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

Milton Erb[1, 2]

Male 1868 - 1958  (90 years)


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  • Name Milton Erb 
    Born 28 Mar 1868  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1891  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Store Keeper 
    Occupation 1901  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Merchant 
    Occupation 1911  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Clerk, Dry Goods 
    Residence 1911  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Lutheran 
    Eby ID Number 00032-2820.7 
    Died 10 Nov 1958  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Buried 13 Nov 1958  Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Person ID I352679  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father Cyrus Erb,   b. 1 Mar 1831, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Dec 1916, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Mother Sarah Swartz,   b. 18 Jan 1835, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Nov 1917, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Married 25 Dec 1856  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 10, 11
    Family ID F1657  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Henrietta Helen "Helen" Lindhorst,   b. 27 Oct 1893, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Sep 1960, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years) 
    Married 7 Dec 1936  Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F252222  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Milton Erb

      PRESTON, A former Preston merchant who retired in 1928, Milton Erb, 532 Sherring St., Preston, died Monday at his home after a short illness. A lifelong resident of Preston, he was the last surviving member of the family of the late Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus Erb. Surviving is his wife, the former H. Helen Lindhurst. Two brothers and one sister predeceased him. The body is at the H. K. Stager Funeral Home, Preston, where Norman Elvy of Jehovah's Witnesses will conduct a service at 2 p.m., Thursday. Burial will be in Preston Cemetery.

      Kitchener-Waterloo Record 11 Nov 1958 pg 5

  • 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. [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..., 363.

    3. [S297] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1881, Sub-district E Page Number 33 Household Number 177.

    4. [S204] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1901, Preston (Village) F-2 Page 19.

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

    6. [S297] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1881, Page 33.

    7. [S1669] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1911, Div. 24 Pg. 17.

    8. [S2441] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1891, Section 1 Page 27.

    9. [S239] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Preston CC#6335 Cemetery Internet Link .
      ERB/ Milton ERB/ Mar. 28, 1868 - Nov. 10, 1958/ His beloved wife/ H. Helen LINDHORST/ Oct. 27, 1893 - Sept. 17, 1960./ [Footstones] Helen/ Milton.

    10. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library.
      Cyrus Erb, merchant of Preston married 25 Dec 1856 in Waterloo Twp by lic. to Sarah Schwartz of Preston. witnesses: John Hagy of Preston & Hanna Erb of Preston

    11. [S14] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berlin Chronicle (1856-1860), January 14, 1857.
      On the 25th ult., Mr. Cyrus Erb, Merchant at Breslau, to Miss Sara Schwartz, of New Hope.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 28 Mar 1868 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Store Keeper - 1891 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Merchant - 1901 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Clerk, Dry Goods - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 7 Dec 1936 - Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 10 Nov 1958 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 13 Nov 1958 - Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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