John Cober^[1]

1838 - 1908  (69 years)

• Name	John Cober
  Born	3 Jun 1838	Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1862	Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Occupation	1881	Grey Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	wagon and carriage maker
  Eby ID Number	00025-1980
  Died	25 Jan 1908  [6]
  Buried	Brussels Cemetery, Brussels, Grey Twp., Huron Co., Ontario   [6]
  Person ID	I4316	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Nicolaus Cober,   b. 4 Mar 1811, Vaughan Twp., York Co., Ontario ,   d. 22 Jun 1887, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Nancy Holm,   b. 4 Nov 1813, Markham Twp., York Co., Ontario ,   d. 5 Apr 1878, , Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 64 years)
  Married	3 Apr 1832  [1, 2]
  Family ID	F2292	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Matilda Eaton,   b. 25 Sep 1843, Carlisle, East Flamborough Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario ,   d. 17 Jul 1919, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)
  Married	27 Nov 1862	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Children	1. Enoch Cober   2. Edmund Cober   3. Ephraim Cober,   b. 1866, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Norman Cober,   b. 21 Jul 1869, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Aaron Cober,   b. 4 Mar 1874, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. William H. Cober,   b. 1880, Grey Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Elsa Eloreda Cober,   b. Between 1897 and 1898, , France ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F1371	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  John Cober, "was born June 3rd, 1838. He is married to Matilda Eaton. They reside near Ethel, Huron County, where he is engaged in farming. His family consisted of six 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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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.]. __________________ The Blacksmithing needs of the first Mennonite settlers in this district appear to have been attended by Cornelius Pannabecker who came from Pennsylvania in 1810 and some time thereafter set up his forge on the farm at Beaverdale, now owned by Mr. Fred. Lindhorst. David Baer learned the smithing trade with this Cornelius Pennabecker who was his uncle and in 1855 he built the little shop on the Elias Pannabecker farm and started to ply his trade there. Both Samuel Pannabecker and Bernhardt Goebel learned their trades in that shop, and the former succeeded Baer as its proprietor. It is quite probable that David Baer ironed some of the waggons built by John Cober, the waggon maker. Although it is known that Samuel Pannabecker did some ironing for J. N. Cober after he bought his brother John out, and moved to the Tabbert place, it is not likely that this amounted to much because Mr. Cober had his own shop and employed a blacksmith permanently; at first, Thomas Hefferman and later, Barney Goebel. After J. N. Cober moved his carriage business to Hespeler, Mr. Sam. Pannabecker bought that place and continued blacksmithing there along with his farming operations. Le Rue De Commerce, Other Times Other Customs Other Days Other Ways, Winfield Brewster 1954

  
  

• 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..., 810. [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..., 461. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. John Cober, aged 24 res Puslinch born Puslinch son of Michael and Nancy married 27 Nov 1862 to Matilda Eaton aged 19 res. Waterloo born Wentworth daughter of Anson and Lorcha? [S314] Census - ON, Huron, Grey - 1901, Grey C-5 Page 8. [S315] Census - ON, Huron, Grey - 1881, Division 2 Page Number 78 Household Number 327. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/116788809/john-cober.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 3 Jun 1838 - Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - 1862 - Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Married - 27 Nov 1862 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - wagon and carriage maker - 1881 - Grey Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Brussels Cemetery, Brussels, Grey Twp., Huron Co., Ontario  = Link to Google Earth