Joseph B. Kolb^{[1, 2]}

1839 - 1905  (65 years)

• Name	Joseph B. Kolb
  Historic Building	1826	1765 Victoria St. N., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Jacob Kolb contructed this house now demolished some time after 1981. It started out as a small log house, later a room the full length of the house was added and a new roof applied. Logs were covered with frame and the hold house was stuccoed. It was passed down from Jacob to Tobias then to Joseph.
  Born	30 Aug 1839	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  	Laborer
  Residence	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1866	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  Occupation	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1891	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [12]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1891	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [12]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1901	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Farmer
  Eby ID Number	00068-4139
  Died	15 Aug 1905  [5]
  Buried	First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Person ID	I14177	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Tobias Kolb,   b. 11 Aug 1810, Hilltown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania ,   d. 11 Apr 1894  (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Magdalena Bechtel,   b. 2 Apr 1815, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Sep 1866, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 51 years)
  Married	21 Nov 1833  [3, 13, 14]
  Family ID	F3856	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Nancy Stauffer,   b. 10 Jan 1843, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Sep 1915  (Age 72 years)
  Married	16 Oct 1866	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 10, 12]
  Children	1. Oliver Stauffer Kolb,   b. 2 Aug 1867, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Dec 1943, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)   2. Elsie Kolb,   b. 17 Sep 1875, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 May 1949, South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana, USA  (Age 73 years)   3. Lucinda Kolb,   b. 29 Mar 1878, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Oct 1947  (Age 69 years)   4. Irvin S. Kolb,   b. 20 Oct 1879, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1939  (Age 59 years)   5. Alice Kolb,   b. 4 Nov 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Dec 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 0 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F1468	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Joseph B. Kolb, "was born August 30th, 1839. On October 16th, 1866, he was married to Nancy Stauffer. They reside on the old 'Kolb Farm'. To them were born five children, namely: Oliver, married to Mary Ann Montgomery, Elsie, Lucinda, Ervine, and Alice (dead)." 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

  [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..., 504. [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..., 222. [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..., 860. [S132] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1901, Waterloo C-5 Page 8. [S47] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - First Mennonite CC#4507 Internet link First Mennonite Cemetery online. [S47] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - First Mennonite CC#4507 Internet link First Mennonite Cemetery online. Kolb / in memory of / Joseph Kolb / born Aug. 30th 1839 / died Aug.15th 1905 / in his 66th year / gone but not forgotton / his wife / Nancy Stauffer / died Sep.28, 1915 in her 73 year [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 4 Pg 15. [S9] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Canada Museum und Allgemeine Zeitung (1835-1840), 31 Aug 1839:34. last Thurs. The family of Tobias Kolb of Waterloo Township was blessed with a son. [S224] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1881, Div 3 Page 21. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Joseph Kolb Birth Place: Waterloo Township Residence: Waterloo Township Age: 27 Estimated birth year: abt 1839 Father Name: Tobias Kolb Mother Name: Magdelena Knechtel Spouse Name: Nancy Stauffer Spouse's Age: 23 Spouse Estimated Birth Year: abt 1843 Spouse Birth Place: Blenheim Spouse residence: Blenheim Spouse Father Name: Jacob Stauffer Spouse Mother Name: Elizabeth Mosser Marriage Date: 16 Oct 1866 Marriage County: Waterloo [S1943] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1861, Div. 12 Page 86. [S1573] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1891, Section 1 Page 3. [S63] Book - A genealogical history of the Kolb, Kulp of Culp family and its branches in America : with biographical sketches of their descendants from the earliest available records from 1707 to the present time, including Dielman Kolb in Germany. [S16] Bible - Genealogical Information in the Bibles of the Waterloo Historical Society, Kolb family bible.

  
  

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  Historic Building - 1826 - 1765 Victoria St. N., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Born - 30 Aug 1839 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Laborer - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1866 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 16 Oct 1866 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1891 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1901 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth