Christian Erb

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• Eby ID Number: 00032-2775.3

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"Christian and Maria Erb resided in Warwick Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, near his father's homestead. Their family consisted of four children".


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Christian married Maria Winger 1725. Maria was born Abt 1703, , Switzerland; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: 00032-2776

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John Erb, "was born in Warwick Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, in May, 1729, and was married to (from Rev. Benjamin Eby's notes) Anna Erb. They have had a family of several children, one of whom, named Magdalena (Die alt Mollie), was married to Abraham Erb, the founder of the town of Waterloo. She was born March 3rd, 1780, and died July 25th, 1858."


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

John — Anna Erb. Anna was born Abt 1729, Of, Warwick Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: 00032-2777

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Christian Erb, "was born in Warwick Township, in October, 1734. He was married, in 1756, to Maria Scherch. She was born in 1737. They resided in Warwich [Warwick] Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. When well advanced in years they came to Canada, and made their home with their daughter, Elizabeth (Mrs. Christian Schneider), who resided at Doon where they both died. He died July 7th, 1810, and she died August 17th, 1814. Both lie buried in the Blair cemetery. They had a family of twelve children, namely:...Of the twelve children of the family, seven, namely Abraham, Jacob, John, Magdalena, Anna, Mary, and Elizabeth, resided in Canada, and two of the children of Susannah, Mary and John."

Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Christian married Maria Scherch 1756. Maria was born 1737, Of, Warwick Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 17 Aug 1814, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: 00032-2909

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Peter Erb, "son of Christian Erb, and grandson of Nicholaus Erb, was born in Warwick Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and resided near Mannheim of the said county. He was born in 1736 and married to Susannah Schäffer. They had a large family. The names of five of the sons were Daniel, Peter, John, Christian, and Jacob. The two eldest, Daniel and Peter, moved to Canada in 1807. The descendants of the others are to be found in Pennsylvania."


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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Peter remained in Pennsylvania

Peter — Susannah Schãeffer. Susannah was born Abt 1736, Of, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: 00032-2775.7

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• Name: Magdalena Eby
• Name: Magdalena Erb
• Eby ID Number: 00032-2776.2
• Residence: 1853, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Magdalena married Abraham Erb May 1804. Abraham (son of Christian Erb and Maria Scherch) was born 12 Jul 1772, Warwick Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 6 Sep 1830, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Magdalena married Bishop Benjamin Eby Aft 6 Sep 1830. Benjamin (son of Christian Eby and Catharine Bricker) was born 2 May 1785, Hammer Creek, Warwick Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 28 Jun 1853, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Susannah Brubacher
• Eby ID Number: 00032-2778

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Susannah Erb, "daughter of Christian and Maria (Scherch) Erb, was born March 17th, 1762, and died January 22nd, 1844. In 1781 she was married to Jacob Brubacher who was born June 11th, 1758, and died of yellow fever, August 31st, 1793. After their marriage they moved on his father's homestead in Elizabeth (part of Warwick) Township, Lancaster County, where they had seven children, namely:... She remained a widow for upwards of fifty years and raised her family save John, the second of the children, who died of small-pox when a lad of nine years of age. Two of her children, Mary and John, moved to Canada. Mary was married to Bishop Benjamin Eby and came to Canada in 1807 (see family of Benjamin Eby). John was married to Catharine Sherk and came to Canada in 1816 (see family of John Brubacher). In 1809 the mother paid a visit to her daughter, Mary, and her brothers and sisters who had moved here a few years previously, besides her parents who had their home with old Christian Schneider. Here she remained until September of the same year when she returned to her family in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. In the year 1816 she paid her second visit to this part of the country. This time her youngest son, John, accompanied her. He was unmarried. She remained here two years with her son for whom she kept house when he commenced on his farm which was composed of lot No. 59, German Company's Tract. After his marriage she returned to the land of her fathers to spend her remaining days in serving her Lord more fully so that when the death summons should call her away, she would be ready to meet her Lord in peace. It is related that on her last journey across the Alleghany Mountains she noticed a large rattle snake lying in the middle of the road. She dismounted her pony and with a well aimed blow killed the dangerous serpent, thus proving herself to be a woman of courage."


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Susannah married Jacob Brubacher 1781. Jacob (son of John Brubacher and Maria Tauner) was born 11 Jun 1758, of, Elizabeth Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 31 Aug 1793. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: 00032-2777.2

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21698950
• Eby ID Number: 00032-2779
• Land: Bef 1831, Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 075E, Waterloo County, Ontario
• Land: Bef 1831, Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 004W, Waterloo County, Ontario
• Land: Bef 1831, Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 011, Waterloo County, Ontario
• Land: Bef 1831, Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 104W, Waterloo County, Ontario
• Land: Bef 1831, Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 020E, Waterloo County, Ontario
• Hall of Fame - Waterloo Region: Bef 2012, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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John Erb, "the third son of Christian and Maria (Scherch) Erb, was born December 8th, 1764, and was married to Magdalena Schrantz who was born in June, 1770. In 1805 he, in company with his wife and family, William Corwell, Henry Kraft and family, Peter Hammacher and family, Matthias Scheirich and family, Abraham Stauffer and family, and other families moved to Canada and settled in the township and county of Waterloo. John Erb settled on the Speed River about 200 rods from where now Erb's Mill, of Preston, stands. He proved to be the founder of Preston. In 1806 Mr. Erb erected his saw mill. Before this time no sawed lumber could be obtained nearer than Toronto or Niagara. A year thereafter (1807) he erected his grist mill which were rebuilt by their son, Joseph, in 1834. In a very short time Preston proved to be quite a business centre. Here he died September 2nd, 1832. His wife died June 2nd, 1826. They had a family of nine children"

Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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Preston (Bechtel or Hagey) Mennonite Church


The second meeting house in Waterloo County was built, probably in 1814, by John Erb, a wealthy miller of Preston. This brick meeting house served as a community church and was located "near Jacob Hagey's", which was on the road running from the top of the Kress Hill west and "adjoining the Kitchener Highway" (Witmer 1967: 26). Another meeting house, known as the Union Meeting House, was built in the area around 1824. A meeting was held in the Union church on November 20, 1824 to commence recording the accounts of the congregation in Hagey's Deacon Book. The deed of land for the Union Meeting House and burial ground, which was for one acre of part Lot 22, Beasley's Broken Front, was transacted in 1835.

Hagey Meeting House was buiilt of red brick in 1842 on part Lot 23, just north of Preston on the west side of the Breslau Road, and slightly north of the Union Meeting House site. The deed, dated February 2, 1842, recorded the purchase of the land from John Hilborn and stressed that the property was to be for "the purpose of public worship by the Mennonist Society" (Witmer 1967: 28). Joseph Bechtel was the first minister in the area, from 1804-1837; he was followed by David Sherk (1838-1843). Next came Joseph Hagey (1844-1877), who was ordained bishop in 1851, and then Jacob B. Gingrich from 1878 to 1901. Services were held every four weeks until 1890 when bi-weekly services were begun. A Sunday School was established in 1842 with the congregation of Wanner Meeting House near Hespeler, but it was discontinued because of a difference of opinion regarding the need for Sunday Schools. On April 26, 1891 a Sunday School was organized at Hagey's, with deacon Abraham Oberholtzer as superintendent. Five years later, on June 10, 1896, a Sunday School was organized at the Wanner church.

Major changes were made to the church building in 1927-1928 when the basement was excavated, new windows were installed and the roof was raised two feet. Fire on January 15, 1950 caused extensive damage to the interior and furnishings of the church. The building was completely renovated and also enlarged at the same time; dedication was on July 2, 1950. Another fire, on Feburary 19, 1953, completely destroyed the church. A congregational decision was made to build a new church, on Concession Road in Preston, and the cornerstone was laid on Thanksgiving Day, October 12, 1953. Official dedication services in the new Preston Mennonite Church were held on May 16, 1954. The building was enlarged in the summer of 1989.

Waterloo County Churches A Research Guide To Churches Established Before 1900 By Rosemary Ambrose

John — Magdalena Schantz. Magdalena was born Jun 1770, Warwick Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 2 Jun 1826, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: 00032-2777.3

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• Name: Maria "Mary" Schneider
• Name: Mary Erb
• Eby ID Number: 00032-2777.8
• Grave Photograph - Find A Grave: Gravestone Image

Maria married Jacob Yost Schneider 1790. Jacob (son of Jacob Schneider and Maria Herschi) was born 24 Jan 1764, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 6 Feb 1853, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/58525530
• Eby ID Number: 00032-2835
• Land: Bef 1831, Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 017, Waterloo County, Ontario
• Land: Bef 1831, Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 049, Waterloo County, Ontario
• Land: Bef 1831, Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 036, Waterloo County, Ontario
• Land: Bef 1831, Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 006, Waterloo County, Ontario
• Land: Bef 1831, Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 020, Waterloo County, Ontario
• Land: Bef 1831, Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 079, Waterloo County, Ontario

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Jacob Erb, "the fifth son of Christian and Maria (Scherch) Erb, was born in Warwick Township, Pennsylvania, January 25th, 1768. He was married to Salome Graybill who was born August 8th, 1778, and died May 6th, 1821. In 1806 they, in company with his brother Abraham and others, came to Canada and located on lot No. 17, German Company's Tract, a little to the west of Berlin. Here they resided until their deaths. He died March 20th, 1834, leaving a family of thirteen children"

Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Jacob married Salome Graybill 22 Jun 1802, Warwick Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania. Salome was born 8 Aug 1778, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 6 May 1821, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Jacob — Magdalena Baer. Magdalena was born CALC 18 Sep 1775, , Pennsylvania, USA; died 12 Sep 1851, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Elizabeth Schneider
• Eby ID Number: 00106-5816.1
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Elizabeth married Christian Schneider 1789. Christian (son of Jacob Schneider and Maria Herschi) was born 28 Aug 1758, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 6 Aug 1850, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Doon Presbyterian Cemetery, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: 00032.2777.4

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Of of Ohio.

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• Interesting: education, public service, pioneer, story, building
• Eby ID Number: 00032-2834
• Historic Building: Abt 1812, 172 King St. S., Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Erb Kumpf
• Historic Building: 1816, 13 King St. S., Waterloo, Ontario
• Public Service: 1822, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Tax Collector - Waterloo Township
• Land: Bef 1831, Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 014, Waterloo County, Ontario
• Land: Bef 1831, Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 015, Waterloo County, Ontario
• Hall of Fame - Waterloo Region: Bef 2012, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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Abraham Erb, "the fourth son of Christian and Maria (Scherch) Erb, was born July 12th, 1772. He was married to Magdalena, daughter of John and Anna Erb, in May, 1804. She was born March 3rd, 1780, and died July 25th, 1858. In 1806 they, in company with Jacob Schneider and family, Christian Schneider and family, Jacob Erb and family, Simon Cress and family, Widow Brech and family, and others, forty-eight persons in all, moved to Canada and arrived in safety at Preston where John Erb had settled the year previously.

Old Abraham Erb pushed his way northward on the west side of the Grand River to where now the beautiful town of Waterloo is situated. His first clearing was a little to the south where now the Union Mills are situated. He soon became the possessor of 900 acres of land and in a few years after his arrival he erected a saw mill, as his brother John had done several years previously. In 1816 he erected a grist mill; this and his brother's at Preston proved to be the only mills in the township.

Abraham Erb had but one child, a son named Benjamin who was born January 3rd, 1807, and died in Waterloo, September 29th, 1814. He died September 6th, 1830. After Mr. Erb's death, his widow was married to Bishop Benjamin Eby. Abraham Erb and his wife had adopted two children whom they raised; one was the late Barnabas Devitt (see Barnabas Devitt's family) of Waterloo, and the other was Rachel Winson, born May 23rd, 1827. She was married to Jacob Bomberger. They resided on a beautiful farm near Strasburg, Waterloo County, Ontario, but not living happy together, they separated, he went to the Middle States and she was again married and resided between New Hamburg and Shakespeare where she raised a numerous family."

Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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ERB, ABRAHAM, miller; b. 12 July 1772 in Warwick Township, Pa, fourth son of Christian Erb and Maria Scherch; m. May 1804 Magdalena Erb in Lancaster County, Pa; d. 6 Sept. 1830 in Waterloo, Upper Canada.

The history of Waterloo County, Ontario, is much indebted to two Mennonite brothers, Abraham and John Erb, who in the early 19th century decided to leave Pennsylvania in search of new opportunity in the wilderness of Upper Canada. Both Abraham and John, as well as two other Erbs (a brother Jacob and a cousin Daniel), were founding members of the German Company, established in Lancaster County in 1803 to purchase a 60,000-acre tract of land in that part of Upper Canada later known as Waterloo County [see Samuel D. Betzner*]. In 1806 Abraham and a group of 48 other Mennonites left Pennsylvania for the German Company tract. Stopping briefly at the home of his elder brother John, who had immigrated a year earlier and founded the settlement of Preston (Cambridge), Abraham journeyed a dozen miles farther north.

The later emergence of the village of Waterloo was to occur within the confines of land held by Abraham Erb. He had acquired his land prior to his departure, having purchased a large tract from Jacob and Daniel Erb on 20 July 1805. His holdings of 900 acres included several watercourses, which provided waterpower for mills. As early as 1808 he is recorded as having constructed a saw-mill. In 1816 he expanded his operation to include a grist-mill. It is reported that this mill and his brother John's in Preston were the only two in the region north of Dundas.
Abraham's role in the founding of Waterloo appears to have been important in two areas - early industry and pioneer education. With respect to industry, he was personally responsible for giving accommodation, training, or employment to a considerable number of Pennsylvania immigrants who found their way to his doorstep in the early part of the century. Among the prominent people who engaged themselves to work in some capacity in his enterprises were cooper Joseph Bauman and millers Jacob S. Shoemaker and Andrew Groff. That the grist-mill was a busy social gathering-place is shown by one account, according to which Erb had erected a large fireplace and installed a wooden floor and some rough furniture in the basement of the mill to accommodate farmers who would stay overnight (there were as yet no hotels in the area) while awaiting the conversion of their grain to grist.

The earliest program of education in this pioneer region received an impetus from Abraham Erb, who played a prominent role in the building of the first school in 1820. In his will, dated 3 Sept. 1829, he left a fund for the use of certain schools, to be administered by trustees appointed by the Mennonite Society of Waterloo Township, the interest to be used "for the benefit and education of the poor and needy children, and such as the trustees shall think proper."

The early growth of the village of Waterloo was slow, undoubtedly impeded by the fact that Abraham Erb did not wish to sell his property, preferring to keep it for his heirs. A major portion of the land and of his business enterprise went out of the family when, on 1 Sept. 1829, Erb sold his sawmill and flour-mill to Jacob C. Snider. A comparatively short but energetic career ended with Erb's death on 6 Sept. 1830. He and his wife Magdalena had had one child, who died at the age of seven; they also adopted two others, one of whom, Barnabas Devitt, became a successful miller in nearby Bridgeport (Kitchener). After Abraham's death Magdalena married Mennonite bishop Benjamin Eby*.

