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

Peter Block

Male 1855 - 1927  (72 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Peter Block was born 4 Jan 1855, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 Mar 1927, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 4 Mar 1927, Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Eby ID Number: 00011-1125
    • Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1876, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1891, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer
    • Residence: 1891, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic
    • Occupation: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Labourer
    • Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

    Notes:

    Peter Block, is married to Lizzie Schmidt. They reside in Blenheim Township, Oxford County, near Washington P. O., where he is engaged in farming. They have a family 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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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.].

    Peter married Elizabeth Schmidt 21 Nov 1876, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Elizabeth (daughter of John Schmidt and Maria A. Kaufman) was born 10 Apr 1860, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Jan 1932; was buried , Kinzie-Bean Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region. Ontario. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Daughter Block  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 3. Mary Block  Descendancy chart to this point was born 9 Sep 1877, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. 4. Melissa Block  Descendancy chart to this point was born 24 Jan 1881, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died 1965, , Saskatchewan, Canada; was buried , Pleasant View Cemetery, Wynyard, , Saskatchewan, Canada.
    4. 5. Lorena Block  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1884, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1964; was buried , Wilmot Centre (Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario.
    5. 6. Private Arthur Block  Descendancy chart to this point was born 3 Dec 1888, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 14 Dec 1967; was buried , Kinzie-Bean Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region. Ontario.
    6. 7. Viola Alberta Block  Descendancy chart to this point was born 19 Oct 1897, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Sep 1975; was buried , Kinzie-Bean Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region. Ontario.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Daughter Block Descendancy chart to this point (1.Peter1)

  2. 3.  Mary Block Descendancy chart to this point (1.Peter1) was born 9 Sep 1877, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00011-1125.2
    • Residence: 1891, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic


  3. 4.  Melissa Block Descendancy chart to this point (1.Peter1) was born 24 Jan 1881, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died 1965, , Saskatchewan, Canada; was buried , Pleasant View Cemetery, Wynyard, , Saskatchewan, Canada.

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    • Name: Malissa Block
    • Name: Melissa Kraft
    • Name: Melissa Lorentz
    • Eby ID Number: 00011-1125.3
    • Residence: 1891, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic
    • Residence: 1921, Weyburn, , Saskatchewan, Canada

    Melissa married Joseph P. Lorentz 24 Dec 1902, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Joseph was born 1874, Carrick Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada; died Bef 1906. [Group Sheet]

    Melissa married William John Kraft 7 Feb 1906, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. William was born 1880, Ayton, Normanby Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  4. 5.  Lorena Block Descendancy chart to this point (1.Peter1) was born 1884, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1964; was buried , Wilmot Centre (Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario.

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    • Name: Lorena Ober
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-360041
    • Residence: 1891, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic
    • Residence: 1921, 40 Sharon St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

    Lorena married John Ober 9 May 1906, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. John (son of Henry Oberer and Elizabeth Dellinger) was born 1881, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died 1954; was buried , Wilmot Centre (Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 8. Almeda May Ober  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1 Apr 1907, Williamsburg (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 29 Apr 1999, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 3 May 1999, Wilmot Centre (Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario.
    2. 9. Beulah E. Ober  Descendancy chart to this point was born 16 Feb 1910, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1927; was buried , Wilmot Centre (Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario.
    3. 10. Wilbert Oberer  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1913, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. 11. Deldon Leonard Ober  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1 Apr 1913, German Mills (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 24 May 1946, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wilmot Centre (Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario.
    5. 12. Loloa Oberer  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1915, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  5. 6.  Private Arthur Block Descendancy chart to this point (1.Peter1) was born 3 Dec 1888, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 14 Dec 1967; was buried , Kinzie-Bean Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region. Ontario.

    Other Events:

    • Military: WW1
    • Residence: Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Eby ID Number: 00011-1125.4
    • Residence: 1891, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic
    • Military: 1914, WW1; WW1, Private
    • Military: 1914, WW1; WW1, Service #3131787
    • Residence: Abt 1916, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada


  6. 7.  Viola Alberta Block Descendancy chart to this point (1.Peter1) was born 19 Oct 1897, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Sep 1975; was buried , Kinzie-Bean Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region. Ontario.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-95136
    • Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist



Generation: 3

  1. 8.  Almeda May Ober Descendancy chart to this point (5.Lorena2, 1.Peter1) was born 1 Apr 1907, Williamsburg (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 29 Apr 1999, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 3 May 1999, Wilmot Centre (Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario.

