TALBOT TIMES
Newsletter of the
ELGIN COUNTY BRANCH
ONTARIO GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY
BOX 20060, ST. THOMAS, ON N5P 4H4
ISSN 0827-2816
VOLUME XX ISSUE Four
December 2001
Extracts of Genealogical information
HOW WAS IT LEFT? USING WILLS IN ONTARIO
The following article, written by Ruth Burkholder, appeared in Legacy / Heritage, the newsletter of the Friends of the Archives of Ontario, ISSN 1481-8507; Volume 3, Number 2, June 2001.
Elgin OGS gratefully acknowledges permission of the author to reprint the article.
From 1793 to 1858 there were two courts that looked after the disposition of an estate in what has become Ontario. The Probate Court was used by those who had property in more than one district in the province and the Surrogate Court was used for estates that had property in only one district. The latter was the most commonly used court. This two-tiered system was in effect from 1793 to 1858. In 1859 the Probate Court was abolished; the Surrogate Court became responsible for the probate or administration of all estates and, to facilitate this additional role, the Office of Surrogate Clerk was created. Thus, after 1859, all estates that were presented for probate had to be first cleared through this office, mainly to ensure that the estates were probated in only one office. This office produced an index of every estate presented for probate, which included the name of the deceased and county court where probate occurred. This index is catalogued in the Archives of Ontario (AO) as MS 404 and includes data to 1982.
Index use is complicated by the various idiosyncrasies of the courts and their clerks. Each Courthouse, located in the county seat, employed several systems for indexing estate files. The best method for locating a particular will varies by county and time period.
To facilitate searches of wills, the AO has produced a large black binder entitled “User’s Guide to Surrogate Courts and Surrogate Clerk Microfilm Reels.” Information is listed on a county-by-county basis. In general:
! 1793-1930: Most Indexes, Registers and Estate Files have been microfilmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah and are in the Main Reading Room of the AO and available through the Latter-Day Saints (LDS) Family History Centres.
! 1930-1959: Estate Files have been transferred from the Court to the AO and are kept in an off-site storage location. The AO has microfilmed the files of many counties. The counties whose files have not been filmed are available (with four days’ notice) in the Main Reading Room in their original format and information for ordering them can be found in the binders for Inventory 22 in the Reading Room
! 1959-1999: The court system keeps files from the previous 40 years in their own storage facilities before transferring them annually to the AO. Many courthouses store from three to five years of files with the rest in off-site storage. It takes approximately two weeks for a court to retrieve these files. Users must submit a retrieval fee, payable by certified cheque or money order
! Indexes to the 1950's are available for most Courts on microfilm at the AO. Because of financial cutbacks, Courts prefer that users conduct their own searches of the indexes dating after the 1950's and to submit their own orders for wills
! All Surrogate Court Estate Files for 1793-1859 are listed by surname in Inventory 22, Appendix A25 (formerly RG 22 Apendix H) and are available on microfilm (reel MS 830), through the Interloan program at the AO and the LDS
! All Probate Court Estate Files for 1793-1859 are listed by surname in Inventory 22, Appendix A1 (formerly RG 22 Appendix F) and are available on micofilm (reel MS 638), through the Interloan program at the AO and the LDS. As these items have been filmed alphabetically, there is no need for an index.
! Many counties have a surname index published in a series of books, Surrogate Court Index of Ontario, Canada 1859-1900
CRINAN POST OFFICE
HAS BEEN IN HANDS OF SAME FAMILY 98 YEARS
Dutton Advance, May 1, 1957
The following paper was read at the last meeting of Crinan Women’s Institute. It was prepared by Marion E. McCallum and read by Mrs. D. B. McCallum
The coming of the mail each day is a very pleasant interest in our daily routine. The newspaper brings the outside into our homes and the friendly letters or parcels that we find remind us of our friends’ interests and thoughts of us.
Imagine the delight of the first settlers in the forests of East Aldborough when they got news from the friends they had left in the homeland. It is recalled that some of these settlers had used their last shilling to send a letter home.
As Wardsville was the nearest village to the Crinan settlement, the people went there for their mail in the early 1850's. When the district became more organized the Crinan Post Office was opened on June 4, 1859, with Mr. Duncan McIntyre as postmaster. The following is a copy of the original document appointing him as postmaster:
Letter of Appointment to Postmastership
Post Office Department, Toronto, June 4, 1859
To Mr. Duncan McIntyre, Crinan, County of Elgin:
Sir,
I have the honour to inform you that His Excellency the Governor General has been pleased to appoint you to be Postmaster of Crinan, in the Electoral County of Elgin, in this province.