Michael S. Bird

AO, Hist. plaque descriptions, "John Erb, 1764-1832, founder of Preston," 20 June 1960. Waterloo Hist. Soc. (Kitchener, Ont.), Abraham Erb, day-book, 1822-26. Valley of Six Nations (Johnston). E. E. Eby, A biographical history of Waterloo Township . . . (2v., Berlin [Kitchener], Ont., 1895-96); repub. as E. E. Eby and J. B. Snyder, A biographical history of early settlers and their descendants in Waterloo Township, with Supplement, ed. E. D. Weber (Kitchener, 1971). L. J. Burkholder, A brief history of the Mennonites in Ontario (n.p., 1935). F. H. Epp, Mennonites in Canada, 1786-1920: the history of a separate people (Toronto, 1974). G. E. Reaman, The trail of the black walnut (Toronto, 1957). W. V. Uttley, A history of Kitchener, Ontario (Kitchener, 1937; repr. [Waterloo, Ont., 1975]). W. H. Breithaupt, "Waterloo County history," "The settlement of Waterloo County," and "First settlements of Pennsylvania Mennonites in Upper Canada," OH, 17 (1919): 43-47; 22 (1925): 14-17; and 23 (1926): 8-14; "Museum report," "Waterloo County millers," and "Historical notes on the Grand River," Waterloo Hist. Soc., Annual report (Waterloo), 1927: 381-84; 1928: 78-80; 1930: 219-29. I. C. Bricker, "The first settlement in central western Ontario," OH, 30 (1934): 58-65. Mabel Dunham, "A short history of the new city of Waterloo," Waterloo Hist. Soc., Annual report (Kitchener), 1947: 34-38. M. A. Johnston, "A brief history of elementary education in the city of Waterloo," Waterloo Hist. Soc., Annual report, 1965: 56-68. A. B. Sherk, "The Pennsylvania Germans in Waterloo County," OH, 7 (1906): 98-109. E. W. B. Snider, "Waterloo County forests and primitive economics," Waterloo Hist. Soc., Annual report, 1918: 14-36. C. W. Wells, "A historical sketch of the town of Waterloo, Ontario," Waterloo Hist. Soc., Annual report, 1928: 22-67.

Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online 2000 University of Toronto/Université Laval

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Abraham Erb was the first settler in what is now the Town of Waterloo, coming from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, in 1806.

He purchased 900 acres of land that was not considered valuable, as much of it was low-lying cedar swamp, marshy and uninviting. However, notwithstanding that his brother John advised him to the contrary, Abraham Erb located on this property, and this beginning later developed into the present Town of Waterloo.

The County Registry Office records show that Richard Beasley sold a block of land to Daniel and Jacob Erb in 1805 as agents of the German Company. This was the bulk of Waterloo Township, 60,000 acres, for which 10,000 Pounds were paid, or at the rate of 81 1/10 cents per acre, and they, in turn, sold Abraham Erb 448 acres on July 20th. 1805, this being part of the site of the Town of Waterloo.

Those of us, who have spent many years in the town, are familiar with the fact that the land is low-lying for the residents have been moving the hills into the swamps for over one hundred years, in order to bring the lots up to a level where they could be sufficiently drained for residential or other purposes, and many a building has its foundations on oak planks, resting on quicksand or black swamp muck.

Not so many years ago, in excavating for a sewer on King Street, a block south of the original Abraham Erb mill, an old corduroy road made of elm logs was encountered, eight to ten feet below the present street level; also in October, this year, (1928), on lower King Street, cedar stumps, large pieces of elm wood, and good samples of peat were brought up from a depth of nine to ten feet below the present surface.

Abraham Erb erected a saw mill, and later, in 1816, a grist mill , propelled by water with the old-fashioned overshot wheel. The power was secured by making a dam on Laurel Creek, and for many years known as the Waterloo dam, and more recently as Silver Lake since it was acquired and is now a part of the Waterloo Park System.

When he erected his mill in 1816, Abraham Erb built a large fireplace in the basement and added a wooden floor and some rough furniture, making this part of the mill comfortable and inviting, especially on cold wintry days when a log was burning on the hearth. The fireplace was made of brick and massive field stone, and was built into the foundation, with an opening five feet wide and proportionately deep and high.

Such fireplaces were common in those days, as stoves had not been invented, and all cooking and heating of houses was done by means of fireplaces. It was not strange that Abraham Erb should have built a fireplace in his mill, for it proved to be a necessity.

As this mill was one of the first in this section of the country, farmers had to bring their grain long distances to be ground into flour. Even if the distance was not great, a trip over poor trails, and over corduroy roads through swamps was a difficult one and slow as well, for oxen were used for teaming. Consequently, a trip to the mill was often a matter of two or three days, instead of that number of hours in the present age of good roads and rapid transit.

While waiting for his grist the farmer lounged about the basement where it was warm and comfortable, and where he met his friends, the other farmers, so that it became a social centre, and a business mart as well, for many business trades were made there and many things discussed. They warmed their victuals and made coffee at the fireplace, and at night wrapped themselves in their blankets and slept on the floor, or on the bags of bran, or anywhere so long as they received the warmth of the fire place.

They had to camp in the mill for there were no hotels then; during their stay in the mill settlement, the farmers' oxen were comfortably stabled in a building which stood on the site now occupied by the block of stores on the south side of Erb Street and East side of King Street, directly opposite the Bank of Montreal .

Dundas wharf was the nearest shipping point in the old days, and all produce had to be teamed by oxen to that point, while salt and other supplies were brought back.

Until mills were established in Waterloo County, all wheat had to be taken to the mill at Dundas to be ground, and many a trip was made on horseback with part of a bag of grain carried on the horse's back, in order to relieve more quickly the shortage in the forest home away back in the Waterloo Settlement.

When Abraham Erb's mill was taken down and removed in 1927, after being in continuous use for 111 years, most of the foundations were blasted and the stone hauled away. I believe, however, that part of the foundation and the old fireplace was left in place and covered over with mother earth, an invisible monument to the courage, energy and enterprise of the first settler and founder of Waterloo, Abraham Erb.

After the building of the mill, others were anxious to join the settlement to carry on various enterprises, but Abraham Erb was reluctant to parcel out his land in small lots, and settlement was therefore retarded.

The Waterloo Historical Society is in possession of Abraham Erb's daybook, from 1822 to 1826. Most of the entries are in English, but some are in German. Values are denoted in pounds, shillings and pence, and a few in dollars and cents. This book was found about 1875 when tearing down a very old building. The workmen had discarded it amongst a heap of rubbish, and my father, the late Walter Wells, rescued it and thus preserved a valuable record.

On September 1st, 1829, Abraham Erb transferred 240 acres of land including his saw-mill and flour-mill to Jacob C. Snider, who had moved from Pennsylvania to a farm a little west of the present town, and Mr. Snider, great-grandfather of Frederick W. Snider, who is now, with his partner, the owner of the same flour mill, carried on business here for many years.

As the waterpower was not sufficient for his purposes, he installed a steam plant. As he then had more power than he required, he added a distillery to his other lines, and this branch of the business was carried on actively for a long time.

His son Elias then rented the mill, and, as he objected to having the still, his father removed it to his own farm. Jacob C Snider transferred 320 acres to his son Elias in 1853, (see County Records), including the mill property and much of what is now the central part of town. A landmark for many years was a tall poplar tree which stood near the mill. It was said that early in the century a poplar switch was used to drive a team of horses from Pennsylvania, and, on his arrival, the driver planted the switch near the mill. It grew to be a very large tree, five feet or more in diameter, and for many years a heavy cable circled it several times as an anchor for a tall iron smokestack, the bark finally growing over the cable. The tree was cut down in the 90's to make way for street improvements, the tree having been planted before there was a street.

The community had a very slow growth for three decades or more after Abraham Erb first located in the cedar swamp, for Jacob C. Snider, like his predecessor, was not anxious to sell his land in small lots to intending settlers. He had a large family and preferred holding his lands as an inheritance.

Sixteenth Annual Report of the Waterloo Historical Society, 1928, A Historical Sketch of the Town of Waterloo, Ontario, Clayton W. Wells, L.D.S., D. D. S.

Historic Building:
The original portion of the Erb-Kumpf House was built around 1812 by Abraham Erb, the founder of Waterloo, making it one of Waterloo's oldest homes. It was a three-bay structure facing a mill situated near the south-west corner of King and Erb Streets.
Abraham Erb came from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, in 1806 and settled on Lots 14 and 15 of the German Company Tract, land which now comprises the central business district of Waterloo. He established a sawmill on Beaver (Laurel) Creek in 1808 and a grist mill in 1816. In 1828, he sold his mills and a considerable quantity of land to Jacob C. Snider.
Magdalene Erb sold the home to Barnabas Devitt, her adopted son, in 1835. His son Benjamin served as Mayor of Waterloo from 1881 to 1883.
An addition to the house was probably built by Devitt in 1849. A slight hump in the roof on the north side indicates the location at which it joins the original structure. The application of a vertical board and clapboard which does not align is further evidence that it was added at a later date. The second addition, probably built by Hoffman around 1855, included the two-storey verandah at the front.

Elias Snider acquired the home and later sold it to Christian Kumpf in 1869. Kumpf was a newspaper owner, Mayor of Waterloo from 1879-1880, as well as Postmaster for 42 years. He was instrumental in the establishment of the Dominion Life Assurance Company in 1889. His son Ford, who became affectionately known as "Mr. Waterloo", was born in the home in 1877 and assumed ownership in 1899. One of the community's most public-spirited citizens, he served as Treasurer of Waterloo and Clerk/Manager of the Water and Light Commission. He was President of the Waterloo Red Cross Society and The Dominion Life Assurance Company.
At present, the house demonstrates a mixture of architectural styles. Among its Georgian characteristics is the six-over-six window pane arrangement. The facade, with its two wings, treillage, Gothic barge board and Doric columns, reflects the Regency influence.
In 1979, the home was sold to a law firm which has maintained the integrity of the exterior. A third addition in keeping with the style of the building has since been constructed.<sup>1a

1a</sup>Designated Properties www. waterloo.ca

Historic Building:
Commonly referred to as the "old mill", Abraham Erb's original Union Mills was built in 1816 at 13 King Street South and had been in the Snider family since 1861. The building was demolished in 1927. The Snider Mill continued at 45 Erb Street West, until its 1958 demolition.

Photograph Waterloo Pubic Library Digital Collection

Abraham married Magdalena Erb May 1804. Magdalena (daughter of John Erb and Anna Erb) was born 3 Mar 1780, Warwick Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 25 Jul 1858; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Anna "Nancy" Bricker
• Name: Annie Erb
• Name: Nancy Erb
• Eby ID Number: 00016-1221.1
• Residence: 1852, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

In Wilmot, Waterloo Co., C. W, at the residence of Abraham Bricker, son of the deceased, on the 14th October, Nancy, wife of the late John Bricker, at the advanced age of 91 years, 10 months, and 2 days. She came from Cumberland Co., Pa., to Canada in the Spring of 1802, and lived here, respected by all, to the day of her death. She was a sister of Daniel and Jacob Erb, to whom the German Company Tract of Waterloo Township was deeded in 1865, also of Abraham Erb, the founder of Waterloo Village. She was buried on the 16th in the old burying-ground in the village of Blair. This is the oldest piece of ground selected for burying purposes in Waterloo, and she was the one who made the selection.

Sixty-two years ago, while her husband was away to the States, one of her sons died, and as there was no place to bury the dead she went up to the hill, a little distance from where they were then living, and found an open little little(sic) place where she decided to bury her dead. She planted a tree at the foot of the little grave which tree is now about ten inches in diameter. She herself gave ground for a public cemetery, and for that reason wished to be buried there. Moses Bowman and Daniel Wismer officiated on the occasion. Only one or two are still living who came to Canada so early as the deceased.- Waterloo Chronicle

Herald of Truth November 1866 - Vol. III, No. 11 Page 92

Anna — John Bricker. John (son of Peter Bricker and Mary Baehr) was born 28 Dec 1769, , Pennsylvania, USA; died 19 Feb 1854, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00032.2777.9

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00018-1372.8

Other Events:

• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81744103
• Name: Magdalena Eby
• Eby ID Number: 00031-2543.1
• Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

In Wilmot Township, Waterloo Co., C. W., on the 26th of December, our sister Magdalena Eby, aged 87 years, 10 mo., and 26 days. She was a widow, and entirely blind for some years, yet under all her afflictions she manifested the greatest Christian fortitude and the living hope of a better life, after her sufferings here were over. Her maiden name was Erb; she was a sister to Benjamin Erb of Wayne Co., Ohio. She has a sister still living here, who is in her 91st year and still able to go about with ease. Bro. Brubaker from Pennsylvania, who was here on a visit, preached on this occasion, from the words in Isa. 40: 6, 7, 8; and the writer from Hebr. 4: 14. DAVID SHERK.

Herald of Truth February 1865 - Vol. II,

Magdalena — Rev. Samuel S. Eby. Samuel (son of George Eby and Barbara Sensenig) was born 20 Feb 1772, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 10 Feb 1849, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00032-2910
• Land: Bef 1831, Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 012W, Waterloo County, Ontario
• Land: Bef 1831, Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 125S, Waterloo County, Ontario

Notes:

Daniel Erb, "the eldest son of Peter and Anna (Schãeffer) Erb, was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, January 11th, 1784. He, in company with his brother Peter, Benjamin Eby, Joseph Schneider, and others, came to Canada in 1807 and settled a little north of Bridgeport, Ontario, on the plantation now owned by Dilman G. Moyer and Levi P. Snyder. He was married to Barbara, daughter of John and Anna (Schowalter) Cressman. She was born May 22nd, 1786, and died October 20th, 1831. He died June 21st, 1845. To them was born a family of nine children"

Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Daniel — Barbara Cressman. Barbara (daughter of John Cressman and Anna Schowalter) was born 22 May 1786, , Pennsylvania, USA; died 20 Oct 1831; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00032-2931
• Military: 1812; War of 1812
• Land: Bef 1831, Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 125, Waterloo County, Ontario
• Occupation: 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
• Occupation: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Gentleman
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Peter Erb, "the second son of Peter and Anna (Schãeffer) Erb, and brother to Daniel Erb, was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, January 13th, 1787. On December 14th, 1806, he was married to Susannah Bomberger who was born in the same place, September 17th, 1787, and died April 3rd, 1867. In 1807 they, with others, moved to Canada and settled in what is now Waterloo County, Ontario. They located on the west bank of the Grand River, about two miles north of Bridgeport, on the farm now known as the 'Wismer Farm'. Here they resided until their deaths. He died February 24th, 1865. To them were born eleven children, all born in Waterloo County, Ontario"


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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On Febr. 24th, in Waterloo Co., Canada West, of apoplexy, Bro. Peter Erb, aged 78 years, 1 month and 10 days. He was born in the State of Pennsylvania-was married on the 14th of November 1806, with Susanna Bomberger and emigrated to Canada in 1807, where, as a peaceable citizen, he experienced, with others, the difficulties of a new country. He had, with his wife, who is still living, 11 children, three sons and eight daughters. He enjoyed good health generally until he reached his 75th year, when his strong bodily powers were shattered by a stroke of apoplexy, from which he suffered by repeated attacks until at last, as we hope, he fell asleep in the Lord. DAVID SHERK

Herald of Truth April 1865 - Vol. II, No.4 Page 31, 32

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"... On the 18th day of June, 1812, President Madison declared war against England. This placed the Pennsylvania people in a very trying position and as they could not be induced to take up arms, they were pressed into service as teamsters and were obliged to furnish their own horses. Ox-teams were employed when no horses were to be had. Those who were required to serve in this capacity were Christian Schneider Jr., Peter Erb, Joseph Eby, Samuel Eschelman, Benjamin Springer, Frederick Herner, Jacob Bock, Henry Pannebecker, John Scheirich, Henry Wismer, John Biehn, Adam Shupe and Wildfong.

In January, 1813, General Proctor defeated the Americans near Detroit, capturing General Wilkinson with 500 men. In September General Harrison having been joined by a fierce body of riflemen from Kentucky, advanced towards Detroit in such force that General Proctor crossed the Detroit River and retreated up the Thames. On being followed by the American Army of 3500 men, he made a stand at Moraviantown with 800 British and 500 Indians under Tecumseh. This warrior was killed, and Proctor retreated in great confusion to Burlington Heights in order to join the Niagara Army. A number of the Waterloo people were up at the battle on the Thames. These Waterloo boys acting as teamsters had taken shelter in a swamp near by while the battle was being fought. An officer of the British army, seeing that all was lost, gave them warning, said 'Boys, all is lost, clear out and make the best you can,' upon which some ran, while others unhitched their horses and rode off for their lives. Christian Schneider Jr., who carried the money-safe on his wagon, cleared out on his horses, leaving the wagon with all its contents behind. In this defeat old Adam Shupe was taken prisoner by the Americans. He was taken before General Harrison who, perceiving his innocent and harmless appearance, dismissed him and granted him permission to return to his Canadian home. He lost both his horses and wagon. Christian Schneider was away the greater part of the summer. On his first trip he had a two-horse team. After being home a few weeks he had to go again, this time with a four-horse team. During this war which lasted a little more than two years, quite a number of small battles were fought in the Niagara Peninsula and in the vicinity of Detroit. Quite a few of these Pennsylvania Dutch boys were pressed to serve as teamsters and exposed to all manner of danger, but strange to say, not one lost his life through the war.

