Simon Cober^[1]

1876 - 1942  (65 years)

• Name	Simon Cober
  Historic Building	Abt 1860	1664 Huron Road, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	stone house 1 1/2 stories
  	1 1/2 story stone cottage. Constructed by Richard Sheard, later bought by Simon Cober in 1904
  Born	17 Nov 1876	, Huron Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Dunkard
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-32355P
  Died	3 Aug 1942	, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Buried	Rosebank Community Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I32355	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Solomon Cober,   b. 22 Jul 1842, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Oct 1936, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 94 years)
  Mother	Hannah Strome,   b. 24 Oct 1846, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Aug 1881  (Age 34 years)
  Married	20 Feb 1866	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Family ID	F1027	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	Solomon Cober,   b. 22 Jul 1842, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Oct 1936, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 94 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Pletsh,   b. 10 Mar 1859,   d. 6 Feb 1946  (Age 86 years)
  Family ID	F19	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Hesse,   b. 12 Jan 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 May 1930  (Age 59 years)
  Children	1. Elizabeth Ann Cober,   b. Oct 1904, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1998  (Age ~ 93 years)   2. Irvine H. Cober,   b. 2 Sep 1907, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Oct 1983, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)   3. Mabel Pearl Cober,   b. 1918,   d. 22 Feb 1993, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F9951	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Children	1. Elizabeth Ann Cober,   b. Oct 1904, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1998  (Age ~ 93 years)   2. Irvine H. Cober,   b. 2 Sep 1907, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Oct 1983, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)   3. Mabel Pearl Cober,   b. 1918,   d. 22 Feb 1993, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F265282	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Kitchener to spend $730,000 to move heritage house, reuse as park washroom NEWS 07: 04 PM by Catherine Thompson Waterloo Region Record KITCHENER - Kitchener councillors voted unanimously Monday to spend $730,000 to move an 1861 heritage house and renovate it as a washroom and change room for the new South Kitchener District Park . The stone cottage at 1664 Huron Rd. is right where soccer fields are planned in the new park at Huron and Fischer-Hallman roads. Drainage, grading and other issues make it difficult to move the soccer fields, so the house must either be moved or demolished. While the price tag for moving the house seems high, said Coun. Scott Davey, "the reality is we're potentially saving $80,000 by reusing a heritage building ... I think this is as good a solution as we're ever going to get in a situation like this." Reusing a heritage building is better for the environment, noted Coun. Yvonne Fernandes. "We're reusing materials that would go to a landfill if demolished," she said. A heritage study determined the house was worth saving, since it is one of about a half-dozen stone houses built between 1850 and 1870 in a unique Scottish-English enclave in southwest Kitchener. But councillors delayed a decision last fall when preliminary estimates suggested it would cost anywhere from $640,000 to almost $1 million to move the house, compared to $600,000 or $700,000 to build a new washroom. There was enough money in the park's budget to cover the cost of either option. Firmer cost estimates presented on Monday say the house could be moved and renovated for about $730,000, while building a new structure would cost about $810,000, roughly $80,000 more than reusing the stone cottage. Under the plan approved Monday, the stone cottage would be moved this year, but sit boarded up until 2022 when there is money in the budget to carry out the renovations to transform it into a washroom building. Crews would demolish modern additions and strip the interior this year, then move it to a concrete slab near a planned splash pad, playground and basketball courts. The move would include the construction of a "haul road" along which the cottage will travel for about 200-300 metres. The history of the cottage and the families that lived there would be explained in commemorative plaques, said Leon Bensason, the city's co-ordinator of cultural heritage. Having the building reused and recognized, in a well-used public space such as a park, is " a unique and good opportunity for the city," he said. The Cober family, which lived in the house for many years, told council last September they weren't thrilled to see their old family home used as a public washroom. Coun. Kelly Galloway-Sealock voted in favour of the move, but asked staff to notify the Cober family before council the issue comes to council for ratification on Feb. 25. The park is to be built in phases. The $10.3-million first phase of the park will include a splash pad and sports fields. The house will be repurposed as washrooms in the second phase, which is budgeted at $5.5 million and will also add trails and sports courts. Phase 3 will add a bike track and skateboard park for $3.2 million, with an indoor pool and arenas coming later. cthompson@therecord.com, Twitter: @ThompsonRecord Thompson, C. (2018). Kitchener to spend $730,000 to move heritage house, reuse as park washroom. TheRecord.com. Retrieved 6 February 2018, from https://www.therecord.com/news-story/8111500-kitchener-to-spend-730-000-to-move-heritage-house-reuse-as-park-washroom/

  
  

• Sources

  [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Mabel Pearl Cober - Battler - 24 Feb 1993. [S1046] Building - Heritage Building Inventory - Kitchener 1991, Report on 1664 Huron Road - pg 20. 1 1/2 story stone cottage, coursed fieldstone, much altered due to water boiler explosion in 1952. [S213] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - Rosebank Community CC#4565 Internet Link. Simon Cober / 1876-1942 / Mary Hesse / his wife / 1871-1931 / Asleep in Jesus [S272] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1911, Div. 4 Page 9. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Solomon Cober aged 26 res Wellington Co. born Wellington Co. son of Jacob and Maria (Groh) married 20 Feb 1866 to Hanna Strome aged 24 res Waterloo born Waterloo daughter of David and Catherine (Sararas).

  
  

• Event Map

  Historic Building - stone house 1 1/2 stories - Abt 1860 - 1664 Huron Road, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Born - 17 Nov 1876 - , Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Dunkard - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 3 Aug 1942 - , Ontario, Canada Buried - - Rosebank Community Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth