Notes:

Gordon Brown married Ruth Pounder. Three Pounder children.

Notes:

Merrill is the son of Caroline Callfas & Solomon Brown.

Merrill married Cora May LANG on 20 Jun 1916 in Toronto, York Co., Ontario. Cora (daughter of CY JOSIAH LANG and Mary Florence FELKER, .11) was born on 10 Feb 1898 in Erin Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario; died on 23 May 1980 in Toronto, York Co., Ontario; was buried in Sanctuary Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Welllington Co. Birth Registration #043573,
Feb 10, 1898, Cora May LANG, female, father Josiah LANG, farmer,
mother Mary FELKER.
Informant Josiah Lang. Registered Mar 5, 1898. Accoucheur Dr. Hamilton. - - -

Buried:
Toronto.

Notes:

Cy is the son of Ann Price & William Lang, both born England.

Birth:
Called Cy by the family but Josiah formally.

Died:
339 Keele St., Age 64. Angina Pectoris, Asthma 12 years.

Buried:
Hillsburg, Erin Twp., Wellington Co.

CY married Mary Florence FELKER, .11 on 13 Nov 1894 in Guelph, Wellington Co., Ontario. Mary (daughter of John FELKER, .18 and Mary TURNBULL) was born on 12 Dec 1870 in Belwood, Garafraxa West Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario; died on 15 Aug 1942 in Toronto, York Co., Ontario; was buried in Huxley Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Mary Florence is the daughter of Mary Turnbull & John Felker.

. Ontario Birth Registration #006837 4025, Wellington Co.
Mary Felker, daughter of
John Felker, Farmer, Lot 27, Con 7, Garafraxa
Born Dec 12 870, & registered Mar 30, 1870,
Drs. J C Homer & Trannor?

1930 Jun 12, Hillsburg, Mrs Lang is visiting out of town.

. Her father John Felker was a baker in Hillsburg as this time. Later he & his family would move from Belwood to Erin, Ontario. - - -

Buried:
Erin Twp., Wellington, Light granite monument.

Notes:

. 1834 Garafraxa Twp., Wellington:
Lewis Felker: One adult male; 4 boys, 3 Females over 16; 4 girls under 16.

. Property of parents, Mary & John Felker:
Garafraxa Wild Lands Assessment
1849 - Mary Felker - Lot 16 SW, 100 Acres, 6th Con., Settled 1833, Assessed 1 Jul 1849.
Mary Felker - Lot 17 SW, 163, 6th Con., Settled 1833, Assessed 1 Jul 1849.

. Ontario Land Registry Abstract, Wellington Co., Twp. of West Garafraxa, Book 71, p245
- Lot 27 NEast Half, Con 7,
. 1859 Apr 20, Certificate, Sheriff Count Wellington, to Ricd Greet,
. 1876 Jun 9, Patent, The Crown, to Wm. Norrington, NEPart 186A.
. 1876 Dec 15, B&S, Wm Norringgton & wife, to John Felker, NE 186 Acres, $500;
. 1877 Aug 27, Mortgage, John Felker & wife, All arts.
. 1880 Apr 25 Mortg. Joh Felker & Wife, to Agricultural Savings, Dist Mort $1550.
. 1885 Mar 25, Bargain&Sale, John Filker & wife, to Hugh McMillan*, NEprt 86A. & others.

- Lot 27 West part, Con 7, p249
. 1830 Jul 9, Patent, Crown, to John Bulter WPt 100A.
. 1870 My 3, B&S, John Mair, Waren, to John Felker SHlf of WHalf 50 Acres
. 1876 Nov 6, Mortg, John Felker & wife, xx Bank, 50A, $800
. 1880 Sept 25, Mortg., John Felker & wife, Agricultural Savings, 50A, $1550.
. 1882 Mar 13, Mortg., Agricultural Savings, to John Felker & wife, Guelph xxx M Society, $2000.
. 1882 Apr 3, Disc. Mrs., Agricultural S & L Co., to John Felker
. 1885 Mar 25, B&S, John Felker & Wife, to Hugh McMillan*, S Half 50 Acres.
Note: Hugh McMillan, of McMillan Mill, ERIN, Ontario.