On the 24th of December, 1814, peace was made between England and the United States, leaving each in exactly the same position as they had been before the war. After peace was restored the government of Canada fully compensated those teamsters for their losses during the war and for their valuable services. Christian Schneider Jr. was paid $5.00 a day for the time he served with a two-horse team, and $8.00 per day for a four-horse team, besides they were paid for horses and wagons that were lost during the time they served the government."


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Peter married Susannah Bomberger 14 Dec 1806. Susannah was born 17 Sep 1787, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 3 Apr 1867, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00032-2909.2

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00032-2909.3

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00032-2909.4

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00032-2834.1

Other Events:

• Name: Rachel Bomberger
• Name: Rachel Wilds
• Name: Rachel Winson
• Eby ID Number: 00032-2834.4
• Residence: 1843, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1861, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1881, Stephen Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada

Notes:

Rachel Winson, born May 23rd, 1827. She was married to Jacob Bomberger. They resided on a beautiful farm near Strasburg, Waterloo County, Ontario, but not living happy together, they separated, he went to the Middle States and she was again married and resided between New Hamburg and Shakespeare where she raised a numerous family.

Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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This week we must chronicle the death of Mrs. Wild, who passed away on Saturday evening after a brief illness. The funeral took place on Monday for the Goshen Line cemetery.

Exeter Times, Thursday 2 September 1897

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There is a DNA link between the descendants of Rachel Vincent and Abraham Vincent.

Rachel married Jacob Bomberger 26 Sep 1843, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Jacob (son of Christian Bomberger and Mary Erb) was born Abt 1827, of, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Rachel — Marcus Wilds. Marcus was born Between 1826 and 1827, , Saxon, Thuringer, Germany; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00018-1373

Notes:

Jacob Brubacher, "the eldest, was born January 27th, 1782. In 1807 he was married to Maria, youngest daughter of Christian and Catharine (Bricker) Eby. She was born October 12th, 1787, and died April 16th, 1864. They resided on the old 'Brubacher Homestead' in Elizabeth Township (part of Warwick), Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, where he died July 30th, 1854. To them were born nine children"


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Jacob married Maria Eby 1807. Maria (daughter of Christian Eby and Catharine Bricker) was born 12 Oct 1787, Of, Elizabeth (Part Of Warwick) Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 16 Apr 1864. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00018-1374

Notes:

John Brubacher, "was born September 26th, 1783, and died of smallpox in 1792."

^{Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].}

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00018-1375

Notes:

Henry Brubacher, "was born October 21st, 1985. He was a merchant for many years and was familiarly known as 'Der Unkel Hennie' (Uncle Henry). His death took place April 26th 1839. He was never married."


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00018-1376

Notes:

Christian Brubacher, "was born September 18th, 1787. In 1809 he was married to Elizabeth, daughter of John and Elizabeth (Dulabon) Scherch. She was born in 1789 and died April 5th, 1873. He died February 14th, 1853. Their family consisted of nine children".


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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On the 16th instant, in Elizabeth Township, Lancaster County, Pa., Christian Brubacher, aged 65 years, 4 months and 27 days.

The Berlin Telegraph Feb 25 1853 pg 3

Christian married Elizabeth Scherch 1809. Elizabeth (daughter of John Scherch and Elizabeth Dulabon) was born 1789, Of, Pennsylvania; died 5 Apr 1873. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19043926
• Name: Maria "Mary" Eby
• Name: Mary Brubacher
• Eby ID Number: 00018-1387
• Epidemic: 1834, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Cholera

Notes:

Maria Brubacher, "was born August 6th, 1789. On February 25th, 1807, she was married to Bishop Benjamin Eby who was born May 2nd, 1785, and died June 28th, 1853. In 1807 they moved to Canada, and settled at Berlin, Waterloo County, Ontario, where she died August 18th, 1834. To them was born a family of eleven children"

Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Maria married Bishop Benjamin Eby 7 Feb 1807. Benjamin (son of Christian Eby and Catharine Bricker) was born 2 May 1785, Hammer Creek, Warwick Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 28 Jun 1853, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Susannah Graybill
• Eby ID Number: 00018-1388

Notes:

Susannah Brubacher, "was born June 20th, 1791. In September, 1813, she was married to John Graybill who was born December 18th, 1789 and died December 7th, 1838. They resided in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, near Shaefferstown, where she died November 7th, 1878. To them were born eight children,....


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Susannah married John Graybill Sep 1813. John was born 18 Dec 1789, Of, Lebanon Co., Pennsylvania; died 7 Dec 1838. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Interesting: pioneer, story
• Eby ID Number: 00018-1389
• Land: Bef 1831, Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 057, Waterloo County, Ontario
• Land: Bef 1831, Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 059, Waterloo County, Ontario
• Land: Bef 1831, Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 006, Waterloo County, Ontario
• Occupation: 1861, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
• Residence: 1861, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1871, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Gentleman
• Residence: 1871, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

John Brubacher, "the youngest son of Jacob and Susannah (Erb) Brubacher, was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, July 11th, 1793. In 1815 he came to Canada (See pages 45, 46 and 47) and selected his lot, No. 57, German Company's Tract, township and county of Waterloo, Ontario, a little to the east of Berlin. Here he had a small clearing made and a log shanty erected thereon. Late in fall of the same year Mr. Brubacher returned to Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, to make arrangements for moving to Canada the following spring. Early in 1816, he, in company with his mother, moved to this country and had their home with Bishop Benjamin Eby. As soon as the log shanty on his large farm was finished he started housekeeping for himself. His mother proved to be his female assistant for one year. On March 6th, 1817, he was married to Catharine, daughter of Joseph and Mary (Betzner) Sherk. She was born February 11th, 1798 and died October 8th, 1882. He died October 10th, 1875. When quite a young man he was ordained as deacon of the Mennonite Church for the Eby field of labor. This position he held until his death. To them was born a family of fifteen children"


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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October 10th, in Berlin, Canada, John Brubaker, one of the first settlers in this section, aged 82 years and 3 days.


Death Announcement - Herald of Truth, November 1875

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JOHN BRUBACHER

John Brubacher came to Canada in 1816 and was accompanied by his widowed mother, Mrs. Susanna (Erb) Brubacher. She was a plucky woman and whatever she did was done aright. On the way over Mrs. Brubacher rode on a horse and killed a rattlesnake with her whip. Her son drove a heavily-laden Conestoga. Among other articles he brought in a churn. When they reached this settlment, their first meal was eaten off a pine stump. Mother and son then threaded their way through the woods to her son-in-law, Ben Eby's place,

John Brubacher made a clearing on Lot 57 and erected a log home. His mother kept house for him until 1817, when he married Catherine, daughter of Joseph and Mary (Betzner) Sherk. Ezra Eby said that Mrs, Susanna Brubacher sold her son 896 acres for $672 and then returned to Pennsylvania. Later on John Brubacher. as has been said, bought the Elias Eby farm in the East Ward and built a home in Brubacher Street that is still in use. Eventually John is said to have acquired 3,000 acres of land and to have given each of his fifteen children a farm.

John Brubacher was a short, dark man, and could lift a barrel of cider to his shoulder and take a drink out of the bunghole. His favorite saying was: Truth lasts the longest. His great-grand-father, also named John, when urged by his neighbors in Pennsylvania to build a gristmill declined, because he feared he might he tempted to take too heavy tolls.

Mrs. John Brubacher dressed plainly and wore a white cap. Her descendants treasure the heirlooms she handed down. There were no locks on their doors and often at night Indians entered her kitchen and slept on the floor. Once she was alarmed at breakfast time when a squaw fed a young papoose a piece of liver-sausage.

Fire was hard to make, for the settlers had no matches. A handful of dry cedar-bark was shredded and sparks struck from a flint with a piece of steel. Some families kept their fire burning the year round.

One night an Indian buck rapped on John's window and pleaded for a drink of whisky, but the pioneer did not give him any. Wild animals were all too plentiful and wolves a menace. Occasionally he heard the squeal of a pig as it was dragged from its pen by a black bear.

The Mennonites loved music. Once, while revisiting his old home in Pennsylvania, John Brubacher called on a man who owned a medodeon and had him play a hymn often sung in Ben Eby's church. As he listened tears of joy rolled down his cheeks. The pioneer walked with his head bent Ward Bowlby once met him in East King Street and said, "Mr. Brubacher, when walking you should keep your head up" John responded, "Mr. Bowlby, yonder is a field of wheat. Some of the stalks stand with their heads up those are empty; the bent heads only are filled with grain."

Mr. Brubacher's youngest daughter, Veronica (Mrs. Moses Betzner) died in 1936, when in her ninety-second year. She was an early riser; ate whole-wheat bread and until her fortieth year never tasted tea nor coffee after that she drank milk or butter-milk. "Sunrise," said she, "has a virtue no other part or the day has. Work is a blessing. Without it He would not be worth living."

"This community," she added, "was based on practical Christianity. The people were honorable and in business matters no writings passed among them It was all done by word of mouth and a man's Yes was binding."

A History of Kitchener, W. V. (Ben) Uttley, Kitchener, Ontario 1937, pg 23, 24

John married Catharine Shirk 6 Mar 1817. Catharine (daughter of Joseph Sherk and Mary Betzner, daughter of Joseph Schoerg and Elizabeth Betzner) was born 11 Feb 1798, , Pennsylvania, USA; died 8 Oct 1882, near, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 11 Oct 1882, First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/69136814
• Name: Elizabeth Gingrich
• Eby ID Number: 00032-2780
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Elizabeth Erb, "the eldest in family, was born April 3rd, 1790, and died January 2nd, 1867. She was married to John Gingerich. They resided near Preston, on the farm now possessed by Peter Fach. To them was born a family of nine children"

Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Elizabeth — John Gingrich. John (son of Abraham H. Gingrich and Barbara Hunsicker) was born 17 Dec 1785, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 3 Jun 1853, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00032-2781
• Public Service: 1822, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Assessor - Waterloo Township
• Occupation: 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; yeoman

Notes:

Samuel Erb, "the eldest son of John and Magdalena Erb, was born January 4th, 1792. On June 25th, 1816, he was married to Mary Lewis who was born August 14th, 1795, and died March 26th, 1877. They resided for many years about two miles south-east of Berlin, on the farm lately owned by Israel Snider, where there family was born. Later they moved to Norwich, Oxford County, Ontario, where he died June 26th, 1878. Their family consisted of eleven children"


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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ERB.-June 26th, in Middlesex Co., Ont., SAMUEL ERB, aged 84 years, 5 months and several days.


Herald of Truth - Volume XV, Number 8 - August 1878, pages 141, 143 and 144

Samuel married Mary Lewis 25 Jun 1816. Mary was born 14 Aug 1795, Ancaster Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario; died 26 Mar 1877, South Norwich Township, Oxford Co., Ontario; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Anna Erb
• Name: Nancy Schneider
• Eby ID Number: 00032-2815
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Nancy Erb, "was born February 15th, 1794. She was married to Daniel Snyder who was born December 21st, 1797, and died March 14th, 1884. They resided in the town of Waterloo where he was doing a paying mercantile business. She died November 15th, 1865. They had no family."


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Nancy married Daniel Schneider 1818. Daniel (son of Christian Schneider and Elizabeth Erb) was born 21 Dec 1797, Franklin Co., Pennsylvania; died 14 Mar 1884; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74387043
• Eby ID Number: 00032-2809
• Occupation: 1852, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Gentleman

Notes:

John S. Erb, "the second son of John and Magdalena Erb, was born September 4th, 1795, and was married to Polly, eldest daughter of John and Anna (Erb) Bricker. She was born September 1st, 1797, and died August 4th, 1876. They resided at Preston, Ontario, where Mr. Erb was engaged in farming for many years. He died May 19th, 1873. To them was born a family of five children"


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

John — Maria Bricker. Maria (daughter of John Bricker and Anna "Nancy" Erb) was born 1 Sep 1797, Cumberland Co., Pennsylvania; died 4 Aug 1876; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00032-2816

Notes:

Henry Erb, "the third son of John and Magdalena (Schrantz) Erb, was born about the year 1797. He was married to Polly Babcock. After their marriage they moved on their farm now divided into three farms, namely that of Jacob Z. Kolb, Dilman Kolb, Louis Breithaupt, and some smaller lots. From here they moved to Sheffield, a little below Galt, where he kept a hotel. Here he died. His family consisted of several children, namely:...and others whose names were not received. They all died young save Nancy."


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Henry — Polly Babcock. Polly was born Abt 1800, Of, Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29443946
• Eby ID Number: 00032-2818
• Occupation: 1852, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Merchant
• Occupation: 1861, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Manufacturer & Farmer
• Residence: 1861, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Joseph Erb, "the fourth son of John and Magdalena (Schrantz) Erb, was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, March 30th, 1800. He came to Canada in 1805 with his parents who settled where now Preston is situated. Here Mr. Erb was raised and after arriving of age he conducted his father's business which then consisted of the grist mill, saw mill, distillery, general store, besides a large farm of nearly 500 acres of land. On December 11th, 1827, he was married to Mary, daughter of Jacob and Catharine (Clemens) Kolb. She was born in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, near Skippack, August 4th, 1804, and came to Canada with her parents in 1819. She is still living on the old Erb place. Her residence is situated within sixty feet from where old John Erb had erected his first log cabin when coming to Canada in 1805. He died October 15th, 1885. To them was born a family of ten children"

Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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Joseph Erb died in Preston at the age of 85 years and 6 months. He came to Canada from Pennasylvania with his parents when only a few years old, and has lived ever since in Preston. He is survived by his widow, 6 sons and 1 daughter, as well as many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. At his burial service on Sunday at Hegy's meeting-house, a great many mourners from near and far were congregated^.

Berliner Journal 22 Oct 1885 pg 5 col 2, translated by Pat Kauk for the Kitchener Public Library

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ERB.-- On the 15th of October, in Waterloo County, Ontario, Joseph Erb, aged 85 years, 6 months and 15 days. He was taken last winter with kidney disease, but during the summer he was again able to walk out. During the last few weeks however he suffered a good deal, but bore it all with patience. He leaves a widow and seven children. He was buried at Hagy's Meeting-house on the 18th, followed to the grave by many people. Services by J. Woolner and Moses Erb.

Herald Of Truth - Volume XXII, Number 21 - Nov. 1, 1885, page 333:

Joseph married Mary Kolb 11 Dec 1827. Mary (daughter of Deacon Jacob Kolb, Sr. and Catharine Clemens) was born 4 Aug 1808, Near Skippack, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 13 Mar 1900, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Susannah Salyards
• Eby ID Number: 00032-2829

Notes:

Susannah Erb, "was born February 6th, 1803. She was married to Isaac Salyards who was born April 26th, 1802, and died December 29th, 1856. They resided on a farm near Preston where she died August 6th, 1844, leaving a family of five children, namely: Magdalena, John, Harriet, Abraham, and William who disappeared about thirty years ago, since then nothing has been heard of him. The others were all married and resided in different parts of the country, but at present there is not one living any more."


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Susannah — Isaac Salyards. Isaac was born 26 Apr 1802, , Pennsylvania, USA; died 29 Dec 1856, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Magdalena Kaufman
• Eby ID Number: 00032-2830

Notes:

Magdalena Erb, "was born in Preston, July 18th, 1810. She was married to Andrew Kauffman who was born February 1st, 1804, and died December 7th, 1858. They resided on the farm now in the possession of John Erb at Centreville, near Berlin. She died at her daughter's (Mrs. Knarr) home, near Erbsville, February 20th, 1883. They had a family of twelve children"


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Magdalena — Andrew Kaufman. Andrew (son of Johannes "John" Kaufman) was born 1 Feb 1804, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 7 Dec 1858, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Interesting: accident, misfortune
• Eby ID Number: 00032-2831
• Residence: 1835, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Misfortune: 1849; accidentally killed, June 28th, 1849, while raising the frame-work of their new house

Notes:

Christian Erb, "the fifth and youngest son of John and Magdalena (Schrantz) Erb, was born May 15th, 1815. He was married to Elizabeth, daughter of Henry and Elizabeth (Maris) Brower. She was born June 20th, 1815, and died some years ago. Mr. and Mrs. Erb resided on a farm a little below Preston where he was accidentally killed, June 28th, 1849, while raising the frame-work of their new house. They had a family of two children"


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Christian married Elizabeth Brower 19 Feb 1835, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Elizabeth (daughter of Henry Brower and Elizabeth Maris) was born 20 Jun 1815, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 30 Jul 1883, Townsend Township, Norfolk Co., Ontario; was buried , Scotland, Brant Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/44610119
• Name: Christian J. Snyder
• Eby ID Number: 00106-6104
• Military: 1812; War of 1812
• Occupation: 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
• Occupation: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

"... On the 18th day of June, 1812, President Madison declared war against England. This placed the Pennsylvania people in a very trying position and as they could not be induced to take up arms, they were pressed into service as teamsters and were obliged to furnish their own horses. Ox-teams were employed when no horses were to be had. Those who were required to serve in this capacity were Christian Schneider Jr., Peter Erb, Joseph Eby, Samuel Eschelman, Benjamin Springer, Frederick Herner, Jacob Bock, Henry Pannebecker, John Scheirich, Henry Wismer, John Biehn, Adam Shupe and Wildfong.

In January, 1813, General Proctor defeated the Americans near Detroit, capturing General Wilkinson with 500 men. In September General Harrison having been joined by a fierce body of riflemen from Kentucky, advanced towards Detroit in such force that General Proctor crossed the Detroit River and retreated up the Thames. On being followed by the American Army of 3500 men, he made a stand at Moraviantown with 800 British and 500 Indians under Tecumseh. This warrior was killed, and Proctor retreated in great confusion to Burlington Heights in order to join the Niagara Army. A number of the Waterloo people were up at the battle on the Thames. These Waterloo boys acting as teamsters had taken shelter in a swamp near by while the battle was being fought. An officer of the British army, seeing that all was lost, gave them warning, said 'Boys, all is lost, clear out and make the best you can,' upon which some ran, while others unhitched their horses and rode off for their lives. Christian Schneider Jr., who carried the money-safe on his wagon, cleared out on his horses, leaving the wagon with all its contents behind. In this defeat old Adam Shupe was taken prisoner by the Americans. He was taken before General Harrison who, perceiving his innocent and harmless appearance, dismissed him and granted him permission to return to his Canadian home. He lost both his horses and wagon. Christian Schneider was away the greater part of the summer. On his first trip he had a two-horse team. After being home a few weeks he had to go again, this time with a four-horse team. During this war which lasted a little more than two years, quite a number of small battles were fought in the Niagara Peninsula and in the vicinity of Detroit. Quite a few of these Pennsylvania Dutch boys were pressed to serve as teamsters and exposed to all manner of danger, but strange to say, not one lost his life through the war.

On the 24th of December, 1814, peace was made between England and the United States, leaving each in exactly the same position as they had been before the war. After peace was restored the government of Canada fully compensated those teamsters for their losses during the war and for their valuable services. Christian Schneider Jr. was paid $5.00 a day for the time he served with a two-horse team, and $8.00 per day for a four-horse team, besides they were paid for horses and wagons that were lost during the time they served the government."


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Christian married Magdalena Schantz 20 Mar 1814. Magdalena (daughter of Christian Schantz and Hannah Paul) was born 15 Dec 1795, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 8 Feb 1867, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Anna Bauman
• Name: Nancy Snider
• Eby ID Number: 00106-6179
• Grave Photograph - Find A Grave: Gravestone Image

Anna — Benjamin W. Bauman. Benjamin (son of Christian Bauman and Magdalena Weber) was born 9 Feb 1793, , Berks Co., Pennsylvania; died 8 Jul 1850, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Jacob J. Schneider
• Eby ID Number: 00106-6180
• Occupation: 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
• Occupation: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Jacob Snyder Jr., was born in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, January 15th, 1794. He was twelve years of age when his parents moved to Canada and settled in Waterloo County, near Bloomingdale, where young Jacob was raised. In February, 1818, he was married to Mary Baumann (No. 51) who was born May 25th, 1794, and died March 12th, 1826. Some time after the deceased of his first wife he was again married to Magdalena Baumann (No. 53), sister to his first wife. Soon after his married he moved on the farm now possessed by Rev. Menno B. Bowman where he resided until his death which took place October 3rd, 1862. His family consisted of ten children, of whom six were born unto his first wife."


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Jacob married Mary W. Bauman Feb 1818. Mary (daughter of Christian Bauman and Magdalena Weber) was born 25 May 1794, , Berks Co., Pennsylvania; died 12 Mar 1826, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Jacob — Magdalena W. Bauman. Magdalena (daughter of Christian Bauman and Magdalena Weber) was born 20 Apr 1798, , Berks Co., Pennsylvania; died 18 Nov 1850, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Maria Bowman
• Name: Mary Schneider
• Name: Polly Schneider
• Eby ID Number: 00106-6229
• Grave Photograph - Find A Grave: Gravestone Image
• Residence: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; M. E. N. S.
• Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Polly Snyder, "was born in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, January 8th, 1796. On July 20th, 1817, she was married to Jonathan B. Bowman. they resided near Bloomingdale where she died February 28th, 1883."


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Maria married Jonathan B. Bowman 20 Jul 1817. Jonathan (son of Reverend Joseph O. Bauman and Mary Baer) was born 25 Nov 1792, , Berks Co., Pennsylvania; died 1 Apr 1876, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38439571
• Eby ID Number: 00106-6230
• Occupation: 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
• Occupation: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Benjamin Snyder, "was born in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, January 15th, 1798. When a lad of eight years of age his parents moved to Canada and settled in Waterloo County, Ontario, near Bloomingdale, where he was raised. On October 21st, 1823, he was married to Catharine, daughter of John Philip and Veronica (Gingerich) Saltzberger. She was born June 1st, 1806, and died January 3rd, 1869. After his marriage he moved a little to the north of Bloomingdale where he was the owner of several hundred acres of land. He died April 18th, 1861, leaving a family of thirteen children"

Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Benjamin married Catharine G. Saltzberger 21 Oct 1823. Catharine (daughter of John Philip Saltzberger and Veronica Gingrich) was born 1 Jul 1806, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 Jan 1869, Near Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: John Snider
• Eby ID Number: 00106-6281
• Grave Photograph - Find A Grave: Gravestone of John Snyder
• Occupation: 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
• Occupation: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Occupation: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

John Snyder, was born in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, March 1st, 1800. In 1806 his parents, Jacob and Mary (Erb) Schneider moved to Canada and settled near Bloomingdale where Mr. Snyder was raised. On May 14th, 1826, he was married to Judith (No. 1045), daughter of John and Hannah (Bergey) Bingeman. She was born in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, December 8th, 1807, and died January 28th, 1880. After their marriage they moved several miles north of Bloomingdale where they resided until their deaths. He died February 19th, 1893. "

Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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SNIDER - Feb. 19th, 1893, in Waterloo, Waterloo Co., Ont., near Conestoga, Bro. John Snider, of infirmities of old age, aged 92 years, 11 months and 18 days. Bro. Snider was born in Franklin Co., Pa., in 1806 he emigrated with his parents to the neighborhood where he died. Entered into matrimony with Judith Bingeman in 1826 who preceded him to the spirit world 13 years. They had a family of 11 children, of whom 9 survive them, also 31 grandchildren and 38 great-grandchildren. Buried on the 22d at Snider's meeting house where a large number of relatives and friends met to pay their last tribute of respect. Appropriate remarks were made by Bish. Elias Weber and Noah Stauffer.

Herald of Truth , Vol. XXX, No. 7, April 1, 1893 - Page 117, 118, 199

John married Judith Bingeman 14 May 1826. Judith (daughter of Johannes "John" Bingeman and Hannah S. Bergey) was born 8 Dec 1807, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 28 Jan 1880, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Misfortune: Her mental powers and her organs of speech were somewhat defective
• Eby ID Number: 00106-6299

Notes:

Elizabeth Schneider, "was born in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, June 5th, 1802, and died at Bloomingdale, Ontario, July 28th, 1848. She was never married. Her mental powers and her organs of speech were somewhat defective."

Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Other Events:

• Name: Susannah Shantz
• Eby ID Number: 00106-6300

Notes:

Susannah Schneider, "was born in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, June 4th, 1804. She was married to Jacob P. Shantz, a farmer, and died near Bloomingdale, Ontario, April 2nd, 1837. .."

Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Susannah married Jacob Shantz 2 Mar 1824. Jacob (son of Christian Schantz and Hannah Paul) was born 15 Aug 1797, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 21 Jul 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Magdalena Bechtel
• Eby ID Number: 00106-6301
• Grave Photograph - Find A Grave: Gravestone Image
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Magdalena Schneider, "was born at Bloomingdale, Ontario, December 6th, 1806. In December, 1831, she was married to Levi L. Bechtel and died at Mr. Snyder's near Bloomingdale, Ontario, May 30th, 1895"


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Magdalena married Levi L. Bechtel Dec 1831. Levi (son of George B. Bechtel and Esther Livergood) was born 2 Apr 1809, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 7 Dec 1878, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Land: Waterloo Township - Wilson's Tract (Upper Block) Lot Oxbox, Waterloo County, Ontario
• Name: Heinrich Schneider
• Residence: Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Eby ID Number: 00106-6302
• Residence: 1836, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Elected Office: 1850, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; councillor - Waterloo Township
• Occupation: 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
• Residence: 1857, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer

Notes:

Henry Snider, "the youngest of old Jacob Schneider's large family, was born near Bloomingdale, Ontario, February 2nd, 1811. On march 27th, 1836, he was married to Elizabeth daughter of Jacob C. and Elizabeth (Cressman) Snider. She was born April 19th, 1817. Soon after his married he moved on his father's old homestead where she died January 13th, 1855. Some time after the decease of his wife he was again married to Margaret, daughter of Conrad and Margaret (Kraft) Brehm. She was born October 9th, 1836. Besides being proprietor of the large farm now in possession of his son, Josiah, Mr. Snider was owner of the large roller flour mills in Conestogo, now in possession of his son, Menno S. he and the late Samuel S. Shantz always took an active part in all municipal matters pertaining to their native township and county, Waterloo. Mr. Snider was one of the first parties advocating the necessity of forming a County Agricultural Society, and after its formation was chosen as one of its first directors which position he held for many years in succession. He died January 22nd, 1877. After his decease his widow moved to St. Jacobs where she still resides"

Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].


Death of Mr. Henry Snyder - The Berlin Telegraph says: - It is with feelings of sorrow that we record the death of an old and respected resident of the township of Waterloo, Mr. Henry Snyder, which took place at his residence near Bloomingdale on Monday last, the 22nd inst., after a lingering illness of about three months, aged 66 years. The deceased was one of the oldest residents of this county and was born in the old homestead, where he died, in the year 1810, his parents having settled there some four years before that date. He was widely known and highly esteemed in the community. He always took an active part in aiding every commendable public object, enjoying a large share of public confidence, and occupied the position of Councilor of the Township of Waterloo for several years and represented that township in the Provisional County Council at the time of the separation of Waterloo from the union with Wellington and Grey in 1852. For the last ten years he took an active interest in the affairs of the Agricultural Society of this riding, of which he was at one time the President. He was known as a warm and consistent Reformer. His death will be generally lamented, but especially by those who had the pleasure of his acquaintance. His funeral, which took place at Bloomingdale, was largely attended.

Galt Reporter Feb 2 1877 pg 1

Henry married Elizabeth Snider 27 Mar 1836, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Elizabeth (daughter of Jacob C. Snider and Elizabeth Cressman) was born 19 Apr 1817, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Jan 1855, Near Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Henry married Margaret Brehm 28 Jan 1857, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Margaret (daughter of Conrad Brehm and Margaretha Kraft) was born 9 Oct 1836, , Prussia, Germany; died 23 Dec 1903; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/200542536
• Eby ID Number: 00032-2836
• Occupation: 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical Association
• Occupation: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer

Notes:

David Erb, "the eldest of the family, was born in Pennsylvania, February 21st, 1797. He was nine years of age when his parents moved to Canada and settled in this County. He was married to Nancy, eldest daughter of George and Barbara (Wenger) Eby. She was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, October 13th, 1801, and died March 4th, 1887. Soon after their marriage they moved a little north-east of the town of Waterloo, on the farm now possessed by Jacob Groff. Here they resided many years, but after their family was raised they sold the farm and moved to Bridgeport, Ontario, where they resided until his death which took place August 25th, 1883. After his death she had her home with her daughter, Susan, who resides in Thedford, Huron County, where she died a few years afterwards. They had a family of ten children"

Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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Bridgeport United Church

The early Evangelical Association congregations in Berlin and Waterloo date back to August 1839 when a Camp Meeting was held over a number of days at David Erb's farm (Lot 7, German Company Tract) at Lexington. Classes (or congregations) in Berlin and in Waterloo were organized at that meeting by Bishop John Seybert - on August 29th. Twenty-six charter members were divided into the two classes. Class leader for Waterloo and vicinity was Jacob Hoffman. His brother, John, was class leader for Berlin.

The Waterloo class, along with classes at Lexington and Breslau, was connected to the Berlin Mission until the organization of the Canada Conference of the Evangelical Association in 1864. The Waterloo Mission was formed at that time. In 1866 the Breslau class was merged with the Lexington class and in 1876 the Lexington class, with 31 members, was referred to as the Bridgeport class for the first time.

An old log schoolhouse was purchased in 1879 for $500.00 on condition that it be used only for Sunday School services, not for preaching. The exterior walls were covered with lumber and the building was dedicated on November 9, 1879. A new white brick church was built ten years later, in 1889, when the old schoolhouse became inadequate for the growing congregation. This church was in use until 1934 when the present building was completed. A decision had been made at a congregational meeting in July 1933 to proceed with construction of a new church. The ground-breaking service was held on August 28, 1933 and on October 1 of that year the cornerstone was laid by Rev. W.J. Zimmerman. Dedication services were held in the new red brick church on Sunday March 18, 1934. In 1942 the old brick church was sold to Mr. Minnacker for $100. An addition which was built on to the west side of the church in 1958 provided additional space for the Sunday School, as well as offices and a kitchen. The new complex was dedicated on November 30, 1958 with Professor John F. Schaefer of Naperville, Illinois preaching the dedication sermon.

Bridgeport and Waterloo were a joint parish from 1876 until 1910, when Bridgeport was joined with Strasburg. This association lasted until 1914 when Bridgeport called its own full-time pastor. The Evangelical Church joined with the United Brethren in Christ Church on November 16, 1946 to form the Evangelical United Brethren Church. On January 1, 1968 when the Evangelical United Brethren joined with the United Church, Emmanuel's name was changed once again - to Emmanuel United Church. In February 1987 the congregation voted to change the name of the church to Bridgeport United Church.

Rev. J. Kaechele (1864-1865) was pastor in 1864 when the Waterloo Mission was formed; Solomon Kraft was the Bridgeport class leader when the schoolhouse was bought in 1879 and Rev. S.R. Knechtel (1888-1891) was pastor in 1889 when the new white brick church was built.

Waterloo County Churches A Research Guide To Churches Established Before 1900 By Rosemary Ambrose

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Zion United Church

A Sunday School was established in Berlin in 1837, meeting in Jacob Hailer's carpenter shop which was located at the southeast corner of what is now King and Scott Streets. A mission was begun by Rev. Christian Holl shortly after his arrival in Berlin on May 9, 1839, and a class (or congregation) was organized several months later on August 29, 1839 by Bishop John Seybert of the Evangelical Association during a camp meeting held at David Erb's farm near Lexington. John Hoffman was the Berlin class leader; his brother, Jacob, was class leader for the Waterloo-Lexington congregation. The Berlin congregation met in the old Town Hall until their first church was built in 1841 on Queen Street South across from Church Street on land purchased as of August 24, 1841 from Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Schneider. The church was dedicated on September 25th of that year, with Rev. Christian Hummel of Buffalo, New York, officiating. Rev. Joseph Harlacher was pastor from 1840-1842. In 1842 the Waterloo Mission became a Circuit of the East Pennsylvania Conference. Two years later it was part of the New York Conference.

The second church building was built of brick on the same site in 1866, and dedicated in 1867; Rev. C.A. Spies was pastor at the time. The old frame church was sold and moved to Elgin Street where it was used as a dwelling. In the same year Berlin became a station.

The present church building was built in 1893 on Weber Street; dedication services were held on June 15, 16 and 17, 1894. This building was heavily damaged by fires in 1942 and 1965 but was renovated and restored each time.

The union of the Evangelical Church and the United Brethren in Christ Church on November 16, 1946 created the Evangelical United Brethren Church. The name of the church was to change again, to Zion United Church when the Evangelical United Brethren Church joined the United Church of Canada on January 1, 1968. Of interest: some maps of early Berlin show this church as a German Methodist church.

Waterloo County Churches A Research Guide To Churches Established Before 1900 By Rosemary Ambrose

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Emmanuel United Church

The first Evangelical missionaries arrived in the Waterloo area in 1837. The first Waterloo class (congregation) was formed on August 29, 1839 by Bishop John Seybert during a camp meeting at David Erb's farm near Lexington. Jacob Hoffman was the Waterloo-Lexington class leader; his brother, John, was class leader in Berlin. A brick building which was erected by Samuel Burkholder in 1849 on Church Street, near King, was offered to the congregation for their use as a church, rent free, provided that they agreed to finish and furnish the building. Dedication of the new church was in 1851. The house, known as Burkholder House, is still standing, but Church Street in Waterloo is now known as Central Street.

In the early 1890s Waterloo was in the North District of the Canada Conference of the Evangelical Association, and was ministered to jointly with Bridgeport. Pastors in those years were Revs. C.R. Knechtel (1890-1891), F. Meyer (1892), D. Kreh (1893), and W.J. Yaeger (1894).

A new church, which was built in 1871 at the corner of Cedar and Water Streets (now Bridgeport Road and Dorset Street), was replaced in 1905 by the present structure. Dedication was in May, 1906. Emmanuel Hall was built in 1938. Changes made in 1963 included an addition, a new front entrance and renovation of the former Christian Education area.

On November 16, 1946 the Evangelical Church joined with congregations of the United Brethren in Christ Church to form the Evangelical United Brethren Church. When the Evangelical United Brethren Church joined the United Church of Canada as of January 1, 1968, Emmanuel became a United Church..

Waterloo County Churches A Research Guide To Churches Established Before 1900 By Rosemary Ambrose

David — Nancy W. Eby. Nancy (daughter of George S. Eby and Barbara Wenger) was born 13 Oct 1801, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 4 Mar 1887, Thedford, Lambton Co., Ontario; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Mary Moxley
• Eby ID Number: 00032-2847

Notes:

Mary Erb, "the eldest daughter of Jacob and Salome Erb, was born April 8th, 1799, and died November 10th, 1830. She was married to William Moxley who was born December 15th, 1798, and died February 18th, 1831. They resided on the farm now owned by Allan Quickfall where they both died. They had one child, a son named Anthony who died in June, 1823, aged 6 months and 19 days."


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Mary — William Moxley. William (son of Moxley and Delilah) was born 15 Dec 1798, of, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Feb 1831; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/69743464
• Name: Anna Musselman
• Name: Nancy Erb
• Eby ID Number: 00032-2848

Anna — Frederick Musselman. Frederick was born 1793, , Germany; died 16 Jan 1852; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00032-2849

Notes:

Jacob G. Erb, "the second son of Jacob Erb, was born September 30th, 1802. On April 10th, 1824, he was married in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, to Catharine Wenger who was born June 12th, 1800. She died November 13th, 1874, and he died January 2nd, 1885. After their marriage they resided in this county, near Berlin, but in 1837 they moved to New York State where he entered into the mercantile business for three years when, in 1840, he moved on a farm where he resided for eleven years. In 1851 he went into the mercantile business again, continuing the same for three years. Some time during the year 1854 he retired from business and entered the ministry. He was engaged in preaching for several years. He resided at Clarence, Erie County, New York. Their family consisted of six children"


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Jacob married Catharine Wenger 10 Apr 1824, Chambersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States. Catharine was born 12 Jun 1800, Of, Chambersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA; died 13 Nov 1874. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Magdalena Eby
• Eby ID Number: 00032-2856
• Residence: 1851, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonist
• Residence: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Magdalena Erb, "the third daughter in the family, was born September 22nd, 1806. On March 24th, 1824, she was married to Peter Eby who was born June 3rd, 1800, and died February 23rd, 1888. They resided in St. Jacobs many years, where he died. She is still living and has her home with her daughter Magdalena (Mrs. Daniel S. Martin). To them were born thirteen children"


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Magdalena married Peter Eby 24 Mar 1824. Peter (son of George S. Eby and Barbara Wenger) was born 3 Jun 1800, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 24 Mar 1883; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Salome Reist
• Eby ID Number: 00032-2857
• Birth: 4 Aug 1808, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1861, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; EA
• Residence: 1871, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical

Notes:

Salome Erb, "the fourth daughter, was born August 4th, 1808. She was married to Samuel Reist who was born January 1st, 1795, and died January 20th, 1883. They resided on a farm in Woolwich Township, near St. Jacobs, where he died. She died in Berlin with her daughter, Sarah Ann (Mrs. Philip Briding), on January 15th, 1888. To them was born a family of seven children".


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Salome — Samuel Reist. Samuel (son of Reist, son of John Reist and Susannah Huber) was born 1 Jan 1795, Penn Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 20 Jan 1883, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , St. Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/71830786
• Name: Lydia Bowman
• Eby ID Number: 00032-2858
• Residence: 1851, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelist
• Residence: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Lydia Erb, "the fifth daughter, was born November 12th, 1809. She was married, October 12th, 1830, to John B. Baumann who was born March 1st, 1808, and died November 25th, 1881. They resided at St. Jacobs where he was engaged in farming. She died November 12th, 1877. To them was born a family of ten children".

Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Lydia married John B. Bowman 12 Oct 1830. John (son of Martin Bauman and Magdalena Baer) was born 1 Mar 1808, Alleghany Valley, Berks Co., Pennsylvania; died 25 Nov 1881, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/209668933
• Name: Susannah Shantz
• Eby ID Number: 00032-2859

Notes:

Susannah Erb, "the sixth daughter, was born November 13th, 1810. On March 28th, 1830, she was married to Samuel Shantz who was born January 16th, 1811, and died January 18th, 1895. They resided about three miles west of Berlin where she died October 7th, 1844. To them were born ten children, namely: Levi (dead), Odo (dead), Mary Ann, Nancy, Samuel E., Dio (dead), Isaac E., Menno E., Barbara, and Aaron E. (Levi, Odo, and Dio died quite young; others all arrived at maturity and were married.)"


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Susannah married Samuel B. Shantz 28 Mar 1830. Samuel (son of Isaac Shantz and Esther Bechtel) was born 16 Jan 1811, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Jan 1895; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Hannah Oberholtzer
• Eby ID Number: 00032-2860
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Hannah Erb, "the seventh daughter, was born January 25th, 1813. On January 9th, 1831, she was married to Rev. Jacob M. Oberholtzer who was born March 30th, 1800, and died January 14th, 1879. She died in Berlin, November 12th, 1894. To them was born a family of fourteen children, namely"


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Hannah married Rev. Jacob M. Oberholtzer 9 Jan 1831. Jacob (son of John Oberholtzer and Susannah Moyer) was born 30 Mar 1800, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 14 Jan 1879, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Hannah — Oberholtzer. was born Abt 1812; died Bef 1891. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00032-2861

Notes:

Abraham Erb, "third son of Jacob and Salome (Graybill) Erb, was born at Berlin, Ontario, March 6th, 1815. On November 10th, 1835, he was married to Willey, daughter of George and Esther (Stauffer) Clemens. She was born near Preston, Ontario, October 17th, 1817, and died in Bosanquet Township, Lambton County, Ontario, January 8th, 1881. He is still living and enjoying good health, and resides in Thedford, Ontario, where he is a member in good standing of the Methodist Church. He is a class leader and has in the past acted as Sunday School superintendent, local preacher, and filled various important positions in the church. To them was born a family of eleven children"


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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A Former Inhabitant

A former inhabitant of Waterloo County, Abraham Erb, died in Sarnia on February 25th He was born in 1814 on Gibson's farm near Berlin, at that time the property of Jakob Erb. Jakob Erb came to Canada from Pennsylvania 100 years ago. Of his 13 children, only 80-year old Mrs. Reitzel still lives near St. Jacobs. Several children attained a great age. The mother-in-law of Mr. Phil Breiding, who lives here, was 84 years old at her death 14 years ago. The body of the late Abraham Erb was brought to Blair by his four sons living in Grand Rapids and buried beside his wife, whose maiden name was Clemens.

Berliner Journal 14 Mar 1901 pg 4 col 3, Translated by: Patricia J. Kauk for the Kitchener Public Library

Abraham married Wilhelmine Clemens 10 Nov 1835, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Wilhelmine (daughter of George Clemens and Esther Stauffer) was born 27 Oct 1817, Near Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Jan 1881, Bosanquet Twp., Lambton Co., Ontario; was buried , Limerick-Cornell Cemetery, Waterloo Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Elizabeth Reitzel
• Eby ID Number: 00032-2893

Notes:

Elizabeth Erb, "the eighth and youngest daughter of Jacob and Salome (Graybill) Erb, was born July 23rd, 1817. In November, 1834, she was married to Anton Reitzel who was born March 10th, 1810, and died July 30th, 1893. She is still living and has her home with her daughter, Magdalena (Mrs. Peter Cress), who resides in St. Jacobs, Ontario. Their family consisted of twelve children".


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Elizabeth married Anton Reitzel Nov 1834. Anton was born 10 Mar 1810, Dachsburg, Alsace Lorraine, France; died 30 Jul 1893, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Calvary United Brethern Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00032-2894

Notes:

Isaac Erb, "fourth son of Jacob and Salome (Graybill) Erb, was born in the township and county of Waterloo, Ontario, July 23rd, 1817. He was a twin brother to Elizabeth (Mrs. Anton Reitzel). His father's old homestead where all the children were born, is now possessed by Mr. Gibson and the farm forms part of the town of Berlin. On March 4th, 1839, he was married in Lancaster, Erie County, New York, to Maria A., daughter of Beriah and Charlotte Hillman. She was born May 17th, 1817, in Otsego County, New York, and died at Bowmansville, New York, July 30th, 1848. After her decease the husband (Isaac Erb) married again. His second wife was Cynthia, daughter of Frederick and Lucy Ayer. She was born at Amherst, New York, March 13th, 1817, and died at Flint, Michigan, March 5th, 1880. He died in Washington, D. C., August 14th, 1892. His family consisted of seven children"


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Isaac married Maria A. Hillman 4 Mar 1839, Lancaster, Erie, New York, United States. Maria (daughter of Beriah Hillman and Charlotte) was born 17 May 1817, , Otsego Co., New York; died 30 Jul 1848, Bowmansville, Erie, New York, USA. [Group Sheet]

Isaac married Cynthia Ayer Aft 30 Jul 1848. Cynthia (daughter of Frederick Ayer and Lucy) was born 13 Mar 1817, Amherst, Erie, New York, USA; died 5 Mar 1880, Flint, Genesee, Michigan, USA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00032-2902
• Occupation: 1841, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; merchant

Notes:

Benjamin Erb, "the youngest son in the family of John (Jacob) and Salome (Graybill) Erb, was born in 1820. When a young man he was married to Miss Hannah Master and resided in New Hamburg where he was engaged in the mercantile business. Some forty years ago he moved to one of the Western States where he died in 1856, leaving a family of six children"


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Benjamin married Hannah Master 5 Jan 1841, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Hannah (daughter of Isaac Master and Mary Clemens) was born 18 Dec 1824, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1895, Bosanquet Twp., Lambton Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Jacob C. Schneider
• Eby ID Number: 00106-5817
• Grave Photograph - Find A Grave: Gravestone Image
• Occupation: 1835, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; miller
• Residence: 1845, 194 Forsyth Dr., Waterloo, Ontario
• Occupation: 1861, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Gentleman
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Jacob C. Snider "was born in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, February 19th, 1791. On July 21st., 1812, he was married to Elizabeth, daughter of John and Anna (Schowalter) Cressman. She was born in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, June 10th, 1791 and died in Waterloo, Ontario, January 12th, 1879. Soon after his marriage he moved on his farm a little to the west of the town of Waterloo where he resided until his death. Not many years after his arrival in Waterloo County he purchased the mill property belonging to the estate of Abraham Erb. Here he was engaged, besides farming, in the milling and saw-mill business and later erected the distillery. He died June 19th, 1865, leaving a family of nine children

Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church

The congregation was founded in 1837 by Rev. F.W. Bindemann, pastor of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Kitchener; early services were held in homes or other suitable meeting places. Property for the first church building was purchased from Jacob C. Snider for 5 shillings (approximately $1.25). The cornerstone was laid in the spring of 1838 and dedication services in the new church at 72 King Street North in Waterloo were held in the fall of the same year. Rev. Bindemann was pastor. He was replaced in 1841 by Rev. Jacob Huettner of Preston who then ministered to both congregations. When the church's first membership list was compiled on October 24, 1841, the congregation numbered sixteen persons.

The frame church was destroyed by fire and replaced by a new, larger one in 1883. This, too, was destroyed by fire - on October 31, 1959. The congregation then built a new stone church at a new location on Willow Street, with dedication taking place on October 14, 1962.

Early pastors except for Rev. Bindemann (1837-1841), who was asked to resign in 1841, were Revs. J. Huettner (1841-1849), F.A. Peifer, Immanuel Wurster (1851-1855), and Jacob Hoelsche who began his ministry in 1855. Rev. Wurster ministered to St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Preston jointly with St. John's for one year until assuming charge of only Preston in 1855.

Waterloo County Churches A Research Guide To Churches Established Before 1900 By Rosemary Ambrose

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On the 19th of June, in Waterloo Co., C.W., of liver complaint and dropsy, Jacob Schneider, aged 74 years, and 4 months. He was born in Franklin Co., Pa., in 1791, emigrated with his father to Waterloo Co., C.W., in 1805; married to Elizabeth Kressman in 1812, and leaves an aged widow and 5 children to mourn their loss. He was calm and composed during his sickness and we hope he has gone from this weary world to rest in his Father's house in heaven. He was buried on the 21st, followed to the grave by a large concourse of relatives and friends, on which occasion the brethren Geo. R. Schmidt and Joseph Hegey preached a funeral discourse from Rev. 3: 21. "To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I I(sic) also overcome, and am set down with my Father in his throne." E.S.

