Cyrus Erb^{[1, 2, 3]}

1831 - 1916  (85 years)

• Name	Cyrus Erb
  Born	1 Mar 1831	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1852	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Clerk
  Occupation	1856	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [13]
  	merchant
  Elected Office	1859	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	councillor - Waterloo Township
  Occupation	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  	Miller
  Residence	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  	Mennonite
  Directory	1864	Cambridge Flouring Mills, Preston (Cambridge), Ontario   [14]
  	A. A. Erb & Brothers
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49371278
  Land	Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 114, Waterloo County, Ontario
  Occupation	1871	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Merchant
  Occupation	1881	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	farmer
  Occupation	1891	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [12]
  	Gentleman
  Residence	1891	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [12]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1901	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1911	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00032-2820
  Died	17 Dec 1916	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Buried	Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Person ID	I17291	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Joseph Erb,   b. 30 Mar 1800, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 15 Oct 1885, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Mary Kolb,   b. 4 Aug 1808, Near Skippack, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 13 Mar 1900, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 91 years)
  Married	11 Dec 1827  [1, 15, 16]
  Family ID	F2627	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Swartz,   b. 18 Jan 1835, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Nov 1917, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)
  Married	25 Dec 1856	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 13, 17]
  Children	1. Mary Ann Erb,   b. 22 Sep 1857, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Aug 1933, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)   2. John Henry Erb,   b. 26 Jan 1859, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Sep 1935  (Age 76 years)   3. Cyrus William Erb,   b. 1863, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Milton Erb,   b. 28 Mar 1868, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Nov 1958, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 90 years)
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F1657	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Cyrus Erb, "the second son, was born March 1st, 1831. He was engaged in business and farming for many years, but now lives retired from all business. He is married to Sarah, daughter of Jesse and Magdalena (Bricker) Schwartz. They reside in Preston. Their family consists of four children" 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

  [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. [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..., 363. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Ida M Bricker Born: Canada Age: 23 Father: Menno Bricker Mother: Lydia Hagey Bricker Born: abt 1867 Spouse: Cyrus W Erle Age: 26 born: Canada Father: Cyrus Erle Mother: Sarah Swartz Erle married 29 Jul 1890 [S270] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1852, Pg 20. [S204] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1901, Preston (Village) F-2 Page 19. [S105] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1871, Pg 3. [S146] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Hagey Mennonite CC#5431 Cemetery Internet Link . Cyrus Erb/ born Mar. 1, 1831/ died Dec. 17, 1916/ his wife/ Sarah Swartz/ born Jan. 18, 1835/ died Nov. 23, 1917/ John H. Erb/ born Jan. 26, 1859/ died Sept. 19, 1935/ Erb [S297] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1881, Sub-district E Page Number 33 Household Number 177. [S297] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1881, Page 33. [S1669] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1911, Div. 24 Pg. 22. [S1943] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1861, Div. 12 Page 87. [S2441] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1891, Section 1 Page 27. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library. Cyrus Erb, merchant of Preston married 25 Dec 1856 in Waterloo Twp by lic. to Sarah Schwartz of Preston. witnesses: John Hagy of Preston & Hanna Erb of Preston [S330] Directory - ON, Waterloo - 1864 - County of Waterloo gazetteer and general business directory for 1864. A. A. Erb & Brothers of Preston - Cambridge Flouring Mills pg 173 [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. [S16] Bible - Genealogical Information in the Bibles of the Waterloo Historical Society, Kolb family bible. [S14] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berlin Chronicle (1856-1860), January 14, 1857. On the 25th ult., Mr. Cyrus Erb, Merchant at Breslau, to Miss Sara Schwartz, of New Hope.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1 Mar 1831 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Clerk - 1852 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - merchant - 1856 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 25 Dec 1856 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Elected Office - councillor - Waterloo Township - 1859 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Miller - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Directory - A. A. Erb & Brothers - 1864 - Cambridge Flouring Mills, Preston (Cambridge), Ontario Occupation - Merchant - 1871 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - farmer - 1881 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Gentleman - 1891 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1901 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 17 Dec 1916 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth