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

Private Albert Horace Cober[1]

Male 1891 - 1924  (32 years)


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  • Name Albert Horace Cober 
    Prefix Private 
    Born 16 Aug 1891  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1911  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Methodist 
    Residence 1913  Regina, , Saskatchewan, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Military 1914  WW1 Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    WW1, Private, 95th Battalion 
    Military 1914  WW1 Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    WW1, Service #21319 
    Military Award 1914 star - Mons Star 
    • It was issued to British forces who had served in France or Belgium from 5 August 1914 (the declaration of war) to midnight 22 November 1914 (the end of the First Battle of Ypres).
    Occupation 1920  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    architect 
    Occupation 1924  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    architect 
    Residence Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Eby ID Number 00025-1982.9 
    Died 7 Apr 1924  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7
    Buried New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Person ID I12622  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Jacob Norman Cober,   b. 24 Jan 1844, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Apr 1913, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Mother Nancy Louisa Panabaker,   b. 2 Jan 1851, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Apr 1923, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Married Feb 1872  [11
    Family ID F1597  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Hazel De Etta McGrail,   b. 22 Sep 1888, Trenton, Grundy, Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jan 1964, Albion, Orleans, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Married 18 Oct 1920  Niagara Falls, Welland Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F222099  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S3] Book - Vol I 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..., 462.

    2. [S143] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1901, Hespeler (Village) D-2 Page 13.

    3. [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers.
      Cober, Albert Horace - Attestation Papers pg 1.gif
      Cober, Albert Horace - Attestation Papers pg 1.gif
      Cober, Albert Horace - Attestation Papers pg 2.gif
      Cober, Albert Horace - Attestation Papers pg 2.gif


    4. [S143] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1901, Hespeler (Village) D-2 Page 13.

    5. [S392] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1911, Div. 21 Pg. 16.

    6. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/210349265/albert-horace-cober.

    7. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration.
      Name:Albert Horace Cober
      Gender:Male
      Age:32
      Birth Date:16 Aug 1891
      Birth Place:Hespeler
      Death Date:7 Apr 1924
      Death Place:Preston, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
      Cause of Death:Pulmonary Tuberculosis
      Occ: architect
      s/o Jacob Norman Cober b. Puslinch & Nancy Panabaker b. Waterloo Twp.

    8. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Name: Albert Horace Cober
      Event Type: Marriage
      Event Date: 18 Oct 1920
      Event Place: Niagara Falls, Welland, Ontario, Canada
      Sex: Male
      Age: 29
      Birth Year (Estimated): 1891 Hespeler
      Occ: architect - Hespeler
      Father's Name: Jacob N Cober
      Mother's Name: Nancy Panabaker
      Spouse's Name: Hazel De Etta Wines
      Spouse's Sex: Female
      Spouse's Age: 30
      Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1890 New York
      Res: New York, USA
      widow
      Spouse's Father's Name: William McGrail
      Spouse's Mother's Name: Hattie Drummonds

    9. [S1890] Military - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener Public Library WW1 Soldiers Card Index Soldier Information Cards - World War One.

    10. [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers.

    11. [S2208] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1891, Section 1 Page 55.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 16 Aug 1891 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Methodist - 1911 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1913 - Regina, , Saskatchewan, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - architect - 1920 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 18 Oct 1920 - Niagara Falls, Welland Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - architect - 1924 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 7 Apr 1924 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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