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Lewis Arthur "Arthur" Kribs

Male 1893 - 1960  (66 years)


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  • Name Lewis Arthur "Arthur" Kribs 
    Born 17 Apr 1893  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Name Arthur Kribs 
    Residence 1900  151 Guelph Ave., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1901  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    School 
    Occupation 1911  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Student 
    Residence 1911  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Presbyterian 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-83403 
    Died 26 Mar 1960  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 28 Mar 1960  New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I83403  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father Mayor William Abraham Kribs,   b. 27 Feb 1859, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Oct 1943  (Age 84 years) 
    Mother Rhoda Fidilla "Fidilla" Duffield,   b. 18 Jul 1863, , York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jul 1939  (Age 76 years) 
    Married 14 Feb 1883  Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    Family ID F21712  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Emma Maria From,   b. 1892,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 3 Feb 1915  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Children 
     1. Verne Kribs
     2. William Kribs
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F271764  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Arthur L. Kribs

      HESPELER, Arthur Lewis Kribs, 65, of 27 Shaw Ave., Hespeler, died suddenly today, at the South Waterloo Memorial Hospital. Born April 17, 1893, in Hespeler, he was a son of the late, William A. Kribs and Rhoda Duffield. A lifelong resident of Hespeler, he was employed as plant engineer at Artex Woollens and was a member of St. James Lutheran Church. Surviving are his wife, the former Emma From; two sons, Verne of Hespeler and William of Galt; a brother, Bertram of Niagara Falls; two sisters, Viola and Estrella, both of Shakespeare and six grandchildren. The body is at the Stager-Nelson Funeral Home, where the funeral will be conducted, Monday, at 2 p.m. Interment, will be in Hespeler Cemetery.

      Kitchener-Waterloo Record 26 Mar 1960 pg 5

  • Sources 
    1. [S143] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1901, Hespeler (Village) D-2 Page 21.

    2. [S392] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1911, Div. 21 Pg. 8.

    3. [S2858] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration, Birth Certificate 034657 (1893).
      Name:Lewis Arthur Kribs Date of Birth:17 Apr 1893 Gender:Male Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father's name:William A Kribs Mother's name:Rhoda F Duffield

    4. [S2208] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1891, Section 1 Page 52.

    5. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      William A Kribs
      Age:24
      Birth Date:abt 1859
      Birth Place:Hespeler
      Marriage Date:14 Feb 1883
      Marriage County or District:Wellington-Guelph
      Father:Lewis Kribs
      Mother:Elizabeth Panebaker
      Spouse:Rhoda Fidellia Duffield
      Spouse's Age:20
      Spouse Birth Date:abt 1863
      Spouse Birth Place:Co of York
      Spouse Father:Thomas Duffield
      Spouse Mother:Elizabeth Whiteoa

    6. [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 015724 (1915).
      Name:Louis Arthur Kribs Age:22 Birth Year:abt 1893 Marriage Date:3 Feb 1915 Marriage Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Spouse:Emma Maria From

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 17 Apr 1893 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1900 - 151 Guelph Ave., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - School - 1901 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Student - 1911 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Presbyterian - 1911 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 3 Feb 1915 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 26 Mar 1960 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 28 Mar 1960 - New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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