Mary Alberta "Alberta" Kolb^{[1, 2, 3]}

1871 - 1948  (77 years)

• Name	Mary Alberta "Alberta" Kolb
  Born	6 Feb 1871	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13]
  Gender	Female
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43418099
  Name	Alberta Kolb
  Name	Mary Alberta "Alberta" Bowman
  Name	Mary Alberta "Alberta" Shantz
  Residence	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Weslyan Methodist
  Residence	1891	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [13]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	Methodist
  Residence	1921	128 Lancaster St. E. Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  Residence	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  	Methodist
  Residence	1948	10 Bingeman St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [12]
  Eby ID Number	00068-4133.3
  Died	30 Oct 1948	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [12, 14]
  Buried	First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [14]
  Person ID	I32532	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Dilman Kolb,   b. 15 Oct 1844, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Jun 1918  (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Hannah Moyer,   b. 31 May 1846, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Oct 1919  (Age 73 years)
  Married	28 Jan 1868	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [15]
  Family ID	F3854	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Simon P. Bowman,   b. 26 Sep 1865, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Mar 1924, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 58 years)
  Married	4 Dec 1889	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4, 13]
  Children	1. Gordon Bowman,   b. 19 Sep 1890, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Jan 1891  (Age 0 years)   2. Elvera Maude "Vera" Bowman,   b. 27 Nov 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Oct 1968  (Age 76 years)   3. Hazel Evaline Bowman,   b. 18 Feb 1894, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Sep 1988  (Age 94 years)   4. Mary Bowman,   b. 7 Jul 1896, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Bessie Bowman,   b. 27 Jan 1899, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Olive Bowman,   b. Dec 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F8472	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Stauffer S. Shantz,   b. 24 Jan 1862, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 31 Dec 1938, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)
  Married	2 Oct 1935  [16]
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F49288	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  partial obituary Following a lengthy illness, Mrs. Alberta M. Shantz, 77, of 10 Bingeman St. died at St.Mary's Hospital, Saturday. The d/o the late Mr. and Mrs. Dilman Kolb, she was born at Kitchener Feb.6, 1871. She was a life member of Trinity United Church, the women's association and the women's missionary society. She was predeceased by her first husband, Simon E. Bowman, 23 years ago and by her second husband, Stauffer Shantz eight years ago. Surviving are five daughters, Mrs. J. H. (Vera) Baetz and Miss Hazel Bowman, Kitchener; Mrs. T. C. (Mary) Thorpe, Montreal; Mrs. A. S. (Bessie) Oliver, Trenton; Mrs. P. A. (Olive) Meikle, Detroit; two sisters, Mrs. G. J. Lackner and Mrs. Henry Laidlaw, Windsor; and 9 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.... The Kitchener Waterloo Record 1 Nov 1948

  
  

• Sources

  [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..., 859. [S10] Book - Vol II 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..., 109. [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..., 85. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 012343-89. 012343-89 (Waterloo Co.) Simon E. BOWMAN, 24, yeoman, Canada, Waterloo Twp, s/o Samuel S. BOWMAN & Elizabeth PLOEH married Mary Alberta KOLB, 19, Canada, Berlin, d/o Dilman KOLB & Hannah MOYER, witn: Simon MOYER of Hartford & Ida KOLB of Berlin, 4 December 1889 in Berlin. [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) A-5 Page 15. [S276] Census - ON, Waterloo - 1881, Waterloo North, Waterloo North, Ontario Film 1375901C-13265 District 162 Sub-district C Division 3 Page Number 20 Household Number 85. [S47] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - First Mennonite CC#4507 Internet link First Mennonite Cemetery online. Bowman / Simon E. Bowman / 1865-1924 / Alberta Kolb / his wife / 1871-1948 / at rest [S168] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 3. [S224] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1881, Div 3 Page 20. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 26 Pg 6. [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub Dist. 30 Page 1. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Mrs. Alberta M. Shantz - 1 Nov 1948. [S1573] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1891, Section 1 Page 22. [S47] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - First Mennonite CC#4507 Internet link First Mennonite Cemetery online. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Dillman Kolb Birth Place: Waterloo Township Residence: Waterloo Township Age: 24 Estimated birth year: abt 1844 Father Name: Abraham Kolb Mother Name: Elisabeth Ziegler Spouse Name: Hanna Moyer Spouse's Age: 22 Spouse Estimated Birth Year: abt 1846 Spouse Birth Place: Waterloo Township Spouse residence: Waterloo Township Spouse Father Name: William Moyer Spouse Mother Name: Maria Erb Marriage Date: 28 Jan 1868 Marriage County: Waterloo [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obitaury of Stauffer Shantz - January 19, 1939 - Vol. XXXI, No.42 - pages 902, 903, 904.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 6 Feb 1871 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Weslyan Methodist - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 4 Dec 1889 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1948 - 10 Bingeman St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 30 Oct 1948 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth