Alexander Erb "Erb" Clark^[1]

1897 - 1992  (95 years)

• Name	Alexander Erb "Erb" Clark
  Born	5 Mar 1897	Drumbo, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Military	WW1
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-339537
  Died	1 Aug 1992	Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Buried	4 Aug 1992	Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I339537	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	George Wallace "Wallace" Clark,   b. 20 Mar 1871, Drumbo, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 31 Jul 1936, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Mary Elizabeth Erb,   b. 25 Nov 1870, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Aug 1954  (Age 83 years)
  Married	21 Sep 1892	Vittoria, Norfolk Co., Ontario
  Family ID	F46987	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Louisa Mathison,   b. 31 Jan 1907, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Nov 2003, Paris, Brant County, Ontario, Canada  (Age 96 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F248127	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Flora E. Gibson,   b. 7 Sep 1901, , Aberdeenshire, Scotland ,   d. 1 Dec 1954, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 53 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F248129	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Erb Clark - Alexander Erb Clark, who served as Ayr Hydro Superintendent for over a quarter century, passed away at his home on Hall Street, Ayr, on Saturday, August 1st. He was in his 96th year. Born in Drumbo, he was a son of the late George Clark and Mary Erb. Mr. Clark was a veteran of World War I and a member of Knox United Church, Ayr. Dear husband of Mary Mathison. Also survived by brothers Laurence and his wife Gladys of Florida, Hugh and his wife Margaret of Waterloo, Harry and his wife Rita and Wilfred of Drumbo; and a sister Mary Keys of Princeton. Predeceased by his first wife Flora Gibson, a brother Kenneth, and sisters Bertha Ladwig, Verna Woolsey, Lena Ferguson and Edna Clark. Rested at the Wm. Kipp Funeral Home, Ayr Chapel, where funeral service was held Tuesday. Rev. H. J. McAvoy officiated. Interment Ayr Cemetery. The Ayr News Aug 5 1992 pg 12

  
  

• Sources

  [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers. Name: Alexander Erb Clark Birth Date: 6 Mar 1897 Birth Location: Drumbo, Oxford Co, Ontario Residence: Drumbo, Ontario Relative: Mr George M Clark Relationship: Father Regiment Number: 3135435 [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Name: Alexander Erb Date of Birth: 5 Mar 1897 Gender: Male Birth Place: Oxford, Ontario, Canada Father's name: George Wallace Clark Mother's name: Mary Elizabeth Erb [S367] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Ayr Public CC#4489 Internet Link . G/ In memory of/ Charles Gibson/ died May 24, 1927 - In his 57th year/ Jane Bruce/ beloved wife of Thos. Gibson/ died Sept. 10, 1951 aged 78 years/ Alex. Erb Clark/ born Mar. 5, 1897 died Aug. 1, 1992/ his beloved wife/ Flora E. Gibson/ born Sept. 7, 1901 died Dec. 1, 1954/ Gibson

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 5 Mar 1897 - Drumbo, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Died - 1 Aug 1992 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 4 Aug 1992 - Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth