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

Abraham Vincent "Abe" Otterbein[1]

Male 1892 - 1966  (73 years)


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  • Name Abraham Vincent "Abe" Otterbein 
    Born 10 Aug 1892  Blake, Stanley Twp., Huron Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/236307480 
    Occupation 1901  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Stable Boy 
    Occupation 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Teamster, Philip Weber 
    Residence 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1960  362 Kitchener Rd., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number 00002-486.9 
    Died 14 Jan 1966  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Buried 16 Jan 1966  Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I382271  Generations
    Last Modified 7 Nov 2024 

    Father Ezra Otterbein,   b. 27 Aug 1862, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Jan 1942  (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Annie Vincent,   b. 10 May 1860, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Apr 1897  (Age 36 years) 
    Married 1887  [1
    Family ID F2468  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Florence Ethel Voegtle,   b. 19 May 1895, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Nov 1960, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years) 
    Married 17 Jun 1914  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Children 
     1. Ella May Otterbein
     2. Harry Abraham Otterbein,   b. 1915, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Lillie Elizabeth Otterbein,   b. 6 Apr 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Apr 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     4. Wilfred Lloyd "Wilf" Otterbein,   b. 1923,   d. 12 Jul 1990, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)
     5. Dorothy Beatrice Otterbein,   b. 16 May 1928,   d. 10 Aug 2002, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
    Last Modified 12 Nov 2024 
    Family ID F259906  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Abraham Vincent Otterbein, Berlin 1910
    Abraham Vincent Otterbein, Berlin 1910
    Ebay 2024

  • Notes 
    • Abraham Otterbein

      PRESTON, Abraham Otterbein, 73, of 362 Kitchener Rd., died today at his home. Mr. Otterbein was born near Dashwood. He lived in Preston for over 50 years and was a motorman on the Grand River Railway, until retiring eight years ago. He was a member of St. Paul's United Church and a member of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen. His wife the former Florence Voegtle, died in 1960. Surviving are two sons, Harry of Acton and Wilfred of RR 1, Preston: two daughters, Mrs. Harold (Ella) Dawson of Preston and Mrs. Gordon (Dorothy) Zimmerman of Galt: 11 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. The body is at the Barthel-Stager Funeral Home, where the funeral will he conducted at 2;30 p.m. Sunday. Interment will be in Preston Park Lawn, cemetery.

      Kitchener-Waterloo Record 14 Jan 1966 pg 23

  • 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..., 157.

    2. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration.

    3. [S132] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1901, Waterloo C-5 Page 1.

    4. [S356] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Parklawn CC#4504 Internet Link .
      Abraham/ 1892 - 1966/ Florence/ 1895 - 1960/ Rest in peace/ OTTERBEIN.


    5. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 27 Pg. 16.

    6. [S2858] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration.
      Name:Abraham Otterbein Date of Birth:10 Aug 1892 Gender:Male Birth Place:Huron, Ontario, Canada Father's name:Ezra Otterbein Mother's name:Elizabeth Vinson

    7. [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 022776 (1914).
      Name:Abraham Otterbein Age:21 Birth Year:abt 1893 Birth Place:Hay Tp Blake, Ontario Marriage Date:17 Jun 1914 Marriage Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:Ezra Otterbein Mother:Elizabeth Vincent Spouse:Florence Ethel Vorglte

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Stable Boy - 1901 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Teamster, Philip Weber - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 17 Jun 1914 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 14 Jan 1966 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 16 Jan 1966 - Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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