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

Catherine Erb

Female 1885 - 1982  (97 years)

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  • Name Catherine Erb 
    Born 9 Jul 1885  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Female 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31829778 
    Name Catherine Kennel 
    Residence 1906  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Residence 1911  Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1931  Victoriaburg (Wilmot Township), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-70687 
    Died 15 Oct 1982  Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Steinmann Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I70687  Generations
    Last Modified 12 May 2024 

    Father Joel Erb,   b. 4 Jun 1835, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Aug 1922, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years) 
    Mother Barbara K. Lichty,   b. 30 Dec 1843, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Nov 1931, Victoriaburg (Wilmot Township), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years) 
    Married 12 Nov 1861  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Family ID F20027  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Albert Christian Casper Kennel,   b. 10 Mar 1878, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Mar 1960, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 25 Feb 1906  [2
    Children 
     1. Ruth Kennel,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Mabel Kennel,   b. Apr 1909, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1967, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 57 years)
     3. Adeline Kennel,   b. 6 Nov 1911, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 May 1989, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     4. Fanny Kennel,   b. 14 Jul 1913, Shingletown, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Mar 2000, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
     5. Reuben E. Kennel,   b. 9 Apr 1915, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Feb 1993, Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     6. Eileen Kennel,   b. 1917,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Edgar Albert Kennel,   b. 26 Apr 1922, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Dec 1994, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
     8. Lillian Kennel,   b. 23 Mar 1926, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Oct 1996, Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
    Last Modified 13 May 2024 
    Family ID F21716  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Kennell.- Catherine, daughter of Joel and Barbara (Lichti) Erb, was born in Ellis Twp., Ont., July 9, 1885; died at Tavistock, Ont., Oct. 15, 1982; aged 97 y. On Feb. 25, 1906, she was married to Albert Kennel, who died on Mar. 6, 1960. Surviving are 3 sons (Reuben, Edgar, and Anson), 4 daughters (Adeline-Mrs. Joe Brenneman, Fanny-Mrs. Reuben Gingerich, Eileene-Mrs. Edward Calvert, and Lillian), 27 grandchildren, 39 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by one daughter (Mabel). She was a member of Steinman Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Oct. 18, in charge of Vernon Zehr and Fred Lichti; interment in the church cemetery.

      Gospel Herald - Volume 75, Number 46 - November 16, 1982, page 790.

  • Sources 
    1. [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Div. 11 Page 12.

    2. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Catherine Erb - November 16, 1982, page 790.

    3. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 19698 (1906), Brown-Erb.
      Albert Brown, farmer Wilmot, Birth Place: Canada Age: 27 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1879 Father not known Mother Name: not known Spouse Name: Catherine Erb , residence Wilmot, Spouse's Age: 20 Spouse Birth Place: Wilmot Spouse Father Name: Joel Erb Spouse Mother Name: Barbara Lichti Marriage Date: 25 Feb 1906 Marriage Location: Waterloo, Wilmot

    4. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.
      Joel Erb b. Wilmot Township res: Wilmot Township Age: 26 born abt 1835 father: John mother: Fanny married Barbara Lichti Age:: 18 born abt 1843 b. Wilmot Township Spouse res: Wilmot Township father: John L. mother: Elizabeth married 12 Nov 1861 county: Waterloo

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 9 Jul 1885 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1906 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1931 - Victoriaburg (Wilmot Township), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 15 Oct 1982 - Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Steinmann Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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