1857 - LAND TRANSFER, Deed: Lot 27 NE, Con 7, 4th January 1857, $1900, Signed, Fergus, Ontario, John Felker (b 1845)
Ref: Archives of Ontario, Reel GS 41635, Folio 639.

. 1869 - LAND TRANSFERs, Archives of Ontario, Reel 3153, Folio 635, Ins. 337. John Felker, the younger.
. 1867 Apr 18, Lot 27, Con 6, 50 acres, more or less & premises: sold in public auction for arrears of tax owing from 31 Dec, 1867. Sold for $46.50. Sold by John Morris of the Municipality, sold to James Trimbell.
. 1870 Jun 20 - Registered as No. 89 Mary Patterson, spinster let mortgage to Jessie Bowley & wife. This money is not entitled to be paid to the then Mary Patterson. discharged mortgage 18th May, 1872, at 1:20 o'clock.
Witness Morris Wilocks Saunders, Barrister. Henry Wm. Patterson of the town of Guelph, Barrister, Signed at Guelph,Ref: RGS 3154, Instrument 497, Folio 116 & Ins. 500, Folio 126. W. Garafraxa #114.
Note1 * 1871 Lot 27, Con 6 Garafraxa. This lot was registered starting in Feby 6, 1872 to Mrs. Isabel Turnbull, but no registration is found neither previous or afterward, for John Felker. Was he perhaps he was leasing the farmland, but not registered? - PJA]
. 1876 November 15, 50 Acres & premises, Lot 24 N half of SW half, 16 Con, W. Garafraxa & Lot 27 w/half of W North half Lot 16? on the 7th Con.
Society & Savings Bank mortgage, Pd. by Registry no. 7726 [date?] Ref: Folio 639, RGS 41635.

. 1871 Jun 2, SCARLET FEVER PANIC, son of Mr. Ed. McConnel, Lot 21, Con 6, Garafraxa, swallowed creek water: fever 3 days, attendance at school decreased. (Boys OK.)

. 1871 June 30 - PIG BYLAW prohibiting pigs running lose in Fergus which much amuses the country folk.
Dr. Andrew Lightbody, A SOCIAL was held Friday evening at the M.E. Church, 6th Line, Garafraxa. Music played, two speeches, $11.50 was collected for the school Sabbath library.
Note2: This is the school house - log church adjacent to the Felker's property on the 6th Con. Garafraxa West.
Ref: FERGUS FREEHOLDER Newspaper.

. 1878 Aug 16 - Storm in Garafraxa. A severe hail & rain storm accompanied by wind & thunder, passed over Garafraxa. It has destroyed the crops, leveling standing grain & any gain that was near ripe, threshing three fourths of it off on the ground & king sad havoc with turnip fields when not sheltered by bush. The storm lasted about 40 minutes. hail the size of musket ball, a little flattened, fell enlarge quantities riddling turnips, potatoes & cabbage, leaving beautiful fields a complete wreck. The storm passed over 2nd Concession between Lots 10 -20, & appeared to have visited upper Bichol & Peel twps. before it came here. some had their windows broken with the hail.
Ref: Guelph Daily Mercury newspaper.

. In Nov. 1879 The Credit Valley Train came through Belwood. ... At that time there were 4 trains a day through Hillsburg station (after Erin) from Elora to the Cataract Junction, about 8 am., back to Elora at noon, down again about 4 pm & returning about 8 pm. You had to change trains at the Cataract, if going to Toronto or Orangeville.

. 1883 Wellington Co. Directory, West Garafraxa Twp.
Felker, John Jr, Freeholder, Con 7, Lot 27, farmer 136 Acres.