You are therefore hereby authorized to exercise all the functions and discharge all the duties appertaining to the said office according to law.
I am, sir, your very obedient servant, Sidney Smith, Postmaster-General
The post office was in a building (situated on what is now the Graham Road), formerly occupied by a Mr. Paups, who kept a small grocery but failed.
The mail was carried by horseback or on foot between Crinan and Wardsville once a week. As there was no bridge over the Thames at that time, a scow was used for crossing the river. The first scow was built of three canoes fastened together by poles and covered with plank. This floating bridge, which all the pioneers of this section used, was at Mr. Sutton’s sugar bush (lot 21, Broken Front).
The news in the weekly paper was eagerly read and discussed by the grown-ups when they met for an evening visit. The paper was passed on from one home to another and perhaps the early settlers were more conversant with world events than many today who hear the news every hour. The news came late but it was studied.
The late Neil McEachren of Buffalo often walked to Wardsville to get the mail for Mr. McIntyre. In 1872 when the Canada Southern Railway was built some miles south of Crinan, arrangements were made to have the mail brought from Dutton three times a week. John McIntyre and Neil Currie were two of the men who made this trip.
After Mr. McIntyre’s death, his son John succeeded him as postmaster, and the office was moved to a building on his farm at the southwest quarter of lot 24, concession 1, where it still is. Shortly before World War 1, the rural daily mail began from West Lorne with Chris Frank as courier. He now brought the mail as far as the Crinan Post Office where it was sorted. A few months later the rural daily mail began from this office too. John McIntyre delivered mail until his death in 1916. Mrs. Jessie McIntyre then took charge of the Post Office till her death in 1942.
Mrs. Stewart McIntyre was appointed postmistress, making 98 years this June that the postmastership of this office has been in charge of the same family.
Stewart, who has been delivering mail for more than 42 years, still delivers the mail from Crinan to the river roads. Now this is done by motor car - a far cry from the hardships of the early pioneers."
IONA PEOPLE WERE AWARE OF IMPORTANCE OF THE FIRST DOMINION DAY
The Dutton Advance, June 28, 1967:
One community in this area that appeared to be well aware of the importance of the first Dominion Day was Iona. In the Tweedsmuir History prepared by the Women’s Institute there and of which Mr. Ray Johnson is curator, there is a vivid description of the day.
Some 2,000 whites and 200 Indians joined the 600 who dwelt at Iona at that time to celebrate Canada’s first birthday. The event was begun by Alex Boston, Walter Riddle, and Duncan Sinclair. A fine Oneida Indian band headed a parade and there were foot and horse races, games, dancing, and other amusements aplenty.
Iona gets its name from the Scottish Isle where St. Colombo landed in 563 A. D. to establish Christianity in Scotland.
First Settler
The first settler in what is now the Iona Community is believed to have been William Brooks of New Jersey, who arrived in 1805 or 1806. He started a general store in 1838 on his own farm and about 1840 erected a sawmill near the site of the former Iona school house.
Even earlier than this - in 1820 - there was a blacksmith shop at Iona and a small store was in operated in 1828.
Some idea of the importance of Iona at the time of Confederation is that fact that besides having a population of about 600 there were five general stores, one hardware store and tin shop, two hotels, one restaurant, a livery stable, four blacksmith and carriage shops, one plough factory, two shoe shops, one merchant tailor shop, two furniture shops, two turning factories, one saw and grist mill, a Division Clerk’s office, a Temperance Hall, a Masonic Hall, and three churches.
Daniel Decow is said to have established at Iona the first departmental store in Western Ontario. In his establishment from 1850 onward could be found the first ready-to-wear garments in this part of the province. Mr. Decow had 51 peddling wagons operating between Amherstburg and Iona. Today Bart Wells operates a general store at Iona.
First Post Office
The earliest record of a post office in Iona is in 1853 and William Harris was the first postmaster. The mail arrived by stage coach from St. Thomas by way of Fingal. Location of the post office was in various homes and later in Lumley’s general store. In 1963 the office was closed and Iona residents now are served by rural mail. Mrs. Mae Lumley was the last postmistress.
