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

Jerome Cober

Male 1896 - 1983  (86 years)


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  • Name Jerome Cober 
    Born 20 Nov 1896  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Military WW1  [2
    Occupation 1911  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Delivery, Store 
    Residence 1911  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Evangelical 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-224188 
    Died 6 Jun 1983  Capac, St. Clair, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I224188  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Jeremiah Cober,   b. 9 Apr 1859, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Feb 1939, Mill Creek (North Dumfries Township), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Rachel Strome,   b. Jul 1857, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Sep 1945, Blackie, , Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 88 years) 
    Married 12 Oct 1880  Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Family ID F221799  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Christine McArthur,   b. 9 Mar 1899, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F62714  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Pte. Cober Gassed

      A letter has just been received who was Jerome Cober, who from Pte. Jerome gassed on March 9 last, and is of interest to Hespelerites because the writer tells how he became gassed.. At the time of writing he was in No. 24 General Hospital, France. An extract from the letter follows:

      "Old Fritz got me at last. He couldn't hit me with shrapnel or bullets, so he gassed me. He sent the gas over in shells early Saturday morning and I left the trenches the following Sunday noon. They carried me out. I was as blind as a bat, but I could talk all right.

      Pte. Cober is a well known Hespeler boy, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Cober.

      The Chronicle Telegraph 18 Apr 1918, p. 1

  • Sources 
    1. [S392] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1911, Div. 20 Pg. 16.

    2. [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers.
      Name:Jerome Cober
      Age:18
      Birth Date:20 Nov 1896
      Birth Location:Herpeler, Waterloo, Ontario
      Residence:Cherebbridge, Saskatchewan
      Military Date:1914-1918
      Father:Jeremiah Cober
      Next of Kin:Jeremiah Cober
      Next of Kin Relationship:Father
      Regiment Number:887354

    3. [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 011994 (1880).
      Name:Rachel Strome Age:22 Birth Year:abt 1858 Birth Place:Canada Marriage Date:12 Oct 1880 Marriage Place:Wellington, Ontario, Canada Father:David Strome Mother:Catharine Strome Spouse:Jeremiah Cober

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 20 Nov 1896 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Delivery, Store - 1911 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Evangelical - 1911 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 6 Jun 1983 - Capac, St. Clair, Michigan, United States Link to Google Earth
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