. 1897 Provincial Board of Health of Ontario being for the Village of Erin, water source: wells & springs.
Erin, No M.H.O. (Medical Health Officer); Jno. Felker, S.I., General inspection on 15th May; also on complaint. None.
[Could be either John.III or his son John.IV (aged 20). Unknown nature of complaint. - PJA] As he untrue the words Deliver us from evil, the weight fell exactly 8:02.the bonds was interred in the jail yard where it will permanently rest, no application for the remains having been received from an relatives. At first Chattelle tried the argue with Father Downey to justify is crime from Scriptures. This morning Father Doweney express his opinion hath Chattelle's stance behavior at first was part of his cunningly planed presence of insanity & it was only when he finally realized the ll hope was gone that he succumbed to the inevitable 7 became resigned to his father's.

. Belwood Fall fair was a wonderful fair which carried on for 2 days, showing beautiful horses cattle, pigs, Etc. Lots of booths ere on the grounds selling homemade candy, gingerbread, honey in the comb, etc .A merry go round run by horsepower was an outstanding attraction. The first the women's work - vegetables, butter, eggs, flowers etc, & they were shown in the drill shed (town hall of today) on the market square. These grounds were used for picnics, baseball & any gathering that were going outside. It was so beautiful down amongst the trees beside the river.

. 1912 & 1921 Toronto City Directory
318 Pacific Ave. North from Bloor W to Vine at crossing Dundas west at 2975, ward 7. EAST SIDE, John Felker,
Parents resided at 305 Pacific Ave.

. 1922 The Toronto City Directory 1922
John Felker, gro. retail, 324 Weston, s., h. same (address). John Felker likely worked in Walker Found & Carriage Mfg.

. Marie Felker remembers her grandfather as an old man sitting in a rocking chair, looking out the kitchen window. Marie would visit her grandparents for Sunday dinner every week.
. Transcriptions by PJ Ahlberg. Thank you. - - -

Birth:
On the Old Orangeville Road. Nearest village, Belwood was previously called Douglas, ON.

Died:
Death Cert: Appendicitis with bronco pneumonia. Aged 77 y 9 m.

Buried:
Res. 305 Pacific Ave., Toronto, ON.

John married Mary TURNBULL on 16 Nov 1869 in Garafraxa West Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario. Mary (daughter of James TURNBULL, .1 and Isabella VESSIE) was born in 1851 in Belwood, Garafraxa West Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario; died on 18 Dec 1870 in Belwood, Garafraxa West Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario; was buried in Mount Carmel Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

. Early Members of the Methodist Church:
Turnbull, Isabella, d/o James Isabella,
was born on August 27, 1845 in Guelph
& was baptized on November 30, 1845 at Guelph by Rev. J. Briggs.

. Ontario Marriage Registration (no number), West Garafaxa, Wellington Co.
John FELKER, 24, bachelor, farmer, Canada, West Garafraxa,
s/o John & Henrietta,
married Mary Turnbull, 19, /1850, Garafraxa, West Garafraxa,
d/o James & Isabella Turnbull,
Episcopal Methodist Rev. M D Archer.
witn: Frederick Felker of Garafraxa, 12 Nov 1869 at West Garafraxa.
Vol. 9, pg 216.

. Ontario Death Registration # 016928,
Mary Felker, Died 18 Dec 1870, Aged 22 [1848], farmer, b. Canada,
Died of Inflammation child bed for 10 days.
Informer: John Felker, Lot 17, Con 6, W. Garafraxa. Registered Jany 34, d.1870.
E.P. Methodist.

. 1877 Wellington Co. Atlas
J Turnbull, Con 6, Lot 27, 100 Acres
T Turnbull, Con 7, Lot 26, 50 Acres.
Note: These two lots are adjacent to John Felker's property. - - -

Birth:
Ref: Death Census 871.

Died:
Age 22, Inflammation child bed, 10 days.

Buried:
Bellwood, ON. Aged 20y, Beloved wife of John Felker.