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3551	. Biography3 - Newspapers & John Willson Osborn: Upper Canadian Guardian and Freeman's Journal, 1817 Jun - Western Sun, Vincennes 1822 Dec 14 - Farmers & Mechanics Journal, published by J W Osborn 1825 May 7 - The Advertiser 1826 Mar 7 - Indianapolis Gazette, Vol. III 1834 - Temperance Advocate, Greencastle 1834 - Western Plough Boy, Greencastle Visitor. . 1819 June 25, Vincennes - Dissolution. The Copartnership heretofore existing between William A Crowell & John W Osborn was dissolved by mutual consent on the 20th instant. Wm. A Crowell, J W Osborn. - N.B. All those who are indebted to the said firm are requested to make immediate payment, & those who have demands against it will please present them for settlement. WAC, JWO., VINCENNES, JUNE 25, 1918. Ref: Indiana Sentinel Newspaper, published 1818 Jul 3 . . Greencastle acquired a reputation for temperance. . Early Settlement & History: The "Western Register and Terre Haute Advertiser" was the first paper printed in Terre Haute. The paper was "printed & published every Saturday, in Terre Haute, Vigo county, Indiana, by JOHN W. OSBORN, at $2. per annum." The terms of advertising are given, & then follows this statement: "Letters on business addressed to the editor must be post-paid." It must be borne in mind that letter postage in that day was no trifle - ranging as high as 25¢ a single letter, one-eighth of the annual subscription of the paper. The first number was issued July 21, 1823, & was a four-column paper, about 12 by 14 inches in size. After the first ten numbers had been issued a larger size paper was obtained, making the sheet about four inches longer. The first edition consisted of about two hundred copies; many were sent to parties who never paid. Mr. Osborn felt that the education of the masses was of vital moment & fully believed in the civilizing & enlightening influence of the newspaper, & the fact that a subscriber could not pay did not prevent his receiving the paper. For this reason the paper did not prove, in any eminent degree, a pecuniary success. Great difficulty was experienced in obtaining suitable printing paper. The supply must usually be obtained from Louisville, & the quantity ordered sometimes did not make its appearance for weeks together; bad roads & low water were the obstacles to be overcome in transportation. At such times various expedients were resorted to in order to continue the regular issue; sometimes a half sheet was sent out. Then again the stores & shops were ransacked for ordinary wrapping paper, & sometimes no paper could be issued at all. The difficulties attending the obtaining, transporting & setting up the press were such as would have discouraged a less determined man than Mr. Osborn & have effectually defeated the enterprise. The wagon in which the "office" & paper for first issue were transported from Vincennes to Terre Haute was overturned in attempting to ford one of the many streams to be crossed, & the entire establishment buried under the waters. These streams were very much swollen at the time by the abundant rain-fall, & in attempting to cross the driver had mistaken his way. The material was finally recovered after great effort. These were the "circumstances beyond the control of the editor" that delayed the first issue, as explained in the editorial of that number. The first number contained an account of the celebration held on the Fourth of July of that year. The oration was delivered by Thos. H. Blake. Among the communications, we notice that "Mr. Reed, a Presbyterian minister, will preach at the court-house on the 24th inst." Its foreign news summary contains the declaration of war between France & Spain; also certain military movements of French & Spanish troops, and captures of Spanish vessels. Sheriff Clark advertises sales of land, & James LOVE advertises "a regular line of keel-boats, to ply between Terre Haute & Shawneetown; freight taken on the most accommodating terms." John M. COLMAN advertises a list of letters, -perhaps a half dozen- remaining in the post-office at Terre Haute, Ezekiel BENJAMIN in charge. Dr. Modesitt's ferry is "ready to accommodate all who may favor him with their patronage." We find that Nathaniel Huntington "is a candidate to represent the counties of Vigo & Parke in the next general assembly." The political questions of the day are discussed, & party feeling runs very bitter. The question whether slaves should be held in Indiana was agitating the minds of men. Mr. OSBORN was of course on the negative side, & many of the early difficulties he encountered in getting out his paper were believed to grow out of this fact; the upsetting of his material before mentioned was thought to be done designedly as an expedient to defeat his plans. At the celebration on the Fourth spoken of, the following toast was offered by a volunteer: "The unlawful wheels of the machinery of our last legislature for a new convention, to bring slavery into our state; may every band & spoke be broken at our next election." In the second number appears a new advertisement of John F. Cruft. The number of the "ads." was seventeen, including four legal ones by Sheriff Clark. In the eleventh number appears this motto, which becomes henceforth the motto of the paper: No "dupe to party, tool of power," Nor "slave to minions of an hour." Under the date of October 22, 1823, we find this notice; "The Wabash Greens will meet at the house of Capt. N. HUNTINGTON, November 1, thence to proceed in martial order to the battle-ground of Tippecanoe, & collect the bones of the American heroes who fell in that engagement, in as decent a manner as possible inter them, & erect some temporary preservation around their grave. Signed, Elisha M. Huntington- Company Judge Advocate." . On August 14 he left Upper Canada & crossed Lake Ontario & dined there American army, at which action of his he alienated & grieved his relatives, especially his grandfather, who disowned & disinherited him. Mr. Osborn did not anticipate giving up his love & interest in Canada, but was sanguine in his belief that Canada would become a part of the US, would be annexed, when he intended to return there. He was induced, through the representations of Mr. Denny, an Albany book publisher, to go to Homer, Courtland Co., where he took charge of & edited the Cortland Republican. He soon removed his office to Cortlandville, the county seat for a time. until 1816. In 1817 he came to Vincenne. The paper was ably conducted by Mr. Osborn, & its issues were filled with interesting matter, much attention being given to foreign news. The "Niles Register" was largely quoted from. In politics Mr. Osborn was a whig, & while he was not an abolitionist, was anti-slavery in his sentiments. He was also a strong advocate of temperance. On these subjects he was an able & original thinker. His kindness of heart was proverbial; he could not bear to wound another's feelings, nor would he allow his paper to become a vehicle for gossip. He was also a man of great personal courage, & while he always sought "the things that made for peace," he never permitted his desire to avoid strife to stand in the way of a bold a free avowal of his sentiments, or to prevent his always standing by his actions. Judge Kinney, a strong personal friend of Mr. Osborn's, at one time, while living in Vincennes, instituted several suits against certain parties for kidnapping blacks. In consequence of this, he (Kinney,) was assaulted & badly wounded. The threat was also freely made that Osborn would be served in the same way. This was reported to Osborn, who at that time lived on a farm a short distance from Vincennes. He at once rode into town, arriving at near the dinner hour, & stopping at the g, threw his bridle rein to a hostler & ascended the steps of the portico where several persons were sitting, among them some of those who had threatened him. He remained until about 4 o'clock, when he mounted his horse & rode home. Mr. Osborn was well armed. His cool, firm bearing caused those who hated him for his principles, & had proposed to attack him, to desist from their purpose. His great kindness to others was made manifest in many ways. On one occasion, some persons who had come on horseback to get their papers were too drunk to return safely home. Mr. OSBORN cared for them during the night, & after having given them a good breakfast, sent them home sober. His influence over others has often been testified to by those who have experienced it. Mr. Osborn, was very much interested in everything pertaining to the advancement of educational interests, & spent both time & money in labors of that kind. He was undoubtedly the prime mover in the efforts made that finally resulted in the establishment of Asbury University, at Greencastle. Among other advertisements is one for the sale of an ox mill, i.e. a pair of stones for grinding, run by ox power. The last number, issued in 1823, contains the message of President Monroe to the eighteenth congress. Let those who are disposed to grumble at a delay of one or two hours at the present day read this, under date of January 24, 1824. After speaking of the non-arrival of the mail (once in 2 weeks), the editor says: "Another disappointment, still more unpleasant, has occurred, which is also to be attributed to the present freshet; it precludes the possibility of our receiving the expected supply of paper from Louisville, & it renders it out of our power to issue more than a half sheet weekly until the roads become passable for wagons & our supply arrives." From March 25 to May 19, 1824, the paper was printed on a quarter sheet, about 10 by 14 inches in size. Ref: History of Terre Haute, Vigo Co., IN. 1880. - - -	OSBORN, John Willson (I708)
3552	. Birth Place:  Pier Cove was laid out by Deacon Sutherland in 1851 as a platted town in Allegan County. A steam sawmill & wood shop were constructed. The wood shop was later made into a grist mill, which was needed in the area. Two piers, measuring approximately 323 foot, were built. This area was thought of as a village, which boasted about its 20 families, 4 stores, a tavern, post office, grist mill & 3 hotels. As the cord wood supply was depleted, the fire of 1871 occurred & the railroad came to Fennville, the Village of Pier Cove diminished in population & importance. One pier remained in service into 1919. Both piers were destroyed by storms in the 1900's & were not rebuilt. Ref: History of Ganges Twp., 119 Ave. & 64 St. The Lake Shore Commercial Record Newspaper, for the Saugatuck-Douglas, Michigan Area, Pub. every Saturday morning: . 1844 Jan 25 - Peach Belt Pick-Ups. Last Tuesday evening our attention as called to an unusual amount of sleigh-riding, jingling of bells, clattering of horses hoofs & merry peals of laughter. But it was all plain when we remember the double birthday party at at Mr LaDick's in honor of Miss Ina's 16th & Miss Nellie's 14th birthday....30 young people ...sumptuous feast & tables were nicely prepared. Presents & names of donors. to Miss Nina: deck of authors - Blanch Hamilton. . 1844 Mary 2 - Miss Blanche Hamilton is wielding the rod in the darling school, at south Ganges. . 1844 Oct 17 - County culling, Peach Belt. Misses Hattie Ensign & Blanche Hamilton are visiting relatives in Englewood & Chicago. . 1855 Apr 3 - The Misses Hattie & Nina LaDick, Maggie Spencer, Hettie Wadsworth & Blanche Hamilton attended the Institute at Saugatuck this week. . 1855 Apr 17 - The Happy Ones. The following named were granted certificates at the examination held her on the 4th Ins. Blanche Hamilton. . 1866 Mar 12 - From Beach Belt. Miss Blanche Hamilton is home after an absence of 3 months, during which time she has been performing the duties of "school marm" in Casco. Palladium (Benton Harbor, Michigan) . 1902 August 11 - Resorter returns home ill. Mrs. Fanny Robinson's of Chicago who came here 2 weeks ago with her daughter, Miss Blanche, for a summer's outing, has been seriously ill in Fair Plain for the past week. Upon the advice of Dr. Elmer Prescott of Chicago. Mrs. Robinson was taken to the Westeryan Hospital, Chicago, I Sunday night. She is suffering from heart trouble & other complications. She was acc. by Dr. Prescott, Miss Blanche Robinson & Mr & Mrs. Hall Collins, the latter a daughter of the sick woman. . 1910 March 30 - Mrs. Blanche Robinson of Bangor visited friends here Monday. . 1911 Oct 5, pretty home wedding was that last evening at the residence of Mr Mrs James Smith, 1002 Grand St, when their dau. Minnettie Jane was united in marriage to Lloyd Aaron Weaver … Among the out of town guests at the wedding Mrs M L Bosier of Jackson, Mrs Blanche Robinson of Bangor. Ref: Kalamazoo Gazette. . 1911 December 23 - Mrs. Blanche A Robinson as returned to her home to Bangor, after attending the funeral of the late Mrs. Kennedy. . 1916 Aug 13 - Mrs.Blanche Robinson will go to Big Rapids to spend labor Day. Ref: Kalamazoo Gazette. . 1920 Aug 19 - Kalamazoo. Mrs. Mary Hamilton & sister Elizabeth Hamilton of Hartford both attended the wedding of grandniece Marion Hamilton (Granddau. James Hamilton) to Roy L Risley of Poughkeepsie. Many relatives & friends were present. Mrs. Blanch Robinson [& son-in-law, M L Boshier of Bangor.] New York Passenger Lists: . Blanche Alex Robinson, Arrival Date: 30 Jul 1939, Birth Year: abt 1869 Birth Location: Michigan, Berth Location Other: Pier Cove Age: 70 Gender: Female Port of Departure: Le Havre, France Port of Arrival: New York, New York Ship Name: Cunard-White Star, Georgic. (Bombed & badly gutted by fire due to German air attack in Suez Bay, July 14, 1941. Rebuilt by Harland & Wolff, Ltd. at their Belfast yard. She was converted to permanent troopship & as such had only a single mast & one funnel. After the war was put in the emigrant service.) . Michigan Deaths, Blanche A Robison, Age 77, b 18 Apr 1869 at Pierre Cove, Mich, Widowed, Husband late Albert Grant Robinson, Father Alexander Hamilton. Died 3 Jul 1946, buried 7 Jul 1946. - - -	HAMILTON, Blanche Alexandria .2 (I85)
3553	. Births Jennie Walker, Born March 11, 1883 . Marriages Jennie Walker & John Felker on March 24, 1918. Ref: Bible of Jane Matilda McCutcheon Hamilton. . Ontario Birth Registration # 501402 Jennie Walker, 26 y. b, 11 March, 1883, Erin, Ont.; Mother Ella Hamilton Age 19, Father Charles Henry Walker Age 26, Carriage builder Manufacture, Residence, Erin, Ontario. Married notations: Declaration by mother, Family Bible record, marriage. Informant: Annie Walker, 228 Fairman (?) ave, Toronto & Dr. Henry McNaughton, Erin, ON. . 1883 Mar 22 - Born - In Erin, on Sunday, 5th March, the wife of Charles H Walker, of a daughter. Ref: Acton Free Press, 22 Mar 1883, page 2, column 2. Walker, Charles (Daughter), Birth announcement, Acton Free Press, 9 Mar 1893, page 2, column 1. . Jennie was born in the large red brick house her father, John Walker, built next to his blacksmith & carriage shop at Scot & Main Streets, Erin, Ontario. She help to raise her younger siblings. Jennie & her new husband moved to Toronto where John Felker had a good job with CCM plant. On Thanksgiving & holidays they would go back to Erin to visit her mother & picnicking at Stanley Park in Erin or Belfountain. Jennie had a hard time providing after her husband died young. Daughter Marie quit high school to help her mother & brothers. She sure loved her hockey & football. Jennie was famous for her apple & especially her mincemeat pies, which she made by hand in barrels for the fancy grocery store in Erin. Her peanut butter cookies were the absolute best & were made with whole half peanuts with a fork impression on top. Although I've tasted many a cookie since, I've never had one better! The young Jennie Walker had worked in her grandparent's fancy grocery story in Erin. After she married John Felker, she had a grocery store beside her home at 324 Weston Rd., Toronto. They were the first to have large wooden cabinet radio in the store which stood in the middle of the entrance way. Neighbours would come in to listen to the programing. - P J Ahlberg. > . Jennie Was Given A Gold Pocket Watch For Playing The Piano For The Erin Church. One Winter She Took Her Father's Horse & Cutter Herself On The Back Roads To Play In The Little White Church Where Her Girlfriend Was Getting Married. . One winter Jennie drove by herself her father's horse & cutter to the Melville White Church where here girlfriend was getting married. Melville White Church is the oldest standing church in the west Caledon. The cemetery at Greenlaw Corners no longer exists, but the remnants of their cemetery can still be seen at the corner of Mississauga Road and The Grange Sideroad. The church was built by the Daniel McMillan & Bros. of Erin. The church was painted white by them & hence the White Church name. The church was hand hewn squared timer framing, clad with horizontal wood siding & simple, clean lines with natural lighting. McMillan would preach in Gaelic. Some of the names of those early Presbyterian Congregationalists worshippers were: Crichton, Gibson, Frank, Pattulo, Burnet, Kirkwood, Foster, Hunter, McLachlan, MacMillan, McEachern, Campbell & Sharp. . Ontario Marriage certificate 024328-10 (Wellington Co) John Wesley Felker, 30, painter, borns Garafraxa Twp., Resides West Toronto, s/o John FELKER & Mary Patterson, married Jennie Walker, 27, born & resides Erin, Disciple of Christ. d/o Charles H. Walker & Ella Hamilton Witn: J.D. Leach & Frank E. Walker both of Erin, Mar. 4, 1910 at Erin by Rev. Geo. Black, Baptist. . 1910 April 7, Thursday. Married. Felker-Walker - In Erin, on Thursday, 28th? March, by Rev G O Black, John Felker of Toronto, to Jennie, daughter of the late Chas. H Walker. Ref: Acton Free Press. . Jennie like to tell the story how one winter her father allowed Jenn to take his horse & cutter to go by herself, on the back roads to play the music at her girlfriend's wedding in the small white church, surrounded by trees. Well the country roads then often had cedar branches bushing you & the narrow washboard were certainly not planed flat like todays paved roads! Jennie & sisters were always repeating that the snow in Erin used to be has high as the telephone poles. Notes for further research: Estimated years might be between 1899 to 1910 when Jenn was married in Erin Village herself. One might suppose the country church could have been a Disciples of Christ that Jenn attended in Erin Village but the Melville White Church, a mile & half (3 Kms.) south of Belfountain, today on the west side of 15962 Mississauga Road, south of The Grange Sideroad, would resemble the church. Gramma would point out the church when we passed it, but to be honest, it is difficult to reconcile the modern roads & settings. - PJ Ahlberg . Uncle James Walker came every Sunday with his family to Sunday dinner on Weston Road with his niece, Jennie Walker Felker. James was a short man. - P J Ahlberg, 2010, Toronto. . 1911 Jun Census, Toronto 47/45? Dundas St., 2nd CENSUS FOR THIS YEAR! Felker John Wesley, b Dec 1879, Ontario, age 31, painter, Wages 50 hr/week, $910. Felker, Jennie Walker, b Mar 1883, Ontario age 28 ERIN ADVOCATE Newspaper, ONTARIO: . 1909 Aug 25, Wed. - Mrs. Chas. W Walker, of West Toronto, who has been spending a 2 weeks vacation with friends & relatives here, returned home on Saturday evening, sorry to leave, but looking forward to a return visit next year. . 1909 Oct 27 - Miss J. Walker, visited Toronto Friends, on Thanksgiving Day. . 1909 Sep 22 - Mr. J. Felker, Toronto, spent Sunday with friends in town. . 1911 Jan 25 - The first Carnival of the season held at the Rink on Thurs. evening was a success & was much enjoyed by many skaters. Prize winners were Best Boy skater under 9, Clayton Justice, Best Girl., Best Dressed Lady: 1st Mrs. Baird, 2nd, Miss R. Walker. . 1911 May 24 - Mrs. J. Felker, Toronto; & Mrs. T. Justice & daughter, of Dauphin, Manitoba, are here on a visit to their mother, Mrs. C. Walker. . 1911 May 31 - Mrs. J. Felker, who has been here on a visit to her mother, Mrs. C. Walker, returned to her home in Toronto last week, accompanied by her sister Ruby. . 1911 July 12 - Mrs. J. Felker, Toronto, is here on a visit to her mother, Mrs. C. Walker. . 1911 Oct. 18 - Erin Fair Visitors: Mr & Mrs. J. Felker, Toronto, at Mrs. C. Walker's, 6,000 people attended the Fair last Friday. . 1911 Nov. 22 - Mrs. R. Hamilton is visiting her granddaughter, Mrs. J. Felker, Toronto [i.e. Jane Matilda McCutcheon]. . 1911 Dec. 27 - Christmas visitors, Mr. Neil Felker, of Toronto & formerly of the Advocate with friends in town. Mr. & Mrs. J. Felker, of Toronto; Mr. Frank Walker, of Smiths Falls; Miss I. Walker, with their mother, Mrs. Walker. . 1932 Jan 7 - Erin, Mrs. J. Felker & Family, & Misses Irene & Ruby Walker of Toronto; Mr. Hughes of Regina, Sask. spent Christmas with their mother, Mrs. Ella Walker. Ref: Acton Free Press. Ontario Land Registry Office Abstract Book 215, Plans 61 & 282: . Village of Erin., Wellington County Lot 12, Con 9, p68, (NE halt of divided Lot 14), Saw Mill Lot, South West Side, Main Street: . 1891 May 1, Bargain&Sale, Chas Staples & wife, to Jane Matilda Hamilton, NA pt 1/17 Acres, with right of lane. [ 3 rooms in house situated on Lot 12, ft. in 15.3 frontage /1874.1.31]; . 1918 Jany 9, B&S, Ella H Walker, Extx. of Jane M Hamilton, ded. & inner personal capacity & Jennie Felker. to James Small NWPart 1/17A. $1,000. . 1918 Jan 9, Mortgage, James Small & wife, to Jennie Felker, NW, $800, Discharged 1956.12.4. . Jennie had a photo taken of her standing in in the doorway of her grandparent's Hamilton store in Erin. Later she ran her own grocery store on Weston Rd., Toronto. Research & transcriptions by PJ Ahlberg. Thank you. - - -	WALKER, Jennie JENN (I965)
3554	. Births Jennie Walker, Born March 11, 1883 . Marriages Jennie Walker & John Felker on March 24, 1918. Ref: Bible of Jane Matilda McCutcheon Hamilton. . Ontario Birth Registration # 501402 Jennie Walker, 26 y. b, 11 March, 1883, Erin, Ont.; Mother Ella Hamilton Age 19, Father Charles Henry Walker Age 26, Carriage builder Manufacture, Residence, Erin, Ontario. Married notations: Declaration by mother, Family Bible record, marriage. Informant: Annie Walker, 228 Fairman (?) ave, Toronto & Dr. Henry McNaughton, Erin, ON. . 1883 Mar 22 - Born - In Erin, on Sunday, 5th March, the wife of Charles H Walker, of a daughter. Ref: Acton Free Press, 22 Mar 1883, page 2, column 2. Walker, Charles (Daughter), Birth announcement, Acton Free Press, 9 Mar 1893, page 2, column 1. . Jennie was born in the large red brick house her father, John Walker, built next to his blacksmith & carriage shop at Scot & Main Streets, Erin, Ontario. She help to raise her younger siblings. Jennie & her new husband moved to Toronto where John Felker had a good job with CCM plant. On Thanksgiving & holidays they would go back to Erin to visit her mother & picnicking at Stanley Park in Erin or Belfountain. Jennie had a hard time providing after her husband died young. Daughter Marie quit high school to help her mother & brothers. She sure loved her hockey & football. Jennie was famous for her apple & especially her mincemeat pies, which she made by hand in barrels for the fancy grocery store in Erin. Her peanut butter cookies were the absolute best & were made with whole half peanuts with a fork impression on top. Although I've tasted many a cookie since, I've never had one better! The young Jennie Walker had worked in her grandparent's fancy grocery story in Erin. After she married John Felker, she had a grocery store beside her home at 324 Weston Rd., Toronto. They were the first to have large wooden cabinet radio in the store which stood in the middle of the entrance way. Neighbours would come in to listen to the programing. - P J Ahlberg. > . Jennie Was Given A Gold Pocket Watch For Playing The Piano For The Erin Church. One Winter She Took Her Father's Horse & Cutter Herself On The Back Roads To Play In The Little White Church Where Her Girlfriend Was Getting Married. . One winter Jennie drove by herself her father's horse & cutter to the Melville White Church where here girlfriend was getting married. Melville White Church is the oldest standing church in the west Caledon. The cemetery at Greenlaw Corners no longer exists, but the remnants of their cemetery can still be seen at the corner of Mississauga Road and The Grange Sideroad. The church was built by the Daniel McMillan & Bros. of Erin. The church was painted white by them & hence the White Church name. The church was hand hewn squared timer framing, clad with horizontal wood siding & simple, clean lines with natural lighting. McMillan would preach in Gaelic. Some of the names of those early Presbyterian Congregationalists worshippers were: Crichton, Gibson, Frank, Pattulo, Burnet, Kirkwood, Foster, Hunter, McLachlan, MacMillan, McEachern, Campbell & Sharp. . Ontario Marriage certificate 024328-10 (Wellington Co) John Wesley Felker, 30, painter, borns Garafraxa Twp., Resides West Toronto, s/o John FELKER & Mary Patterson, married Jennie Walker, 27, born & resides Erin, Disciple of Christ. d/o Charles H. Walker & Ella Hamilton Witn: J.D. Leach & Frank E. Walker both of Erin, Mar. 4, 1910 at Erin by Rev. Geo. Black, Baptist. . 1910 April 7, Thursday. Married. Felker-Walker - In Erin, on Thursday, 28th? March, by Rev G O Black, John Felker of Toronto, to Jennie, daughter of the late Chas. H Walker. Ref: Acton Free Press. . Jennie like to tell the story how one winter her father allowed Jenn to take his horse & cutter to go by herself, on the back roads to play the music at her girlfriend's wedding in the small white church, surrounded by trees. Well the country roads then often had cedar branches bushing you & the narrow washboard were certainly not planed flat like todays paved roads! Jennie & sisters were always repeating that the snow in Erin used to be has high as the telephone poles. Notes for further research: Estimated years might be between 1899 to 1910 when Jenn was married in Erin Village herself. One might suppose the country church could have been a Disciples of Christ that Jenn attended in Erin Village but the Melville White Church, a mile & half (3 Kms.) south of Belfountain, today on the west side of 15962 Mississauga Road, south of The Grange Sideroad, would resemble the church. Gramma would point out the church when we passed it, but to be honest, it is difficult to reconcile the modern roads & settings. - PJ Ahlberg . Uncle James Walker came every Sunday with his family to Sunday dinner on Weston Road with his niece, Jennie Walker Felker. James was a short man. - P J Ahlberg, 2010, Toronto. . 1911 Jun Census, Toronto 47/45? Dundas St., 2nd CENSUS FOR THIS YEAR! Felker John Wesley, b Dec 1879, Ontario, age 31, painter, Wages 50 hr/week, $910. Felker, Jennie Walker, b Mar 1883, Ontario age 28 ERIN ADVOCATE Newspaper, ONTARIO: . 1909 Aug 25, Wed. - Mrs. Chas. W Walker, of West Toronto, who has been spending a 2 weeks vacation with friends & relatives here, returned home on Saturday evening, sorry to leave, but looking forward to a return visit next year. . 1909 Oct 27 - Miss J. Walker, visited Toronto friends Thanksgiving Day. . 1909 Sep 22 - Mr. J. Felker, Toronto, spent Sunday with friends in town. . 1911 Jan 25 - The first Carnival of the season held at the Rink on Thurs. evening was a success & was much enjoyed by many skaters. Prize winners were Best Boy skater under 9, Clayton Justice, Best Girl., Best Dressed Lady: 1st Mrs. Baird, 2nd, Miss R. Walker. . 1911 May 24 - Mrs. J. Felker, Toronto; & Mrs. T. Justice & daughter, of Dauphin, Manitoba, are here on a visit to their mother, Mrs. C. Walker. . 1911 May 31 - Mrs. J. Felker, who has been here on a visit to her mother, Mrs. C. Walker, returned to her home in Toronto last week, accompanied by her sister Ruby. . 1911 July 12 - Mrs. J. Felker, Toronto, is here on a visit to her mother, Mrs. C. Walker. . 1911 Oct. 18 - Erin Fair Visitors: Mr & Mrs. J. Felker, Toronto, at Mrs. C. Walker's, 6,000 people attended the Fair last Friday. . 1911 Nov. 22 - Mrs. R. Hamilton is visiting her granddaughter, Mrs. J. Felker, Toronto [i.e. Jane Matilda McCutcheon]. . 1911 Dec. 27 - Christmas visitors, Mr. Neil Felker, of Toronto & formerly of the Advocate with friends in town. Mr. & Mrs. J. Felker, of Toronto; Mr. Frank Walker, of Smiths Falls; Miss I. Walker, with their mother, Mrs. Walker. . 1935 Jul 18, Erin, Mrs Mrs P Finn, Mrs J Felker & 2 sons & daughter Marie, Misses Irene & Kathleen Walker of Toronto, were week-end visitors with Mrs Ella Walker. . 1931 Dec 31. Local news items. Mrs J Felker & family & Misses Irene & Ruby Walker of Toronto. Ref. Repeated in the Acton Free Press. . 1932 Jan 7 - Erin, Mrs. J. Felker & Family, & Misses Irene & Ruby Walker of Toronto; Mr. Hughes of Regina, Sask. spent Christmas with their mother, Mrs. Ella Walker. Ref: Acton Free Press. Ontario Land Registry Office Abstract Book 215, Plans 61 & 282: . Village of Erin., Wellington County Lot 12, Con 9, p68, (NE halt of divided Lot 14), Saw Mill Lot, South West Side, Main Street: . 1891 May 1, Bargain&Sale, Chas Staples & wife, to Jane Matilada Hamilton, NA pt 1/17 Acres, with right of lane. [ 3 rooms in house situated on Lot 12, ft. in 15.3 frontage /1874.1.31]; . 1918 Jany 9, B&S, Ella H Walker, Extx of Jane M Hamilton, ded. & inner personal capacity & Jennie Felker. to James Small NWPart 1/17A. $1,000. . 1918 Jan 9, Mortgage, James Small & wife, to Jennie Felker, NW, $800, Discharged 1956.12.4. Toronto Directory 1951, Felker, Jennie W, h 415 Durrie. . Jennie had a photo taken of her standing in in the doorway of her grandparent's Hamilton store in Erin. Later she ran her own grocery store on Weston Rd., Toronto. Research & ranscriptions by PJ Ahlberg. Thank you. - - -	WALKER, Jennie JENN .1 (I2)
