1791 - 1829 (38 years)
Generation: 1
1. | Catherine Wilkerson* was born on 14 Jan 1791 in Thorold, Lincoln, UC; died on 18 May 1829 in Westminster, Middlesex, Ontario. Notes:
- Two of Catherine's brothers - Jacob and Robert were also in the 1812 war; Jacob died of a wound received during the battle of Chippawa in 1814 - list of pensions paid on this site: http://olivetreegenealogy.com/mil/1812/data_widows.shtml
Catherine married John Hansel. John (son of Andrew Hansel and Christina Maria Flach) was born about 1785 in New Jersey, USA; died on 29 May 1813 in DeCew, Upper Canada. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 2. Eliza Henzel* was born on 06 Mar 1813; died on 10 Feb 1839.
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Catherine married Richard Tunks* on 14 Mar 1816 in Thorold, Lincoln, UC. Richard (son of Thomas Tunks and Elizabeth Beddoes) was born in 1780 in Bitterley, Shropshire, England; died on 05 Mar 1877 in Westminster, Middlesex, Ontario. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 3. Thomas Tunks was born in 1816; died in 1904 in Wisconsin, USA.
- 4. Robert Tunks was born in 1818; died in 1906 in Mosa, Middlesex, Ontario; was buried in Oakland Cemetery, Delaware.
- 5. John Tunks was born in 1819; died in in Minnesota, USA.
- 6. Richard M.Tunks was born in 1820 in Westminster, Middlesex, Ontario; died in 1910 in Warsaw, Wyoming, New York, USA.
- 7. Elizabeth Tunks* was born in 1822 in Westminster, Middlesex, Ontario; died in 1903 in Westminster, Middlesex, Ontario.
- 8. Peter Hoover Tunks was born in 1823 in Westminster, Middlesex, Ontario; died in 1865 in Illinois, USA.
- 9. Catherine Tunks* was born on 29 May 1825 in Westminster, Middlesex, Ontario; died on 25 Jul 1907 in Westminster, Middlesex, Ontario.
- 10. George Carew Tunks was born in 1826 in Westminster, Middlesex, Ontario; died in 1905 in Ingersoll, Oxford, Ontario, Canada.
- 11. Ann Tunks*+ was born in 1827 in Westminster. Middlesex, Ontario; died on 18 Aug 1907 in London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada.
- 12. Charles Tunks was born in 1828 in Westminster. Middlesex, Ontario.
- 13. Christopher Spettigue Tunks was born in 1830 in Westminster. Middlesex, Ontario; died in in U.S.A..
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Generation: 2
2. | Eliza Henzel* (1.Catherine1) was born on 06 Mar 1813; died on 10 Feb 1839. Notes:
Dale 13
Eliza was the daughter of John Hensel and Catherine Wilkington. Her father was shot defending Fort George in May 1813 and died from his wounds at DeCew a few days later. Eliza was 2 months old. Her mother remarried and became the first wife of Richard Tunks. [Sid Prior notes]
Apparently Eliza's grandfather, Andrew Hansel (d. 1818) had a will in Thorold Twp; among other things, he left "to my grand daughter only daughter of my son John deceased two hundred acres in the Township of Uxbride being Lot 4 in Concession 4" [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/NIAGARA-ONT/1999-05/0926876842]
Her marriage to Jacob Dale was witnessed by Calvin Burtch & Richard Tunks
-she probably died in childbirth when son John was born 1839
Eliza married Jacob Dale* on 25 Mar 1835 in Westminster, Middlesex, Ontario. Jacob (son of Jacob Dale* and Anne Landos*) was born in 1806; died in 1896. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 14. Jacob Dale was born in 1837; died in 1913 in Middlesex, Ontario, Canada.
- 15. John Dale* was born in 1839; died in 1845.
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3. | Thomas Tunks (1.Catherine1) was born in 1816; died in 1904 in Wisconsin, USA. Notes:
moved to Wisconsin
both Thomas and Mary Ann were from Bayham Twp and their marriage was witnessed by Simeon & Thomas Edison (uncles of the famous
Edison)
A descendant of Thomas, Chris Karlgaard from Wisconsin, contacted us in 2015 for further information on Richard.
Thomas married Mary Ann Tines in 1845 in Bayham, Elgin, Ontario. Mary was born in 1816. [Group Sheet]
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4. | Robert Tunks (1.Catherine1) was born in 1818; died in 1906 in Mosa, Middlesex, Ontario; was buried in Oakland Cemetery, Delaware. Notes:
lived and farmed Skunks Misery
14 children
Robert married Mariah Parr in 1843 in Wardsville, UC. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 16. Richard Tunks was born in 1850 in Wardsville; died in 1926; was buried in Oakland Cemetery, Delaware.
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8. | Peter Hoover Tunks (1.Catherine1) was born in 1823 in Westminster, Middlesex, Ontario; died in 1865 in Illinois, USA. Notes:
-he witnessed his sister Catherine's wedding 1845
-he witnessed the wedding of Andrew Hammond & Elina Griffith 1845
moved to Illinois 1857 during recession
-he, his wife and daughter all died of typhoid fever in1865, leaving his oldest daughter, age 18, to raise the family.