The present Iona Hall was built in 1852 as a Free Will Baptist church. When they discontinued their services in 1908, the Women’s Institute was given permission to use the church for meetings. In 1925 it was remodelled as a Community Hall with the W. I. having since shouldered most of the responsibility for its upkeep.
Although the community claims the hall as its own there is said to be no record of any money having ever been paid to the original denominational members for the property.
Early Fair
What today is known as Shedden Fair had its origin in Iona in 1854. In 1867 the fair had a membership of 179 and it flourished until the building of the Canada Southern Railway brought Shedden in to prominence. When the fair was moved to Shedden in 1896, Thomas Pearce was secretary.
The Churches
Besides the Free Will Baptists, Iona had a Regular Baptist congregation which erected its first meeting house in 1836. A new church was built in 1860 and in 1903 it was moved to Iona Station.
Iona Methodist church had its beginning in 1874 and this building still stands. It served later as the United Church until 1966.
The Christian Fellowship Congregation with R. J. McCrae was pastor, now holds services at Iona.
Two schools - S.S. #10, Southwold, and S. S. #5, served the Iona area. The first school building at S. S. #10 was erected in 1816 near what is now No. 3 Highway and the townline. In subsequent years three other school houses served the area. The section disappeared in 1966 and pupils now attend Fingal Public School.
The first building to serve S. S. #5 went up in 1844 and was replaced in 1860. This section has also disappeared and students now travel by bus to Dunwich-Dutton Public School.
Much more could be included in this history of Iona, but space does not permit. Fortunately, the Tweedsmuir History will furnish future generations with a comprehensive account of the colorful past of that area."
IONA STATION ALSO OWES ITS BIRTH TO BUILDING OF CANADA SOUTHERN RAILWAY
(by Mrs. Ida Galbraith) The Dutton Advance, June 28, 1967:
Iona Station came into being when the Canada Southern Railway came through from Buffalo to Windsor in 1872. At that time there were three or four farm houses. In 1876 the only people listed in the Atlas for Iona Station were John McCallum, farmer; Duncan Galbraith, merchant and postmaster; Archie Kerr, farmer; J. P. W. Stevenson, cheesemaker; J. J. Campbell, merchant; John L. Decow, proprietor of the Rob Roy Hotel; Alec. McPahil, teacher. All did not live at the station.
Iona Station was the railway station for village of Iona, three miles south. The land or village of Iona was owned by Duncan McCormick in 1848. Mr. McCormick hired George Munroe to survey some of the land he owned and suggested he name the village. Mr. Munroe, ever loyal and mindful of the land of the heather, named it Iona to perpetuate the Holy Isle: “where rest from mortal toil the mighty of the Isles”.
Surveyed in 1799
The townline between Dunwich and Southwold had been surveyed by Hambly in 1799, but as late as 1833 when Colonel Colbourne visited Port Talbot he had to walk through the woods to “Monroe” town which would indicate that there was no road other than a blazed trail.
The settlers had large families and when the original farms were cleared several members of one family would set out together and clear new land. Archibald and Alexander Kerr settled on adjoining lots - 2 and 3, concession 5 - and their sister, Jane and her husband John McIntyre, across the townline in Dunwich. Archibald Kerr was 21 and eligible for a grant of land in 1831 but when he journeyed to Port Talbot from Aldborough to interview Col. Talbot, the latter was dismissing a claimant with so much profanity and abuse that Archie took fright and didn’t get up enough courage to return to renew his request for a year. When he came to his farm not a tree had been cut, but by November 12, 1842, he had completed his settlement duties and gathered together 4 pounds and 9 shillings, the patent fees necessary.
His neighbour, Archie Black, secured the patent for lot 4, Southwold, the same day. Alex Kerr came shortly after and secured a crown grant for the adjoining lot to the north, now owned by Alex McCallum.
In March 1823, Col. Talbot transferred to Michael McCormick the southwest one quarter of lot C, Concession 5, south of A. This land was later to become Braithwood Farms. Mr. McCormick secured the crown deed for William Brooks. On Feb. 6, 1835, Brooks sold the parcel to Israel Randall. On July 8, 1838, the land was sold to John Galbraith, the great grandfather of John Duncan Galbraith. It is said at the time of the sale there were 500 apple trees and a never-failing flowing spring which in 1967 is still running.