3555	. Births Jennie Walker, Born March 11, 1883 . Marriages Jennie Walker & John Felker on March 24, 1918. Ref: Bible of Jane Matilda McCutcheon Hamilton. . Ontario Birth Registration # 501402 Jennie Walker, 26 y. b, 11 March, 1883, Erin, Ont.; Mother Ella Hamilton Age 19, Father Charles Henry Walker Age 26, Carriage builder Manufacture, Residence, Erin, Ontario. Married notations: Declaration by mother, Family Bible record, marriage. Informant: Annie Walker, 228 Fairman (?) ave, Toronto & Dr. Henry McNaughton, Erin, ON. . 1883 Mar 22 - Born - In Erin, on Sunday, 5th March, the wife of Charles H Walker, of a daughter. Ref: Acton Free Press, 22 Mar 1883, page 2, column 2. Walker, Charles (Daughter), Birth announcement, Acton Free Press, 9 Mar 1893, page 2, column 1. . Jennie was born in the large red brick house her father, John Walker, built next to his blacksmith & carriage shop at Scot & Main Streets, Erin, Ontario. She help to raise her younger siblings. Jennie & her new husband moved to Toronto where John Felker had a good job with CCM plant. On Thanksgiving & holidays they would go back to Erin to visit her mother & picnicking at Stanley Park in Erin or Belfountain. Jennie had a hard time providing after her husband died young. Daughter Marie quit high school to help her mother & brothers. She sure loved her hockey & football. Jennie was famous for her apple & especially her mincemeat pies, which she made by hand in barrels for the fancy grocery store in Erin. Her peanut butter cookies were the absolute best & were made with whole half peanuts with a fork impression on top. Although I've tasted many a cookie since, I've never had one better! The young Jennie Walker had worked in her grandparent's fancy grocery story in Erin. After she married John Felker, she had a grocery store beside her home at 324 Weston Rd., Toronto. They were the first to have large wooden cabinet radio in the store which stood in the middle of the entrance way. Neighbours would come in to listen to the programing. - P J Ahlberg. > . Jennie Was Given A Gold Pocket Watch For Playing The Piano For The Erin Church. One Winter She Took Her Father's Horse & Cutter Herself On The Back Roads To Play In The Little White Church Where Her Girlfriend Was Getting Married. . One winter Jennie drove by herself her father's horse & cutter to the Melville White Church where here girlfriend was getting married. Melville White Church is the oldest standing church in the west Caledon. The cemetery at Greenlaw Corners no longer exists, but the remnants of their cemetery can still be seen at the corner of Mississauga Road and The Grange Sideroad. The church was built by the Daniel McMillan & Bros. of Erin. The church was painted white by them & hence the White Church name. The church was hand hewn squared timer framing, clad with horizontal wood siding & simple, clean lines with natural lighting. McMillan would preach in Gaelic. Some of the names of those early Presbyterian Congregationalists worshippers were: Crichton, Gibson, Frank, Pattulo, Burnet, Kirkwood, Foster, Hunter, McLachlan, MacMillan, McEachern, Campbell & Sharp. . Ontario Marriage certificate 024328-10 (Wellington Co) John Wesley Felker, 30, painter, borns Garafraxa Twp., Resides West Toronto, s/o John FELKER & Mary Patterson, married Jennie Walker, 27, born & resides Erin, Disciple of Christ. d/o Charles H. Walker & Ella Hamilton Witn: J.D. Leach & Frank E. Walker both of Erin, Mar. 4, 1910 at Erin by Rev. Geo. Black, Baptist. . 1910 April 7, Thursday. Married. Felker-Walker - In Erin, on Thursday, 28th? March, by Rev G O Black, John Felker of Toronto, to Jennie, daughter of the late Chas. H Walker. Ref: Acton Free Press. . Jennie like to tell the story how one winter her father allowed Jenn to take his horse & cutter to go by herself, on the back roads to play the music at her girlfriend's wedding in the small white church, surrounded by trees. Well the country roads then often had cedar branches bushing you & the narrow washboard were certainly not planed flat like todays paved roads! Jennie & sisters were always repeating that the snow in Erin used to be has high as the telephone poles. Notes for further research: Estimated years might be between 1899 to 1910 when Jenn was married in Erin Village herself. One might suppose the country church could have been a Disciples of Christ that Jenn attended in Erin Village but the Melville White Church, a mile & half (3 Kms.) south of Belfountain, today on the west side of 15962 Mississauga Road, south of The Grange Sideroad, would resemble the church. Gramma would point out the church when we passed it, but to be honest, it is difficult to reconcile the modern roads & settings. - PJ Ahlberg . Uncle James Walker came every Sunday with his family to Sunday dinner on Weston Road with his niece, Jennie Walker Felker. James was a short man. - P J Ahlberg, 2010, Toronto. . 1911 Jun Census, Toronto 47/45? Dundas St., 2nd CENSUS FOR THIS YEAR! Felker John Wesley, b Dec 1879, Ontario, age 31, painter, Wages 50 hr/week, $910. Felker, Jennie Walker, b Mar 1883, Ontario age 28 .. 1909 Aug 25, Wed. - Mrs. Chas. W Walker, of West Toronto, who has been spending a 2 weeks vacation with friends & relatives here, returned home on Saturday evening, sorry to leave, but looking forward to a return visit next year. . 1909 Oct 27 - Miss J. Walker, visited Toronto friends Thanksgiving Day. . 1909 Sep 22 - Mr. J. Felker, Toronto, spent Sunday with friends in town. . 1911 Jan 25 - The first Carnival of the season held at the Rink on Thurs. evening was a success & was much enjoyed by many skaters. Prize winners were Best Boy skater under 9, Clayton Justice, Best Girl., Best Dressed Lady: 1st Mrs. Baird, 2nd, Miss R. Walker. . 1911 May 24 - Mrs. J. Felker, Toronto; & Mrs. T. Justice & daughter, of Dauphin, Manitoba, are here on a visit to their mother, Mrs. C. Walker. . 1911 May 31 - Mrs. J. Felker, who has been here on a visit to her mother, Mrs. C. Walker, returned to her home in Toronto last week, accompanied by her sister Ruby. . 1911 July 12 - Mrs. J. Felker, Toronto, is here on a visit to her mother, Mrs. C. Walker. . 1911 Oct. 18 - Erin Fair Visitors: Mr & Mrs. J. Felker, Toronto, at Mrs. C. Walker's, 6,000 people attended the Fair last Friday. . 1911 Nov. 22 - Mrs. R. Hamilton is visiting her granddaughter, Mrs. J. Felker, Toronto [i.e. Jane Matilda McCutcheon]. . 1911 Dec. 27 - Christmas visitors, Mr. Neil Felker, of Toronto & formerly of the Advocate with friends in town. Mr. & Mrs. J. Felker, of Toronto; Mr. Frank Walker, of Smiths Falls; Miss I. Walker, with their mother, Mrs. Walker. . 1935 Jul 18, Erin, Mrs Mrs P Finn, Mrs J Felker & 2 sons & daughter Marie, Misses Irene & Kathleen Walker of Toronto, were week-end visitors with Mrs Ella Walker. . 1931 Dec 31. Local news items. Mrs J Felker & family & Misses Irene & Ruby Walker of Toronto. Ref. Repeated in the Acton Free Press. . 1932 Jan 7 - Erin, Mrs. J. Felker & Family, & Misses Irene & Ruby Walker of Toronto; Mr. Hughes of Regina, Sask. spent Christmas with their mother, Mrs. Ella Walker. Ref: Acton Free Press. . Uncle James Walker came every Sunday with his family to Sunday dinner on Weston Road with his niece, Jennie Walker Felker. James was a short man. Ontario Land Registry Office Abstract Book 215, Plans 61 & 282: . Village of Erin., Wellington County Lot 12, Con 9, p68, (NE halt of divided Lot 14), Saw Mill Lot, South West Side, Main Street: . 1891 May 1, Bargain&Sale, Chas Staples & wife, to Jane Matilada Hamilton, NA pt 1/17 Acres, with right of lane. [ 3 rooms in house situated on Lot 12, ft. in 15.3 frontage /1874.1.31]; . 1918 Jany 9, B&S, Ella H Walker, Extx of Jane M Hamilton, ded. & inner personal capacity & Jennie Felker. to James Small NWPart 1/17A. $1,000. . 1918 Jan 9, Mortgage, James Small & wife, to Jennie Felker, NW, $800, Discharged 1956.12.4. Toronto Directory: 1951, Felker, Jennie W, h 415 Durrie. . Jennie has a photo of her standing in in the doorway of her grandparent's Hamilton store in Erin; later she ran her own grocery store on Weston Rd., Toronto. They were the first to have large standing radio in the store. Neighbours would come in to listen to the programming. . Transcriptions by PJ Ahlberg. Thank you. - - -	WALKER, Jennie (I68)
3556	. Births, Edward Hamilton Brock, born Jun , 1921. Ref: Bible of Jane Matilda McCutcheon Hamilton. Both parents died young, living Ed to be cared for by his maiden Aunt Irene Walker. As a child Ed had polio & as an adult he wore a leg brace. Ed had polio & wore a leg brace most of his life. He had a deep, melodic voice & he smoked a pipe. Ed was also full of good humour. - PJ Ahlberg, 2010. . 1929 May 23 Mrs James Firstbrook, Dr Arthur Firstbrook, Mrs Ells Walker; daughter Irene & Master Edward Brock of Toronto, were guests of Mrs A E Nicklin on Saturday. Ref: Acton Free Press newspaper. . 1930 Jul 3, Thrus, Erin Public School, Final Examinations: Senior I to Jr II, Edward Brock 270 (what?) . 1930 Oct, Erin Public School Primary Room for October, Edward Brock 427. Pass 300. . 1931 May 7, Erin Primary School, March April, Edward Brock 64%. . 1931 Nov 5, Erin. Senior room Sep & Oct, Edward Brock 232. . 1935 Nov 14, Mrs Ella Walker & grandson, Edward Brock, were away in Toronto from Friday evening to Monday evening with her daughters. .1935 Dec. 26, Mrs Ella Waker, Miss Kathleen Walker, & Edward Brock are away in Toronto for visits with relatives & friends during the Christmas holidays. . 1936 Dec 3, Erin Continuation School Farm Term. Form IIA. This form includes pupils who are taking some subjects in for II & repeating some subjects of form I. Edward Brock 2. . 1937 Nov 4, Edward Brock was taken to the Orthopedic Hospital, Toronto, where he is undergoing treatment. We wish him a speedy recovery. . 1937 Nov 11. Armistice Day. Mrs Ella Walker has been in Toronto recently with her daughters, we understand her grandson, Edward Brock, who has been undergoing tremors is progress favorably. Ref: Erin Advocate newspaper. - - -	BROCK, Edward (I127)
3557	. Births, Henrietta C Walker born Aug 4th, 1908. . Died, Henrietta C Walker, December 4th, 1908. √ Ref: Bible of Jane Matilda McCutcheon Hamilton. . Ontario Death Registration, Wellington Co. #14 - 39479. Walker, Henrietta C, died Dec 2, 1908, Aged 4 months, resided Main Street, Erin, Infant daughter of Chas. H Walker, Erin Village, Died of Infantile diarrhea for 2 months, Dr Henry Gear, Disciple of Christ. - - -	WALKER, Henrietta Charlotte (I976)
3558	. Births, Henrietta C Walker born Aug 4th, 1908. . Died, Henrietta C Walker, December 4th, 1908. √ Ref: Bible of Jane Matilda McCutcheon Hamilton. Henrietta was born about 6 weeks after the death of father Chas. Walker. . Ontario Death Registration, Wellington Co. #14 - 39479. Walker, Henrietta C, died Dec 2, 1908, Aged 4 months, resided Main Street, Erin, Infant daughter of Chas. H Walker, Erin Village, Died of Infantile diarrhea for 2 months, Dr Henry Gear, Disciple of Christ. - - -	WALKER, Henrietta Charlotte (I18)
3559	. Born: Johnston, Born on Christmas Day, Dec 25, to Mr & Mrs Fred Johnson, a daughter. Ref: Acton Free Press, 30 Dec 1909, p. 2, col 1. . 1924 Nov 13 - Leslie's School. The following report for October for Leslie School, Erin [ S.S. No. 8 Erin] Class V Elva Johnson, Florence Johnston. E C Currie, Teacher. Ref: Acton Free Press, Page 7. . 1934 Oct 4 - U.F.Y.P.O. OFFICERS - THE NEWLEY ELECTED OFFICERS OF THE UFYLP for the coming season are: Secretary - Elva Johnston. Ref: Acton Free Press. . 1947 Jul 30 - Leslie Clan Hold 11 Family Reunion, On Saturday, July 26 at the beautiful home of Mr & Mrs. Wilfred Leslie, Jr. Georgetown, the 11th reunion of the Leslie can was held, 151 Enjoyed dinner. John Leslie b. Co. Tyrone, Ireland, settled L 22, 10th Line, Esquesing in 1891. Present: Mr & Mrs J L Stewart, Mr & Mrs Elmer Johnston, Dorothy Johnston, Roy Johnston, Mrs. Charlotte McDonald of Hamilton. Mr & Mrs Richard Johnson, Mrs. Basin Johnston, Mr. Elwood Johnston. Ref: Georgetown Herald. . 1969 Jul 16 - Greenock WI were taken on a mystery trip to the village of Rockwood to visit the "enchanted house of dolls', 525 dolls for 45 countries, made by their proud owner, Mr H Shoemaker. In her charming soft-spoken manner she commented on her dolls. Mrs. Elwood Johnston thanked Mrs. Shoemaker for her interesting story of her hobby. Mrs Elwood Johnston & Miss E parents were conveners for "Historical Research". Mrs E Johnston had prepared a motto "All Wisdom is not new Wisdom. Wisdom is happiness. Happiness is personality & lifetime of thing, shoe told in part. Mrs. Elva Winters was courtesy convener. Ref: Acton Free Press, p 2. - - -	JOHNSTON, Elva Elizabeth (I1345)
3560	. Burlington April 20th 1764. Baptiz'd Martha the wife of John Lawrence & two female infants, named Sarah & Catherine. . James Golet (Goelet) &Thos. L. Hewlings, Esq. of the City of Burlington, bound to William LIVINGSTON, Governor, £500 on 19 July 1788., a contract of marriage between James GOLET & Sarah LAWRENCE. Witness: Tho's Adams [on the back: Burlington 1788.] #G 325. . James Francis Goelet married Sarah, daughter of John Lawrence of Burlington, N.J. by his 2nd wife, Martha Tallman, born 1760, died Oct 1, 1828. Capt. James F Goelet owned the house on High Street south. Thorn Golding house (the later was demolished in 1923) & he died seized intestate of same. The title to the entire lot became vested in his daughter, Mary Ann Goelet, on of his heirs-at-law, who intermarried first with John Patrick, second with Joseph W Reckless. The above property was formerly owned by Capt. Samuel Leonard, his grandfather, who purchased same from Wm. Hodshon. The property is now (1923) known as 272 High Street residence of Mr. Forrest L. Smith.* Ref: The history of St. Peter's Church in Perth Amboy, New Jersey Note: * In 2010 this house is now referred to as the Kearny Cottage (Samuel Leonard to his granddaughter Elizabeth Lawrence Kearny). New Jersey Wills: James F Goelet, 1807. - - -	LAWRENCE, Sarah Brown .vii (I370)
3561	. c 1824 - William Lyon Mackenzie began publishing his Reform per, the Colonial Advocate. MacKenzie was a warm friend of John Cummer* The policy of the Willowdale neighbors was to refrain from war-like & treasonable measures. When the time for action came, they must have felt some doubts about their course & Lockman Cummer remembers starting with his father to the Methodist prayer-meeting where the neighbors were to ask Divine guidance in their deliberations. At this time they decided to stand aloof from more radical measures. Note: This is from 'a Person interview with Lockman Cummer 1905' with the author CLC. Ref: An addendum to the Cummer Memorandum: pertaining to the Mallmann family, Walter LeRoy Mallman, 1976. . 1859 Jan 31. Called on L Cummer but found him absent. Next went to F Crookers & then home to home to summers for dinner. Remaining all night at Dr Bucks. Father Cummer came down with me to Palermo. Weather was moderate again today, quite cloudy. Weather very mild for winter. . 1859 Feb 22, Tues. Left home this bring for the English Settlement. Paid for maps 12¢ Horse shoeing 12¢. Have a fresh horse to drive. Came to Waterdown, took dinner at John Cummers. Called on Lockman Cummers, found him not at home. A mild day. It is now 10 o'clock p.m. . 1859 Mar 27, Sun. English Settlement, then Watertown in the evening Peached Heb. 6:19. Larger congregation than usual. Religion is very low among the people. All night at Lockman Cummers. Ref: Diaries of Rev. Leonard Smith, Circuit Rider [Methodist]. . 1858 Jan 12 - Municipal Elections in Upper Canada, returns of gentlemen who have been elected: East Flamboro, L A. Cummer. Ref: The Globe Newspaper, Toronto. . The policy of the Willowdale neighbors was to refrain from war-like & reasonable measures. When the time for action came, they must have felt some doubts about their course & Lockman Cummer remembers starting with his father to the Methodist prayer-meeting where the neighbors were to ask Divine guidance in their deliberations. At this time they decided to stand aloof from more radical measures. . Recorded on the Greenwood Cemetery, Burlington: Elizabeth Fisher wife of Lockman Cummer, 1833-1910 Elizabeth Fisher, 1860-1934. . 1907 Jun 28 - Died, Cummer, At Burlington on 28 June 19901, Lockman A Cummer in his 80th year. Funeral services at his late residences at 2 pm, Sunday. Interment at Watertown. Ref: The Globe Newspaper, Toronto & Acton Free Press. - - -	CUMMER, Lockman Abram (I422)