Herald of Truth July 1865 - Vol. II, No.7 Page 56

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On September 1st, 1829, Abraham Erb transferred 240 acres of land including his saw-mill and flour-mill to Jacob C. Snider, who had moved from Pennsylvania to a farm a little west of the present town, and Mr. Snider, great-grandfather of Frederick W. Snider, who is now, with his partner, the owner of the same flour mill, carried on business here for many years.

As the waterpower was not sufficient for his purposes, he installed a steam plant. As he then had more power than he required, he added a distillery to his other lines, and this branch of the business was carried on actively for a long time.

His son Elias then rented the mill, and, as he objected to having the still, his father removed it to his own farm. Jacob C Snider transferred 320 acres to his son Elias in 1853, (see County Records), including the mill property and much of what is now the central part of town. A landmark for many years was a tall poplar tree which stood near the mill. It was said that early in the century a poplar switch was used to drive a team of horses from Pennsylvania, and, on his arrival, the driver planted the switch near the mill. It grew to be a very large tree, five feet or more in diameter, and for many years a heavy cable circled it several times as an anchor for a tall iron smokestack, the bark finally growing over the cable. The tree was cut down in the 90's to make way for street improvements, the tree having been planted before there was a street.

The community had a very slow growth for three decades or more after Abraham Erb first located in the cedar swamp, for Jacob C. Snider, like his predecessor, was not anxious to sell his land in small lots to intending settlers. He had a large family and preferred holding his lands as an inheritance.

....In the year 1854, Elias Snider sold most of his holdings of land to John Hoffman and Isaac Weaver, retaining the mill property, the dam and various lots. The price obtained was said to have been $32,000. The land was surveyed by Mr. Schofield, a well known Berlin surveyor of that time, staked off into lots, and the lots sold.

Sixteenth Annual Report of the Waterloo Historical Society, 1928, A Historical Sketch of the Town of Waterloo, Ontario, Clayton W. Wells, L.D.S., D. D. S.

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Snider - Forsyth - Home
194 Forsyth Dr, Waterloo
Part of Lot 22, German Company Tract


The Germany Company, originating in Pennsylvania, was initially comprised of 26 shareholders. These shareholders raised 10,000 pounds to purchase 60,000 acres of property which came to be known as Waterloo Township. The property was bought from Richard Beasley. He, along with two partners, had purchased a total of 94,012 acres from the Crown who held the land in trust for Chief Joseph Brant of the Mohawk or Five Nations Indians. This transaction took place in 1798.

Lot 22 of the German Company Tract originally comprised 448 acres stretching between boundaries now defined approximately by streets Erb and Glasgow. It was sold by David and Jacob Erb, agents of the German Company, to Abraham Gingrich in 1805. In 1815, David Gingrich, Abraham's son, sold the lot to John Binkley of Ancaster. Binkley, in turn, sold the entire 448 acres to Jacob C. Snider in 1842.

Jacob C Snider was a Mennonite. He was born in Pennsylvania in 1790 and worked as a yeoman. His wife, Elizabeth, was born in 1791. The house at 194 Forsyth Drive was built by Jacob C. Snider in 1845. This fact is recorded in the census records of 1861. The original house was a two-storey, typical Georgian frame with walls 15 - 16 inches thick. These walls were made of concrete and brick, and were covered by a clapboard exterior. The entire house, at that time, was comprised of the present day living room and centre hall.

In 1853, Jacob C. sold the property to his nephew, Samuel S., a farmer. In 1864, Samuel took out a mortgage for $6,000 from the Canada Permanent Building Society. The mortgage was discharged in 1863 according to the 1861 census. Samuel and his wife Anna had 8 children - Cyrus, Elizabeth, Catherine, Hiram, Samuel, Menno, Susanna and Titus. With a family of this size it is speculated that the money was used for very needy additions. These included four second floor bedrooms, a third floor attic, a dining room, and the present-day kitchen. The architectural design of the addition was Gothic rather than the original Georgian. This is evident in the pointed cathedral window, the centre peaked roof, and the decorative mouldings above the east and west entrances to the centre hall.

One of the interesting additions to the house involves a separate building of brick construction which may be entered from the living room of the main house. The date of this addition is unclear according to some reports. It was used as a laundry prior to 1936. In a recent interview with Mrs. Howard Snider, who moved into the house as a new bride in 1929,[Howard and Linda were married in 1919] this addition was referred to by her as the "milk house," for the farm was still operational in those years. Mrs. Snider's daughter recalls, "my sister was old enough then to do the selling [of milk] to the townspeople. We would bring the milk from the barn, and use the milk house as our dairy." It is quite possible, however, that this building had been constructed prior to 1851 as "the doddy house" of Jacob and Elizabeth, for the census records of that year described their home as a "one storey brick." It was a very common Mennonite practice in those days for parents to have an add-on building constructed to the home of a son or daughter. Housed in this room is an enormous Dutch oven which was used for cooking. It remains uncertain whether this was the original location, or whether it had been relocated from another area of the house. While the large metal doors used to close the oven have been removed to expose the hearth, the cranes for supporting huge cooking pots remain.

Of the 448 acre property, Samuel sold 117 acres to his son, Titus, in 1903 for $8,000. In 1908, the executors of Titus Snider sold the property to George H. Hahn for $10,550. Six years later, the land was returned to the Snider family, this time to Jacob S., a ninth child of Samuel S., born after the 1861 census. The cost was $17,550. For the same amount Jacob sold the land to his son Howard S. in 1929. Jacob and his family then moved to the farm house now designated as 131 William Street West [Waterloo]. Howard sold various parcels of his land off, including a sizeable portion to the Westmount Golf and Country Club, and 56 acres, a
at a cost of $16,782 to John Derby C. Forsyth.

The Forsyths, who purchased the property in 1936 never lived at 194 Forsyth Drive, the street which now bears his name. It was purchased as a guest house. Shortly after they acquired the property, the old barn was torn down and an elaborate new one was built. Pine beams from the old were salvaged and sawed into mellow panelling for the livingroom and master bedroom of the house. "He didn't want to leave the land empty," said Mrs. Forsyth, "so he put in grain and bought a herd of purebred Jersey cattle. He lost money every year."

In 1947, the house was sold to Dominion Life Assurance Company. They planned a housing development and put the house up for sale. While the tender of Dr. Archie Case was not the highest submitted, his plans for the house most appealed to the company, and the property became his the following year. In his renovations, three-quarters of the house was replastered, and the old fashioned closed stairway was opened onto the centre hall. Part of the livingroom was put up on jacks, and garages were constructed under it at basement level. Adverse to change of any sort in the refurbishing, Dr. Case contracted for copies of the rotting window sashes, interior trim; and clapboard for exterior repairs was specially milled.

In 1963, the house was sold to Mr. and Mrs. J. Askin. Subsequent owners to the Askins included Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Epp in 1978 - 1980, and a Ms. D. Crossan and a Mr. D. Zimmer, 1980 - 1982.

Much of the research for the history was done by Marg Rowell, Waterloo. This was printed with permission by Marion Roes from the framed history hanging in the hall of the 2008 owners.

Jacob married Elizabeth Cressman 21 Jul 1812. Elizabeth (daughter of John Cressman and Anna Schowalter) was born 10 Jun 1791, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 12 Jan 1879, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00106-5905
• Grave Photograph - Find A Grave: Gravestone Image
• Epidemic: 1834, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Cholera

Notes:

John C. Snyder, "was born in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, February 1st, 1792. In 1806 he came to Canada with his parents and was raised at Doon, Ontario. In September, 1814, he was married to Catharine, daughter of Christian and Hannah (Paul) Shantz. She was born in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, September 5th, 1792, and died in Waterloo County, Ontario, February 27th, 1854. They resided near Kossuth, where he died of cholera, July 31st, 1834. To them was born a family of nine children"

Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

John married Catharine Shantz Sep 1814. Catharine (daughter of Christian Schantz and Hannah Paul) was born 5 Sep 1792, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 27 Feb 1854, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/202659056
• Name: Maria Schneider
• Name: Mary Cressman
• Eby ID Number: 00106-5974

Notes:

Mary Schneider, "was born in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, June 9th, 1794. She was married, in Waterloo County, June 21st, 1814, to Abraham Cressman and died near Strasburg, Ontario, in 1864."

Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Mary married Abraham Cressman 21 Jun 1814, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Abraham (son of Daniel Cressman and Esther Bechtel) was born 13 Dec 1789, , Chester Co., Pennsylvania; died 29 Dec 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00106-5975
• Occupation: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Gentleman
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Death: 21 Feb 1874, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Land: 1920, Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 063, Waterloo County, Ontario

Notes:

Joseph Schneider, "the fourth member of Christian and Elizabeth (Erb) Schneider's family, was born in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, January 12th, 1796. When ten years of age his parents moved to Canada and in spring 1806, they settled near Doon where he was raised. On February 27th, 1820, he was married to Mary, daughter of Joseph and Mary (Bear) Baumann. She was born in Berks County, Pennsylvania, September 26th, 1794, and died in Waterloo Township, February 11th, 1838. After her death he was again married, March 31st 1839, to Anna Catharine Weicker who was born November 21st, 1813, and died April 12th 1890. No issue of second married. On March 20th, 1820 he moved on his farm, lot No. 63, German Company Tract, where he resided until his death which took place February 21st, 1874. To him and his first wife were born two children"

Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

House:
Log house originally 2 story built on German Company Tract Lot 63, Waterloo Township by Joseph Schneider. Logs moved to St. Jacob's Farmers Market and converted to 1 story.

Joseph married Mary Bauman 27 Feb 1820. Mary (daughter of Reverend Joseph O. Bauman and Mary Baer) was born 26 Jan 1794, Berks Co., Pennsylvania; died 11 Feb 1838, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Joseph married Anna Catharine "Catherine" Weicker 31 Mar 1839. Anna was born 21 Nov 1813, , Germany; died 21 Apr 1890; was buried , Lingelbach Cemetery, South Easthope Township, Perth, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Daniel Snyder
• Eby ID Number: 00106-5988
• Business: 144, 14 King St. N., Waterloo, Ontario; store
• Land: Bef 1831, Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 051, Waterloo County, Ontario
• Occupation: 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; merchant
• Elected Office: 1857, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Waterloo City councillor
• Occupation: 1861, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Merchant
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Elected Office: 1862, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Reeve - Waterloo
• Occupation: 1871, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1881, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; N. F.
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Daniel Schneider, "was born in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, December 21st, 1797. When a lad of nine years of age his parents moved to Canada and settled at Doon, Ontario, where young Daniel grew to manhood. In 1818 he was married to Nancy (No. 2815), daughter of John and Magdalena (Schrantz) Erb. She was born February 15th, 1794, and died November 15th, 1865. Soon after their marriage he moved about two miles south of Berlin, on the farm lately owned by Ephraim B. Shantz, where he, in 1829, also opened a small store. In 1833 he disposed of this property and moved to the town of Waterloo where he was doing a well paying mercantile business for many years. He died march 14th, 1884, leaving no heirs."


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Daniel married Nancy Erb 1818. Nancy (daughter of John Erb and Magdalena Schantz) was born 15 Feb 1794, , Pennsylvania, USA; died 15 Nov 1865, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00106-5989
• Land: Bef 1831, Waterloo Township - Beasley's Broken Front Lot 13, Waterloo County, Ontario

Notes:

David Snyder, "was born March 29th, 1799. On March 18h, 1823, he was married to Leah Baumann (No. 44). She was born in Berks County, Pennsylvania, June 6th, 1804, and died at Freeport, Ontario, April 24th, 1876. They resided at Freeport, Ontario where he was busily engaged in tilling his large farm which is now cut up into a number of smaller farms. Here he resided until his death which took place December 2nd, 1875."


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

David married Leah Bauman 18 Mar 1823. Leah (daughter of Reverend Joseph O. Bauman and Mary Baer) was born 6 Jan 1804, Berks Co., Pennsylvania; died 24 Mar 1876, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00106-6005
• Occupation: 1861, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1861, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1871, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1871, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1881, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1881, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Samuel Snyder was born in Franklin, County, Pennsylvania, April 29th, 1801. He was five years of age when his parents moved to Canada and settled at Doon, Ontario, where he was raised. In 1825 he was married to Mary Detweiler (No. 2274) who was born September 20th, 1806, and died July 4th, 1874. They resided in North Dumfries Township, Waterloo County, near Roseville, where he was engaged in farming for many years. He died May 15th, 1887. His family consisted of twelve children".


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Samuel married Mary Detweiler 1825. Mary (daughter of Rev. Jacob Detweiler and Susannah Rosenberger) was born 20 Sep 1806, Bucks Co., Pennsylvania; died 4 Jul 1874, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26517103
• Name: Christian C. Schneider
• Eby ID Number: 00106-6058
• Land: Bef 1831, Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 115W, Waterloo County, Ontario
• Occupation: 1851, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
• Residence: 1851, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; mennonist
• Occupation: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Labourer
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Gentleman
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Gentleman
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Christian Schneider, "was born in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, May 28th, 1804. When two years of age his parents moved to Canada and settled in Doon, Ontario, where he was raised. On December 5th, 1825, he was married to Anna (No. 2104), daughter of John and Anna (Schowalter) Cressman. She was born June 18th, 1803, and died July 12th 1887. Shortly after their marriage they moved about a mile south of Breslau where he was the proprietor of the large farm now in possession of his youngest son, Absalom. he is the only one of his father's large family that is still living, and is yet quite strong considering his great age. His mental powers are good yet and he seems to enjoy the best of health but is anxiously waiting for the time to be called home to the mansions beyond. Since the decease of his wife he resides in his own house on the old place, having a housekeeper. His family consisted of eight children".


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Christian married Anna Cressman 5 Dec 1825. Anna (daughter of John Cressman and Anna Schowalter) was born 18 Jun 1803, , Chester Co., Pennsylvania; died 12 Jul 1887, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Elizabeth Shantz
• Eby ID Number: 00106-6087

Notes:

Elizabeth Schneider, "was born March 6th, 1806. On April 3rd, 1827, she was married to Isaac C. Shantz who was born July 13th, 1803, and died September 20th, 1885. She died December 25th, 1891"


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Elizabeth married Isaac C. Shantz 3 Apr 1827. Isaac (son of Christian R. Shantz and Magdalena Cressman) was born 13 Jul 1803, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 20 Sep 1885, , Livingstone Co., Illinois. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00106-6088
• Occupation: 1852, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
• Residence: 1852, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonist
• Occupation: 1861, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1861, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1871, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1871, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1881, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1881, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1891, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Retired Farmer
• Residence: 1891, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical

Notes:

Benjamin Schneider, "was born July 4th, 1808. On February 22nd, 1831, he was married to Eliza Detweiler (No 2288) who was born October 2nd, 1811, and died September 7th, 1840. On September 26th, 1843, he was again married to Esther, daughter of Abraham and Barbara (Shuh) Miller. She was born October 23rd, 1814, and died September 9th, 1855. He resided a little west of Roseville, Ontario, where he was the owner of one of the finest tracts of land in Ontario. Here he was engaged in farming for many years, but when well advanced in years he retired from farming and had his home with his children. He died at Roseville, May 25th, 1892. His family consisted of eleven children, of whom the eldest six were born unto his first wife."


