Nancy Stauffer^[1]

1843 - 1915  (72 years)

• Name	Nancy Stauffer
  Born	10 Jan 1843	Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Nancy Kolb
  Residence	1866	Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Residence	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00117-7328
  Died	28 Sep 1915	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Buried	First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Person ID	I4674	Generations
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Jacob G. Stauffer,   b. 17 Jan 1813, Speedsville (Waterloo Township), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Nov 1879, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Mosser,   b. 29 Jan 1816, , Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 20 Jun 1900  (Age 84 years)
  Married	25 Mar 1834  [10, 11]
  Family ID	F276	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Joseph B. Kolb,   b. 30 Aug 1839, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Aug 1905  (Age 65 years)
  Married	16 Oct 1866	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 8, 9]
  Children	1. Oliver Stauffer Kolb,   b. 2 Aug 1867, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Dec 1943, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)   2. Elsie Kolb,   b. 17 Sep 1875, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 May 1949, South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana, USA  (Age 73 years)   3. Lucinda Kolb,   b. 29 Mar 1878, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Oct 1947  (Age 69 years)   4. Irvin S. Kolb,   b. 20 Oct 1879, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1939  (Age 59 years)   5. Alice Kolb,   b. 4 Nov 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Dec 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 0 years)
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025
  Family ID	F1468	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Nancy Stauffer, "was born January 10th, 1843. She is married to Joseph Kolb, a farmer. They reside near Breslau, Ontario, and have a family" 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.]. ___________ Mrs. Joseph Kolb Passes Away After Long and Useful Life The death took place on Tuesday afternoon at the home of her son. Mr. Oliver Kolb on the old Kolb homestead on the Breslau road of Nancy Stauffer relict of the late Joseph Kolb. She was in her 73rd year and her taking off was due to the weakness and infirmity of old age, though she was able to be about the house until a few days before her death. The funeral will be held on Thursday at 2 p.m. from her late home to the East End Mennonite Church and cemetery for service and burial. Her death marks the first break in a family of ten children. She was born in Blenheim Township where she was brought up, and resided until the time of her marriage in 1866 to Mr. Joseph Kolb, who predeceased her ten years ago. From the time of her marriage to her death she resided pm the Kolb farm on the Breslau road. She lived a quiet home life which radiated helpfulness and a Christian charity real and faith in that her made her home not but only be a queen own loved by a large circle of friends. She is survived by two sons. Oliver on the homestead and Irvin near Waterloo, and two daughters, Mrs. G. L. Bender, Elkhart, Indiana and Lucinda at home. The brothers surviving are: Jacob and David of Caledonia: Peter and Henry of Plattsville, Daniel of Fairview. Michigan and Enos and Jared. of Giermfask.. Michigan: and the sisters are Mrs. Bray of Woodstock and Mrs. Gofton, of Plattsville. The Berlin News Record, Kitchener, Region of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Wed, Sep 29, 1915 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..., 860. [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..., 504. [S132] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1901, Waterloo C-5 Page 8. [S197] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1881. [S47] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - First Mennonite CC#4507 Internet link First Mennonite Cemetery online. Kolb / in memory of / Joseph Kolb / born Aug. 30th 1839 / died Aug.15th 1905 / in his 66th year / gone but not forgotton / his wife / Nancy Stauffer / died Sep.28, 1915 in her 73 year [S224] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1881, Div 3 Page 21. [S214] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1911, Div. 5 Page 6. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Joseph Kolb Birth Place: Waterloo Township Residence: Waterloo Township Age: 27 Estimated birth year: abt 1839 Father Name: Tobias Kolb Mother Name: Magdelena Knechtel Spouse Name: Nancy Stauffer Spouse's Age: 23 Spouse Estimated Birth Year: abt 1843 Spouse Birth Place: Blenheim Spouse residence: Blenheim Spouse Father Name: Jacob Stauffer Spouse Mother Name: Elizabeth Mosser Marriage Date: 16 Oct 1866 Marriage County: Waterloo [S1573] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1891, Section 1 Page 3. [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..., 503. [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..., 117.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 10 Jan 1843 - Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - 1866 - Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Married - 16 Oct 1866 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 28 Sep 1915 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth