Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Oliver Stauffer Kolb[1, 2]

Male 1867 - 1943  (76 years)


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  • Name Oliver Stauffer Kolb 
    Historic Building 1826  1765 Victoria St. N., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 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, then to Oliver
    Born 2 Aug 1867  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1881  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Mennonite 
    Occupation 1891  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Agricultural Laborer 
    Occupation 1901  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Milkman 
    Residence 1911  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Farmer 
    Residence 1911  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Mennonite 
    Occupation 1921  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Farmer, Farm 
    Residence 1921  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Mennonite 
    Eby ID Number 00068-4139.2 
    Died 23 Dec 1943  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10
    Buried Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10
    Person ID I14178  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Joseph B. Kolb,   b. 30 Aug 1839, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Aug 1905  (Age 65 years) 
    Mother Nancy Stauffer,   b. 10 Jan 1843, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Sep 1915  (Age 72 years) 
    Married 16 Oct 1866  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 8, 11
    Family ID F1468  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Ann Montgomery,   b. 20 Jun 1876, Woodlands, , Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Jun 1926, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 49 years) 
    Married 19 Dec 1893  Roden, , Manitoba Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    Children 
     1. Jacob Herbert "Jake" Kolb,   b. 25 Jan 1895, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1984, Trenton, Hastings Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
     2. Grace Evelyn Kolb,   b. 7 Jun 1903, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Aug 1997  (Age 94 years)
     3. Raymond Oliver Kolb,   b. 15 Jun 1910, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jul 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 1 years)
     4. Eva ? Kolb,   b. 1918, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F3859  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • RARE COIN IN POSSESSION OF OLIVER S. KOLB

      In addition to collectors of rare coins given in the last issue of the Chronicle there are still others who possess old coins.

      Oliver S. Kolb, popular veteran resident of Breslau district possesses some coins dating back over 100 years. They include a coin dated 1833 with inscription "To Facilitate Trade" and shows a plough and sailing vessel. Then there are several English coins dated 1788 and 1812, a half penny of 1814 portraying the, Duke of Wellington, a half penny of Nova Scotia dated 1832, 1820, 1837 and French coins.
      An English coin in possession of Charles Wunder, Waterloo, during reign of King George III. is dated 1703, while there are French coins dated 1855.

      Waterloo Chronicle 9 Mar 1933, p. 7

  • 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..., 860.

    2. [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.

    3. [S197] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1881.

    4. [S132] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1901, Waterloo C-5 Page 8.

    5. [S224] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1881, Div 3 Page 21.

    6. [S214] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1911, Div. 5 Page 6.

    7. [S2088] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1921, Sub District 5 Page 13.

    8. [S1573] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1891, Section 1 Page 3.

    9. [S15] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Breslau - Breslau Mennonite CC#4579 Internet Link .
      K/ Mary A./ Montgomery/ wife of/ Oliver S. Kolb/ died/ June 8, 1926/ aged 49 yrs./ Thy will be done/ Kolb [Right side] Oliver S./ Kolb/ Aug. 2, 1867/ Dec. 23, 1943 [Back] K

    10. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41502710.

    11. [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

    12. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Mary A. Montgromery Kolb - July 1, 1926.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsHistoric Building - 1826 - 1765 Victoria St. N., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 2 Aug 1867 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Agricultural Laborer - 1891 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Milkman - 1901 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Farmer - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer, Farm - 1921 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1921 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 23 Dec 1943 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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