Catherine Erb

1885 - 1982  (97 years)

• Name	Catherine Erb
  Born	9 Jul 1885	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31829778
  Name	Catherine Kennel
  Residence	1906	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Residence	1911	Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1931	Victoriaburg (Wilmot Township), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-70687
  Died	15 Oct 1982	Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Buried	Steinmann Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I70687	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

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

  
  

  Family	Albert Christian Casper Kennel,   b. 10 Mar 1878, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Mar 1960, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)
  Married	25 Feb 1906  [2]
  Children	1. Ruth Kennel,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Mabel Kennel,   b. Apr 1909, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1967, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 57 years)   3. Adeline Kennel,   b. 6 Nov 1911, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 May 1989, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)   4. Fanny Kennel,   b. 14 Jul 1913, Shingletown, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Mar 2000, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)   5. Reuben E. Kennel,   b. 9 Apr 1915, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Feb 1993, Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada  (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 ,   d. 1 Dec 1994, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 72 years)   8. Lillian Kennel,   b. 23 Mar 1926, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Oct 1996, Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada  (Age 70 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F21716	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Catherine Erb Find A Grave - Leighton Gingerich

  
  

• 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

  [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Div. 11 Page 12. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Catherine Erb - November 16, 1982, page 790. [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 [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

  
  

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  Born - 9 Jul 1885 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1906 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1931 - Victoriaburg (Wilmot Township), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 15 Oct 1982 - Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Steinmann Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth