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

Heinrich "Henry" Eby

Male 1820 - 1855  (35 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Heinrich "Henry" Eby was born 25 Jan 1820, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 Mar 1855, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Henry Eby
    • Eby ID Number: 00031-2450.19
    • Occupation: 1842, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; printer
    • Historic Building: 1850, 33 Eby Street South, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1851, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; printer
    • Occupation: 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; gentleman

    Notes:

    Henry Eby, "the fourth son of Bishop Benjamin Eby, was born January 25th, 1820. When a young man he received a fair school education. He was a printer by trade and for some time editor and publisher of the Deutscher Canadier, issued weekly at Berlin, Ontario. He also published many books and all kinds of English and German literature. His printing office and residence were situated on the west side of King Street, South Ward, Berlin, about 150 yards from the Market House. The property is now owned by Mr. A. S. Hallman, grocer, who resides in it, and the printing office has been turned into a dwelling house which is rented to a Mrs. John Stauffer. Henry Eby was married, August 22nd, 1843, to Elizabeth Bowers who was born November 12th, 1825. Mr. Eby died March 11th, 1855, leaving three daughters"


    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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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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    Henry Eby, proprietor of the German Canadian, died in Berlin, Waterloo County, the 11th inst.

    The Christian Guardian 28 Mar 1855, pg 99

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    A-1-66 Henry Eby: Probate of Will, granted by William Miller, Esquire, Judge of the Court, 24 March 1855 on the prayer of and in favor to Elias Eby of Lancaster Mills, Miller, Joseph E. Schneider, and Jacob Y. Shantz, both of Berlin, Yeomen, all in the County of Waterloo, and by Henry Eby, formerly of the said Berlin, Gentleman, deceased, appointed Executors to his Last Will and Testament….on the said Executors giving proof and satisfaction that the said Henry Eby is dead, and he having died on or about the eleventh day of the same month of March, and they also giving proof that such Will, and of which the following is a true and faithful transcript, is the true Last Will and Testament of the said Deceased…

    In the name of God, Amen - I, Henry Eby, of the Village of Berlin…being of sound and disposingh mind, memory and understanding do make, pubish and declare this my Last Will and Testament, hererby revoking and making null and void all former Last Wills and Testaments and writings in the nature of last Wills and Testaments by me heretofore made. First I give and devise in trust to my hereinafter named Executors and the survivors or survivor…to dispose of all and singular my real personal and mixed property of which I shall be seized and possessed or to which I shall be entitled at the time of my deceased (excepting that portion thereof herinafter given to my beloved wife Elizabeth Eby) entire or in parcels, by public auction or private contract…for the most money that can be obtained..to pay debts, dues, notes, bill, book accounts, obligations and charges against me…to give public notice in some public newspaper for all parties who are indebted to me to pay without delay and all persons to whom I be indebted to send in their claims forthwith, so that my Executors may know what amount to reserve for my debts and liabilities….I give devise and bequeath as follows, that is to ssay, I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Elizabeth Eby, one acre of land, which consists of the rear or south end of the lot number twelve in the said Village of Berlin, where I now reside, commencing at the corner of Eby and Church Streets…and which said lot of land together with the month and other provisions for her hereinafter made I declare shall be taken in lieu and satisfaction of all her Dower and right to Dpwer in the lands of which I have been or may hereafter be seized…I also direct that my said Executors shall build and prepare for my said wife a suitable house and premises, the expenses whereof shall not exceed twelve hundred dollars on the said acre of land bequeathed to my wife, and that my Executors do reserve sufficient for her support, so that she may live comfortably so long as she remains my Widow., and in case of my wife's second marriage or upon her death, I direct that the said acre of land and all and singular shall be sold - the money to be put into a general fund for my children. It is my desire that my children shall live with their mother until they shall attain respectively the age of Eighteen years…If all my said children be eighteen years of age upon my wife's death or in case of her second marriage, all the said money under the control of Executors shall be equally divided among my said children…I nominate and appoint Elias Eby of Lancaster Mills, in the Village of Lancaster and County of Waterloo, Miller, Joseph Schneider of the Village of Berlin, Farmer, and Jacob Y. Shantz of the said Village of Berlin, Farmer, to be Executors of this my last Will and Testament.
    The Inventory of the personal Estate of the aforesaid Henry Eby, deceased, is of the amount of One Thousand Four Hundred and forty seven pounds, fifteen shillings and five pence.

    Witnessed by Johannes Hiller and James Potter
    Will Dated 8 March 1855
    Probate granted 24 March 1855
    Inventory amount £1447/15/5
    Died 11 March 1855

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    King Street, Kitchener

    Benton to Eby Street.-Successive occupation was as follows: From Benton Street easterward, before 1855, a one-story brick building with gable facing King Street was erected at the corner and used by Jacob Benner as blacksmith shop. Later Benner moved to West Montrose and the next occupant was Valentine Gildner and after him his son John Gildner . This blacksmith shop continued until comparatively recent years. A frame building painted white, with veranda in front, was Gildner s residence..

    Vacant lot.

    A tinsmith shop owned by Mr. Lehnen . This had a nice front with two good-sized glass windows on either side of the door.

    A dwelling house built by Henry Rothaermel 1848-9. He was a carpenter and later was market clerk and tax collector.

    A lane.

    A one and one-half story building, with gable facing King Street and a verandah extending over the sidewalk, occupied by a Mr. Coleman 1855-1860. Adjoining it was a warehouse. The store passed to Coleman's son and then to John Kegel. Later John George Schmidt, shoemaker, occupied the building.

    A lane.

    A double, frame building about 50 feet along King St.; the east half used as a dwelling had a veranda; the west half was occupied by Charles Koehn, shoemaker.

    Open space.

    Dwelling of Gabriel Bowman, carpenter, who built the house.

    A one and one-half story building occupied by Balzar Allendorf, a coverlet weaver, about 1840. Allendorf later moved to New Hamburg. There was a veranda at the front of the house and under it a well. Cattle ran at large in the streets at this time and one Sunday afternoon a steer got on the veranda floor, which was partly rotted, broke through, fell into the well and had to be pulled out by means of a windlass. The building was torn down later.

    frame building ocupied by Henry Sippel, former employee of Allendorf, as a weaver's shop.

    In 1855 there was a frame building one and one-half story high along King Street divided into two parts, one part a dwelling and the other part a hat shop, owned by John Kidder, who made felt hats and old-fashioned bonnets. The shop was a few steps above the sidewalk level.

    A dwelling.

    A one and one-half story frame building lengthwise with King street occupied by a widow, Mrs. Caroline Lehnen.

    A driveway.

    A two story brick building with gable toward King Street, occupied by J. J. Lehnen, son of the widow Lehnen, as a copper and tinsmith shop and a store. Lehnen made his own tinware. Later Jacob Doebler occupied this building as a bakery.

    A one and one-half story frame building with gable toward King Street occupied by George Yantz, a cabinet maker. He had a tavern in this same building for a time, and lived there.

    In the early years a garden.

    A small shop with sloping roof used by Christian Enslin as a book store and book-bindery, the first book-bindery in Berlin Enslm arrived in Berlin about 1830. Jacob Stroh remembers going with his father to the store to buy school supplies. Enslin later was editor, for Henry Eby, the publisher, of the Deutsche Canadier which began publication in 1840.

    Enslin's House, one-half story, frame, standing lengthwise with King Street and having a veranda over the door, was on the site of Dr. Hetts present office and house. At the rear there was an orchard.

    About 60 feet back of King Street there was a house built by Henry Eby. Shubel Randall, brother of George Randall, lived in it later. In 1860 the building was destroyed by fire and a servant girl Dina Hertz, perished in the flames. The walls remaining standing, the house was re-built, and is still in use.

    A brick building, abutting on King Street with gable facing the street, was Henry Eby's printing office. The main floor was she or seven feet above the sidewalk level. In 1860 this building was changed to a church and was the first Anglican Church in Berlin.

    A frame building, one end of which was used by Henry Bowman as a general store; he lived in the other end. This was known as the Bowman building. Later William Stein had a tailor shop in it and after him William Thoms used it as a shoe repair shop.

    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

    Historic Building:
    Built in 1850-1855 by Henry Eby, it is a frame house. In 1978 it was covered in insul-brick and was listed as being in fair condition.

    Heinrich married Elizabeth Bowers 22 Aug 1843. Elizabeth (daughter of Samuel Bowers and Lydia Sauers) was born 12 Nov 1825, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 13 Mar 1833, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Mar 1903, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Julia Anna Eby  Descendancy chart to this point was born 15 Aug 1844, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. 3. Harriet Louise Eby  Descendancy chart to this point was born 10 Oct 1846, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 May 1920, Port Huron, St. Clair, Michigan, United States; was buried , Lakeside Cemetery, Port Huron, St. Clair, Michigan, USA.
    3. 4. Adelaide Matilda Eby  Descendancy chart to this point was born 9 Sep 1848, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 May 1877, Fort Gratiot, St. Clair County, Michigan, USA.

    Heinrich — . Unknown [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 4. Adelaide Matilda Eby  Descendancy chart to this point was born 9 Sep 1848, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 May 1877, Fort Gratiot, St. Clair County, Michigan, USA.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Julia Anna Eby Descendancy chart to this point (1.Heinrich1) was born 15 Aug 1844, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Julia Anna Cowan
    • Residence: 33 Eby Street South, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Eby ID Number: 00031-2456
    • Residence: 1860, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Wesley Methodist
    • Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Anglican
    • Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Anglican

    Notes:

    Julia Anna Eby, "the eldest, was born August 15th, 1844. She resides in the town of Berlin, Ontario, is married to Richard C. Cowan, and has a family of nine children, namely: Robert Henry, William Craig, Charles Edward, Walter Richard (dead), Thomas Albert, Maria Louisa, Richard Eby, Frederick Harold, and Alice Olga."


    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.].

    Julia married Richard Craig Cowan 1 Jul 1860, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Richard (son of Thomas Cowan and Jane) was born 5 Mar 1832, Drumshambo, Leitrim, Connacht, Ireland; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 5. Robert Henry Cowan  Descendancy chart to this point was born 20 Jun 1861, Macton, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. 6. William Craigg Cowan  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1863, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. 7. Charles Edward Cowan  Descendancy chart to this point was born Jan 1865, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. 8. Walter Richard Cowan  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1866, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 6 Nov 1871.
    5. 9. Thomas Albert Cowan  Descendancy chart to this point was born 18 Jul 1869, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. 10. Maria Louisa Cowan  Descendancy chart to this point was born 30 Jan 1872, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    7. 11. Richard Eby Cowan  Descendancy chart to this point was born 18 Jul 1875, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    8. 12. Frederick Harold Cowan  Descendancy chart to this point was born 4 Mar 1877, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    9. 13. Alice Olga Cowan  Descendancy chart to this point was born 6 Dec 1880, Macton, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario; died 25 Nov 1937, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  2. 3.  Harriet Louise Eby Descendancy chart to this point (1.Heinrich1) was born 10 Oct 1846, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 May 1920, Port Huron, St. Clair, Michigan, United States; was buried , Lakeside Cemetery, Port Huron, St. Clair, Michigan, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Harriet Louise Burkholder
    • Residence: 33 Eby Street South, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Eby ID Number: 00031-2457
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Wesley Methodist
    • Residence: 1862, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Brethren

    Notes:

    Harriet Eby, "was born October 10th, 1846. She was married to Isaac B. Burkholder who died some years ago. She now resides in Port Huron, Michigan, and has a family of four children, of whom one is dead."

    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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    Mrs. Harriet Burkholder

    Mrs. Harriet L Burkholder aged 74 found dead on her bed. Thursday afternoon when her daughter went to call her for supper, For a number of years she made her home with her daughter, Mrs. Alice Barkley, of [ ] Griswold street. Death was due to heart failure.

    Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the late home. Burial will be in Lakeside cemetery. Surviving besides the one daughter are two son; Daniel Burkholder, of Gregory, S. D.; and Alfred Burkholder, of Sioux Falls, S. D. Mrs. Burkholder had long been suffering with a heart affliction but her condition had not been considered dangerous at any time.

    The Times Herald [Port Huron, Michigan] 28 May 1920

    Harriet married Isaac E. Burkholder 18 Aug 1862, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Isaac (son of Daniel Burkholder and Elizabeth Erb) was born 19 Jan 1841, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Sep 1872, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 14. Arthur Henry Burkholder  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1862, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died , Fort Gratiot, St. Clair Co., Michigan.
    2. 15. Daniel Fairford Burkholder  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1865, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1956; was buried , Riverview Cemetery, Chamberlain, Brule, South Dakota, United States.
    3. 16. Alfred Isaac Burkholder  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1868, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 May 1937, , Minnehaha Co., South Dakota; was buried , Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, United States.
    4. 17. Alice Mary Burkholder  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1870, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1941; was buried , Lakeside Cemetery, Port Huron, St. Clair, Michigan, USA.

  3. 4.  Adelaide Matilda Eby Descendancy chart to this point (1.Heinrich1) was born 9 Sep 1848, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 May 1877, Fort Gratiot, St. Clair County, Michigan, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Adelaide Matilda Bauman
    • Name: Adelaide Matilda Mortimer
    • Residence: 33 Eby Street South, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Eby ID Number: 00031-2458
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Wesley Methodist
    • Residence: 1868, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    Adelaide Eby, "was born September 9th, 1848, and died May 1st, 1877. She was married to Daniel E. Bowman. No issue."


    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.].

    Adelaide married Daniel E. Bauman 28 Jul 1868, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Daniel (son of John B. Bowman and Lydia Erb) was born 10 Jul 1839, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

    Adelaide — William Mortimer. William was born CA 1848; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]



Generation: 3

  1. 5.  Robert Henry Cowan Descendancy chart to this point (2.Julia2, 1.Heinrich1) was born 20 Jun 1861, Macton, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00026-2003
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Wesley Methodist
    • Occupation: 1881, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; teacher
    • Occupation: 1901, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Agent, Nursery
    • Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Anglican
    • Occupation: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Salesman
    • Residence: 1921, 212 Victoria St. N., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England

    Notes:

    Robert Henry Cowan, "the eldest in family is engaged as an agent. The firm in whose interest he is engaged had him sent to Sydney, Australia, in 1887, where he still is in their services, selling bibles and other books."


    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.].

    Robert married Rose M. G. Fischer 10 Jun 1908, Plympton Twp., Lambton Co., Ontario. Rose (daughter of James A. Fischer and Deborah Harvey) was born 1882, Plympton Twp., Lambton Co., Ontario; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  2. 6.  William Craigg Cowan Descendancy chart to this point (2.Julia2, 1.Heinrich1) was born 1863, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00026-2004

    Notes:

    William Craigg Cowan, "the second son, is at present residing in Cape Town, South Africa, where he is engaged as agent by some Canadian firm."


    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.].


  3. 7.  Charles Edward Cowan Descendancy chart to this point (2.Julia2, 1.Heinrich1) was born Jan 1865, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00026-2005
    • Occupation: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Carpenter
    • Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Anglican
    • Occupation: 1896, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Contractor
    • Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; ?
    • Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Christian
    • Occupation: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Manufacturer, Wooden ?
    • Residence: 1921, 200 Victoria St. N., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England

    Notes:

    Charles Edward Cowan, "the third member of the family, is a contractor and builder. He resides in the town of Berlin."


    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.].

    Charles married Mary Pommer 12 Feb 1896, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Mary (daughter of Gottlieb Pommer and Maria Dorothea "Mary" Weppler) was born 1863, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  4. 8.  Walter Richard Cowan Descendancy chart to this point (2.Julia2, 1.Heinrich1) was born 1866, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 6 Nov 1871.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00026-2006

    Notes:

    Walter Richard Cowan, "the fourth member, died Novmember 6th, 1871, aged 4 years and 7 months."


    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.].


  5. 9.  Thomas Albert Cowan Descendancy chart to this point (2.Julia2, 1.Heinrich1) was born 18 Jul 1869, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00026-2007
    • Occupation: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Joiner
    • Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Anglican

    Notes:

    Thomas Albert Cowan, "the fifth son, is engaged as clerk with Messrs. John Fennell & Son, hardware merchants, Berlin."


    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.].


  6. 10.  Maria Louisa Cowan Descendancy chart to this point (2.Julia2, 1.Heinrich1) was born 30 Jan 1872, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00026-2008
    • Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Anglican
    • Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Anglican
    • Residence: 1921, 212 Victoria St. N., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England

    Notes:

    Maria Louisa Cowan, "is at home, assisting her mother in doing general house work."


    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.].


  7. 11.  Richard Eby Cowan Descendancy chart to this point (2.Julia2, 1.Heinrich1) was born 18 Jul 1875, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00026-2009
    • Occupation: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Joiner
    • Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Anglican
    • Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; ?, Furniture
    • Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Anglican

    Notes:

    Richard Eby Cowan, "is engaged with The Simpson Company, Berlin, Ontario, as chairmaker."


    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.].

    Richard — Rosa Fisher. Rosa was born Aug 1878, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  8. 12.  Frederick Harold Cowan Descendancy chart to this point (2.Julia2, 1.Heinrich1) was born 4 Mar 1877, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00026-2010
    • Occupation: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Joiner
    • Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Anglican
    • Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; ?, Furniture
    • Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Anglican
    • Occupation: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Machinist, Furniture Factory
    • Residence: 1921, 212 Victoria St. N., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England

    Notes:

    Frederick Harold Cowan, "is also engaged with The Simpson Company."


    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.].


  9. 13.  Alice Olga Cowan Descendancy chart to this point (2.Julia2, 1.Heinrich1) was born 6 Dec 1880, Macton, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario; died 25 Nov 1937, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Alice Olga Woods
    • Eby ID Number: 00026-2011
    • Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Anglican
    • Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Teacher, School
    • Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Anglican
    • Occupation: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Teacher, Public School
    • Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England

    Notes:

    Alice Olga Cowan, "the ninth and youngest member of the family, is at present attending the Berlin high school, preparing herself for some profession."


    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.].

    Alice married William Henry Woods 31 Jul 1922. William (son of John Charles Woods and Rebecca Perrin) was born 13 Mar 1879, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1974; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  10. 14.  Arthur Henry Burkholder Descendancy chart to this point (3.Harriet2, 1.Heinrich1) was born 1862, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died , Fort Gratiot, St. Clair Co., Michigan.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00020-1521
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Brethren
    • Occupation: 1880, Fort Gratiot, St. Clair Co., Michigan; editor


  11. 15.  Daniel Fairford Burkholder Descendancy chart to this point (3.Harriet2, 1.Heinrich1) was born 1865, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1956; was buried , Riverview Cemetery, Chamberlain, Brule, South Dakota, United States.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00020-1522
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Brethren
    • Occupation: 1880, Fort Gratiot, St. Clair Co., Michigan; printer

    Notes:

    Funeral services will be held at the Union Congressional Church Friday for D. F Burkholder, 91, early prominent pioneer of South Dakota. Burial will be at Chamberlain. The deceased served as a receiver of the United States Land Office at Gregory, receiving the appointment in 1910. Previous to that he had published the Chamberlain democrat. A prominent Democrat he was a member of the State Legislature in 1896 and during Woodrow Wilson's campaign, had charge of the Democratic state headquarters in Yankton. Burkholder also served as Gregory's city auditor for more than 20 years.


  12. 16.  Alfred Isaac Burkholder Descendancy chart to this point (3.Harriet2, 1.Heinrich1) was born 1868, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 May 1937, , Minnehaha Co., South Dakota; was buried , Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, United States.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00020-1523
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Brethren
    • Occupation: 1880, Fort Gratiot, St. Clair Co., Michigan; apprentice printing office

    Notes:

    Alfred Burkholder, "is in partnership with his brother, Daniel F., in the Printing business situated in Chamberlain, South Dakota. He is also married and has a 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.].


  13. 17.  Alice Mary Burkholder Descendancy chart to this point (3.Harriet2, 1.Heinrich1) was born 1870, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1941; was buried , Lakeside Cemetery, Port Huron, St. Clair, Michigan, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Alice Mary Barkley
    • Eby ID Number: 00020-1524
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Brethren

    Notes:

    Mary Alice Burkholder, "was married to Clinton Barkley who died at Fort Gratiot, Michigan, in November 1893. They had a family of two children, namely VII Ethel and VII Ruth. She resides with her mother in Port Huron, Michigan."


    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.].

    Alice — Clinton Barkley. Clinton was born 1864, Of, Fort Gratiot, St. Clair Co., Michigan; died 25 Oct 1893, Fort Gratiot, St. Clair Co., Michigan; was buried , Lakeside Cemetery, Port Huron, St. Clair, Michigan, USA. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 18. Ethel Barkley  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1890, Of, Fort Gratiot, St. Clair Co., Michigan; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. 19. Ruth Barkley  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1891, Of, Fort Gratiot, St. Clair Co., Michigan; died Yes, date unknown.


Generation: 4

  1. 18.  Ethel Barkley Descendancy chart to this point (17.Alice3, 3.Harriet2, 1.Heinrich1) was born Abt 1890, Of, Fort Gratiot, St. Clair Co., Michigan; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00020-1524.2


  2. 19.  Ruth Barkley Descendancy chart to this point (17.Alice3, 3.Harriet2, 1.Heinrich1) was born Abt 1891, Of, Fort Gratiot, St. Clair Co., Michigan; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00020-1524.3