3562	. c. 1979 - After brother Scott McDougall died, his widow Ruby Walker McDougall would visit Jake at his trading cabin in Clinton, Ontario. He would show her the skins he was working on tanning. Rub asked if she could give her hand at trying to skin the the fur. Refused to let her because he said it required a very light hand with a knife, so as not to nick the fur. Ref: As related by Ruby to grand niece PJ Ahlberg.. - - -	MCDOUGALL, Wallace JAKE (I511)
3563	. Canada Border Crossings, 1910 Dec. Winnipeg, Manitoba Port Walter Percival Willson, Occ. Lumber man. Born Canada, Race German, Mistation, Sask. Sister: Mrs. J J Pinfold, 407 ave. S., Saskatoon, Sask. Final Destination: Virginia, Minn. . Canada Border Crossings, 1911 March, Port of Huron, Michigan Walter Percival Willson, age 30, Marine laborer, Address. London, ON. Brother: Theodore Willson, Homesville, Canada. Final Destination: Duluth, Minn. - - -	WILLSON, Walter Percival .vii (I316)
3564	. Canadian Over-seas Expeditionary Force. 24 Apr 1916, Edmonton, Alberta. Frederick Leavens Sisley, Address: Yale Hotel, Edmonton Next-of-Kin, Edwin Henry Sisley, Grande Prairie, Alta, Father. Age 25y, 4 months, Height 5 ft., 7.half, Complexion Fair, Eyes Grey, Hair Brown, Methodist. - - -	SISLEY, Frederick Leavens (I126)
3565	. Canadian WW I Draft Recruit Albert John Gibson, 139 Mavely St, Toronto, Born Cataract, Ontario, Trade, Trainman, Next of Kin, Mrs. Mary Gibson, Cataract P.O., Ontario Height 5 f 4.½ inches., Fair hair, blue eyes, Fair complexion. Scar on first 4 fingers on left hand. . John Albert Gibson was born at the Forks of the Credit (river). No physician present at the birth. There were present Jane Partherno? who acted as mid-wife. Witn. Aunt, Mrs. Louise Black. Notes: Reminder this was sleigh-weather in the depths of a very hilly ravine. The Forks are in the midst of an extraordinarily beautiful valley with cedar trees all around & abounding in wildlife & fish. Sometimes you could fish for trout along the narrow road water filled ditches. In the early 1950's when we took the 'short cut' through the Forks of the Credit get to the Village of Erin, there was a narrow one way road winding its way through the valley, following the Credit River. On both sides cedar trees would brushed the car. Fortunately one didn't often encounter another car because it would have been hair raising to meet another can on the twist on the hills. On the crest was a small railway station sitting just before the rail tracks ran across the steep wooden trestle. - P J Ahlberg 2010. - - -	GIBSON, Albert John (I362)
3566	. Captain Leonard, as he was familiarly called, in early life followed the water, plying between New York & Middletown, & occasionally extending his voyages to Virginia. Soon after his marriage he became both a farmer & merchant, & was for years actively engaged in business. . . ELIZABETH APPLEGATE, daughter of Richard Applegate, 39,born Apl. 8,1792; died Apl. 12, 1836; married William Leonard, son of Thomas & Alice Lawrence) Leonard, as his first wife. They had six The had 6 children: Richard A, Thomas, Mary, John T William & Elizabeth. Thomas married Mary Ann Hopping & had 4 sons: James H; Thos. Henry, who married Maria Runyon & they had 4 Daus: Clara, Mabel, Edith Maria & Marianna. Edward, Wm. & John Joseph. NJ Index of Wills, William Leonard, Sr., 13021 M, Will & Codicil 1873. Inventory 1873. f . William Leonard, a son of Capt. Thomas & the grandfather of our subject, first married Elizabeth Applegate & to this marriage 6 children were born, as follows: Richard A. John S., Thomas, Mary, William & Elizabeth. His second marriage was to Elizabeth Conover, from which there was no issue. . 1830 Census Middletown, Monmouth, New Jersey:3 Males; 4 Females, 1 Free Colored Female, Total 10. . 1840 Census Middletown, Monmouth, New Jersey William Leonard: Males - 10 thru 14: 1; Males - 15 thru 19: 1; Males - 20 thru 29: 2; Males - 50 thru 59: 1; Females - 10 thru 14: 1; Females - 30 thru 39: 1; Females - 40 thru 49: Free Colored Females - 10 thru 23: 1 Persons Employed in Agriculture: 3; Free White Persons - Under 20-3 Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 4; Total All Persons - 9. . 1874 Feb 6 - d. Australia, 26th Feb., William Henry Leonard, s/o Thomas Leonard & Mary Ann Leonard of Havelock (Kings Co.) age 44. . 1887 Nov 10 - d. Havelock (Kings Co.) 3rd inst., Mary Ann Leonard widow of Lt. Thomas Leonard, 89th year. Ref: The Daily Telegraph, Saint John. - - -	LEONARD, Capt. William Sr. (I890)
3567	. Census 1850, Newton, Ohio Albert Fowler, age 35, Tinner, wife Amelia I Towler, Age 33., Lucentia Ensign, age 52, b. Conn. / b. 1798. & next family: . E H Ensign, age 29, Tinner, b. Conn. Lucina C Ensign, Age 22, born PA / b. 1828 Virginia Ensign, Age 4, b. Virginia May Ensign, age 2, born Virginia. . and next family, John A Ensign, age 31, Tinner, b. Conn, wife Sarah P Ensign, age 30, b. Conn, John P Ensign, age 7, b. Conn. Lucy H Ensign, Age 4, born Ohio. = b. 1846 Ohio. . Census 1850, Rootstown, Portage Co., Ohio Horace L Ensign, M, 35, Massachusetts /born 1817. Lucinca C Ensign, F, 34, Massachusetts, /born 1816, Caleb A Ensign, M, 12, Ohio (Caleb Abijah Ensign, 1838-1931), Lucinda C Ensign, F, 11, Ohio /born 1839. (Lucinda Orpah Ensign, 1838-1854), Mary C Ensign, F, 8, Ohio, Electa M Ensign, F, 7y, Ohio, Lysander H Ensign, M, 6, Ohio. (Horace Lysander Ensign 1844-1944), Sophia C Ensign, F, 4, Ohio, Oscar Ensign, M, 2 Ohio bon 1848, Corintha E Ensign, F, age 0, born Ohio, James A Hazen, M, 21 Ohio. . and 2nd next family, David Barnand, 42, Farmer, B. Mass, wife Charlotte S, b 1939, Mass. 3rd next family, Donald Derning (Denning?), farmer, wife Royanna, born 45 Conn & children. 4th next family, ensign F Denning, Age 24, Harness, b. Conn., wife Pluma, b. Ohio 5th, Cephlas E Denning, age 40, Farmer, b. Mass, Wife Louisa, age 31, b. Ohio & children. . Census 1870 June 23, Defiance Co., Farmer Twp., Ohio Horace L Ensign, M, 55y, Massachusetts Lucinda C Ensign F, 54y, Massachusetts Electa M Ensign, F, 27y, Ohio (Electra Maria Ensign,1843.3.1 Rootstown-1932.1.9, Bryan, Williams, Ohio), George H Ensign, M, 18y, Ohio. (Geo. Henry Ensign, 1851-1926) Corintha E Ensign,F, 20y, Ohio. (Corinthia Elizabeth Ensign, 1849 & married Wm Stailey), Hattie E Ensign, F, 17y, Ohio. (Harriet Eames Ensign, 1853 -1931.10.2 Bryan, Ohio), Charles S Ensign, M ,14y, Ohio. (Chas. Summer Ensign, 1855.6.25 - 1953.1.7) Giddeon D Ensign, age 12, Ohio .(Gideon Deming Ensign 1858- ). . Obituary, Mrs Lucinda C Ensign Died, Sept. 19th, 1882, near William Center, Mrs. Lucinda C. Ensign, 67 years of age. Mrs. Ensign was a native of western Mass., from which state, after her marriage with Horace L. Ensign, she came to Ohio, & resided at Rootstown, Portage county, until 1863, when, with her family, she came to Farmer township, her home at the time of her death. She was the mother of 14 children, none of whom survive her, & of 16 grandchildren. Mrs. Ensign was a good woman in every relationship of life, a consistent member of the Congregational church for many years, & of Lost Creek Presbyterian church at the time of her death. She filled a large place in her own home circle, & outside of that circle was much esteemed by those who were best acquainted. Her funeral was attended at Williams Center, conducted by Rev. S. S. Hyde, & her burial was in the Farmer cemetery. The large number present at these services attested the estimation in which she was held in the community in which a large part of her life work was done."  - - -	PARKS, Lucinda CECILLIA (I363)
3568	. Census 1880 Grand Rapids - Mary E Hamilton, daughter 7 ys /b. 1873 in Michigan, Father born Canada, Mother b. Penn. Muskegon Daily Chronicle . 1894 Aug 9 - LOGT Training School, 1 10 days program at Hackley Park, Institute of Juvenile Works (i.e. summer camp). Mrs. James Hamilton has returned to her home in Grand Rapids Rev Mr. Hamilton & daughter Mary will remain till the meetings close. Grand Rapids Press: . 1896 Jun 19, An Evening wedding. The daughter of Rev James Hamilton becomes Mrs. James Redner. Daily Palladium Newspaper, Benton Harbor, Michigan: . 1902 Aug.- Mrs. James Redner & son of Battle Creek arrived this morning & will visit at the home of H A Hamilton until Sunday. . 1930 Apr 28 Census, Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., Lakeview District Country Club Hill, RR 9, Mary E Redner. - - -	HAMILTON, Mary Evelyn .3 (I553)
3569	. Census 1880 Jun 3 - James P Hamilton Son, at home, Blind, B Mich 8 ys /1872, Father b Canada, Mother b. Penn. . 2007 Cousin J. Finn in Toronto, recalled his mother Mary Walker Finn mentioned someone in the Hamilton family was blind. Jennie Walker had a piano in Erin, Ontario & one wonders if James P. Hamilton might have advised her on the same, as we know at least his father visited & was photographed with his brother Richard Lawrence Hamilton at Erin, Ontario. Rev. James Hamilton visited Erin again with the widowed Mrs. Ella McCutcheon Hamilton. US Passport Application # 35481 . 1892 Feb 27 - James P Hamilton (signed with an X mark) Grand Rapids, Address 521 Sherman Street, Grand Rapids, Mich., Application for myself & my wife Carrie E, Hamilton, born Langsbury, MI. Occupation: Piano tuner & now desire to visit Germany & other European Countries. Description of Applicant: 20 years, 5 feet 7 inch, Broad forehead, Small mouth, medium chin, light brown hair, fair complexion, oval face, Eyes destroyed by accident, Nose medium. James P Hamilton born 19 Oct 1871, Big Rapids. Permanent residence being at Coldwater, Michigan. Signed with an X, James P Hamilton, Coldwater, Mich. Feb 25, 1892. - 2nd application, as above, 28 Jun 1895 born Big Rapids*, J P Hamilton, 521 Sherman St., Grand Rapids. [Place of birth is perhaps in error, should be Grand Rapids.. - PJA] . Ann Arbor, Michigan Directory 1898 - 1899 - James P Hamilton, Carrie E, piano tuner, res, 319 Maynard. . 1904 Battle Creek, MI. Directory: Jams P Hamilton, Carrie Y, piano tuner, Main W, (urbandale), h. same. Note: Cousin Nina J Hamilton Robinson borders with them. . 1910 Benton Harbor, Michigan: . James P Hamilton, pres. Hamilton Jewerly, res. Grand Rapids, Mich. . Hamilton Jewelry Co., James P Hamilton pres. Griffin D Young, Vice pres*, Walter A Hamilton, sec & treas., 105 E. Main. . Walter A Hamilton, sec & tres. Hamilton Jewerly Co., res. St. Joseph, Mich. * Griffin D Young - verify relationship to wife Carrie E Young. . 1897 Feb 13 - Told of a Blind Student, Attainments that seem hardly possible to one with sight. The career of James P Hamilton a blind student at University of Michigan is remarkable. At an early age, through an accident, the sight of both of his eyes was destroyed & since then he has fought a successful battle inlet against great. Son of Rev James Hamilton of Grand Rapids, was born at Bir Rapids, Oct 19, 1872. When 3 years old he fell & struck the points of a par of shears into one eye, & from sympathetic affection the treatment he lost the sight of both yees. When 10 y he entered the Lansing school for the blind, & remained & graduated in the literary courts. He learned the broom mango & piano using trees.He then made a trip to Europe, paying his own way by money earned at piano turning..studied & speaks French & German fluently. On his return he entered Albion Collage, then Ann Arbor University when he expects t take the classical course, In 1895 summer he married & spent the year in Italy & Greece in study. …He writes with Braille system about 20 words a minute. Ref: St. Jospeh Saturday Herald Newspaper. Michigan. News-Palladium (Benton Harbor, Michigan: . 1898 April 23 - James Hamilton, the blind student at the University of Mich. who lectured at Buchanan Wed. night on "What a Blind Man saw in Europe," put up a big surprise in the afternoon for Will House in a catch-as-catch-can wrestle. House weights 100 pounds & is considered pretty smooth. Hamilton's weight is 145 but he was easily downed in the match. . 1898 July 2 - Benton Harbor. Late Local items. Mr. J P Hamilton, the blind lecturer & son of Rev. James Hamilton, of St. Joseph, is in the city. . 1900 November 6, Tues. - Coming Events; Nov. 9 1900 - Marego - James Perrine Hamilton in Spworth league lecture course. . 1900 November 9 - James Perrine Hamilton, the blind lecturer who spoke at the ME Church last night will appear at Marengo this evening. . GAVE GOOD LECTURE. James Perrine Hamilton told "What A Blind Man Saw In Europe," at M C Church Last Night. The lecture given by JPH at Meth. church last night for the benefit of the Epworth League did not draw the crowd it should have had on account of the inclemency of the weather. The lecture was very good. Mr. Hamilton is blind & he lectured on the peculiar subject, "What a blind man saw in Europe". He proved that a blind man could see a great deal when his other senses were as properly rained as those of the lecturer seed to be. . 1901 January 30 - James Hamilton, the piano tuner, was in the city today. . 1910 April 26 - Benton H. - J P Hamilton of Grand Rapid is spending a week with his brother. . 1911 Jan 4 - News of St. Joseph - J P Hamilton of Grand Rapids is a guest at the W A Hamilton home. . 1911 March 9 - James P Hamilton is here from Grand Rapids, on business. . 1911 July 29 - Del Goldon of Buchanan is visiting at the J P Hamilton home at Royalton Heights. . 1903 Jul 14 - Governor Bliss of NY inspects institute for Blind. Gov & Mrs Bliss are home from NY where they have been for the past 2 weeks upon private business. When the governor arrived home Monday J P Hamilton of Battle Creek, member of the commission, formerly superintendent of school at Lansing. . 1904 Nov 12 - Interesting Lecture, given at First M E Church by JPH, Friday Night, JPH superintendent Mich. Employment Inst. Blind. told of scenes & places visited & situations which befell him. City of Berlin, trip up the Rhine, jaunt to Giant mountains & other points in Germany. A storm sea on the return trip painted with extraordinary dramatic vividness, who was without escort on shipboard & compelled to trust entirely to his sense of sound. … He related a spoiled meal. Having been asked if he wanted gravy, he immediately found his plate deluged in prune sauce. Another time he was trapped in an English railway car for 4 hours with a capacity of 10 people which was occupied by 7 women & 8 babies. He was arrested in Berlin for playing the piano before 8 am. & debated his trip through Cologne's cathedral with 6 priests because it is forbidden for 2 people to work arm in arm within its portals. Ref. Saginaw News, Michigan. 1904 Nov 14 - Home For The Blind is nearing completion & will reopened & Dedicated Dec 22. Saginaw, The Michigan Employelment Instituation for the Blind in this city, is nearing completion. J Perrin Hamilton, Superintendent of the institution, in a circular of information &inquiry sets forth its object & needs. It is the design of the institution toaafford complete & satisfactory occupation for the hands & minds outhouse aline people of Michigan who feel the need of such assistance. The State provides for 3 years sojourn in the institution, during which time some trade is learned, & after employment will be furnished at the instiute, whereby the laborer will be enabled to pay his board & purchase his own clothes., If the laborer is married, he will be allowed to maintain a home for his family in the city. A library & reading circle will be maintained. Ne names of all blind persons in the State with their post offie address may be sent to J Perrine Hamilton, Suptintendent, Saginaw, Mich. Mr Hamilton wants to known whether they wish to learn to read & write. Mr. Hamilton is a son of Rev James Hamilton & brother of H A Halton & Mrs K M Ransom of St. Joseph. . 1914 Feb 22 - Blindman's Remarkable Story; Wins Success Though Sightless. Overcoming a Handicap which unifies man for battles of live - Now a prominent cities of Tampa. James P Hamilton Masters Intricate Mechanics & Excels in Numerous Lines. Pluck asks no quarter that buckles into the battle of life & brings success against over whelming odds. James P Hamilton & Charles H Green of the Hamilton & Green Piano company are 2 men whose superior intelligence & force of will has enabled them to rise to heights. Each has known the blessing of God's sunlight in his childhood, but accident has caused them to realize The Light that Failed. James Perrine Hamilton as told in the Grand Rapids, Mich. Herald several years ago. Mr. Jim Hamilton is vice-president of the US Register Company of Battle Creek, MI.; a piano business in Battle Creek, resident of Yonge-Hamilton Co., Rome, GA & of Tampa. For a number of years he spent winters on East Coast of Florida, never visiting Tampa until last year. He was amazed a the development he found here. On March 8, last year the HG Piano company came to 900 Franklin St. Mr. Hamilton recently moved his family to Tampa. When old enough he was sent to Lansing School for the Blind where he acquired his high school education & a thorough working knowledge of piano tuning. He then graduated from Albion College, with honors in 1899. Meanwhile he had taken 2 trips to Europe in search of restoration of his sight. He completed a post-graduate literary course of the University of Michigan. From the age of 18 [1898] Mr. H. supported himself by piano tuning. M married Miss Carrie Young of Battle Creek & supports a family of four. 1903 to 1904, member of Board of Trustees for New Employment Ins. for Adult Blind at Saginaw. Travels Much Alone, does all his own correspondence on a typewriter. He travels 1,000 miles each month making deliveries. He attributes is success to absolute merits of his goods. My patrons help me by turning boosters from people I never heard of. Mrs. Hamilton looks after the bookkeeping. Of splendid physique he goes to the gymnasium work & was State amateur champion in Welterweight, list weight & catch-as-catch can wresting in 1894. What the Blind Man Saw lectures, A Winter in Athens, visited Germany, Switzerland, Italy & Greece. He visited Queen Olga at the Royal Place. In the basement of Mr. H's home is a workshop fitted with tools for wood & iron & hammering copper. His home is full furniture he had made with brass & copper. He just completed the interior of the bathroom of his home. Other furniture are a Morris chair, a chafing dish cabinet; a large hall seat & mirror of beaten copper corners, both in birds eyes maple & a heavy oak bedstead. His keenest delight is in the woods & waters & no day in solitude of forest is too long for him to common with nature. He takes his annual summer camping trip with 4 former blind classmates. They are unaccompanied by anyone save son Kenneth, now 11y. They swam & fished together. Mr. H home includes a gifted wife & clever children Kenneth, aged 12, Helen 9. Until 7 year ago [1907] Mr. H could distinguish between light & darkness, though unable to discern outlines of even large objects. Never yielding to utter despair is the secret of his great success. This narrative contains but a meager outline of his accomplishments. . Photo large dreamy but blurry photo, James, wears a suit, EYE GLASSES, one hand hand on his face while he stares down into a cash register machine. Ref: Tampa Tribune Newspaper, Florida. [Abbreviated from a long article. - PJA 2016] . 1916 May 27, Realty Transfers, James P Hamilton to M J Hunziker. . 1915 Feb 28, Sun. scotch Club Meeting, Knights of Pythias Castle Hall, Lafayette St, Tues. Mar 2, Program, Vocal solo, JPH, Graphophona selections, Kenneth Hamilton. . 1915 Apr 22 - Scotch Club entertained, on Tues. evening Apr 20th when Mr & Mrs Jas. P Hamilton of Nebraska Ave. entrained the Scotch club of Tampa they gave to its members a real Highland welcome, of which Burns said ," I'll as no more of Heaven." From the gate, where Kenneth Hamilton, the young son of the house, stood, the strains of hospitality flowed onward to the threshold, where wee Bruce & his father steered the guests into the heart of the house, there to be guided finally by the hostess & her friends. Mrs. Hamilton was assisted in receiving by Miss Annie MacFarlane & the ladies of the entrainment committee. The spacious grounds were beautifully illuminated by Chinese lanterns & a final touch of cheer was added by the wood fire burning in the large stone fireplace. After a tour of the house was made the guests were invited to o over the grounds. These were charming enough in the mingled light of lanterns & moon to have been a scene conjured up from fairyland. There was dancing in the fine music room to the piano & also in the illuminated pavilion to the music of the Victrola. Later large bonfires were lighted about the grounds & the guests were beautifully supplied with good things to eat. "Weiner wurst" were roasted on the end of long wands & sent forth most appetizing odors on the cool night air. Last of all a cup of "Tammie Lipton's" tea. Hot, too! & just right. Before departing Chief Mcfarlane called for a vote of thanks to Mr & Mrs Hamilton. This was most heartily given. "H's a Jolly good Fellow" followed, more choruses & finally "Auld Lang syne - the Amen of the Scotch club. The Scotch Club of Tampa numbers about 200 & they all united in wising for Mr & Mrs: Friend's many, Baith honest men & lasses bonny, Many couthie Fortune kind & caming, In social glee, We morning blith & evening funny, Bless them & thee!". . 1917 Oct 16, Tues. Scott Club, Bimonthly at Castle Hall. Plans for Halloween celebrations, celebration is to be held at the home of Mr & Mrs James P Hamilton, Hamilton Heath. . 1917 Oct 17, Scotch Club, …A large attendance is urged, for Halloween celebration, to be held at home or JPH, Hamilton Heath & a jolly time is anticipated. . 1920 Mar 28, New bungalow for Sale, can sell for moderate down payment & carry balance on mortgage or monthly payments, located at Hamilton heath on Nebraska Ave, Phone owner or write JPH. . 1920 Apr 4 - For Sale, modern bungalow, near Sulphur Springs car line, Phone 72-674, or write JPH. . 1920 Jul 24 - Dale City Banner: JPH, Tampa, Jeweler, is not frightened by high costs of material & labor conditions, but has built & sold 6 bungalows on Nebraska avenue near Sulphur springs & has contracted for 10 more. Wish Dale City had a man of like mind. . 1933 Jan 12 Thrus. - Members of Sun Dial Circle of Tampa Garden clubs held a luncheon & bridge at Lake Thnotosassa, Mrs. Kenneth Hamilton Mrs. J P Hamilton. Mr H states he will give the county additional space on either side of the road to make it 50 ft. wide. Mr H has been ordered to move all buildings off the proposed right of way by Aug 1, next Tues. Mr. Farrell would have trouble & expense moving his boat house off his land as the rd. would cut off part of the car barn at Sulphur Springs & encroach upon the Tampa electric Co.s right of way. Ref: Tampa Tribune Newspaper, Florida. . 1921 Jun 9 - Seminole Heights Parents-Teachers Association will hold its regular meeting at Mrs. JPH in Hamilton Heath. additional expense of a new road & bridge as well as seeing the old rd. in repair, the country may have a lawsuit on its hands if it forces the matter to an issue. Interviewed yesterday in regard the county's claim Mr. H stated he was sorry to know that land he bought had been claim as county rich of way, as he had employed 9 to the states leading attorneys to look into the titles & deeds before he purchased it. . 1921 Jul 29 - Is new bride needs at Sulphur Springs? 5 residences, garage buildings & a boat house are involved in the plan of the county commissars to one up what they declare is a county right of way at Sulphur Springs, paralleling a block distant, the present road & bridge., …JPH of Hamilton Health would have to move 5 residence mentioned. . 1921 Jul 30 - Determine Whether County Is Really Owner Hamilton's Building Sites. Strong opposition to the building of a new Co. why & bridge to replace the one now in operation was brought to Co. Commissioners yesterday. C J More attorney for JP H. Mr H was wiling to give the co. 50 ft. of additional right of way on the south side of the bridge to facilitate the building of amore adequate approach to the present bridge, also stated eliminating the curve at their than the proposed rd. could be built between the Tampa electric Co. tracks & MR's houses & still leave a clearance of 40 feet. the matter had been turned over to Co. attorney & Co.. engineer to make a survey of the property & report back. Note2: Sulphur Springs, For accept Water supply offer, Want a street paved. Steps for proving a general water supply for Sulphur Spring residents voting in favor on accept offer of JPH to furnish a water system for that terrify. His proposed plant would be entirely separate from is present water supply in Hamilton Heath & would be on the north instead of the south side of the Hillsborough river. Many residents now have their own wells. . 1922 May 25 - According to JPH, the water works to be installed locally will be well under way the mid July. work will be begun laying the pipe as soon as the material arrives. . 1922 June 4 - JPH was given the Springs section of a waterworks service that will meet the community's needs for years. the contract has been awarded to one firm lane for the erection of 21 handsome bungalow with others going up continual & prospects are that the most thickly settled portion of community, with across the river residential suburbs will be incorporate with a shortchanged time. Improvements are constantly being made in Sulphur Springs Park, in which is locate the finest bathing pool in the US near the Nebraska ave. Bridge. . 1922 Jun 18, FULL PAGE ADVERTISEMENT: Just a Common Sense Protection Seeking appeal to the Taxpayers of the Hillsborough Co. for financial Sanity. Taxpayers league Stands for Progress, but Objects to publics money spending…both farmers & city dwellers, roads schools…compare with other areas. Get out the vote, 50 signatures, inc. JPH. . 1922 Jul 30 Anti Annexation Meeting, next day evening at the junction of Nebraska & Cayuga Aves., an open air meeting, among he speakers JPH, Hamilton Heath. . 1922 Aug 26 - Editor Tampa Tribune: What do I get? & you say What more do you want, stating we have light & power for which we pay. We buy our goods fromTampa stores, rather than Sear. Tampa is not giving a singe thing to the suburbs today . 1922 Oct 19 - Springs property owners cede 25 feet for the opening right of way for straightening Nebraska ave. & building $50,000 concrete bridge across the Hillsborough river. The give 25 ft. from the west end of their lots while gaining 15 ft. on the east side. Mr H. agreed to give Mrs. Alexander on Lot 6, 15 off of his lot five. We don't like the way commissioners take orders from certain interests of the Board of Trade. We are asking for fairness of treatment. Signed, J P Hamilton, R.F.D. 1, Hamilton Heath , Fla. . 1922 Nov 18 & 19. Water mains placed at Sulphur Springs & recently installed a power pumping plant. Purity Springs water comes from his own springs. 1922 Dec 11 - For sale 40 foot tower & 3,000 gallon cypress tank in good condition, $75, Phone 91 247, Hamilton Heath. . 1923 Jan 1 - For sale or rent, at bargain, 6 rm.bungalow & garage, large lot close to corner, Buffalo Ave & Tampa St. JPH. . 1922 Dec 17, Sun. Hamilton Piano Company, PJ Hamilton proprietor & manager had a successful business in spite of being blind. For 1871, the son of a Methodist minister, attended school for blind in Lansing, graduated at 18y, learned piano tuning & broom making. Business in Mich., married a teacher in Battle Creek, went to Europe to study for year. Mr. H. came south to Tampa & est. Hamilton Heath suburb just this side of Sulphur Springs. In August 1922 he purchased the Scott store & is rapidly developing it with his son J K Hamilton. Hamilton Piano Co. carries standard makes of instruments: Vose & Sons pianos, Hallet & Davis pianos & phonographs, Hobart M Calbe pianos, Kumball Pianos & phonographs, Gulbransen player pianos & other instruments at a 10% discount bought this week. . 1923 Oct 7 - Montverde is a recipient of fine new Gerhard Piano, the gift of JH who was so favorably impressed with the school he without solicitation gave the in the new C. E. Chapel of the School. . 1924 Mar 23, Realty Transfers, JPH to C E Hamilton [?] ; and JPH to JK Hamilton. . 1927 Jul 3, JPHleft several days ago fo Berkley, Calif, to visit a a few weeks with relatives. He wired his family that he encountered a land slide near Salt Lake City, Utah, a land slide blocking his train 48 hrs. in the mountains food supply of diners well as water was soon exhaust & passengers had to go 12 hrs. with food or water. Ref: Tampa Tribune Newspaper, Florida. The Lake Shore Commercial Record Newspaper, for the Saugatuck-Douglas, Michigan Area, Pub. every Saturday morning: . 28 AUG, 1885 - Jimmie Hamilton of Johnsville, [Jonesville?] is visiting his Uncle Alexander. Research & transcriptions by PJ Ahlberg. Thank you. - - -	HAMILTON, James Perrine JIMMIE .5 (I552)
3570	. Census 1880: Walter A Hamilton, son at School 10 yrs. /b 1870. Born Mich. Father b. Canada, Mother B. Penn. . 1887 Apr 2 - A Reckless Youngster. Fisk Reasoner, of Lansing, age 8 years, was run down, Thursday, by a buggy driven by Walter Hamilton, a 5 year old son of Presiding Elder James Hamilton & the calf of one leg was stripped of its flesh. Young Hamilton is charged with being reckless. A year ago he was in trouble for slashing a companion with a knife. Ref: Jackson Citizen Patriot. . 1894 Jul 20 - Hackley Park Assembly Gates were thrown open. Rev. James Hamilton, superintendent of grounds, in brief remarks, impressed the audience with the idea that the Assembly & its workers have to do with the higher life. Fred Cogshall, (son of Rev. WI Cogshall) & Walter A Hamilton attend the Lake Michigan entrance to the grounds. Ref: Muskegon Chronicle. . 1906 Walter wrote that he has the old English bible of grandfather Richard Lawrence with family birth dates. Richard Lawrence must have brought this Bible from NJ to NB & then to Upper Canada. It was then given to his youngest daughter Rebecca Lawrence - Hamilton. Walter A Hamilton is a G G Grandson of Wm. Lawrence. Walter's address at this dated was 55 Ethel Ave. Grand Rapids, Michigan. Whereabouts of this bible is now unknown. Further Research Mary Bruere Wyckoff was one time the owner of the bible. Hamilton nephew married a Wyckoff? X-Ref: See the WILL of Richard Lawrence (1694-1827), Is this the same bible? . 1900 Jun 9 Michigan Census: Walter A Hamilton b Jul 1869, Mich., Res. Grand Rapid Machinist. . 1915 Kalamazoo Directory: Walter A (Minnie) jeweller, 107 N. Burdick, Res. 618 Summer. 1926 Kalamazoo City Directory: Hamilton, Walter A (Minnie B; Hamilton & Williams) jwlr., 115 N Burdick, house 214 W. Dutton. . Hamilton, William H (Minnie), PAPER MKR. H 1004 LANE BLVD. . HAMILTON & WILLIAMS - W A HAMILTON, G C WILLIAMS), Ophthalmologist, 115 N. Burdick, Phone 4184, (Geo C Williams.) . Recorded for further research: 1926 Kalamazoo City Directory: Edgar L Hamilton, corner, bds. 727 N Burdick & Wm. H Hamilton, papermaker, rms 142 S Burdick. Battle Creek, Michigan Directory Walter A. Hamilton, expert Advance Thresher Co., h. 33 Graves Av. W. Note: Brother James P. Hamilton also lives in Battle Creek. . 1910 Benton Harbor, Michigan: - James P Hamilton, pres. Hamilton Jewerly, res. Grand Rapids, Mich. - Hamilton Jewelry Co., James P Hamilton pres. Griffin D Young, Vice pres, Walter A Hamilton, sec & treas., 105 E. Main. - Walter A Hamilton, sec & tres. Hamilton Jewerly Co., res. St. Joseph, MI. News-Palladium, Benton Harbor, Michigan. . 1907 October 22 - Benton Harbor, J P Hamilton of Grand Rapids is spending a week with his brother, Walter in this city. . 1908 Oct 20 - Mr & Mrs Walter Hamilton left yesterday for Grand Rapids where they will be the guests of Mr. Hamilton's brother & wife, Mr. & Mrs. James Hamilton. . 1910 Apr 18 - Rev James Hamilton of Grand Rapids, is the guest of his son Walter Hamilton for a few days. -Ref. St. Joseph Daily Press, MI. . 1910 May 5, 1910 - St Joseph. Walter Hamilton has returned from a 3 days' trip to Grand Rapids. . Jan 4, News of St. Joseph - J P Hamilton of Grand Rapids is a guest at the W A Hamilton home. . 1911 March 15 - Walter A Hamilton was at Union Pier today on business. . 1911 Apr 3 +- News of St. Joseph. Walter A Hamilton has returned from a few days in Grand Rapids. . 1911 August 14 - News of St. Joseph Walter Hamilton of Kalamazoo spent Sunday his visiting his family. * 1911 Aug 24 - The family of W A Hamilton have ARRIVED IN THE CITY FROM THEIR FORMER HOME IN ST. JOSEPH & are residing at 618 Summer street. Ref: Kalamazoo Gazette. . 1911 November 10 - Riverside. The W. C. T.U. met with Mrs. Walter Hamilton, Wednesday of this week. . 1911 Nov 26 - Riverside, Mr. & Mrs. Walter Hamilton & children attended the funeral of the late M. D. Trim, of Bangor, Monday. . 1912 Aug 18 - Herman Vetten, sporting goods dealer & Walter A Hamilton, jeweler, located in the Hanselman building will open up their second store about Sept 1st in the building formerly occupied by the First National bank. . 1913 Jun 21 - Gazette Sounds Feeling of Citizens Regarding Street Lighting Problem Secures Opinions of Scores on Cluster. Various opinions on the type of street lighting for Kalamazoo: Hermann Vetten I thick I am in favor of the inverted arc lamp. Walter Hamilton - the cluster lamps are far more ornamental & for that reason should be adopted. . 1913 September 12 - Mr. & Mrs. Walter A Hamilton who have been visiting friends here for several days, returned yesterday to Kalamazoo. . 1914 January 26 - Housing Transfers: Joseph J Barnes & wife to Walter H Hamilton, Lot 4, block 1, Barnes' Pottawatomie Park. Hagar Twp. # 125. . J J Barnes & wife to to Walter A Hamilton, lot adjoining Pottawatomie Park in sec. 21, Hogar Twp. $125. . Riverside - Walter Hamilton was very sick last week having a relapse after an attack of measles. . 1914 March 19 - Twin City Jewellers form good Fellowship. A spirit of good fellowship pervaded the 1st annual banquet of the twin city jewellers, Wednesday evening at the Dawn hotel management being hosts to a very pretty informal affair. The 7 course dinner provided being enjoyed by 16 of the jolly craftsmen of the 2 towns, several from adjoining cities participating its joyfulness. W F Clements presided as toastmaster the following responding to toasts: Messrs. Wm. Capman, Benton Harbor; L D Huber, St. Joseph: M H Bell, Pres. of Kalamazoo club; W A Hamilton, Kalamazoo. Impromptu talks followed by several of the local gentlemen of the jewellery firms, a spirit of fraternalism being very much evidence in the vein of responses. The import of the talks & the good fellowship prevailing, prompted the vote to make the event an annual affair, a club being accordingly formed with the 4 following officers chose. In this as in other lines of endeavor the value & need of co-operation is evident. The officers who will preside over the affair of the new organization are: Pres. Wm. Chapman, 1st VP M W Wells, 2VP Geo D Alger, Sec. L D Huber, Treasurer, Latham Carr. DATE Realty Transfers Walter F Whitford & wife to Walter Hamilton, Lot 13, Field's addition, Kalamazoo. . 1915 Jun 1 - Walter A Hamilton, 618 Summer St., returned to Kalamazoo last night from Grand Rapids, where he has been at the bedside of his aged father, Rev James Hamilton, who is critically ill at his home in that city. 1815 Jun 27 - Advertisement & drawing. Friendship Bracelet, automatic self locking links @ 25¢ a link for 9 - 12 links. Walter A Hamilton Jeweler 107 N Burdick St. * 1916 Dec 24 - Home Is Looted As Family Shops Prowler Takes Jewels While Hamilton Family Is Downtown The home of Walter A Hamilton, 214 West Dutton street, was ransacked by thieves Saturday afternoon while members of the family were shipping downtown, Mrs Hamilton returned home about 7 o"clock just in time to see a man crawling out of the rear window of her home with loot valued at bout $100. amount the articles stolen was a diamond ring valued at $25, one necklace with cameo setting, valued at $30, one Mexican opal ring & one ring with a diamond & ruby setting. Entrance was gained by breaking the window leading from the front porch. The house was ransacked from cellar to garret. A good description of the intruder was furnished to the police by Mrs. Hamilton. Ref: Kalamazoo Gazette. . 1916 May 6 - At the meeting of state Jewelers assoc. in Battle Creek, WAH was elected secretary VP for the ensuing year. Ref: Kalamazoo Gazette. 1920 Oct 9 - fill 2 Places On Retail Board, Changes have been made in personnel of the executive committee of the Retail Dealers div. of the Chamber of commerce. Walter Hamilton has been elected to fill the vacancy caused by the death of the late Nelson Tall. 1920 Oct 25 - Real Estate Transfers: Mr & Mrs Walter Hamilton to L C Field, land in Field's addition. 1920 Mar 23 Tues. - W A Hamilton co, general retail jewelry business, succeeds W A Hamilton. The new corporation is capitalized at $5,000 & the original incorporators are W A Hamilton, Mrs M B Hamilton & Marion H Hamilton. . 1921 May 31- The following officers were elected this morning at a meeting of the C of C., Vice President Walter A Hamilton. . 1921 Oct 28 - Just for Fun, He is Going, Walter Hamilton says he already bought this tick to see Douglas Fairbanks in "The Three Profiteers, at the local theatre next week. . 1921 Nov 27, Sun. - Up Against It. Some one invited Walter Hamilton, the jeweler, out to thanksgiving' dinner, as his folks were out of the city & Walt has been trying ever since to remember who it was. He called at several homes Thursday, but found he had made a mistake each time. If he locates the right place he will endeavor to have it time extended to the Christmas feed. . 1922 Jun 8, Thurs. - W. Hamilton Store Will Have New Front, a complete new front & other important repairs have been ordered from the Walter Hamilton store, 105 E Main St. The main floor will be added to the present capacity of the Hudson' Lunch, while the 2nd & third floors will be converted into stores offices, according to the needs of future tenants. The new front will be of glass & terra cotta, while the floors will be supported by I beams. . 1927 Jan 30 - Sulphur Springs, (Tampa) W A Hamilton of Kalamazo, Mich., accompanied by his family, arrived here Thursday to spend the remainder of the winter with his brother JP Hamilton & family, of Hamilton Health. 1942 Nov 23 - Casket bears were Samuel Ellson, Alfred Hendricks, Robt. Hamilton, Walter Smith, Wm. Olden & W E Hall, Interment was in Crystal Springs, Cemetery (who?) . 1930 Apr 12 Census, Kalamazoo City, Ward 4, Michigan [on or near Dutton street.] Hamilton, Walter A, Head Aged 59, Born Michigan, Father Canada English, Mother Penn, Retired Jeweller. Minnie B., wife, Ohio; Mildred A, Dau. 27/1903, MI; Carolyn A Risley, Gd. Dau. 7/1923, Mich. 1941 Jan 11 - WH is ill at his home with the flu. . 1915 Kalamzoo City Directories: Hamilton Walter A (Minnie), jeweler 107 N Burdick, residence 618 Summer; . 1926 - Hamilton Walter A (Minnie B; Hamilton & Williams) jwlr, 115 N Burdick household 214. W Dutton; . 1935 - HAMILTON Walter A (Minnie B) jwlr 115 N Burdick householder at 214 W Dutton. Grand Rapids Press (Extracts): . 1899 Jun 29, To Paly Kalamazoo Grand Rapids YMCA Team Plays First out of Town Game: Three special classes at the YMCA will start this week. The fencing ...charge of Walter A Hamilton ... . 1904 November 22 - For Thanksgiving YMCA Plan Athletic Program of Boxing & Basket Ball will be marked by an...two fencing bouts in the auditorium at 8 o'clock, the first about Walter A Hamilton... instructor at the YMCA. - - -	HAMILTON, Walter Alexander (I551)
3571	. Census 1891, St. James Ward, Toronto 1911 Census, Thunder Bay & Rainy River, Lodger. Born July 1886. . 1898 Lecture by Mr. Geo Anderson, Government commissioner, "Dal Nippon, or the Land of the Rising Sun, Sunday School hall, Old St. Andrew's church, ...travels in the Orient, while Mr F. W. Whittemroe presented a series of dissolving views illustrating points of interest visited by the lecture. Ref: Toronto Globe Newspaper. . 1906 Jul 10 Rev. Calvin McQuesten at MacLeod, from his mother. Frank Whittemore & Snively rowed with Tom, but they made a bad start & for some reason had to row in the morning & were tired. Kimberley, ON. Harry Lawrence of Trout Creek, Parry Sound district, is renewing old acquaintances in this part & is the guest of bis mother, Mrs. George Lawrence. . Frank Whittemore of Toronto spent a few days fishing in the old Beaver last week & landed a nice string of specked beauties. - - -	WHITTEMORE, Francis W FRANK (I546)
3572	. Census 1900 Big Rapids, Mabel McCutcheon, born Aug 1873. . Census 1910 Big Rapids, Magdaline McCutcheon, daughter b 1876. . Census 1920 Big Rapids, Mabel McCutcheon, sister, age 45, b 1875, 'no occupation.' . Census 8 Apr 1930, Big Rapids, Mabel, sister, age 56/ born 1874, Michigan. . 1899 Jun 8, Thurs.: Mt. Pleasant, Monday evening exercise of the '99 rural school classes from the Central State Normal School. The personnel is as follows: Mabel McCutcheon. Ref: Saginaw News. . 1922 Jun 17, Saturday, WCX Radio Programs, 8:30 concert, Mabel McCutcheon piano. Obituary: . 1940 Jan 16, Tuesday - Miss Mable McCutcheon, 67, lifelong Mecosta county resident, died at the home of Mr Mrs. John E Dumond in Big Rapids. She was the daughter of the late Mr Mrs John McCutcheon, pioneer Mecosta farmers. Two brothers John & Robert of Mecosta County survive. Funeral Wed. Burial in Highland View Cemetery. Ref: Grand Rapids Press. - - -	MCCUTCHEON, Magdaline Rebecca MABEL (I1469)
3573	. Census 1910 Herbert Myers 12 ys /1898 born Missouri, Parents born MO., Grandson [to John S & Phebe Myers] . After the death of Herbert's parents was raised by his grandparents, Mr & Mrs John S Myers at Ellis Prairie. Herbert was a general livestock farmer & lived on his grandfather's farm. He was active in community affairs, serving as a school board director & an Agriculture Adjustment Administration committeeman. They attended the Ellis Prairie Baptist Church. He drowned Oct 26, 1940, in Piney River while fishing near Sand Shoals. . 1918 Lynch, Texas Co., MO., Herbert R Myers married Miss Gladys E Monroe, born 1898 Missouri. Their children Virginia T Myers b 1920 Lynch Dorene W Meyers B 1923, Lynch. . WW I Draft Registration Card, Dated Sept 12 at Houston, MO. Herbert Ross Myers, born Nov 30 1897, Farming, Next-of-Kin, John Silas years & Ellis Prairie, Eyes Blue, Hair brown. . He died while I arrived. He with another party in boat. Boat overturned. He being unable to swim, drowned. entirely an accidentally. - Dr. Jas. Wasnyak. . 1930 Missouri County: TexasCo., LynchTwp., Houston Road. Herb R Myers marred second, on Nov 13, 101 to Flora Foad. - - -	MYERS, Herbert Ross .1 (I102)
3574	. Census 1940 North Truck, King Co., Washington Wm Raymond Smith, age 38 /1902 Washington, Wife Adelin C age 33, b 1907 Canada. Wm. Raymond W Smith, age 12, b. Washington. Morris Frankie Smith, age 10, Adeline Smith, age 4, Randolph Smith, 2. - - -	SMITH, William RAYMOND (I2815)
3575	. Charles Earl Lawrence son to John & Mary Lawrence was born on Sunday night at 11 O'clock the 27th of Nov., 1802. - On 5 July 1825, at York, mother Mary Rezeau Lawrence swore she saw her husband, John Lawrence when he wrote down their children's names & birth dates. Note1: The names of those children were equally carefully chosen. The following choices may have contributed to their name choice: Charles Earl Lawrence is named after Dr. Charles Earle, Lot 100, right next to John Lawrence's land grant in Saint Johns, N.B. Dr. C. Earle, was born 1754 in Scotland & resided in Virginia; was Surgeon of the 104th Regiment, Surgeon in the 2nd NJV & then the 1st (1782) & (1781) 2nd NJV Battalion of Skinner's Brigade & also for John Lawrence's regiment. . December 1790 John Lawrence was injured by the Rebels. Did Dr. Earle treat him at the time? . Three Lawrence boys appear to have been named after John Lawrence's neighbors. Could these men also been godfathers to the children named after them? Did Dr. Earle deliver & care for the Lawrence children? - P J Ahlberg, 2010. . 1831 York Almanac & Calendar: 1st North York Militia: Lieutenant William Willson from April 1, 1828; Ensigns Abner Arnold from Oct 7, 1826; Alex L E Lawrence, from April 1, 1828; E C Lawrence, from April 4 1828, Isaac Arnold, from 8 April 1828. . 1831 York Almanac & Calendar, 2nd North York Militia: Captain, John H Willson from 10 Jun 1826. Lieut. Titus Wilson, from 7 Jun 1926, Aaron Playter from Jun 6, 1826; . Home District Agricultural Society, Committee for Vaughan, John Arnold & Charles Lawrence. . Charles E. Lawrence to Ensign dated Nov. 20, 1831; Promoted to Captain dated June 8, 1838; & to Major on Oct. 13, 1856 in the 4th Battalion of North York in Toronto, Canada. . 1835 Oct 20th at Markham, Miles Langstaff married by License, to Charity Langstaff. Witnesses: Charles Lawrence, John King Fairfield. . 1837, Lawrence, Charles, Con 1, Lot 42, Vaughan. . 1838 Mar 22, Capt. C E Lawrence, 4th Reg North York or Vaughan & King Militia. . 1838 Jun 4, Richmond Hill, North York Militia: "Assigning Charles E. Lawrence to Ensign dated Nov. 20, 1831; to Captain dated June 8, 1838; & to Major on Oct. 13, 1856 in the 4th Battalion of North York in Toronto, Canada. " Captain A. Lawrence, Charles E Lawrence, Vaughan, Ensign John Arnold, Ensign Peter Vanderberg. Captain Lawrence afterwards became colonel in command of the regiment. Assembly every year on George III's birthday, June 4th (later May 24th for Queen Victoria). Return of arms & accouterments processes by the 4th Reg. Militia: 31 English muskets & 500 rounds of ammunition. . 1842 Oct 5, Personally appeared before me Charles E Lawrence, Vaughan Twp. Yeoman, taketh oath & said that Mary Lawrence, the wife of Hon Lawrence, deceased, late a lieutenant in the NJ Volunteers, died in Vaughan Twp., on the 18 Sept, 1842 at about 5 o'clock in the afternoon. Signed, 5 Oct 1842, Charles E Lawrence & R C Gaffer, JP, Magistrate. I certify that I knew the deceased Mrs. Mary Lawrence & believe her to have died at the time above, Signed, 7 Ot 1842, Thornhill, Adam Towley, Clerk. . 