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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Living MELMER (son of Ronald Victor MELMER and Shirley Patricia BROWN).

    Family/Spouse: Living BROWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Living MELMER

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Ronald Victor MELMER was born on 17 Jun 1928 in Winnipeg, Manitoba (son of Cecil John aka William Elisha MELMER and Ethel Grace CUMBERS); died on 18 Sep 1983 in London, Ontario; was buried on 21 Sep 1983 in Woodland Cemetery, London, Ontario, Canada..

    Ronald married Shirley Patricia BROWN on 24 Apr 1952 in London, Ontario, Canada. Shirley (daughter of Fenton Cuthbert BROWN and Grace UNKNOWN) was born on 28 Nov 1927 in Theodore, Saskatchewan, Canada; died on 21 May 1998 in London, Ontario; was buried in Cremated, ashes in the possession of Jo-Anne Melmer Beekx. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Shirley Patricia BROWN was born on 28 Nov 1927 in Theodore, Saskatchewan, Canada (daughter of Fenton Cuthbert BROWN and Grace UNKNOWN); died on 21 May 1998 in London, Ontario; was buried in Cremated, ashes in the possession of Jo-Anne Melmer Beekx.
    Children:
    1. 1. Living MELMER
    2. Living MELMER
    3. Living MELMER


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Cecil John aka William Elisha MELMER was born on 22 Jan 1903 in London, Middlesex County, Ontario (son of John Henry MELMER and Mary Priscilla HUNT); died on 16 Feb 1971 in London, Ontario; was buried on 19 Feb 1971 in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens, London Middlesex London MX-141.

    Notes:

    NOTE 1./ William Elisha and Cecil John Melmer: e-mail from Jo-Anne Beekx

    William Elisha Melmer and Cecil John Melmer are one and the same. I have a copy of original and there is a notation on the lower right corner (can't be seen on computer image) that states "Registration changed by inking out William Elisha, establishing Cecil John as per declaration by Father. March 4, 1909". I have not been able to find out why.

    Cecil married Ethel Grace CUMBERS on 03 Dec 1923 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Ethel (daughter of John William CUMBERS and Edna Celia WATSON) was born on 06 Aug 1904 in Winnipeg, Manitoba; died on 08 Dec 1977 in London, Ontario; was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens, London Middlesex London MX-141. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Ethel Grace CUMBERS was born on 06 Aug 1904 in Winnipeg, Manitoba (daughter of John William CUMBERS and Edna Celia WATSON); died on 08 Dec 1977 in London, Ontario; was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens, London Middlesex London MX-141.
    Children:
    1. John(Jack) George MELMER was born on 09 Sep 1924 in Winnipeg, Manitoba; died on 12 May 1997 in London, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 16 May 1997 in Forest Lawn, London, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 2. Ronald Victor MELMER was born on 17 Jun 1928 in Winnipeg, Manitoba; died on 18 Sep 1983 in London, Ontario; was buried on 21 Sep 1983 in Woodland Cemetery, London, Ontario, Canada..
    3. Living MELMER
    4. Living MELMER

  3. 6.  Fenton Cuthbert BROWN was born on 30 Jul 1891 in Blanchard, Marquette, Manitoba (son of William H BROWN and Emily Amelia WILLIAMS).

    Fenton married Grace UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Grace UNKNOWN
    Children:
    1. 3. Shirley Patricia BROWN was born on 28 Nov 1927 in Theodore, Saskatchewan, Canada; died on 21 May 1998 in London, Ontario; was buried in Cremated, ashes in the possession of Jo-Anne Melmer Beekx.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  John Henry MELMER was born on 28 Jul 1878 in Toronto, Ontario (son of William MELMER and Louisa LAVINE); died on 09 Jun 1957 in Westminster Hospital, London, Ontario; was buried on 12 Jun 1957 in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens, London Middlesex London MX-141.

    Notes:

    NOTE 1./ Part of e-mail from Vera VanWagoner on 4/13/02 in response to Jo-Anne Beekx (Melmer) contact w/RAM

    My thanks to Jo-Anne who just gave us news of family that is very important to me. Cecil's brother, Russell, was my mother's first cousin and they were very close. John Melmer, (father of Cecil, Russell, Ida and Dora) was my grandmother Grace Melmer's brother and as brother and sister they were very close. John Melmer and wife Mary invited his sister Grace and her daughter (my mother, Ruth) to spend a winter with them in Florida. When Grace Melmer came to Michigan to live, whenever she went back to Canada to visit which was quite often, she most always stayed with her brother Jack and his wife Mary. Russell said when he would come home at night, he always knew when Aunt Grace was visiting as he could hear her snoring.

    NOTE 2./ 1901 London Middlesex census: District: ON MIDDLESEX (East/Est) (#87)
    Subdistrict: London (City/Cité) Wards/Quartiers No. 3 and 4 D-3 Page 10

    Family Name Sex Relationship M/S DOB Age
    103 Hunt Eliza F Head W Jul 24 1838 62
    103 Melmar John M Boarder M Jul 28 1877 23
    103 Melmar Mary F Boarder's Wife M Mar 10 1879 21

    NOTE 3./ Detroit Border Crossings and Passenger and Crew Lists, 1905-1957

    Name Arrival Date Estimated Birth Year Port of Arrival
    John H Melmer 12 May 1921 Detroit, Michigan
    John H Melmer 11 Oct 1920 Detroit, Michigan
    Mary Melmer 11 Oct 1920 Detroit, Michigan
    Mary Melmer 1 May 1921 Detroit, Michigan

    John married Mary Priscilla HUNT on 27 Sep 1899 in London, Ontario, Canada. Mary (daughter of Elisha HUNT and Elizabeth Catherine MILLS) was born on 10 Mar 1880 in London, Ontario; died on 08 Dec 1961 in St Mary Hospital, London, Ontario; was buried on 11 Dec 1961 in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens, London Middlesex London MX-141. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Mary Priscilla HUNT was born on 10 Mar 1880 in London, Ontario (daughter of Elisha HUNT and Elizabeth Catherine MILLS); died on 08 Dec 1961 in St Mary Hospital, London, Ontario; was buried on 11 Dec 1961 in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens, London Middlesex London MX-141.

    Notes:

    NOTE 1./ Detroit Border Crossings and Passenger and Crew Lists, 1905-1957

    Name Arrival Date Estimated Birth Year Port of Arrival
    John H Melmer 12 May 1921 Detroit, Michigan
    John H Melmer 11 Oct 1920 Detroit, Michigan
    Mary Melmer 11 Oct 1920 Detroit, Michigan
    Mary Melmer 1 May 1921 Detroit, Michigan

    Children:
    1. Violet May MELMER was born on 02 Jun 1900 in London, Middlesex County, Ontario; died on 23 Aug 1910 in Toronto, York County, Ontario.
    2. 4. Cecil John aka William Elisha MELMER was born on 22 Jan 1903 in London, Middlesex County, Ontario; died on 16 Feb 1971 in London, Ontario; was buried on 19 Feb 1971 in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens, London Middlesex London MX-141.
    3. Living MELMER
    4. Living MELMER
    5. Living MELMER
    6. Lte Russel Henry MELMER was born on 17 Jun 1910 in Toronto, Ontario; died on 13 Mar 1999 in St. Thomas, Elgin County, Ontario; was buried on 17 Mar 1999 in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens, London, Ontario..
    7. Ida Evelyn MELMER was born on 09 Jul 1912 in Toronto, Ontario; died in in Caressant Care Nursing Home St. Thomas; was buried in Forest Lawn cemetery, London, Ontario.
    8. Dora Louisa MELMER was born about 1924 in Ontario, Canada; died on 12 Mar 2002 in Owen Sound, Grey County, Ontario.

  3. 10.  John William CUMBERS was born on 20 Feb 1872 in 9 Havelock Road, London, England (son of John CUMBERS and Elizabeth STANTON); died on 04 May 1904 in Winnipeg, Manitoba; was buried in St James cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    Notes:

    Notes for JOHN WILLIAM CUMBERS:
    John is buried in the old St. James Cemetery in Winnipeg. Walter (his brother) and wife Daisy are buried next to him.