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    • Name: Almeda May Eby
    • Name: Almeda May Oberer
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-349284
    • Residence: 1921, 40 Sharon St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

    Notes:

    EBY, Almeda May (nee Ober) - Passed away, at St. Mary's General Hospital, Kitchener, on Thursday. April 29, 1999, in her 93rd year.

    Beloved wife of the late Clarence Eby. Loving mother of Kenneth and his wife Beulah of Kitchener and Elizabeth and her husband John Pulley of Holland Centre; proud grandmother of four grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren: dear sister of Wilbert Ober and his wife Rita of Kitchener, Delores (Mrs. Bob Heimpel) of Fishermen's Cove, Jean (Mrs. Alvin Letson) of West Montrose and Violet (Mrs. Bill Walls) of Kincardine. Also survived by a sister-in-law, Arlene Ober of Kitchener. She will be sadly missed by many nieces and nephews.

    Predeceased by her parents, Loreina and John Ober; by two brothers, Delton and Ron Ober and by two sisters, Beulah Ober and Lolay Querin.

    Mrs. Eby's family will receive friends and relatives at the Edward R. Good Funeral Home, 171 King St. S., Waterloo on Saturday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. and on Sunday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. The funeral service will be held in the chapel of the funeral home on Monday, May 3. 1999 at 11 a.m. Interment at Wilmot Centre Section Cemetery.

    The Waterloo Region Record 30 Apr 1999 pg B4

    Almeda married Clarence Edward Eby 1 Feb 1927, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Clarence (son of James Edward Eby and Louisa Katherine C. Michel) was born 29 Oct 1899, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1977; was buried , Wilmot Centre (Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 13. Kenneth Clarence Eby  Descendancy chart to this point was born 15 Jun 1927, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 24 Sep 2002, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 14. Elizabeth "Liz" Eby  Descendancy chart to this point was born CA 1935; died , Holland Centre, Grey Co., Ontario, Canada.

  2. 9.  Beulah E. Ober Descendancy chart to this point (5.Lorena2, 1.Peter1) was born 16 Feb 1910, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1927; was buried , Wilmot Centre (Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-309820
    • Residence: 1921, 40 Sharon St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist


  3. 10.  Wilbert Oberer Descendancy chart to this point (5.Lorena2, 1.Peter1) was born 1913, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-309822
    • Residence: 1921, 40 Sharon St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist


  4. 11.  Deldon Leonard Ober Descendancy chart to this point (5.Lorena2, 1.Peter1) was born 1 Apr 1913, German Mills (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 24 May 1946, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wilmot Centre (Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-309821
    • Residence: 1921, 40 Sharon St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

    Deldon married Helena Mary Wolff 15 Dec 1932, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Helena was born 6 Apr 1914, Blue Lake, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada; died 9 Mar 1980, Windsor, Essex Co., Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 15. Delores Ober  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 16. Ronald Deldon Ober  Descendancy chart to this point was born 14 Dec 1934; died 12 Feb 1989, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 17. Jean Elizabeth Ober  Descendancy chart to this point was born 7 Jan 1936, West Montrose, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 Mar 2015, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. 18. Violet Doreen Ober  Descendancy chart to this point was born 22 May 1938; died 24 Feb 2015; was buried , Tillsonburg Cemetery, Tillsonburg, Dereham Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario.

  5. 12.  Loloa Oberer Descendancy chart to this point (5.Lorena2, 1.Peter1) was born 1915, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-309823
    • Residence: 1921, 40 Sharon St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist



Generation: 4

  1. 13.  Kenneth Clarence Eby Descendancy chart to this point (8.Almeda3, 5.Lorena2, 1.Peter1) was born 15 Jun 1927, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 24 Sep 2002, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-349285

    Notes:

    EBY

    Kenneth Clarence - Passed away peacefully at K-W Health Centre of Grand River Hospital after a courageous battle with cancer, on Tuesday September 24. 2002, at 75 years of age. Ken is survived by his dear wife, (Mary) Beulah with whom he celebrated 52 years of happy marriage on September 23. He'll be missed by his children and grandchildren, Sandra Shantz, her husband Brian and their children Adam, Bradley and Luke; Carol Lawless, her husband Don and their children Josh, Katie and Marc. Ken is also remembered by his sister, Liz, her husband John and their family. He was predeceased in 1977 by his father, Clarence and in 1999 by his mother, Almeda. Born on June 15, 1927 and raised in Kitchener (Centerville), Ken retired in 1990 from Uniroyal-Goodrich after 45 years of loyal service. He enjoyed spending summers at Paul Bunyan Camp in Bayfield and gardening. He was an avid Jeopardy fan and a patient caregiver to Beulah for the last seven years. Ken's family will receive friends at the Edward R. Good Funeral Home, 171 King St. S., Waterloo on Friday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. and on Saturday from 12 noon - 1 p.m. A celebration of Ken's life will be held in the chapel of the funeral home, Saturday, September 28, 2002 at 1 p.m., with Harold Hildebrand Schlegel officiating. Ken's family thanks the 6th floor nursing and therapy staff as well as the Chateau Gardens staff and residents for their kindness and support.

    The Waterloo Region Record 26 Sep 2002 pg B5

    Kenneth — Mary Beulah "Beulah" Burden. Mary was born 25 Nov 1925, Broad Cove, Newfoundland; died 26 Jan 2004, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 14.  Elizabeth "Liz" Eby Descendancy chart to this point (8.Almeda3, 5.Lorena2, 1.Peter1) was born CA 1935; died , Holland Centre, Grey Co., Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-216918


  3. 15.  Delores Ober Descendancy chart to this point (11.Deldon3, 5.Lorena2, 1.Peter1)

    Delores — Robert Nelson Heimpel. (son of Earl Heimpel and Helen Kappes) [Group Sheet]


  4. 16.  Ronald Deldon Ober Descendancy chart to this point (11.Deldon3, 5.Lorena2, 1.Peter1) was born 14 Dec 1934; died 12 Feb 1989, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-449739

    Ronald — Arlene Golbeck. Arlene (daughter of John J. Golbeck and Edith Otilla Ermel) was born 16 Oct 1937, Bamberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Sep 2011; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 19. Ron Alan "Ronnie" Ober  Descendancy chart to this point was born 4 Sep 1958; died 10 Apr 2003, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  5. 17.  Jean Elizabeth Ober Descendancy chart to this point (11.Deldon3, 5.Lorena2, 1.Peter1) was born 7 Jan 1936, West Montrose, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 Mar 2015, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Jean Elizabeth Letson
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-216938

    Notes:

    LETSON, Jean Elizabeth Passed away on Wednesday, March 4, 2015 at St. Mary's Hospital. Jean (Ober) Letson, at the age of 79 years, of Elmira, formerly of West Montrose. Dear wife of the late Alvin Letson (September 9, 2006). Loving mother of Rosanne Mercer, Charlotte and Keith Brohman and Warren Letson. Also lovingly remembered by her five grandsons, Alexander and Andrew Mercer; Cory, Chad and Kyle Brohman and by her two great-grandsons Liam Holst, and Donnie Mercer. Sister of Delores Heimpel. Predeceased by her brother Ron Ober and her sister Violet Walls. Cremation has taken place. There will be a celebration of Jean's life at the Elmira Legion, 11 First Street East, on Monday, March 9, 2015 from 3-7 p.m. In Jean's memory, donations to St. Mary's Hospital Foundation would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy and may be obtained by calling the Dreisinger Funeral Home , 519-669-2207. The family extends their appreciation to the doctors and nurses of ICU at St. Mary's Hospital. www.dreisingerfuneralhome.com

    The Record Mar 6 2015

    Jean — Alvin Henry Letson. Alvin (son of Alex Letson and Amelia Weber) was born 10 May 1933; died 9 Sep 2006, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  6. 18.  Violet Doreen Ober Descendancy chart to this point (11.Deldon3, 5.Lorena2, 1.Peter1) was born 22 May 1938; died 24 Feb 2015; was buried , Tillsonburg Cemetery, Tillsonburg, Dereham Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-216940