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Benjamin married Esther Miller 26 Sep 1843. Esther (daughter of Abraham Miller and Barbara Shuh) was born 23 Oct 1814, , Pennsylvania, USA; died 9 Sep 1855, Near Roseville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Benjamin married Elizabeth Detweiler 22 Feb 1831. Elizabeth (daughter of Rev. Jacob Detweiler and Susannah Rosenberger) was born 2 Oct 1811, , Pennsylvania, USA; died 7 Sep 1840, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00016-1222
• Occupation: 1851, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1851, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Non-Professor

Notes:

Peter Bricker," the eldest son of John and Anna ( Erb) Bricker, was born in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, November 26th, 1793. In 1802 he came to Canada with his parents who settled near the present village of Blair. He was married to Elizabeth, daughter of Simon Cress, who settled in this county in 1806. She was born February 17th, 1792, and died November 14th, 1854. He died January 25th, 1856. After their marriage they moved on the farm known as young "Daniel Snyder's" farm, within the corporation of the town of Waterloo, now possessed by the descendants of John E. Brubacher. Here they resided for twenty-five years when they moved south of "Huron Road," Wilmot Township, where they resided for two or three years, then they purchased the beautiful farm situated on the township line between Wellesley and Woolwich, now in possession of their son, John. Here they resided until their death which took place as stated above. They had a family of six children"


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Peter — Elizabeth Cress. Elizabeth (daughter of Simon Cress and Catharine) was born 17 Feb 1792, , Maryland; died 14 Nov 1854; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00016-1252

Notes:

John Bricker,"the second son of John and Annie Bricker, was born October 19th, 1795, and died at Blair,† March 10th, 1804."

Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.]. ,

†John was the first person buried in Waterloo Region.

Other Events:

• Name: Maria Erb
• Name: Mary Bricker
• Name: Polly Bricker
• Eby ID Number: 00016-1253

Notes:

Polly Bricker," the eldest daughter of John and Annie Bricker, was born September 1st, 1797. She was married to John S. Erb who was born September 4th, 1876. To them were born five children".


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Maria — John S. Erb. John (son of John Erb and Magdalena Schantz) was born 4 Sep 1795, , Pennsylvania, USA; died 19 May 1873; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00016-1254

Notes:

Jacob Bricker," the third son of John and Annie Bricker, was born March 31st, 1800. He was a farmer and resided about one mile west of the town of Waterloo, on the farm now possessed by Amos Weber. He was married to Judith, daughter of Joseph and Mary (Bear) Baumann. She was born May 30th, 1803, and died July 30th, 1837. He died of fever January 16th, 1834."

Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Jacob — Judith Bauman. Judith (daughter of Reverend Joseph O. Bauman and Mary Baer) was born 10 May 1803, , Berks Co., Pennsylvania; died 30 Jul 1837, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Nancy Clemens
• Eby ID Number: 00016-1258

Notes:

Nancy Bricker," the second daughter of John and Annie Bricker, was born November 21st, 1802. She was married to Henry Clemens who was born November 24th, 1802, and died June 17th, 1876. She died April 17th, 1846. To them were born nine children".


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Nancy — Henry Lederach Clemens. Henry (son of Jacob C. Clemens and Elizabeth Lederach) was born 25 Nov 1802, , Chester Co., Pennsylvania; died 17 Jun 1876, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00016-1259

Notes:

John Bricker,"the fourth son of John and Annie Bricker, was born March 20th, 1804, and died an infant, a few months old."

Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Other Events:

• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/94678433
• Name: Johann Bruecker
• Eby ID Number: 00016-1260
• Residence: 1835, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1852, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1852, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Land: 1861, North Dumfries Concession 11 Lot 33, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1861, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1861, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1871, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1871, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

John Bricker," the fifth son of John and Annie Bricker, was born February 15th, 1805. He was first married to Elizabeth, daughter of Jacob and Polly (Detweiler) Rosenberger. She was born April 7th, 1806. After their marriage they moved on a farm a little east of Roseville, Ontario, where she died of cholera, August 2nd, 1834. After her decease Mr. Bricker was married to Susannah, daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth (Wagner) Bergey. She was born December 14th, 1814 and died February 7th, 1888. He died May 20th, 1871. His family consisted of eighteen children, five of which were born unto his first wife and thirteen to the second wife

Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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On the 20th of May, in Dumfries township, Waterloo county, Ont., John Bricker, aged 66 years, 2 months and 5 days. He was buried on the 23rd at Carlisle. Funeral discourses by Enoch Detweiler and John McNelly. His death occurred suddenly. His Son came home late at night with a team, and he was holding the horses by the head until his son would get a lamp, but before the Son had reached the house, the horses ran away, an he was found lying on the ground near the place where the horses started, and soon expired.

Herald of Truth - Volume VIII, Number 7 - July, 1871 - pp 110,111

John — Elizabeth Rosenberger. Elizabeth (daughter of Jacob Rosenberger and Maria "Polly" Detweiler) was born 7 Apr 1806, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 2 Aug 1834, Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

John married Susannah Bergey 25 Aug 1835, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Susannah (daughter of Joseph Bergey and Elizabeth Wagner) was born 14 Dec 1814, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 7 Feb 1884, Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Susannah Bauman
• Name: Susannah Bauman
• Eby ID Number: 00002-45.1
• Residence: 1852, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; U. Brethren

Notes:

Susannah Bricker,"the third daughter of old John and Annie Bricker, was born August 12, 1807. She was married to Wendel Bowman who was born January 21st, 1800, and died July 7th, 1876. She died February 12th, 1890. To them were born ten children".


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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The Late Mrs. Wendell Bowman

There died at the residence of Mr. John N. Sipes, Blair, on the evening of the 12th inst., Mrs. Bowman, relict of the late Wendell Bowman, for many years one of the leading public men of Waterloo County. Mrs. Bowman was indeed a "mother of Israel," and was noted for her many Christian virtues. The deceased was a daughter of Mr. John Bricker, who came in from Pennsylvania early in the present century and took up land in the neighborhood of Blair. Mrs. Bowman was born on the farm at present owned by Mr. Henry McNally, and spent the whole of her long and honored life in the same neighborhood. Her husband, the late Wendell Bowman, took an active part in public affairs and was one of the leading men in the settlement. He was for a number of years reeve of the township and warden of the county, and his name was on more than one occasion mentioned in connection with parliamentary honors. - The deceased was the mother of a large family, only two of whom survive her - Elijah Bowman, of Grand Rapids, Mich., and Mrs. John Unger, of Waterloo. Mr. Joseph Stauffer, of Galt, is a grandson. - The funeral of deceased took place on Saturday afternoon last to Blair cemetery, and was largely attended. The services were conducted by Revs. D. Sherrick and Jacob Bowman, of Berlin, the latter of whom preached a very feeling discourse in the church. In the demise of Mrs. Bowman, passes away one of the last of those who participated in the struggles of the pioneers who settled in this county in the opening years of the century.

The Dumfries Reformer Feb 20 1890 pg 1

Susannah — Warden Wendell Bauman. Wendell (son of Reverend Joseph O. Bauman and Mary Baer) was born 21 Jan 1806, , Berks Co., Pennsylvania; died 7 Jul 1876, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Susannah — Wendel Bauman. Wendel was born Abt 1802; died Bef 12 Feb 1890. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00016-1293
• Occupation: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
• Occupation: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Retired: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Notes:

Abraham Bricker,"the sixth son of old John and Annie Bricker, was born on the farm now possessed by Harry McNally, near Blair, December 25th, 1809. On June 10th, 1830, he was married to Catharine, daughter of Benjamin and Elizabeth (Detweiler) Hallman. She was born in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, September 28th, 1810, and died at Mr. Isaac Nahrgang's near New Hamburg, Ontario, January 19th, 1889. After their marriage they moved on lot No. 3, Block A, in the township of Wilmot, near Manheim, Ontario, where they resided for fifty-one years. In 1882 the aged couple made their home with their daughter, Catharine (Mrs. I. Nahrgang), where she died. Some time after her decease he made his home with his youngest daughter, Polly, who is married to Mr. N. Cressman, where he still resides. He is yet quite strong and active for a man of his age. Their family consisted of thirteen children"


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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BRICKER - On the 27th of February, 1897, near Baden, Waterloo Co., Ont., Abraham Bricker, aged 87 years and some months. His remains were laid to rest at the Mannheim Mennonite M.H. The funeral was very largely attended.

Herald of Truth, Vol. XXXIV, No. 6, March 15, 1897 - Page 93, 94, 95

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Died - At Baden, this morning Saturday Feb 20th, Mr. Abram Bricker at the age of 87 yrs. Funeral on Tuesday 23rd, at 10 o'clock a.m. From his son-in-law Chas Lederman's, Baden, to the Mannheim Cemetery (Latscha's).

Berlin News Record, February 20, 1897
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Died - At the residence of his son-in-law Mr. C. Lederman, Baden, Abram Bricker, aged 87 years. The funeral took place last Tuesday afternoon to the Mannheim cemetery, where his remains were laid to rest.

New Hamburg Independent, February 26, 1897

Abraham married Catharine Hallman 10 Jun 1830. Catharine (daughter of Benjamin Hallman and Elizabeth Detweiler) was born 28 Sep 1810, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 19 Jan 1889, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Magdalena Swartz
• Name: Martha Bricker
• Eby ID Number: 00016-1307

Notes:

Magdalena Bricker,"the fourth daughter of John and Annie Bricker, was born February 21st, 1812. She was married to Jesse Schwartz who was born July 12th, 1807, and died January 14th, 1886. She died March 20th, 1807. To them were born four children, namely: V Lydia, V Sarah, V John, and V Nancy. See Jesse Schwartz's family."


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Magdalena — Jesse Swartz. Jesse (son of Christian Schwartz and Sophia Ruth) was born 12 Jul 1807, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 14 Jan 1886, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00016-1308
• Occupation: 1852, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1852, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Land: 1861, North Dumfries Concession 12 Lot 39, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Land: 1861, North Dumfries Concession 12 Lot 40, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1861, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1861, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Gentleman
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Gentleman
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

David Bricker, "the seventh and youngest son of John and Annie Bricker, was born near Blair, March 30th, 1814. On September 12th, 1837, he was married to Hannah, the youngest daughter of Jacob and Catharine (Clemens) Klob. She was born September 25th, 1818, and died April 10th, 1870. Soon after their marriage they moved on his father's farm near Blair where they resided for five years, then they moved on a beautiful farm about one mile east of Roseville where they resided until 1862, when he sold the farm and moved to Breslau where he purchased from Mr. Joseph Erb, the mills, and farm of 160 acres in connection, for $17000. He continued in business until 1870 when he retired and since then has taken the world easy. On February 6th, 1871, he was married again to Caroline, daughter of James and Salome (Roos) Devitt. She was born January 28th, 1843. They reside in Breslau, Ontario, where they both enjoying good health. To him and his first wife were born ten children, and to him and his second wife was born one child."


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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BRICKER - David Bricker, youngest son of John and Annie Bricker was born near Blair, Waterloo Co., Ont., March 30th, 1814. On Sept. 12th 1897*, he was married to Hannah, youngest daughter of Jacob and Catharine (Clemmens) Kolb, who died April 10th, 1870. The last twenty-seven years of his life were spent in retirement in the village of Breslau. On Feb. 6th, 1871, he was married to Caroline Devitt. With his first wife he had ten children, and with his second wife, one. He died after a short illness, or rather the growing debility of age, on the 4th of April 1897 [sic 1837], at the ripe old age of 83 years, 5 days. Bro. Bricker was a member of the Mennonite church since his youth. Funeral services at the M.B.C. church at Breslau on the 7th, were conducted by S.S. Stauffer and Noah Stauffer. Buried in the cemetery at Blair. In Bro. Bricker's death the community loses another one of the few remaining early settlers, and a highly esteemed neighbor and citizen.


Herald of Truth, Vol. XXXIV, No. 9, May 1, 1897, Page 141, 142

David married Hannah Kolb 12 Sep 1837. Hannah (daughter of Deacon Jacob Kolb, Sr. and Catharine Clemens) was born 25 Sep 1818, Hilltown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania; died 10 Apr 1870, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

David married Caroline Devitt 6 Feb 1871. Caroline (daughter of James Devitt and Salome Roos) was born 28 Jan 1843, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1929; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/201754406
• Name: Lydia Bentler
• Name: Lydia Croft
• Eby ID Number: 00016-1320
• Residence: 1847, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Notes:

Lydia Bricker," the fifth and youngest daughter of John and Annie Bricker, was born November 24th, 1816. She was married to Henry Kraft who was born March 2nd, 1813, and died in Berlin, April 11th, 1846. A year or so after Mr. Kraft's decease the widow was married to Herman Bendler, a shoemaker. She died September 22nd, 1852, leaving a family of seven children, of whom five were of first husband and two were born unto her second husband."

Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Lydia — Henry Croft. Henry was born 2 Mar 1813, of, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 Apr 1846, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Lydia married Christian Herman "Herman" Bentler 19 Oct 1847, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Christian was born 5 Dec 1821, , Prussia, Germany; died 1905; was buried , Mennonite Cemetery, Alto, Kent, Michigan, United States. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00087-5116.1
• Residence: 1838, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Notes:

Moses Eby, "the only child of Samuel Eby and his wife, Magdalena Erb, was born March 10th, 1799, and died March 8th, 1854. He was married to Barbara Pannebecker who was born May 24th, 1801, and died January 19th, 1842. They had a family of ten children"


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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One of the icons of Doon Heritage Crossroads' collection, as an example, is the Moses Eby desk, made in 1817 by the apprentice cabinetmaker Moses Eby, who had emigrated to Waterloo County from Pennsylvania. Its elaborate marquetry, inlay and other construction details attest to the skill and fine workmanship of Eby and many of those early builders who crafted beautiful furniture without benefit of mechanical power.

Liz Hardin, "A Collecting Plan For Doon Heritage Crossroads, Connecting to the Past Shaping our Future"; report, 2007; Doon Heritage Crossroads. pg 17

Moses — Barbara Pannebecker. Barbara (daughter of Cornelius Pannebecker and Anna Detweiler) was born 24 May 1801, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 19 Jan 1842, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Moses — . Unknown [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00032-2911
• Grave Photograph - Find A Grave: Peter C. Erb
• Occupation: 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
• Occupation: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Peter C. Erb, "the eldest in family, was born February 16th, 1810. On March 26th, 1832, he was married to Mary Ann Clemens who was born August 16th, 1816, and died March 26th, 1893. They resided on the farm now owned by Levi P. Snyder where he died February 26th, 1873. Their family consisted of nine children"


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Peter married Mary Ann Clemens 26 Mar 1832. Mary (daughter of George Clemens and Esther Stauffer) was born 16 Aug 1816, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Mar 1893, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00032-2921

Other Events:

• Name: Elizabeth Yost
• Eby ID Number: 00032-2922

Notes:

Elizabeth Erb, "the third in family, was born January 28th, 1813. She was married to Tobias Yost, a farmer. They resided in Woolwich Township, about a mile east of St. Jacobs. She died February 8th, 1860. To them were born ten children"


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Elizabeth married Tobias Yost 1832. Tobias was born 9 Feb 1805, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 6 Nov 1856, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00032-2923

Other Events:

• Name: Barbara Unzicker
• Eby ID Number: 00032-2924
• Residence: 1880, Covington, Kenton, Kentucky, United States

Notes:

Barbara Erb, "the fifth in family, was born October 28th, 1818. She was married to Joseph Hunsicker who died in Hamilton, Ontario. She died in Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S., in August, 1888. They had four children"


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Barbara — Joseph Unzicker. Joseph (son of Unzicker) was born 1809, , Bavaria, Germany; died , , Hamilton Co., Ohio. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Maria "Mary" Souder
• Name: Maria Erb
• Eby ID Number: 00032-2925
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evang.
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical

Notes:

Mary Erb, "the sixth in the family, was born May 6th, 1820. She was married to William Souder who was born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, January 22nd, 1816, and died September 22nd, 1864. They resided in the county of Waterloo, near Preston, where she died April 17th, 1884. To them were born seven children"


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Maria — Rev. William C. Souder. William (son of John Souder and Catharine Snyder) was born 22 Jan 1816, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; died 22 Sep 1864. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-16916

Other Events:

• Name: Catharine Martin
• Eby ID Number: 00032-2927
• Residence: 1841, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Notes:

