Jerome Cober

1896 - 1983  (86 years)

• Name	Jerome Cober
  Born	20 Nov 1896	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Military	WW1  [2]
  Occupation	1911	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Delivery, Store
  Residence	1911	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Evangelical
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-224188
  Died	6 Jun 1983	Capac, St. Clair, Michigan, United States
  Person ID	I224188	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

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

  
  

  Family	Mary Christine McArthur,   b. 9 Mar 1899, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  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

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

  Born - 20 Nov 1896 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Delivery, Store - 1911 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Evangelical - 1911 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 6 Jun 1983 - Capac, St. Clair, Michigan, United States  = Link to Google Earth