family ID F3850  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Menno S. Kolb, "was born January 13th, 1839. On April 5th, 1863, he was married to Sarah Jacobs. At present they reside at Duhamel, Alberta Territory, Canada, where he is engaged in farming. To them were born the following children, viz: Chester, Menno J., Maggie, Amanda, and Charles, the five youngest, are unmarried and all home with their parents."



      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.].

  • 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..., 858.

    2. [S206] Census - Alberta - 1901, Duhamel L(1) Page 10.

    3. [S246] Census - Kansas - 1880, Liberty, Marion, Kansas Family History Library Film 1254388 NA Film Number T9-0388 Page Number 18C.

    4. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library.
      Menno S. Kolb aged 24 res Waterloo Twp. born Waterloo Twp son of Abraham Kolb and Elisabeth Ziegler to Sarah Ann Jacobs aged 21 res Waterloo Twp. born Pennsylvania daughter of John Jacobs and Elis. Miller. married 5 Apr 1863

    5. [S273] Census - Alberta - 1911, District: Strathcona District Number: 6 Sub-District: Wetaskewin Sub-District Number: 47 Page: 4.

    6. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 4 Pg 16.
      Meno KOLB Canada 14 Mennonite b. 17-Jan

    7. [S168] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 1.

    8. [S1943] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1861, Div. 12 Page 87.

    9. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, July 17, 1919 - Obituary of Jacob Z. Kolb.

    10. [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.

    11. [S32] News - Herald of Truth, Obituary of Elizabeth Ziegler Vol. XXXIII, No. 3, February 1, 1896 Pages 46 and 47.

    12. [S16] Bible - Genealogical Information in the Bibles of the Waterloo Historical Society, Kolb family bible.

    13. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 13 Jan 1839 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Laborer - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, 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 - 1863 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 5 Apr 1863 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1919 - Wetaskiwin, , Alberta, Canada Link to Google Earth
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