Notes:

NOTE 1./ 1911 Westminster, Middlesex, Ontario census,

Sumner Charles W. M Head M Jul 1870 40
Sumner Christena I. F Wife M Sep 1871 39
Sumner Edward G. M Son S Dec 1900 10
Sumner William M Son S Oct 1904 6
Sumner Hellen C. F Daughter S Apr 1907 4
Sumner Marietta F Daughter S Dec 1908 2

Charles married Christina Isabella NICHOL on 17 Jan 1900 in 374 Ridout St., London, Ontario. Christina (daughter of Thomas NICHOL and Christena CAMPBELL) was born in Sep 1871 in Westminster, Middlesex, Ontario; died in 1967 in London, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Pond Mills cemetery, London, Middlesex, Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

NOTE 1./ William Cyrus settled on the south half of Lot 16 on Con. 1 of Westminister. He and his first wife, Helen Scott made their first home in a log house at the south end of the property which faced on the 2nd Con. In 1880 a large brick house was built just to the east of the log house and by coincidence, the bricklayer for their new home, William Scott, was a relative of William's wife. In the late eighties numerous brick houses were being built, replacing the log houses. There had been an earlier dwelling at the north end of Lot 16, no longer in use, but the lane is still plainly visible as are the tall pine trees that sheltered it. The old house became an implement shed when it was moved adjacent to the barn at the south half of lot 16. Farming for William must have been difficult. As a schoolboy his right arm was severely injured and had to be amputated. In spite of his handicap, he milked cows and managed the mixed farming operation. He was a trustee of the Pond Mills Cheese factory where the milk from his herd and most of his neighbours was sent. He was also a member of St. Paul's Masonic Lodge, #107 in Lambeth. William died in 1895 leaving lot 16 to his son.
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William married Helen SCOTT on 02 Feb 1865. Helen was born in 1846 in Westminster, Middlesex, Ontario; died on 24 Dec 1896 in Westminster, Middlesex, Ontario; was buried in Pond Mills cemetery, London, Middlesex, Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Thomas married Christena CAMPBELL. Christena was born in 1837 in Ontario; died in in Westminster, Middlesex, Ontario; was buried in Pond Mills cemetery, London, Middlesex, Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

NOTE 1./ Cyrus and his wife Rebecca were buried in Woodland Cemetery in London, Ontario. Cyrus was a farmer and came to Westminister Township in 1819. He purchased 200 acres of Lot 19 in Con. 2 in 1835 which was originally patented to Ira Wooden from the Crown in 1825. His wife Rebecca was a cousin. Lot 19 was standing bush and Cyrus used the lumber to frame a 7-bedroom house, facing on Commissioners Road and a barn. In the clearing he grew grain and pastured his cattle. Commissioners Road had been built to facilitate east and west traffic through Westminister Township. The large house Cyrus built was frequently an over-night stop for travellers who received supper, sleeping accommodations, breafkast, and feed and water for their horses.

By 1854, the London and Port Stanley Railway was buying land for the right-of-way and two and a half acres of the west half of Lot 19 were sold to the railway company. Having done this, a problem arose, because Cyrus could no longer get to that part of his property beyond the right of way, so in 1879 he sold to his neighbor on Con. 2, Elliot Grieve, eleven acres from the part south of the tracks. He later recovered some of this acreage with purchases in 1880 of ten acres and an additional five acres in 1885, from William E. Grieve on the east side of the tracks. Cyrus was an innovative farmer. The windmill which was mounted on top of his barn drew water from the dug well a hundred feet away to the barn using a jerk-line. He also installed a geared shaft that operated the root-pulper, for animal feed. Cement that was needed for building or for repairs was mixed by windmill power, but the men had to haul the gravel from the Themes River at the Meadow Lily Bridge with a team and wagon. (Century Farms of Westminister Township by Marguerite E. Murray).
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NOTE 3./ 1851 CENSUS WESTMINSTER TOWNSHIP MIDDLESEX COUNTY, ONTARIO, CANADA
AS OF 11 JANUARY 1852; AGE IS NEXT BIRTHDAY

NAMES BORN RELIGION AGE Lived Con & Lot REMARKS

Cyrus W. Sumner Upper Canada Protestant 49 Con 1 Lot 19 Farmer
Rebecca Sumner USA Protestant 52
Ralph B. Sumner Upper Canada Protestant 15
Sarah M. Sumner Upper Canada Protestant 13
William C. Sumner Upper Canada Protestant 10


Birth:
Blenheim, (Oxford

Cyrus married Rebecca SUMNER on 16 Feb 1835 in Middlesex, Ontario. Rebecca (daughter of William Augustus SUMNER and Elizabeth BEARDSLEE) was born on 11 May 1799 in Bristol, Addison, Vermont; died on 28 Sep 1873 in Westminster Township, Middlesex County, Ontario; was buried in Woodland Cemetery, Middlesex, Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]