Catharine Erb, "the eighth in the family, was born January 28th, 1825. She is married to John Martin, a farmer. They reside in Columbia, Kansas. Their family consisted of seven children, two of whom joined the army during the late civil war and both lost their lives. The other five are very much scattered through the western and south-western states. Their names were not received"


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Catharine married Johann "John" Martin 16 Feb 1841, Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Johann was born 7 Feb 1815, , Delaware County, Pennsylvania; died 30 Oct 1882, Faulkner, Cherokee, Kansas, United States; was buried , Newton Moore Cemetery, Faulkner, Cherokee, Kansas, United States. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00032-2928
• Occupation: 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; labourer
• Residence: 1863, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Retired: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Income
• Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

John C. Erb, "the ninth and youngest child of Daniel and Barbara (Cressman) Erb, was born September 28th, 1828. He is married to Mary, eldest daughter of Benjamin E. and Elizabeth (Cressman) Eby. She was born June 17th, 1840. They reside on the old 'Kaufman Farm', about two miles south-east of Berlin, near the Township Hall at Centreville. To them were born two children"


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

John married Mary C. Eby 13 Sep 1863, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Mary (daughter of Benjamin E. Eby and Elizabeth Cressman) was born 17 Jun 1840, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Nov 1898; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Interesting: life story, pioneer
• Misfortune: blind last few years of life
• Eby ID Number: 00032-2932
• Occupation: 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
• Occupation: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Jacob B. Erb, "was born July 2nd, 1808. On August 17th, 1830, he was married to Mary Clemens who was born February 1st, 1814, and died May 23rd, 1893. They resided near Erbsville, about three miles north-west of the town of Waterloo, where he died September 5th, 1893. Their family consisted of ten children"

Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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A Pioneer Gone Death of Mr. Jacob Erb

The news comes to hand today of the death of one of the oldest pioneers of Waterloo township, in the person of Jacob B. Erb, yeoman, who lives three miles west of Waterloo. The deceased was in his 86th year and the cause of his death was a paralytic stroke on Tuesday morning, which at his advanced age proved quickly fatal, and he passed away on the evening of the same day. Mr. Erb was born and raised two miles north of Bridgeport and was one of those who tilled the virgin soil of this county. He married Mary Clemens, daughter of Jesse Clemens. The union was blessed by ten children, seven whom survive him. Mrs. Erb died in May of the present year. The funeral of Mr. Erb will be held on Sunday morning, Sept. 10th, at 9 o'clock next to the Mennonite burying ground, at David B Eby's, two mile west of Waterloo. The deceased was known throughout the county and had a wide circle of friends and relations who will mourn his loss.

The Daily Record 7 Sep 1893
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ACCIDENT BY LIGHTNING - We learn from the Berlin Telegraph that on Monday afternoon before last, during the heavy thunderstorms in West Woolwich, the dwelling house of Mr. Francis Compass, was struck by lightning, and himself, father, and Mr. Jacob Erb, of Waterloo Township, who was on a visit to Mr. C., were severely injured.

Mr. C. had his pantaloons and boots burned and torn off him by the lightning, and the lower portions of his body literally crisped and denuded of skin. His father, a quite aged man, had both arms burned so that the skin hung in shreds...his two thumbs were almost torn off his hands, at the lateral joints, while his legs and feet are burned and lacerated most piteously. Mr. Erb had both legs badly burned, and his feet torn very much. One toe was split as if with a knife.

At the time of the casualty, eight persons were surrounding the front door of this dwelling which was open, all of whom were knocked senseless to the floor and more or less injured. A little girl had her face burned. The electric current left a charred track upon the floor,, and at length, ripped up a couple of board, and disappeared in the cellar. Dr. N. B. Wulfe of Mt. Jacobs, was sent for, who was soon upon the spot and dressed the wounds of the sufferers. We are sorry to learn that Francis Compass and his father are both in a very dangerous condition.

Berlin Telegraph - July 16, 1856

Jacob married Mary A. Clemens 17 Aug 1830. Mary (daughter of Jesse M. Clemens and Margaret Miller) was born 1 Feb 1814, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 May 1893, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Catharine B. Bauman
• Eby ID Number: 00032-2943

Notes:

Catharine B. Erb, "was born April 20th, 1810. She was married to Jonathan Bowman and died September 8th, 1828, leaving one son named Isaac who was born September 8th, 1828, and died December 25th, 1833."


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Catharine — Jonathan W. Bauman. Jonathan (son of Christian Bauman and Magdalena Weber) was born 8 Aug 1800, , Berks Co., Pennsylvania; died 25 Oct 1879, West Flamborough Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Marx Binkley Cemetery., Ancaster Twp., Wentworth Co, Ontario. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00032-2944

Other Events:

• Name: Anna "Nancy" Erb
• Name: Nancy "Anna" Shupe
• Eby ID Number: 00032-2945
• Birth: 1823, , Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
• Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Wesley Methodist

Notes:

Nancy Erb, "was born March 6th, 1813. She was married to Samuel Shupe who was born October 25th, 1824, and died in Berlin, December 7th, 1889. She died in Blenheim Township, July 6th, 1889. To them was born a family of three children."


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Nancy married Samuel S. Shupe 12 Feb 1844, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Samuel (son of Jacob Shupe and Eva Scheirich) was born 25 Oct 1824, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died 7 Dec 1889, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Elizabeth Burkholder
• Eby ID Number: 00032-2946
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Elizabeth Erb, "was born December 31st, 1814. On July 13th, 1834, she was married to Daniel Burkholder who was born August 26th, 1812, and died April 11th, 1891. They resided on the farm now owned by Dilman G. Moyer where she died January 12th, 1881. To them was born a family of nine children"


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Elizabeth married Daniel Burkholder 13 Jul 1834. Daniel (son of Christian Burkholder and Elizabeth Bauman) was born 26 Aug 1812, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 11 Apr 1891, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Susannah Bricker
• Eby ID Number: 00032-2947
• Occupation: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Susannah Erb, "was born November 27th, 1816. On June 10th, 1834, she was married to Peter Bricker who was born May 16th, 1808, and died June 8th, 1892. She died February 23rd, 1892. To them were born five children"


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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BRICKER.--On the 23rd inst., in Wilmot., Susannah, beloved wife of Peter Bricker, aged 75 years, I month and 26 days.

New Hamburg Independent 26 Feb 1892 pg 3

Susannah married Peter Bricker 10 Jun 1834. Peter (son of Samuel Bricker and Rebecca Eby) was born 16 May 1808, Chicopee (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Jun 1892, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Maria "Mary" Moyer
• Name: Mary Erb
• Eby ID Number: 00032-2948
• Residence: 1835, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1861, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Mary Erb, "was born October 16th, 1818. On December 15th, 1835, she was married to William Moyer who was born October 27th, 1809, and died June 23rd, 1877. She resides on the east side of Eby Street, Berlin. Their family consisted of eight children"


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Maria married William S. Moyer 15 Dec 1835, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. William (son of Henry Moyer and Susannah Souder) was born 27 Oct 1809, Near Doylestown, Bucks Co., Pennsylvania; died 23 Jun 1877, near, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00032-2949
• Occupation: 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
• Occupation: 1854, Bloomingdale Mennonite Church, Bloomingdale, Waterloo, Ontario; minister
• Occupation: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Occupation: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Minister
• Residence: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Minister
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Minister

Notes:

Rev. Moses Erb, "was born in Waterloo County, Ontario, about two miles north of Bridgeport, August 6th, 1821. On December 28th, 1841, he was married to Susannah, daughter of Jacob and Polly (Detweiler) Rosenberger. She was born December 14th, 1821. Soon after their marriage they moved about two miles north of Bridgeport, on part of his father's old homestead. Their farm is still known as the old 'Erb Farm'. Here they resided until 1860 when they moved to Berlin on the old 'Bishop Benjamin Eby Farm' which he had purchased from the executors of the late Rev. Christian Eby. Here they resided for a number of years. Later on they left the farm and moved to Berlin where she died June 26th, 1884. On June 16th, 1885, he was again married to Salome, daughter of Rev. George Schmidt. She was first married to the late Joseph C. Hallman. On April 14th, 1854, he was ordained minister of the Mennonite Church for the Martin and Bloomingdale fields of labor. Since then he has been placed on the Berlin Circuit where he still assists in the ministry. Although now seventy-four years of age he is still engaged every Sabbath in his ministerial duties. His method of preaching is plain, practical and impressive, and in the delivery of his sermons he is earnest and always very serious. His style is clear and the various ideas brought forth during his discourses are always so arranged that they are easily understood by the congregation. He is greatly beloved by his own people and highly esteemed by all other parties. His family consisted of three children"


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].


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Bloomingdale (Schneider or Snyder) Mennonite Church

Services began in 1824, and in 1826 a first meeting house, known as Schneider's or Snyder's, was built northwest of Bloomingdale, and east of the Grand River, on land (part Lot 7) donated by Jacob Schneider. Henry Weber was the first minister to this congregation, from 1824 until 1854. He was followed by Moses Erb who was ordained minister to the congregation on April 14, 1854. The church building was primarily used as a school in the beginning; the first teacher was John Bauman from Pennsylvania. Church services were held in homes. Dorothy Sauder, in her 1972 history of the church, states that "Prior to 1860, Schneider's was the only [Mennonite] place of worship on the Grand River and, until the 1889 Martin schism, it was one with the Martin congregation with ministers serving both groups" (Sauder 1972: 8). Services were held on a two-week schedule, at one meeting house and then at the other.

Snyder's was affected by division in the church in the early 1870s. The majority of the congregation joined the Reforming (or Reformed) Mennonites, a group organized by Solomon Eby on May 15, 1874, and from 1875-1879 the meeting house was used almost exclusively by them. It was here that the conference was held on March 23, 1875 in which the New Mennonites and the Reforming (or Reformed) Mennonites joined together as the United Mennonites. However, because the original deed to the church property had been lost or perhaps never duly executed, a new deed was drawn up on January 15, 1879, giving ownership of building and property to the group of more conservative Mennonites in the congregation.

The present church was built in 1878 on approximately the same site as the first meeting house. Renovations to the church building were carried out in 1951. One main entrance, to replace the two separate entrances, was part of the changes made. Further improvements were made in 1985. The name of the church is now Bloomingdale Mennonite Church.

Waterloo County Churches A Research Guide To Churches Established Before 1900 By Rosemary Ambrose

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Rev. Moses Erb

Rev. Moses Erb, one of the oldest inhabitants of Berlin, died Wednesday evening and was buried Saturday afternoon in the Mennonite churchyard, with an exceptionally large number attending. He was born August 6, 1821 near Bridgeport, and at the age of 20 years, married Hannah Rosenberger, who died in 1884. In 1885, he married Solome Schmidt, a daughter of Preacher George Schmidt, who survives him. In addition to her, he leaves two sons: Menno and Aaron Erb from his first marriage. His youngest son, Moses, died already in 1858. In the year 1860, he moved from the old Erb farm near Bridgeport, to the Eby place in the eastern part of town, later taken over by his son, Menno, and which now is the property of Mr. Moses Betzner. In 1854, he was chosen preacher of the Mennonite congregation, and retained this office until his death.
Last winter, he took ill with flu, which gradually turned into dropsy. He was known favourably far and wide for his many cancer cures.

Berliner Journal August 3, 1901 Page Column 2 Translated by: Patricia J. Kauk

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King Street , North Side

Cameron Street.

A long two story building also erected by Philip Roth at the same time the one on the opposite corner. This building was intended for a hotel with the expected coming of the railway. Later it was occupied by a party of Italians who made plaster casts, all sorts of bears, animals, etc., peddling them about the country, the peddler carrying his wares in a large frame on his head. These Italians came suddenly and as suddenly left after a brief stay.

A house occupied by Rev. Moses Erb, Mennonite Minister, who came from Bridgeport; later a Mr. Lindner who made rocking horses, toys, etc., occupied the building.

REMINISCENCES OF BERLIN (NOW KITCHENER) By JACOB STROH Contributed by Joseph M. Snyder.

Part I. Settlement - Early Villagers and Buildings, Waterloo Historical Society Annual Volume 1930

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King Street , North Side

Pandora Street

Pandora Street and next to it the site of Bishop Benjamin Eby's buildings and farm. A fine lawn surrounded a large frame house with spacious veranda between the house and King Street. There was a large barn and east of it a cider mill operated by Ely Eby, son of the Bishop. In later years the place was occupied by Rev. Moses Erb and his son Menno Erb, the cider mill long continuing. There was a large orchard between the farm buildings and the Mennonite Meeting House and cemetery. The Mennonites had at first no shed adjoining their church. Posts joined by a chain led along the King Street front, for tying horses. The sheds came later. In 1834 a frame building was erected for this Church. It was moved to Cedar Street in 1902 when the present brick Church was erected and is still used as a woodenware factory.

Eby school house was located at the easterly corner of the cemetery. A frame building, painted red, before 1830. In the rear and to the east of the cemetery was William Moyer's farm with his brick house still standing at the top of the slope from King Street.


REMINISCENCES OF BERLIN (NOW KITCHENER) By JACOB STROH Contributed by Joseph M. Snyder.

Part I. Settlement - Early Villagers and Buildings, Waterloo Historical Society Annual Volume 1930

Occupation:
Services began in 1824, and in 1826 a first meeting house, known as Schneider's or Snyder's, was built northwest of Bloomingdale, and east of the Grand River, on land (part Lot 7) donated by Jacob Schneider. Henry Weber was the first minister to this congregation, from 1824 until 1854. <sup>1a

1a</sup>Ambrose, Rosemary. Waterloo County Churches A Research Guide to Churches Established Before 1900. Kitchener, Ontario, Canada: Waterloo-Wellington Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society, 1993. [used the kind permission of Rosemary Ambrose 2011]

Moses married Susannah Rosenberger 28 Dec 1841. Susannah (daughter of Jacob Rosenberger and Maria "Polly" Detweiler) was born 14 Dec 1821, , Pennsylvania, USA; died 26 Jun 1884, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Moses married Salome Schmitt 16 Jun 1885. Salome (daughter of Rev. Dr. George R. Schmitt and Salome "Sally" Becker) was born 27 Apr 1838, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 31 Jul 1917, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/96667873
• Name: Sallie Erb
• Name: Sarah "Sallie" Wismer
• Eby ID Number: 00032-2953
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Sarah Erb, "was born April 4th, 1823. She was married to Rev. Daniel Wismer who was born July 29th, 1820. They resided on the old 'Peter Erb Farm', north of Bridgeport, until 1877 when they moved to Marion, Kansas, where she died October 17th, 1885. Their family consisted of seven children"


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Sarah married Rev. Daniel Wismer 21 Mar 1844, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Daniel (son of Henry Wismer, Sr. and Mary Cressman) was born 29 Jul 1820, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 May 1909, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Barbara Bock
• Eby ID Number: 00032-2954

Notes:

Barbara Erb, "was born May 4th, 1825. She was married to John Bock who was born September 24th, 1816, and died October 17th, 1892. They resided on a farm near New Dundee, Ontario, where she died March 26th, 1864. To them were born twelve children, namely:...All are dead except Moses and Lydia."


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Barbara — John Bock. John (son of Jacob Bock and Catharine Shupe) was born 24 Sep 1816, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 Oct 1892, Near New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Esther Shantz
• Eby ID Number: 00032-2955
• Residence: 1845, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1861, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Esther Erb, "the youngest in Peter and Susannah (Bomberger) Erb's family, was born April 6th, 1827. On March 11th, 1845, she was married to Samuel Y. Shantz who was born January 15th, 1825. They reside a few miles south-west of Berlin where they live retired in comfort and ease. To them were born thirteen children"


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Esther married Samuel Y. Shantz 11 Mar 1845, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Samuel (son of Jacob Shantz and Mary Yost) was born 15 Jan 1825, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 15 May 1900, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]