    John J. Lowen, of Kingston, Ontario (grandson of Walter William Cumbers) has supplied what purports to be a "Cumbers Family History," written by someone in Winnipeg, and given to John by his Aunt Beryl Chandler. While it has many flaws, some "facts" can be gleaned from it.
    1. John is said to have been named after his father, and born on the ship on the way to Canada. This cannot be true. The 1891 Canadian Census shows him as 18 years old, birthday February 20, 1874. Since they left England in 1884,(possibly 1882) according to the 1901 Winnipeg Census, he would have been 10 years old on board the ship.
    According to this "history," he died of Typhoid Fever in the Northwest Territories. But the 1901 Winnipeg Census places him in Winnipeg, Married to Edna (Celia).

    John Lowen reports that Pat Purdy, who was raised by Walter (Pop) Cumbers has photographed the grave of the eldest sibling in the John Cumbers familyi, John William Cumbers.

    The grave marker apparently shows his birth date as March 18, 1874, not February 20, 1872.

    John married Edna Celia WATSON on 19 Jun 1900 in Holy Trinity Church, Winnipeg, Manitoba. Edna (daughter of Joseph WATSON and Emma CHAMBERLAIN) was born on 19 Oct 1878 in Lucan, Middlesex North, Ontario; died in 1957 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Edna Celia WATSON was born on 19 Oct 1878 in Lucan, Middlesex North, Ontario (daughter of Joseph WATSON and Emma CHAMBERLAIN); died in 1957 in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    Notes:

    Notes for CELIA (EDNA) WATSON:
    Celia (Edna) Watson married John Cumbers and had two sons, Ernest, (who worked for City Dairy, and married Ruby Young,) and George, (who worked for Eatons, and had two daughters, Elizabeth (Betty) (nee Cumbers) Todd and Dorothy Cumbers.
    When Celia's husband John died of Typhoid Fever, she married his brother, Henry, and had a daughter Ethel, who married Jack Millner. When Henry died, (also of Typhoid Fever), Celia (Edna) then married Mr. Wickson, and had a daughter, Ella. Although not a Cumbers, she was raised as Ernie and George's half sister. Ella's son Douglas Gudmonson, still keeps in touch with Dorothy, Betty and Aunt Ruby. (Aunt Ruby died March 26, 2000.)

    Children:
    1. Harold George CUMBERS was born on 01 May 1901 in Winnipeg, Manitoba; died in 1972 in Winnipeg, Manitoba; was buried in Chapel Lawn Memorial Gardens, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
    2. Ernest Henry CUMBERS was born on 31 May 1903 in Winnipeg, Manitoba; died on 03 Sep 1977 in Winnipeg, Manitoba; was buried in Elmwood cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
    3. 5. Ethel Grace CUMBERS was born on 06 Aug 1904 in Winnipeg, Manitoba; died on 08 Dec 1977 in London, Ontario; was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens, London Middlesex London MX-141.

  5. 12.  William H BROWN was born on 30 Mar 1858 in Ontario; died after 1901 in Blanchard, Marquette, Manitoba.

    William married Emily Amelia WILLIAMS. Emily was born on 25 Jul 1861 in Ontario; died after 1901 in Blanchard, Marquette, Manitoba. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 13.  Emily Amelia WILLIAMS was born on 25 Jul 1861 in Ontario; died after 1901 in Blanchard, Marquette, Manitoba.
    Children:
    1. Cathaline BROWN was born on 15 Oct 1879 in Ontario.
    2. Carl Preston BROWN was born on 07 Apr 1883 in Blanchard, Marquette, Manitoba.
    3. William Clyde BROWN was born on 24 Apr 1886 in East Selkirk, Manitoba.
    4. Emily Louise BROWN was born on 21 Sep 1888 in East Selkirk, Manitoba.
    5. 6. Fenton Cuthbert BROWN was born on 30 Jul 1891 in Blanchard, Marquette, Manitoba.
    6. John H BROWN was born on 08 Jul 1894 in Blanchard, Marquette, Manitoba.
    7. Gladys Amelia Evelyn BROWN was born on 09 Feb 1897 in Hamiota, Manitoba.