-10 children
marriage was witnessed by Nathan Doyle & George C Tunks (brother)
died of typhoid fever
Omar Tunks, a descendant of Peter, released his study of the Tunks family in 1978.
Peter married Harriet Amanda Hungerford on 01 Feb 1846 in Westminster, Middlesex, Ontario. Harriet (daughter of Samuel Hungerford* and Abigail Kilbourn) was born in 1826 in Westminster, Middlesex, Ontario; died in 1865 in Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet]
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9. | Catherine Tunks* (1.Catherine1) was born on 29 May 1825 in Westminster, Middlesex, Ontario; died on 25 Jul 1907 in Westminster, Middlesex, Ontario. Notes:
Dale 2
Marriage witnessed by Jacob Dale ( ) and Peter Tunks (brother)
Catherine married Joseph Dale* on 01 Jan 1845 in Westminster Tp, UC. Joseph (son of Jacob Dale* and Anne Landos*) was born in 1819; died on 10 Apr 1898. [Group Sheet]
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10. | George Carew Tunks (1.Catherine1) was born in 1826 in Westminster, Middlesex, Ontario; died in 1905 in Ingersoll, Oxford, Ontario, Canada. Notes:
moved to Illinois in the 1850s, probably with brothers but moved to Ingersoll by 1871.
6 children
-witnessed his brother Peter's marriage 1846
Marriage witnessed by R. Dawson & Job Hammond (cousin)
from Tunks descendant Chris Karlgaard, Aug. 25, 2015: "One interesting thing I did come across in the records was the name of Richard's company commander, Captain Robert Carew. Captain Carew was also apparently in command of the group of sick soldiers from the 82nd Foot at the battle of Talavera (see http://www.napoleon-series.org/military/organization/c_detach.html). The 1814 muster rolls indicate that Captain Carew was Richard's company commander during the the battle of Orthez, France, and through the final months of the War of 1812. I think I have found a little information about Robert Carew here:
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=sandberg&id=I24353
I have to wonder if Richard named one of his sons, George Carew Tunks, after his former company commander. Its an interesting possibility. Do you have any information about this?"
George married Eliza Ann Elson in 1852 in Westminster Tp, UC. Eliza (daughter of Andrew Elson and Charlotte Dyer) was born in 1835; died in 1924. [Group Sheet]
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11. | Ann Tunks*+ (1.Catherine1) was born in 1827 in Westminster. Middlesex, Ontario; died on 18 Aug 1907 in London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada. Notes:
Jarvis, Ann (nee Tunks)
Died August 18, 1907
Age 80
Buried at Brick Street.
No Headstone
Wife of the late Eli Jarvis, [must be a typo] who is buried at Mount Pleasant Cemetery
Funeral from the residence of her son Richard Jarvis, 116 Briscoe Street.
Service in Brick Street Methodist Church
LFP Monday, Aug 19, 1907, p8,c1
Ann married Levi Merritt Jarvis* in 1849. Levi (son of Samuel Jarvis* and Magdalena Ellwood*) was born in 1824; died on 08 Jan 1863. [Group Sheet]
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13. | Christopher Spettigue Tunks (1.Catherine1) was born in 1830 in Westminster. Middlesex, Ontario; died in in U.S.A.. Notes:
named after Richard's army buddy, Christopher Spettigue
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Generation: 3
15. | John Dale* (2.Eliza2, 1.Catherine1) was born in 1839; died in 1845. Notes:
Dale 3
his mother died in childbirth
died age 6
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36. | Joseph Dale (9.Catherine2, 1.Catherine1) was born in 1858; died in 1947. Notes:
They farmed in Delaware Twp., then moved to C6 of Westminster Twp. Joseph was Reeve of Westminster during the Depression years, 1931-1933.
Joseph married Sarah Ann Smith. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 67. Clifford Smith Dale was born in 1891 in Westminster, Middlesex, Ontario; died in 1988.
- 68. Joseph "Lorne" Dale was born in 1893 in Westminster, Middlesex, Ontario; died in 1981.
- 69. Flossie L. Dale was born in 1895 in Westminster, Middlesex, Ontario; died in 1976.
- 70. Delbert R. Dale was born in 1899 in Westminster, Middlesex, Ontario; died in 1991.
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45. | Richard Samuel Jarvis (11.Ann2, 1.Catherine1) was born in 1851; died after 1911. Notes:
1911 census: Richard S. Jarvis, 61, living with widowed brother-in-law Ernest Odell and some of his children; single
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Generation: 4
66. | Orley Dale (34.David3, 9.Catherine2, 1.Catherine1) was born in 1903; died in 1996. Notes:
Orley and his cousin Melvin laid the concrete around the Jacob and Anne stones
Orley worked for Byron Telephone Co, and for Ontario Hydro
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