This is a fertile part of Elgin County. The soil is clay and sandy loam. A watershed or height of land separates the water going into Lake Erie and that going into the Thames. The timber was and still is elm, hickory, black ash, beech and maple and one upon a time black walnut. Some of the older homes are finished in that fine wood. About 1855 the building of the McIntosh bridge over the Thames made the townline an important link with the Longwoods road and with the coming of the railroad the importance of good roads was increased.
The First Store
Iona Station may be said to have really started with the opening of the store by Duncan Galbraith and Dougal McCallum, sons of John Galbraith and Zachariah McCallum. About this time Angus Graham built a hotel on the corner of the farm owned by his mother-in-law, Mrs. McIntyre. This hotel was added to, named and re-named, but always remained the highlight of village life until local option destroyed its profitable business. It was converted into a store and used as such until destroyed by fire.
One of the most attractive enterprises at this time was the flour mill run by Mr. Henderson. The mill was a four storey structure with a basement. Mr. Henderson received financial aid from the neighbouring farmers. One, Irvine, came to operate a barrel factory in connection with the mill. The factory building became the house which was a t one time owned by Edgar Dell. The house is long since gone. Henderson was not in business long before he found it more economical to ship flour in sacks. The financial ruin caused Irvine to lose his mind. One May 24, 1888, with a large stock of flour on hand, the mill was destroyed by fire. The loss was $10,000; insurance $7,000, cause unknown.
Sawmill Erected
In 1888, John T. Kerr, grandfather of John K. Elliott, erected a sawmill. He had not begun operations when it, too, was burned. His insurance did not go into effect until he began operating, so he built again and carried on until the Pere Marquette Railway went through at the turn of the century.
The first blacksmith was Ronald McDonald. William Wastie erected a shop which once stood where the P. M. tracks are now. The Galbraith store passed through many hands, became a dwelling, and is still used as a home.
Present Store Owner
“Uncle Jimmie” Campbell moved his store from two corners north into the station. With additions and improvements it served the community for many years
under the ownership of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel McBride; later by Mr. and Mrs. Arthur McBride; and now by Richard Hudson, who recently came from London.
IONA STATION , Continued
The first cheese factory was erected by William and Josh Bobier. Their first machine room later served as a garage for Miss Sarah Kerr and at present for George Greenwood.
Baptist Church
The present Baptist church was moved from Iona and the Baptist congregation of the church north of Iona Station merged in the late nineties. The church manse was occupied for many years by Mrs. Sarah Kerr and is now the Greenwood home.
The school is on the corner of the townline and Shackleton street, and it was built in 1879. It is the third school to serve Iona Station. The first school, a log structure, was built on the Galbraith farm. The next, a frame structure, was built across the road in Southwold, about half a mile south of the present school. For this school in 1862 the grants were: for Southwold, $8.56; Dunwich, $14.72. Wood was 85 cents a cord and the school insurance, $2.50. This frame school was later the home of the station agent, Mr. Berryman. Afterwards, it was moved across the railway tracks and became the home of Mr. Irvine. In the very early days some children started school, knowing only the Gaelic language.
The Community Hall
Iona Station Community Hall has served as a social centre for many years. Card parties, dances, showers, Institute meetings, even church groups have used it. The hall is situated on the northwest corner of Hogg Street and the townline. The site was purchased April 3, 1892, from J. P. Martyn, who was in real estate. The hall was built soon after with volunteer labour from the community. The money was raised from “tea meetings” or church suppers and entertainment.
The first trustees were Alex Kerr, Peter Lalond and William Wastie. Certain conditions were laid down in the official deed. An annual meeting must be held the last Wednesday of the year at 7:30. The trustee board is to consist of three with a secretary-treasurer to be chosen from that number. His duties, besides clerical, were to be in charge of building and furnishings. Should a vacancy occur on the trustee board for more than a year, the land and building were to become the property of the heirs of the original owners.
The Iona Station Women’s Institute has worked with the trustees to improve the hall. A kitchen was built in 1938 and in 1959 the hall was renovated, plastered and painted. Later, gas heating was installed. The hall belongs to the Iona Station community and the board of trustees act to serve the hall."
IONA WAS BUSY PLACE YEARS AGO
Dutton Advance, Sept. 7, 1955:
Mrs. Bessie Johnson, historical research convener of the Iona Women’s Institute, which met recently in the community hall, described in some detail the village of Iona as it was more than 80 years ago.
