Milton Erb^{[1, 2]}

1868 - 1958  (90 years)

• Name	Milton Erb
  Born	28 Mar 1868	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1891	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Store Keeper
  Occupation	1901	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Merchant
  Occupation	1911	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Clerk, Dry Goods
  Residence	1911	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	00032-2820.7
  Died	10 Nov 1958	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  Buried	13 Nov 1958	Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  Person ID	I352679	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

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

  
  

  Family	Henrietta Helen "Helen" Lindhorst,   b. 27 Oct 1893, , Germany ,   d. 17 Sep 1960, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 66 years)
  Married	7 Dec 1936	Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  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

  [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. [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. [S297] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1881, Sub-district E Page Number 33 Household Number 177. [S204] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1901, Preston (Village) F-2 Page 19. [S105] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1871, Pg 3. [S297] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1881, Page 33. [S1669] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1911, Div. 24 Pg. 17. [S2441] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1891, Section 1 Page 27. [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. [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 [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

  Born - 28 Mar 1868 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Store Keeper - 1891 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Merchant - 1901 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Clerk, Dry Goods - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 7 Dec 1936 - Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Died - 10 Nov 1958 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 13 Nov 1958 - Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth