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

John Litwiller Erb

Male 1862 - 1929  (67 years)


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  • Name John Litwiller Erb 
    Born 16 Mar 1862  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/263423108 
    Residence 1871  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Lot 10 Con. 2 Wellesley Township 
    Residence 1871  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Mennonite 
    Occupation 1881  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Farmer Son 
    Residence 1881  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Mennonite 
    Occupation 1888  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    farmer 
    Occupation 1901  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Farmer 
    Occupation 1911  Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Farmer 
    Residence 1911  Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Mennonite 
    Occupation 1921  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Farmer, own farm 
    Residence 1921  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Mennonite 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-51619 
    Died 16 Jul 1929  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Buried Cedar Grove Amish Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly 3rd Line], Wellesley Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Person ID I51619  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Christian S. Erb,   b. 14 Feb 1833, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Oct 1909, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Mother Anna Maria Litwiller,   b. 16 Aug 1833, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Aug 1911, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Family ID F13333  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Barbara Oesch,   b. 20 Oct 1866, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Mar 1915  (Age 48 years) 
    Married 20 Mar 1888  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Children 
     1. Moses O. Erb,   b. 13 Apr 1889, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 May 1973, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
     2. Daniel O. Erb,   b. 24 Mar 1893, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Feb 1981, Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
     3. Catherine Erb,   b. 9 Jul 1895, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Mar 1959, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)
     4. Samuel O. Erb,   b. 28 Apr 1897, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Sep 1950, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years)
     5. Bishop Christian O. Erb,   b. 5 Oct 1900, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jun 1971, Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
     6. Magdalene "Mattie" Erb,   b. 3 Mar 1903, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 May 1997, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 94 years)
     7. David O. Erb,   b. 8 Dec 1904, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Mar 1976, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
     8. Norman O. Erb,   b. 13 May 1908, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Aug 1979, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F13332  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Respected Citizen Dead.

      Death has called another one out of our midst in the person of John L. Erb who died last Wednesday. Interment wss made in the Amish
      Mennonite cemetery on the third line on Friday.

      Waterloo Chronicle, 25 Jul 1929, p. 4

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      Until the day break, and the shadows flee away. Died In Wellesley Township, on Tuesday, July 16th, 1929 John L. Erb Aged 67 years and 4 months The Funeral Will leave his late residence on Friday, July 19th, at 9.30 o'clock a.m., to the Third Line Cemetery for interment. Services in church after interment. All is over, hands are folded On a calm and peaceful breast; All is over, suffering ended, Now dear father is at rest.

      Funeral Card

  • Sources 
    1. [S160] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1901, Wellesley E-6 Page 6.

    2. [S113] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1881, Division 4 Page 11.

    3. [S504] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1911, Div. 11 page 3.

    4. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 12149 (1888), Erb-Oesch.
      John Erb, 26, Farmer, Wellesley, Wellesley, son of Christian and Maria Married Barbara Oesch, 21, Hay Twp, Wellesley, daughter of Rudy and Magdalena, Witn: Joseph L. Lichty and Michael Zehr Of Wilmot, 20 March 1888 At The Residence Of Daniel Streicher In Wellesley.

    5. [S2107] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1921, Sub District 11 Page 14.

    6. [S2534] aaaWellesley Township 1871, Section 2 Page 12.

    7. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration.
      Name: John Litwiller Erb
      Sex: Male
      Age: 67 years 4 months
      Birth Date: 16 Mar 1862
      Birthplace: Canada
      Marital Status: Widowed
      Race: White
      Father's Name: Christian Erb
      Event Type: Death
      Event Date: 16 Jul 1929
      Event Place: Lot 10 Conc. 2Wellesley, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
      Buried 3rd Line cemetery

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 16 Mar 1862 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lot 10 Con. 2 Wellesley Township - 1871 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1871 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer Son - 1881 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1881 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - farmer - 1888 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 20 Mar 1888 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1901 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1911 - Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1911 - Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer, own farm - 1921 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1921 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 16 Jul 1929 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Cedar Grove Amish Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly 3rd Line], Wellesley Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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