Peter
(Pete)
Erb
Jr
Born about in Moselle, France
Ancestors 
Son of Peter Erb
and Mary (Gerber) Erb
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Elizabeth (Jantzi) Erb
— married
19 Mar 1865 in Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada West
Descendants 
Father of
John Erb, Mary Erb, Menno Erb, Catherine (Erb) Stutzman, Magdalena (Erb) Eicher and Sarah Erb
Died
at about age 73
in Milford, Seward, Nebraska, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 30 Aug 2013
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Biography
Peter Erb was born in France in 1839. He was the son of Peter Erb and Mary Gerber. He was a wagon maker. He was a farmer in North Easthope when he married Elizabeth Yantzi in Waterloo Township in 1865. They moved to Nebraska in 1880.
Peter passed away in Milford, Nebraska in 1912.
Sources
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/87194804/peter-erb
- 1851 census Wilmot township part 5, Waterloo, Canada West page 5d, 6a, (183),
- Yantz?, Peter Wagen Maker France Mennonist 26 Male Married
- Yantz?, Mach. France Mennonist 28 Female Married
- Erb, Peter Wagen Maker Canada Mennonist 22 Male
- Spanler, Peter Sh? Maker France Mennonist 38 Male
- Spanler, Charissa France Mennonist 33 Female
- Ontario County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2YM-3HB3 : Tue Oct 24 04:49:20 UTC 2023), Entry for Peter Erb and Elizabeth Jansy, Married 19 Mar 1865 Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
- 1871 Census North Easthope, D3, North Perth, Ontario Household 96, Page 30,
- Petre Erb Male 30 (1841) Germany French Amish Farmer Married
- Elizabeth Erb F 28 U States German Amish Married
- John Erb M 5 Ontario French Amish
- Meno Erb M 2 Ontario French Amish
- Mary Erb F 4 Ontario French Amish
- Cathrine Erb F 1 Ontario French Amish
- Petre Erb M 63 France French Amish Widowed
- 1880 Census Seward, Seward, Nebraska, United States Sheet B 502;
- Peter Erb Head Male Married 40 (1840) France parents France Farmer
- Elizabeth Erb Wife F 38 New York, United States
- John Erb Son M 14 Canada
- Mary Erb Daughter F 12 Canada
- Menno Erb Son M 10 Canada
- Catherine Erb Daughter F 9 Canada
- Martha Erb Daughter F 7 Canada
- Anna Erb Daughter F 3 Canada
- Sarah Erb Daughter F 1 Canada
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/87194804/peter-erb: accessed 03 October 2022), memorial page for Peter Erb (31 Mar 1839–18 Aug 1912), Find A Grave: Memorial #87194804, citing East Fairview Cemetery, Milford, Seward County, Nebraska, USA; Maintained by weston04 (contributor 47246634) .
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Thank you to Jen Lehr for creating Erb-208 on 30 Aug 13. Click the Changes tab for the details on contributions by Jen and others.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Pete by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Pete:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Pete by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Pete:
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Michael Bogues
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Erb-392 and Erb-208 appear to represent the same person because: Both married to Elizabeth Jantzi. Same death year. Peter Erb-208 has wrong birth year and John in bio.
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Manuela Thiele
Erb-423 and Erb-392 appear to represent the same person because: potential duplicate
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