John Kalb

1830 - 1905  (75 years)

• Name	John Kalb
  Born	11 May 1830	Schiltes Haus, , Germany   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/179057003
  Immigration	1852	, Germany   [1]
  Name	John Kalp
  Occupation	farm hand  [1]
  Occupation	1853	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	labourer
  Occupation	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Laborer
  Residence	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1881	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Laborer
  Residence	1881	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-76542
  Died	11 Oct 1905	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I76542	Generations
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Martin Kalb,   b. 1804, , Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Elizabeth,   b. 1802, , Germany ,   d. Bef 1881  (Age < 78 years)
  Family ID	F34299	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth "Lizzie" Bittorf,   b. 26 May 1828, , Germany ,   d. 30 Jun 1908, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)
  Married	6 Sep 1853	Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Children	1. George Ira Kalb,   b. 4 Mar 1856, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Aug 1904, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 48 years)   2. Susannah Kolb,   b. 5 Sep 1857, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Jun 1916, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 58 years)   3. Catharine Elisa Kalb,   b. 30 Mar 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Caroline W. Kalb,   b. 17 Mar 1867, Howick Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Nov 1947, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025
  Family ID	F34297	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  DEATH OF JOHN KALB. The death of John Kalb, one of Berlin's aged residents, took place at his home in the North Ward on Wednesday after a somewhat long and lingering illness. He was born about 75 years ago in Schilter Haus, Germany. He leaves a grown-up family. The Daily Telegraph, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Thu, Oct 12, 1905 Page 1

  
  

• Sources

  [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, a-1 pg 7. [S158] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1881, Div. 2 Pg. 25. [S166] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Mount Hope CC#4508 Internet Link . Kalb/ John Kalb/ born May 11, 1830/ died Oct. 11, 1905/ Elizabeth Bittorf/ his wife/ born May 26, 1828/ died June 30, 1908 [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Section 4 Page 45. [S894] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861, Sect. 11 Page 76. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library. John Kalb, labourer of New Hope married 6 Sep 1853 at Greenbush (hoelsche) by banns to Elisabeth Didorf of New Hope, witnesses: George Goebel of New Hope & Samue Kropp of New Hope.

  
  

• Event Map

  Immigration - 1852 - , Germany Occupation - labourer - 1853 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 6 Sep 1853 - Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Laborer - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Laborer - 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 11 Oct 1905 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth