George Joshua "Joshua" Umbach

1879 - 1930  (50 years)

• Name	George Joshua "Joshua" Umbach
  Born	24 Nov 1879	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Honoured	, British Columbia, Canada
  	Umbach Peak named in his honour
  Name	Joshua Elder Umbach
  Name	Joshua Umbach
  Residence	1891	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Methodist
  Occupation	1901	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Student
  Residence	1913	Victoria, British Columbia   [6]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-115374
  Died	3 Feb 1930	, British Columbia, Canada   [5]
  Buried	Royal Oak Burial Park, Victoria, British Columbia   [5]
  Person ID	I115374	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Reeve Jacob Laschinger Umbach,   b. 3 Dec 1843, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Mar 1917, Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Mary Edler,   b. 9 Mar 1849, , Virginia, USA ,   d. 23 Jul 1913, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 64 years)
  Married	7 Jul 1868	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6, 7]
  Family ID	F14538	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Went to British Columbia from Ottawa in 1911. died while on the ferry from Vancouver 2 Feb 1930. Was surveyor general for the Province of British Columbia when he died. ____________ Joshua Elder Umbach (1879 \endash 1930) was born 24 September 1879 on a farm near Elmira, Ontario. He obtained a teacher's certificate, and taught for two years, then entered the "School of Practical Science" in Toronto, graduating in 1903. After serving several months with the Canadian Pacific Railway, he accepted a position in the Topographic Survey Branch in Ottawa. Here he worked until 1911, at which time he transferred to Victoria as a draftsman under the then surveyor-general George H. Dawson. During his regime in Victoria, he introduced a comprehensive scheme of triangulation control surveys to bring order to the previously disjoint surveys that had been done. He developed a systematic topographic survey by the photo-topographical method introduced by his former chief, the late Dr. Deville. After George Dawson retired, Joshua Umbach became the Surveyor-general of the Province of B.C. Umbach died suddenly of a heart attack on 2 February 1930 (obituary in the Daily Colonist February 3, 1930, p.5.) Umbach Peak is named in his honour. 2022. Alpine Club Of Canada Vancouver Island Section. https://accvi.ca/history-of-acc-vi-introduction/biographies/#umbach.

  
  

• Sources

  [S148] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1901, Woolwich F-5 Page 7. [S130] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1881, Div. 2 Page 61. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. George Joshua Umbach Date of Birth: 24 Nov 1879 Gender: Male Birth County: Waterloo Father:: Jacob L Umbach Mother: Mary Edler [S1821] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1891, Section 5 Page 24. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/146945071/joshua-edler-umbach. [S77] News - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Signet (1893-1982), Late Mrs. J. L. Umbach - Jul 31 1913 pg 1. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Umbach Jacob, 24, Woolwich, Canada, son of John and Catharina, married 7 July 1868 Mary Edler, 19, Wellington, US, daughter of Friederich and Mary

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 24 Nov 1879 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Honoured - Umbach Peak named in his honour - - , British Columbia, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Student - 1901 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1913 - Victoria, British Columbia Died - 3 Feb 1930 - , British Columbia, Canada Buried - - Royal Oak Burial Park, Victoria, British Columbia  = Link to Google Earth