Benjamin Franklin Erb^[1]

1852 - 1936  (83 years)

• Name	Benjamin Franklin Erb
  Born	24 May 1852	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/111435893
  Residence	1861	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1891	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Not Given
  Residence	1891	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Methodist
  Eby ID Number	00032-2828
  Died	18 May 1936	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
  Buried	Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
  Person ID	I3420	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Joseph Erb,   b. 30 Mar 1800, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 15 Oct 1885, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Mary Kolb,   b. 4 Aug 1808, Near Skippack, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 13 Mar 1900, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 91 years)
  Married	11 Dec 1827  [6, 7, 8]
  Family ID	F2627	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Mary Roos,   b. 26 May 1850, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Dec 1928, Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada  (Age 78 years)
  Married	6 Aug 1872	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 9]
  Children	1. Arthur A. Erb,   b. 13 Jun 1873, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Dec 1941, Hudson, Black Hawk, Iowa, United States  (Age 68 years)   2. Roy Roos Erb,   b. 20 Feb 1875, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Jan 1957, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada  (Age 81 years)   3. Edward Erb,   b. 1876, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Edwin Erb,   b. 1876, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F1118	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Benjamin Erb, "the eighth and youngest son of Joseph and Mary (Kolb) Erb, was born May 24th, 1852. After he was of age he entered the mercantile business in Preston until the year 1893 when he sold out and on March 15th of the same year he moved to Arnaud, Manitoba, where he is engaged in farming. He is married to Lizzie Roos and has a family of three children" Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.]. __________ BENJAMIN F. ERB The funeral rites for Benjamin Franklin Erb, who died Monday in Victoria hospital, were held Wednesday in Thomson's chapel. Rev. H. McKay was the officiating clergyman. Burial took place in Brookside cemetery. The pallbearers were: C. Raymond, Charles and Earl Thomson, and Harold, Frank and Ed. Erb. A retired farmer of the Arnaud, Man., district, Mr. Erb resided with his son, Arthur A. Erb, 531 Rathgar st.. The Winnipeg Tribune Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Fri, May 22, 1936 Page 7

  
  

• 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..., 628. [S105] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1871, Pg 3. [S297] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1881, Page 36. [S1473] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1861, Div. 3 Page 33. [S2441] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1891, Section 1 Page 7. [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. [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..., 857. [S16] Bible - Genealogical Information in the Bibles of the Waterloo Historical Society, Kolb family bible. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 29 Aug 1872. 06 Aug 1872 By Rev. Wurster, Benjamin F. Erb was married to Elisa Roos, both of Preston.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 24 May 1852 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1861 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 6 Aug 1872 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Not Given - 1891 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1891 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 18 May 1936 - Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Buried - - Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada  = Link to Google Earth