In 1875 Iona was a flourishing centre with a population of 600 people, she said, and lined with business establishments on both sides of the main street. Dan Decow operated the first general store and had 14 wagons operating between Niagara and Amherstburg selling tinware and hardware.
Iona was also the home of the McSherry plow works, the speaker continued; and their product was famous throughout the province. D. McCallum ran a tailor shop, and from Pineo’s Wagon Shop could be bought anything mobile from a carriage or wagon to a coffin, and furniture as well. The Briton Mill was a busy place and in winter the mill pond was kept in condition for skating by the young people of the village. The pond is still there but it is smaller and rarely freezes long enough for skating, Mrs. Johnson pointed out.
Other businesses on the main street included a millinery shop, a wool store that also sold musical instruments, a harness shop, and two general stores as well as a doctor’s home and office and two hotels.
Iona Fair’s Pied Piper
Iona Fair was an important event, said Mrs. Johnson. Held on five acres of land donated by John Decow and now just a field on the farm of Percy Whalls, it boasted of its own “Pied Piper”, according to an old resident. His call “Taffy, taffy, two for a copper apiece”, attracted the children who always followed him around while the fair lasted. The confection was carried in huge tin containers suspended by stout cords from a wooden yoke resting across his shoulders. In 1895, the fair was moved to Shedden.
As early as 1866 a band was organized by Moses Lumley and Dan Pineo and was reorganized in 1882 with Mr. Pineo as leader. It continued to contribute much to the life of the community as late as 1904.
The first volunteer military company was formed in 1866. John Carswell was drill sergeant, J. Philpot, captain; D. Decow, lieutenant, and D. Campbell was Corporal. The unit was attached to the 28th Battalion as Company No. 5, and won first prize at their initial appearance in St. Thomas as the best trained company."
WORLD WAR II NAMES
Dutton Advance
, November 29, 1945:
Following are the names of the men and women from Dutton and Dunwich who served in World War II according to the lists in the hands of Dutton and Dunwich Remembrance Committee:
DUTTON
Adlington, D.
Adlington, N.
Adlington, R.
Adlington, A.
Bambridge, John
Bennett, James
Brown, Glen
Brown, John
Brown, Joseph
Burns, Louis
Burslem, Allen
Crawford, Donald
Crawford, James
Clark, Stanley
Cook, William
Duncanson, Kenneth
Ford, George
Ford, Mac
Ford, Murray
Graham, Grant
Graham, Arthur
Green, Harvey
Green, Russell
Haines, Wilfred
Hawkins, Alfred
Hockin, Donald
Hockin, John
Hockin, William
Hodder, John
Holmes, Lloyd
Huffman, Harry
Huffman, Harold
Hoglund, Mel.
Hefford, George
Haggith, Abe
Horn, Clifford
Howell, Allan
Johnston, Robert
Johnston, William
Jones, Harry
Jones, William
Kiefer, Ben.
Kiefer, Donald
Knight, Harold
Keck, Lester
Keck, Wilbert
Keck, Maurice
Killins, Stewart
Law, Gordon
Leslie, James
Mortin, George
Mortin, Murray
MacKay, Ross
MacKay, Kenneth
MacKay, Clifford
MacKay, Robert
McCallum, Edward
McCallum, Angus
McCallum, Norman
McCallum, Margaret
McCallum, Wilfred
McGinnis, Pte.
Moyer, Ted
Nichol, Walter
O’Connell, John
Orchard, Arnold
Oliver, Harold
Perkins, Ray
Purdy, Walter
Porteous, Delbert
Porteous, John
Porteous, David
Peters, Lawrence
Pinner, Robert
Roberts, Edwin
Roberts, William
Ruston, John
Ruston, Frank
Ruston, Henry
Saunders, Guy
Scouler, John
Scouler, Murray
Smith, Harold
Smith, Walter
Smith, Charles
Smith, Peter
Scott, Alex.
Sutton, Elgin
Sutton, Richard
Sutton, Wesley
Tansley, Ray
Trothen, Francis
Treadgold, Donald
Waucaush, McKinley Waucaush, Charles
Waucaush, James
Wilson, Clarence
DUNWICH
Alderton, John
Alderton, Douglas
Anderson, David
Anderson, Kenneth
Anderson, Lloyd
Backus, George H.
Browning, Charles E.
