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

Elmina "Alma" Erb[1]

Female 1880 - 1958  (77 years)


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  • Name Elmina "Alma" Erb 
    Born 5 Jun 1880  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
    Gender Female 
    Name Alma Erb 
    Name Almina 
    Name Elmina "Alma" Snyder 
    Residence 1891  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1891  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Mennonite 
    Occupation 1901  Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Seamstress 
    Residence 1911  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Evangelical 
    Eby ID Number 00032-2941.5 
    Died 8 Jan 1958  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 11 Jan 1958  Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I11930  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Jacob C. Erb,   b. 17 Apr 1850, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Sep 1907, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Kaercher,   b. 23 Sep 1851, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Apr 1889, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 37 years) 
    Married 26 Sep 1873  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 10
    Family ID F3291  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ira Snyder,   b. 21 Nov 1881, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. May 1957  (Age 75 years) 
    Married 21 Sep 1905  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    Children 
     1. Henry Ward Snyder,   b. Jul 1906, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Aug 2001, Lake Forest, Orange, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 95 years)
     2. Mary Elizabeth Snyder,   b. 26 Mar 1910, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F186077  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Mrs. Minima Snyder

      A lifelong resident of Waterloo, Mrs. Elmina Snyder, 77, of 93 Avondale Ave. South, Waterloo, died Wednesday, at K-W Hospital. She was a member of Emmanuel Evangelical United Brethren Church, Waterloo and was active in the Women's Society of World Service of the church. Her parents were the late Jacob Erb and Elizabeth Karcher. Ira Snyder, her husband, died last May. Survivors include one son, Ward of Altadena, Calif.; one daughter, Mrs. Clarence (Mary) Heer of Kitchener; three sisters, Mrs. Deldon (Loretta) Snider of Waterloo, Mrs. Addis (May) Cressman of New Hamburg, Mrs. Joseph (Mary) Weber of Waterloo; and seven grandchildren. Three brothers and two sisters predeceased her. The body is at the Edward R. Good Funeral Home, Waterloo, where the funeral will be conducted at 2: 30 p.m. Saturday, Rev. E. E. Hallman will officiate. Burial will be in Memory Gardens.

      Kitchener-Waterloo Record 9 Jan 1958 pg 7

  • 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..., 652.

    2. [S276] Census - ON, Waterloo - 1881, Waterloo North, Waterloo North, Ontario Family History Library Film 1375901 NA Film Number C-13265 District 162 Sub-district C Division 2 Page Number 40 Household Number 208.
      Waterloo North, Waterloo North, Ontario Family History Library Film 1375901 NA Film Number C-13265 District 162 Sub-district C Division 2 Page Number 40 Household Number 208

    3. [S135] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1901, Waterloo (Town/Ville) D-4 Page 6.

    4. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration.
      Almina Erb Born: 5 Jun 1880 County: Waterloo Father: Jacob C Erb Mother: Eliza Keigner

    5. [S224] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1881, Div 2 Page 40.

    6. [S366] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1911, Div. 44 Pg. 3.

    7. [S1573] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1891, Section 3 Page 58.

    8. [S2858] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration, birth certificate 034799 (1880).
      Name:Almina Erb Date of Birth:5 Jun 1880 Gender:Female Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father's name:Jacob C Erb Mother's name:Eliza Keigner

    9. [S2042] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1891, Section 3 Page 42.

    10. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Jacob Erb occ. farmer Waterloo Born: Canada Age: 23 Father: Jacob Erb Mother: Mary Erb Born: abt 1850 Spouse: Elizabeth Kirchner Age: 22 born: Canada Father: Michael Kirchner Mother: Mary Kirchner married 26 Sep 1873 married: Waterloo

    11. [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 019231 (1905).
      Name:Ira Snyder Age:23 Birth Year:abt 1882 Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario Marriage Date:21 Sep 1905 Marriage Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:Henry K Snyder Mother:Rebecca Littler Snyder Spouse:Elmina Erb


  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 5 Jun 1880 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1891 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Seamstress - 1901 - Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 21 Sep 1905 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Evangelical - 1911 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 8 Jan 1958 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 11 Jan 1958 - Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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