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

George Wallace Erb[1]

Male 1861 - Yes, date unknown


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  • Name George Wallace Erb 
    Residence 1861  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    United Presbyterian 
    Born 11 Feb 1861  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Eby ID Number 00032-2819.6 
    Died Yes, date unknown 
    Person ID I258251  Generations
    Last Modified 7 Nov 2024 

    Father Reeve Abraham Albert "Abram" Erb,   b. 8 Mar 1829, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jun 1896, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Mother Margaret Wallace,   b. CALC 11 Sep 1831, Blackburn, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jan 1915, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 83 years) 
    Family ID F251552  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    George Wallace Erb
    George Wallace Erb

  • Notes 
    • Memorable Manitobans: George Wallace Erb (1861-?)

      Born at Preston, Ontario on 11 February 1861, son of Abraham Erb and Margaret Wallace. On 5 December 1893, he was married to Fannie Henman Armel (1872-1943) of Ohio, at Toronto, Ontario. They had one daughter, Alleen Armel Erb (b 1894). In 1902, he was manager of the Winnipeg branch of the Waterous Engine Works Company. His Winnipeg home was designed by architect Herbert B. Rugh. He had a second home in Washington, DC. He was a member of the St. Charles Country Club.

      Sources:
      Marriage registration, Ancestry.

      1901 Canada census, Automated Genealogy.

      Obituary of Mrs. G. W. Erb, Winnipeg Free Press, 27 February 1943, page 4.

      Page revised: 14 February 2009

      Goldsborough, G. (2019). Memorable Manitobans: George Wallace Erb (1861-?). Mhs.mb.ca. Retrieved 8 June 2019, from https://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/people/erb_gw.shtml

  • 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..., 626.

    2. [S1473] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1861, Div. 1 Page 3.

    3. [S105] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1871, Pg 4.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsResidence - United Presbyterian - 1861 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 11 Feb 1861 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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