Bradt, C. J.
Bell, James
Beecroft, Almon E.
Beecroft, C. E.
Blackburn, William
Boonman, Irene
Clark, R. B.
Campbell, Kenneth
Campbell, Clarence
Campbell, David
Carten, James
Callahan, Jack
Daniels, G. W.
Duncanson, St. Clair
Duncanson, Don. A.
Duncanson, Margaret
Evans, William
Fox, Maurice
Fox, Joseph
Fox, Frank
Fillmore, Leo
Foreman, Mervin
Gilbert, G. R.
Gervis, David
Geer, John
Haldner, Sam
Hillman, John
Hillman, Bruce
Hillman, Donald
Holland, Carrey
Hindle, Mrs.
Johnston, Leslie
Jacques, John
Keates, Donald
Keates, John A.
Koehler, Harry W.
Lamb, Jean
Littlejohn, Jean
Littlejohn, Margaret
Lucas, Sid
Lucas, Earl
Leitch, Gordon
Leitch, Lloyd
Lamb, W.
Lamb, Ted
Lynch, Ted
Lynch, Leo
Lunn, Leonard
Milton, J. D.
Milton, C. A.
Morant, Myron
Mulder, Ralph
MacFarlane, Gordon
McFarlane, Archie
MacLean, K. A.
McLeod, Norman
McCaffery, Daniel
McCaffery, E. A.
McCaffery, J. A.
McGregor, D. St. Clair
McPhail, Margaret
Mackoske, Edward
McColl, H. Fergus
McAlpine, Robert
McCallum, Gilbert
McCallum, J. C.
McCallum, James A.
McCallum, Daniel D.
McCallum, Lloyd L.
McCallum, Francis
McCallum, F. E.
McMillan, Bruce
McWilliam, J. Stewart
McKim, E. W.
McKay, Wellington
McColl, Arnold
Percival, Keith
Porritt, Harry
Phillips, J.
Page, Thomas
Page, William
Poysor, Freda
Poysor, F.
Revell, James H.
Rapelje, Norman
Ross, William
Stewart, Rev. F. G.
Taylor, Norman
Thompson, Alex.
Tolman, G. W.
Trothen, G. W.
Welsh, Norman
Wilton, Charles
E- MAIL QUERIES
Received by Elgin County Branch - Authors require more information and/or help with the names
briefly outlined below. Your help would be appreciated.
McQUIGAN
- Looking for information on Francis McGuigan who possibly drew up Bayham Twp. Crown Deeds following his discharge after the War of 1812.
Ron Blake, Toronto proto@interlog.com
MATTOCK
- Looking for information regarding my grandfather’s brother Thomas Mattock who was living in St Thomas in the 1920.
Ernie Savage. Dawnernsavage@aol.com
, Luton Cemetery.
family. And would like more information on
buried in Elmdale Mem. Park St. Thomas and any other
b. July 1855?, Chicoutimi, Quebec? d.October 16, 1939, Wife,
, b. August 29, 1866, Trois - Rivieres, Quebec, d. August 31, 1931, Kenaston, Saskatchewan
who we know died in the mid 1850's and would like more information on him.
Aylmer Cemetery (Section B), Elgin County.
- Searching for my roots on my father's side. His father's name was
born 1899 St-Thomas or Fawcett Ontario. Albert had brothers named
I know they also had a sister and perhaps another brother.
buried in Fairview Cemetery.
, born 1838 Montreal, of British parents - from Essex, England. Name varies but believe they are the same.
- Is anyone searching or run across this name in either Ontario, Michigan, New York, and/or Vermont?
mar in Malahide Dec. 24, 1839 to
, both from Bayham Township.
bur. Union Cemetery in Yarmouth Twsp.
b. Jan 7, 1815 in Ancaster area.
. She had 16 children and raised a grandson
.
moved to Southwold about 1848/49 before her 12th child was born March 1849. They resided on a farm just west of Port Stanley
d. Mar 31, 1879.
d. Mar 30, 1890 Essex Centre, Essex Co. 1890 buried in Union Wesleyan Methodist Church Cemetery.
moved to this area and resided south of Sparta, bur Sparta South Cemetery. No knowledge of
wife's interment, possibly in the Ancaster area. A copy of
obituary has been seen, but cannot find it and do not know what paper it was published in. Looking for any information and obituaries of these people and their 16 children.