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

Henry M. Otterbein[1, 2]

Male 1838 - 1883  (44 years)


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  • Name Henry M. Otterbein 
    Born 11 Feb 1838  Queck, , Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
    Gender Male 
    Rsrch. Note
    • Lydia (Betchel) Kolb (Tobias (Clemens) Kolb , Catherine (Steiner) Clemens , Abraham (Bachman) Clemens , ABRAHAM (REIFF) , GERHART ) was born on 19 Feb 1842. She died on 27 May 1873.
      Lydia married Henry (Herrman) Otterbein on 06 May 1862 in Waterloo Twp. Waterloo Co. Ont. Can.. Henry was born on 11 Feb 1838 in Queck, Hessen, Germany. He died on 01 Feb 1883 in Berlin (Kitchener) Waterloo Twp. Waterloo Co. Ontario, Canada

      They had the following children:

      2203 F iAmanda (Kolb) Otterbein was born on 04 Feb 1871 in Near Breslau, Waterloo Twp. Ontario, Canada. She died on 09 May 1958 in Near Breslau, Waterloo Twp. Ontario, Canada. Amanda married Moses (Good) Heckendorn Deacon on 25 Mar 1891. Moses was born on 04 Apr 1863 in Waterloo Twp. Waterloo Co. Ontario, Canada. He was christened in 1893. He died on 05 Jan 1944 in Breslau, Waterloo Twp. Waterloo Co. Ontario, Canada. He was buried on 07 Jan 1944 in Cressman Mennoite Cemetrey, Waterloo Twp..
      2204 F iiMagdalena (Kolb) Otterbein.
      2205 M iiiNoah (Kolb) Otterbein.
      2206 F ivEllen (Kolb) Otterbein.
      2207 M vLevi (Kolb) Otterbein.
      2208 F viElizabeth (Kolb) Otterbein.
    Occupation 1861  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Laborer 
    Residence 1861  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1862  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Occupation 1871  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Farmer 
    Occupation 1881  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Milk Peddler 
    Occupation 1881  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    milk pedlar 
    Residence 1881  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    New Mennonite 
    Eby ID Number 00068-4140.1 
    Died 1 Feb 1883  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4
    Buried First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I14183  Generations
    Last Modified 12 May 2024 

    Father Valentine Otterbein,   b. 8 Apr 1812, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1861  (Age < 48 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Hermann,   b. 15 Jul 1815, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Apr 1899, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Married 20 Apr 1836  Queck, , Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Family ID F6276  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Lydia Kolb,   b. 19 Feb 1842, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 May 1873  (Age 31 years) 
    Married 6 May 1862  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 10, 11
    Children 
     1. Magdalena Otterbein,   b. 25 Jul 1863, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 May 1940, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
     2. Noah K. Otterbein,   b. 2 Jul 1865, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jan 1940, Markham, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
     3. Ellen Otterbein,   b. 19 Aug 1867, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1950  (Age 82 years)
     4. Levi Otterbein,   b. 1868, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Amanda Otterbein,   b. 4 Feb 1871, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 May 1958, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
     6. Elizabeth "Lizzie" Otterbein,   b. 28 May 1872, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Aug 1924, , Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years)
    Last Modified 13 May 2024 
    Family ID F3860  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Christina Zinn,   b. 3 Jan 1854, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Oct 1937, Stephen Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Married 24 Apr 1877  Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    Children 
     1. John Smith,   b. 3 Nov 1873, , Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Apr 1929, Broderick, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years)
     2. Menno Otterbein,   b. 3 Sep 1878, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jun 1965, Rochester Hills, Oakland, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
     3. Emma Otterbein,   b. 1880, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Henry Otterbein,   b. 2 Sep 1882, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 13 May 2024 
    Family ID F5945  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Henry in 1881 was living with his family and living with Henry was an Elizabeth Otterbein aged 67 possibly his mother.

  • 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..., 861.

    2. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 012068-94.
      Norman Stauffer, 23, occ. Farmer, b. Wilmot Twp, res. Waterloo Twp, son of Benjamin Stauffer and Mary Betzner married Elizabeth Otterbein, 22, b. Waterloo Twp, res. Waterloo Twp, daughter of Henry Otterbein and Lydia Kolb, Witn Titus Kolb of Waterloo Twp and Elizabeth Betzner, 17 October 1894 in Waterloo Twp.

    3. [S158] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1881, Division 2 Page Number 84 Household Number 405.

    4. [S47] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - First Mennonite CC#4507 Internet link First Mennonite Cemetery online.
      Farewell / Henry M. Otterbein / born Feb'y. 11 / 1838 / died Feb'y 1, 1883 / aged / 44 yrs. 11 mo. 20 d.

    5. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 4 Pg 16.

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

    7. [S158] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1881, Div. 2 Pg. 84.

    8. [S927] Church Records - Germany, Hessen, Queck - Evangelical.

    9. [S1943] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1861, Div. 12 Page 85.

    10. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.
      Henry Otterbein, 24, res. Waterloo, b. Waterloo, son of Valentine and Elizabeth (Herman), married 6 May 1862 Lydia Kolb, 19, res. Waterloo, b. Waterloo, daughter of Tobias and Magdalene (Bechtel)

    11. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library.
      Henry Otterbein aged 24 res. Waterloo Twp born Waterloo Twp son of Valt. Otterbein and Elisabeth Hermann married 6 May 1862 to Lydia Kolb aged 19 res Waterloo Twp. born Waterloo Twp. daughter of Tobias Kolb and Magdalena Bechtel.

    12. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Christina Zinn (resident of Blenheim) b. Berlin Ontario Age: 23 born abt 1854 father: Henry Zinn mother: Barbara Zinn married Henry Enterbine (resident of Berlin) Age:: 39 born abt 1838 b. Germany father: Valentine Enterbine mother: Elizabeth Enterbine married 24 Apr 1877 Marriage Place: Oxford, Blenheim Twp.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 11 Feb 1838 - Queck, , Hessen, Germany 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 - 1862 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 6 May 1862 - 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 MapsMarried - 24 Apr 1877 - Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Milk Peddler - 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - milk pedlar - 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - New Mennonite - 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 1 Feb 1883 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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