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

Oliver C. Erb[1, 2]

Male 1850 - Yes, date unknown


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  • Name Oliver C. Erb 
    Born 6 Jun 1850  Blenheim, Harwich Twp., Kent Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Eby ID Number 00032-2882 
    Died Yes, date unknown 
    Person ID I2189  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Abraham Erb,   b. 6 Mar 1815, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Feb 1901, Sarnia, Lambton Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Mother Wilhelmine Clemens,   b. 27 Oct 1817, Near Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Jan 1881, Bosanquet Twp., Lambton Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years) 
    Married 10 Nov 1835  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Family ID F1388  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Annie Hampson Crewe,   b. 20 Nov 1851, , England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 24 Dec 1872  [1
    Children 
     1. Ada Erb,   b. 4 Jan 1874, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Dec 1881  (Age 7 years)
     2. Nellie May Erb,   b. 2 Jan 1876, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Dec 1881  (Age 5 years)
     3. William C. Erb,   b. 17 Aug 1879, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Dec 1881  (Age 2 years)
     4. Grace Isabell Erb,   b. 7 Apr 1882, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Wilhelmina Irene Erb,   b. 22 Aug 1884, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F703  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Oliver C. Erb, "the eighth child of Abraham Erb, was born in Blenheim, Ontario, June 6th, 1850. He resides in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where he is engaged as a machinist. On December 24th, 1872, he was married to Annie Hampson Crewe who was born in England, November 20th, 1851. To them were born (in Grand Rapids, Michigan) five 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 
    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..., 641.

    2. [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..., 416.

    3. [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..., 637.

    4. [S9] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Canada Museum und Allgemeine Zeitung (1835-1840), 12 Nov 1835:12.
      last Tuesday Wm Scollick m. Abraham Erb, son of the late Jacob Erb, to Wilhelmina Clemmens, daughter of Georg Clemmens, all of Waterloo.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 6 Jun 1850 - Blenheim, Harwich Twp., Kent Co., Ontario Link to Google Earth
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