1844 October 11 - FIRST RIDING OF YORK, At a meeting of the Freeholders of the 1st. Riding of York, held at Noble's Tavern, Twp. of Vaughan, on Monday, 4th Oct, ...Wm. R. Grahame, Esq., requested to come forward to represent the riding. ...We the undersigned Electors having confidence in the integrity, ability & principles of W R Graham, Esq. ... will support him. Signed, various, including Ben Thorne, A C Lawrence, Miles Langstaff, Charles E. Lawrence, Jno. Langstaff, Arch. MacDonald, Oct 7, 1844. Ref: Toronto British Colonist. Quarterly Session of Peace, Home District: . 1842 Jan 5, Wed, Grand Jury: Alex P Lawrence, Chas. E Lawrence, Abraham P Lawrence, Miles Langstaff, John Langstaff, Rich Vandeburg. Tavern Licenses granted, Queen VS Cotter, Assault, No bill. . 1845 Jan 7, Fri. Grand Jury, Alexander P Clarence, Charles E Lawrence, Richard Vanderburg, James Playter, James Marsh, Miles Langstraff: Queen VS John Thompson. Larceny, brought in a True Bill. Tavern licenses ordered. iwis Langstaff. Queen VS Thos Elliott & others. Riot. Tavern License & transfers issued. . 1865 June 13, Tues., Grand Jury Charles E Lawrence. Court appeals. . C E Lawrence built a saw mill in 1834 & 6 years afterwards built a carding & fulling mill & woollen factory, which he worked for many years, until his death, after which it changed hands frequently. Quarter Sessions of Peace: 1842 Jan 5, Wed. Ed W Thomson, Esq. Chairman. Grand Jury: Alexander P Lawrence, Chas C Lawrence, Abraham P Lawrence, Miles, John Langstaff, Ricd. Vandeburg. Tavern License granted. Queen VS Cotter tall, Assault, No Bill. . 1846 Brown's Toronto & Home District Directory Alexander Lawrence, Lot 42, Con 1 Yonge Street Charles E Lawrence, Lot 42, Con 1 Yonge Street. . 1847 Feb 19 - His Excellency the Gov. General makes the following nominations: Ninth Battalion, York: To be Captains: Charles E Lawrence; Lieutenants: Miles Langstaff, John Arnold, Peter Vanderburg Gentlemen; To be Quarter-Master: Elisha Lawrence, Gentlemen. RECORDED FOR FURTHER RESEARCH: . 1847 Second Heir and Devisee Commission Case, Charles E Lawrence, Reach Twp. Ref: Archives of Ontario, microfilm MS 657, reel 57, Case File 40-3027. . UCLand Petition 25½ - L Bundle 6 C2135. 1851 Apr 4, The Late Robert Fulton, deceased, Lots 14-15, Con 9, Twp. of Reach, was allowed by the Heir & Devise Commission. C E Lawrence prays this Location may be confiscated & deed allowed to him. Testimony of Robert Hughes, Vaughan Twp., York co., yeoman & William T Clay, Markham Twp., cabinetmaker swore before John Willson, 4th, Justice of Peace, that the improvements on Lots 14-15, Con 9, Twp. Reach by Thomas Foster were made by him for Charles E Lawrence, Esq., Twp. Vaughan. Signed, 16 Mar 1851, John Willson, 4th, JP. . Government inspection in 1843 showed the lots were unoccupied & unimproved. John L Denison & John Johnson state there are 20 acres now improved. Charles E Lawrence is allowed the Patent upon the payment at the lowest fee of 2 shillings per acre in lieu of the original Crown fees. . 1852 Census, Vaughan Twp., Charles C Lawrence, Age 50, b 1802, Saint John, NB, Ellenor, a 34, b 1818 England Wm. H., a 15, 137, Canada Gertrude L, age 13, 1840 Canada Mary E, age 10, 1842 Canada Margaret E, age 8, b 1844 Canada Elisha Lawrence, age 6, b 1846 Canada. Note2: Sister Sarah C. Lawrence, listed before Charles C Lawrence. And brother A C Lawrence, (various workers) is listed first. Comments by Enumerator: "One Clothier Factory, the property of Charles E Lawrence on Lot 42, first concession, wrought by water, Cost of Establishment £600. Wool Carding annually 15,000 lbs. Cloth Fulling & finisher annually about 2,000 yards. This is Woolen department. Also one Saw Mill wrought by water, Cost of Establishment £200 well cut about 100 Thousand feet of Lumber Annually. Two Sawyers, 100 Thousand Feet of Lumber." . 1852 Agricultural Census, Vaughan Twp., Charles C Lawrence: Lot 42, Con 1, 159 Acres, 65 cultivated acres, 53A cultivated last year, Pasture 9 A, Garden/Orchard 3 A, Woods 94 A, Wheat 15 A produced 350 Bu., Bulls Oxen 3, Milch cows 4, 2 calves, Horses 4, Sheep 33, Pigs 20, Butter 320 lb, 25 barrels of pork. Note3: This large quality would be for their good shop. - PJA. . 1855 Sep 13, Marriage Announcement, Charles E Lawrence to Grace Ryall (Royal), of Oro Twp. Ref: Barrie Herald, Published 1855 Sep 26, Pg. 2. . 1857 Jun 12 - Letters waiting at the Richmond Hill P.O., C E Lawrence, M Teefy, Postmaster. Ref: York Ridings Gazette Newspaper. . 1858 September 1st. - Letters remaining in Richmond Hill P.O. - C E Lawrence. Ref: York Ridings Gazette Newspaper., pub. 1858 Oct 1. . 1859 Nov 18 - Fulling & Cloth Dressing At Lawrence's Factory Advertisement. The predesigned having leased that Extensive Establishment of Mr. C E Lawrence, feels confident in saying that he is prepared to give general satisfaction to all who may favor him with their orders, having had long experience in the business of Dyeing & Dressing Cloth. BLANKETS FULL'D & Napp'd. On the shortest notice. W. L. King, Richmond Hill, Nov 18, 1859. Ref: York Herald, Richmond Hill, Published 6 Jan 1860, 9 Mar 1860, p 3 & 18 - 25 Nov 1859, p3. William Lyon King publisher. . 1860 Mar 1 - Letters remaining in Richmond Hill Post Office: Charles Lawrence & James Lawrence, Jr. Ref: York Herald, Richmond Hill, 9 Mar 1860, p. 3. . 1860 Feb 24 - The Vaughan Road: Announcement of a public meeting held at the Town Hall, on Wed. last, to Establishing Side Roads of the Twp. of Vaughan on the original survey: Ward 1: C E Lawrence. . 1860 Apr 6 - Letters waiting at the Richmond Hill P.O., C E Lawrence, M Teefy, Postmaster. - Examination of the R.H. County Gramma School, junior dept. one Friday 30 March, when the children general acquitted themselves creditable. The following is a list of those whose diligence was mot remarked. [ names of the best & last in arithmetic, reader, Grammar, Geography, Reduction (?) Class). They wee examined before the Trustees & a considerable number of ladies & gentlemen. The examination of all cases was mot thorough; there could be no doubt in any reasonable persons mind, of the efficient manner this school is conducted. Signed, Rev. E Dewar, J R Arnold, Robert Marsh, M. Folley, C. E. Lawrence. Ref: York Herald Newspaper. . 1860 Mar 20, Vaughan - Tenders Wanted Tenders will be received at C E Lawrence's Lot 42. 1st Con. of Vaughan, until, the 1st of May next, to Raise the Schoolhouse in Section No. 3, in the 2nd Con. of Vaughan & to put under the building a STONE FOUNDATION with brick work thereon, to the height of 3 feet 10 inches. It is to be lathed & plastered inside. The carpenter work consists of putting in the joists, laying the floor, siding the building, putting in the windows, making the decks & seats, with other repairs which will be see in in Plans & Specifications at C E Lawrence's for Thomas Boothby's., Trustees. Section No. 3, in the 2nd Concession of Vaughan; Lot 42, Con. 1, Vaughan. Ref: York Herald, 13 Apr 1860, p. 3. . 1860 Apr 17, Tues. evening. Preliminary Meeting of the Moderate Party was held at Nieholts [Nicholls?] Hotel, Richmond Hill. About 30 of the leading gentlemen of the neighborhood are present. R Marsh, Esq. ably addressed the meeting & explained why he had called them together & urgent upon all prints to strive by every lawful means to return a suitable person to represent the moderate party in the forthcoming election. Dr. Pyene, Newmarket, F Kelly, Whitby & Geo Pearce & others addressed the meeting. After which it was moved by Robert Marsh, Esq., seconded by C E Lawrence, Esq., that this meeting do stand adjourned till first Tuesday 1st May. Ref: York Herald Newspaper, pub. 20.4.1860. . 1860 Jun 29 - The Moderate Party. A meeting of the Moderate Party of Etobicoke Twp. was held at Thomas Smith's Inn, Mimico, Dundas Sr. on Sat. Jun 23 for electing delegates to attend the Convention to nominate a andante for the Legislative Council for the Kings's Div. Meeting was organized by Andrew Ward, Esq., chair. the following are Delegates for Vaughan, Col. Bridgeford, JR & R Arnold, C. E.Lawrence. Next meeting in the Anglo American Hotel, Markham Village tomorrow Sat. 30 at 12 noon. Ref: York Herald Newspaper. . 1860 May 18. Letter to Editor, In reply so some remarks in your last issue by a person styling himself Justice & calling loudly against the extravagant manner in which the public funds are squandered, esp. those of School Section, No. 33, Vaughan, I must state in return, that the whole is a gross misrepresentation. Being one of the Trustees of said section, I can really give you the real facts aw follow. There was a school house to be built, for which tenders would be received until the first of May. Now the great abundance of tenders mention amounted to 3, by Elijah Dexter, E Chamberlain & Thos. Clay of Thornhill. Dexter withdrew pleading want of means. Chamberlain's tendered was the lowest but for want of confidence in him & having to involve either a law suit or arbitration, I declined. Mr Lawrence, one of the Trustees, as much in favor of the lowest tender, which made it necessary to call on the third Trustee, who was not present & he agreed with me that it was better to give a little more to a competent person who thoroughly understood his business as a builder. If feel certain that had Mr. Lawrence known the person thoroughly he would not have hesitated a moment in yielding to my opinion. I now leave it to the Ratepayers of Section No. 3 to judge for themselves & would strongly recommend Mr. Justice to abstain for the future from interfering in matters of which it is plain he either knows nothing, or else willfully misrepresents, Yours truly, Thomas Boothby. Vaughan, May 16th, 1860. Ref: York Herald Newspaper. . 1860 Jun 22 - Narrow Escape From Drowning & Great Presence of Find In a Boy of Fifteen: Daniel McKinnon, of the Twp. of Vaughan, in the employ of C Lawrence, Esq. of the same place, narrowly escaped drowning in the Factory pond, on Wednesday, 20 Ins. After his day's work was over, on going into the water to bath, he got beyond is depth & not being a swimmer, sunk apparently to rise no more. The boy Goggins * seeing he did not rise, threw off his clothes & in an instant dived into the water & brought him out - with much struggling & risk to himself; All credit is due to the lad for his praiseworthy exertions, as the man in above the ordinary size. Communicated. Ref: York Herald Newspaper, 2. XRef: See William Henry Lawrence. 15 for Wm. Goggin's testimony on murder of their neighbor Mrs. Moore. . 1860 Aug 31 - The Globe Report of Mr. Reesor's Meeting at Richmond Hill. Mr. Dickson sent a report to the Globe of the above meeting to say sent he Clear Grits themselves will admit its a s false as fans can be. He states the "Ministerial list mustered their usual forces, consisting of he rabble barroom practitioners". In fact Mr. Dickson endeavored to pack the room with Reesor's friends, yet this report has the impudence to call such means Messrs. Mars, … Teely, Vanderburg, Bridgeford, Lawrences as barroom practitioners. Mr. Dickson pronounced the resolution of confidence in Mr. Reesor carried which is a willful unmitigated falsehood; for it was voted down by 3 to one. When asked by Mr Marsh & others to divided at the room he rested, knowing all well that the defeat of Mr. Reesor would has still more apparent. That must b a bad case when the meeting chairman has to descent to such dirty tricks as to decide as carried a resolution that was lost by such an overwhelming majority. It was done by Mr Reesor's friends. We offer, if Mr Reesor comes again to lecture in Ambler's Hall, to beat him 5 to one - none to admitted but voters, as we denounced the report of the Globe as false in every particular. Ref: York Herald, pub. 31 Aug 1860, p2. . 1861 Agricultural Census, Vaughan Twp., York Co., Ontario Charles E Lawrence, Con 1, Lot 42*, 159.5 acres, 15 A. under cultivation, 93.5 Acres in 1860, pasture 14 A, 2 Acres Orchards or Garden, 35 A. wild woods, $15,000 Value of Farm; $400 Farm Implements; 14 Acres produced 200 bushels Wheat; 15 A. produced 200 bushels Spring Wheat; 4 A. produced 120 Bushels Barley; 12 A. produced 500 Bushels peas; 22A. produced 660 Bushels oats; 3 A. produced 600 bushels Potatoes, Half Acre produced 120 Bushels Turnips, 9 tons Hay. Note4: The other part of Con 1 Yonge St., Lot 42 belongs to brother Alexander C Lawrence. . 1866 Toronto Peel Directory: Vaughan Township: Lot 42, Con 1 Yonge Street: A. C. Lawrence; Chas. C. Lawrence, Charles & James Lawrence; James B Lawrence., James M Lawrence. Note5: Theirs was the seventh house on the Lawrence's Lot, which is Lawrence Avenue & Rosehill in Richmond Hill, Ontario. . Lawrence Avenue William J. Lawrence began the rose-growing industry in Richmond Hill in 1912. He later subdivided his lands & created Roseview Gardens. His own home is located at the southeast corner of Roseview & Lawrence Avenues. In 1968 the 91 year old granddaughter Clara T Lawrence also recalled hearing" father (Fred. Elisha Lawrence) saying that when his father (Charles Earl Lawrence) was sick in bed upstairs, (caused from a fall off a load of hay) that his second wife was trying to convince him when making out his will that she (Grace Royal Lawrence) needed everything to keep the younger family" (of two girls & one boy). . 1868 Awarded Metal, York Troop Cavalry, June 30 1868, Charles Lawrence, Trooper, Fenian Raids (1866) Ref: Archives of Canada, Military, C1862, Vol 5, p5. . 1868 Dec 28, WILL, Summary: Lot 42 Con 1 Vaughan, Charles E Lawrence leaves to his chattel & books etc. to his beloved wife Grace; to his son William Henry, his carding mill & which was given to him [Charles] by Jacob Lawrence, shares to daughters Margaret, Stella (Will Administrix); James M. Lawrence; daughter, Scantra Lavina, married W. Tabor; daughter, Mary Sh -- mer, Ref: York Probate Book 15, Folio 214, MS 563, Reel 8. Ontario Land Registry Lot 42, Con 1 WSY, Book North York 170, page 127. . 1833 Nov 28, B&S, Mary Lawrence et al, Alex C Lawrence et ll £500 & £800, its E40 Acre, Pt 160 Acre. .1868 Dec 11, WILL, Chas E Lawrence. Lots 43 and 44, Con 1 West Yonge Street, Richmond Hill, Vaughan Book 170, p 127: . 1848 Jan 1, Registered 1851 Mar 11, Lease, John Atkinson, to Charles C Lawrence, Water privileges. Lot 42, Con 1 West Side Yonge, Richmond Hill, Book 153, p80. . 1818 Jun 13, WILL, John Lawrence, to Mary Lawrence etal, All acres . 1846 Jan 10, B&S, Chas E Lawrence, etux, to Sarah C Lawrence, £150, Pt Half Acres, NE angle. . 1868 Dec 11, WILL, Charles E Lawrence. Research & transcriptions by PJ Ahlberg. Thank you. - - -	LAWRENCE, Lieut. Col. Charles Earl . 1st, SUE (I117)
3576	. Charles Parents: Father (Unnamed) born New York, & mother (unnamed) born New Hampshire. Ref: 1900 Census Ann Arbor, Mi. . Andrew Oliver, proprietor of the Turkish Bath House, Saginaw City came to Saginaw in 1878 & took charge of the bath rooms which had been established by Chas. G. Carrao. His baths are very curative in their nature & have proven better than any medicine in hundred of cases. Chronic disease are speedily cured at his bathrooms. This bath consists of 2 epicardium rooms & 1 manipulating room, besides a large cistern or vat for plunge bath. Ref: History of Saginaw County, Michigan, M A Leeson. Jackson Citizen Patriot Newspaper, Michigan: . 1884 Jun 1 - Charles Carrao is ill. . 1892 Feb 6 - The S S Society held a social at the home of C L Carrao, 612 Francis St. last evening. Cards & games were features of the evening. A pleasing lunch was also served. . 1892 Jun 16 - Central City Brevities: The KOTM banquet ...Mr. CC Managed the affair, assisted by various members of the order, to who the credit is due for the success of the banquet & celebration. . 1893 May 5 - A suit in chancery has been commenced by Charles L Carrao VS. Freeman W Wilcox, growing out of the sale of the Model restaurant. The complainant asks for an injunction restraining the defendant from disposing of certain property. . 1884 Jun 1 - Charles Carrao is ill. . 1894 Feb 5 - Accused of Till Tapping. Wm. Shirley, an ex-Convict, again in Trouble. Shirley was discharged last July & Secured board with the family of Joseph Scott. One ay when the family were absent he stole a quantity of potatoes from the cellar, brought them up town & sold them. He was sentenced to 45 days. Early Sunday morning he entered the restaurant of Charles Carrao, on N. Mechanic Street. He hung about the place for some time. Finally it was discovered the cigar box containing change was empty, was a quantity of cigarettes & cigars were mission. Shirley it was suspicioned, for early in the evening he was given a 'hand out' for a nickel, but later he appeared to have plenty of money. He was subsequently arrested & jailed & will have a hearing Tuesday probably, as Mr. Carrao, the complaining witness, was called to Detroit on business today. . 1894 Sep 29 - Grand Opening Tonight. Bartholomew & Carrao have taken possession of the store 116 E. Main St. & fitted it up as a first class restaurant & sample room. They invite their friends to an elegant free supper this evening. Come & enjoy yourselves & bring your friends with you. . 1894 Dec 18 - At the new European restaurant, 116 e Main St. Messrs. Bartholomew & Carrao serve free oyster soup with every drink. Also free clam coder Saturday night. Ref: Jackson Citizen Patriot Newspaper. . 1896 Jan 18 - Society Notes. Last evening a pan cake social & dancing party was given at the Maccabee hall by Maple Leaf camp Modern Woodmen of American. Over 100 couples. Pancakes were served under the able supervision of Charles L. Carrao. . 1896 Jun 2 - The last regular meeting of the Haven Chantauqua was held at the home of Mrs. Ransom Ford, last evening. Supper will be served at 7 o'clock under the supervision of Charles Carrao, to be followed by music, toasts & a pleasing comedy. . 1896 Jun 6 - Chautauqua Workers, Annum symposium of the Haven Circle ...held at the home of Miss Emma Barrett, last evening, the house was gaily decorated with flags & bunting while sweet scented flowers scattered their fragrance everywhere. Supper was served at 7:30 under the able supervision of Charles Carrao, of the Portland cafe. The tables were decorated with roses & other cut flowers. At each plate was a pretty rose & a dainty souvenir of the occasion. 50 were seated at the tables. . 1896 Aug 11, Tues. - Charles Carrao is at Ann Arbor. Ref: Jackson citizen Patriot. . 1897 Sep 14 Charles Carrao, who conducts a hotel at Clark's lake, was today apprehended by Dep. Sheriff Frank Harrington on a charge of welling liquor with a license. The accused was arraigned before Justice Wood who set the examination for Friday. . 1898 Jun 27 - Charles L. Carrao has leased the Riverside Hotel at St. Clair Flats. . 1898 Jul 26 - Port Huron - 6 liquor dealers waived examination in the Polce Court today for violating the liquor law & will have a trail in the Circuit court. 3 were resort proprietors at the St. Clair Flats, Joe Before, Gus Strantz & Charles Carrao, who who are shared twitch selling liquor without having paid the state tax. Ref: Detroit Free Press,pub. 1898.7.27. . 1899 - Ann Arbor Restaurants: Carrao, Charles, 120 E Huron. Ref: Mich. Co. Histories & Atlases. . 1901 Feb 11 - Charles Carrao has returned to Ann Arbor. . Police & Criminal: Charles Carrao, who conducts a hotel at Clarke's lake, was today apprehended by Deputy Sheriff Frank Harrington, on a charge of selling liquor without a license. The accused was arraigned before Justice Wood, who set the examination for Friday. . 1903 Nov 30 - Ann Arbor, Mich. Nov 30. - the Rachel Lewis Dramatic Co. is stranded here & the members of the troupe are sending home to "papa' for money to get out of town. Manager Davis, who left for Kalamazoo in the company's car Friday night, has not been heard from & the actors were unable to give a performance Saturday. Charles Carrao at whose hotel the troupe has been staying, has gotten out an attachment on what stuff the actors have in their possession. Ref: Saginaw News. . 1903 Ann Arbor City Directory - Chas L Carrao, (Rebecca) Saloons, 204 4th Ave. North, res. 415 Main S. . 1904 Ann Arbor City Directory - Charles L Corrao (Rebecca), Proprietor Charlie's Hotel, 209-211 4th Ave. North, Tel 607. . 1905 Ann Arbor City Directory - Corrao, Charles L (Rebeca) removed to Jackson. . SCHEMES TO DEFRAUD. Two Men Held For the Action of the Federal Authorities. Baltimore, June 3 Charles Carrao, alias "Flandls, alias "Harper & F. Q Harris, alias Edwards, charged with devising schemes to defraud & using the malls for the purpose of defraud ing the public, were held by Commissioner Rogers for the action of the federal authorities In Ohio. Most of the alleged swindling in which the men are said to have been engaged took place in Cleveland, O. They were arrested in Baltimore on May 13. Ref: The Evening Bulletin Newspaper, Marysville, Kentucky, published 6.3.1904. . 1904 Jun 29 - POPULAR IDOL CAUGHT After Breaking Scores of Hearts Gay C. H. Carleton Is Arrested by Sleuths. Carleton was a great favorite with impressionable & unsophisticated young women wherever he went. At Mont Rio, It is said, he mowed down the girls by the Cozen. The prisoner declined to speak of the charges against him & threatened to fight the removal proceedings, which will be begun in the Federal courts within a few days. His ball was fixed by US Commissioner Manley at $2000, In default of which Carleton was lodged in the City Prison. He said he had $1500 with him. but that $2000 was beyond his reach. The name under which the prisoner & his confederates operated was "C. C. Lawrence & Co.. bankers & brokers, Schofied building, Cleveland, Ohio." Connected with him were Charles Carrao, alias C. A. Flanders & George Harris, alias G. G. Edwards. These two fled, but were arrested by postoffice inspectors in Baltimore, Md. & placed In jail at Cleveland, Ohio. The complaint charges the prisoners with having secured from 5 or 6 victims $7500 through false & fraudulent representations made through the mails. Two weeks ago Inspector O'Connell trailed Carleton from Kansas City to Los Angeles. Before O'Connell reached that city Carleton had come to San Francisco & roomed on Post street. Then he went to Duncan Mills & later to Mont Rio, where there are hearts that bleed with chagrin & disappointment. Fashionable people at Mont Rio camping: grounds on the Sonoma coast were shocked & grieved when Post office Inspector James O'Connell I & Deputy United States Marshal R. de a Lancie arrived last Monday night & took Into their rude hands the Idol of the camp, handsome C. H. Carleton, alias C. C.' Lawrence, alias Elmer R. Chase, alias Joseph B. Kaufman. The glided youth with many aliases Is wanted by the Federal authorities in Cleveland, Ohio, for using the mails for the purpose of defrauding the gullible portion of the public with a fraudulent banking & brokerage scheme. Ref: The San Francisco Call Newspaper. 1917Aug 30, Thus. CARRAO TELLS NAMES OF 4 IN PAYROLL CRIME, Speedy Capture of Bandits Promised by the Police. admissions made by Charles Carrao, when questioned by Chief of Detectives Mooney & M F Sullivan, acting state's attorney, are expected to result in the speedy capture of the bandits who shot & killed Barton Allen & Louis Osenberg in the $7,722 pay roll robbery at Windslow Bros. plant. Carro, who has been identified as the leader of the robbery quintet, was reported to have made a full confession in the state's attorney office & to ave named 4 accomplices, all of whom, it is said are Italians. Carro was identified by Kit Lewis, the third money guard, who saves his life by dropping his revolver & throwing up his hands at the command of the bandits. "Carrao is the man who killed Allen with a load of buckshot fired from a sawed off shorten & caught up the bag of many as it dropped from his hands. He picked up my revolver & carried it off", said Davis. A dramatic scene occurred in the state attorney's office at midnight when Carrao was proved a bigamist & was renounced by his second wife, Elsie Griepke, 215 W Chicago ave, in those home he was captured. She drew from her handbag a marriage license which showed she & Carrao had been married in Hammond, Ind. Sept 16 last. When told that Carrao had a wife & 3 children when he eloped with her she burst into tears. He has deceived me but I do not believe him a murder. Give me the proof that he committed this crime & I a through with him forever" she said. She was led in to where Carrao sat. He smiled at her. She stood cold eyes. Kit Lewis was ushered in and repeat I saw that man killed Allen. You murdered shrieked Miss Griepke. I never want to see you again. You betrayed me & I might have forgiven you, but now, never" And she stalked from the room. Wm. Gilmartin identified Carro as the mane saw standing by the bandit car a few minutes before the double murder. A third link in the chain of evidence fastened about Carrao was the identification of the revolver discovered in his automobile when the machine was fund in a westside garage by the police. It was the same gun with a permit that has been issued to the Brinks Chicago City Express Co. Carrao is notorious on the west side levee. He has been arrested several times n charges of pandering & larceny. . 1917 Aug 29 - ARRESTS MADE IN 1 CHICAGO ROBBERY. Six men & a woman are in custody today suspected of complicity in the robbery & murder yesterday of Barton O. Allen & Louis C. Osenberg, messengers for Brink's Chicago City Express Company as they were about to deliver the weekly payroll of $9,100 at the plant of the Winslow Foundry Co., on the West Side. The robbers opened fire as the messengers approached the foundry gate, took the money & fled In an automobile. Acting upon information obtained from an anonymous telephone call, which identified the automobile used by the robbers, the police last night arrested Charles Carrao. president of the Chicago Street Cleaners Union. Later 5 other men were arrested after a fight In a saloon & are being held for investigation. A woman, the companion of Carrao, Is also being held. Ref: Virginia Chronicle Newspaper, Roanoke, VA. . 1917 Aug 31- SPECTACULAR FIGHT WITH EX-CONVICT Man thought to be payroll robber taken at Chicago - Others are under arrest - over $1,000 in gold found in barricaded House, 500 police held off for 2 Hours: Chicago, Ill., Aug 31 - with 3 of the said to have been implicated in the pay roll robbery at the Winslow Bothers' plant here Tuesday, when 2 express messengers were killed, under arrest, police said today that they know the names of the remaining 2 men & expect to have them in custody by night. The arrest late yesterday of Edward Wheed, ex-convict & counterfeiter, clears up the matter materially, they said. Wheed was arrested after a spectacular battle in which he opposed, singlehanded, nearly 500 policemen for 2 hrs, finally surrendering when he ran out of ammunition. Three policemen were wounded in the exchange of hundreds of shots. After the arrest Wheed, $1,010. in gold was found in the house were he made his stand. Several hundred dollars is also said to have been found wrapped around his legs. Wheed said that the money had been handed to him by an ex-convict who asked him to keep it for him for a few days. In the search for the bandits, the police have arrested more than 50 men, many of who they say, have criminal records, Three of these, Wheed, Charles Carrao & Anthony Cosotino, are charged with murder in connection with the death of the two messengers. . Armed men barricaded in a house at 2633 Thomas St. with 500 policeman, who closed in on them. Hundreds of shots were exchanged. The first volley brought down 3 detectives of the North avenue station. After 3 hours' of battle, one of the robbers was captured shortly before 5 o'clock. Edward Wheed darted out of the cottage & tried to run the gauntlet of the police which were thrown about the building. He didn't have a chance & was caught after he had run a few yards. ... 2,000 cartridges hidden by the gang. The dept. crack shots were posted to concentrate on the task of nipping the barricaded men. Ref: Daily Telegram Newspaper. Abbreviated version in Saginaw News & in the Flint Journal. . 1917 Aug 31 - Chicago, Aug 31. The Chicago police today began the greatest offensive against organized crime in history of the City. Ed. Wheed, ex-convict in the $8,100 holdup at Winslow Bros. factory when 2 employees ere murdered. More than 50 men & a dozen women already have been arrested in the crime drive. Many of these are said to be wanted for "jobs' executed years ago. Three are in total, Wheed arrest is said to account for 3 of the 5 bandits who escaped with the payroll. Wheed is alleged to have identified by Kit Lewis, who accompanied Allen & Osenburg (security guards). Others identified by Lewis are Charles Carrao, alleged owner of the bandits' automobile & Anthony Cosetino (said by police to have been liberated from an Indiana prison a week ago). The later is said to have some of the loot in his possession. Part of the Winslow payroll was recovered in Wheed's home. Ref: Grand Rapids Press & Flint Journal. . 1917 Sep 2, Photograph, Chicago Daily News, Chicago Tribune: small profile photo taken at a table in the court room. Dark short haired man in a suit, tie, & tall hat, large dark eyes. . Hold Seven Persons as Robber suspects, Chicago police make round up of 6 men & one woman. Aug 29, Chicago. Six men & a woman are in custody today suspected of complicity in robbery & Murder of All & Osenber Brink's messengers. ... Acting upon information obtained from an anonymous telephone call which identified the automobile used by the robbers, the police last nigh arrested, Charles Carrao, president of the Chicago St. cleaners' Union. Later 5 other men were arrested after a right in a saloon. A woman, the companion of Carrao, is also being held. Ref: Ohio Repository Newspaper, 1917 Aug 29. . 1917 Aug 28, Chicago, - Charles Carrao, was arrested tonight. The police seized Carrao's automobile. Anaconda Standard, 1917 Aug 19. . 1917 Sep 1. Ed. When who stood off 250 policeman for 2 hours in his mother's home Thursday, calmly confessed today that he led the gang of auto bandits who robbed Winslow Brothers Co. The confession, according to the police, involved CHARLIE, THE CADET, Carro named Guy Ascuito & another man as occupants of the murder car. In the face of Wheed's statements, Carrao stubbornly denied his guilt through a long night of examination. Weed said: Talk, Sure I will. what not? I was in that job, all right. that guinea was in it too, he added, pointing to the next room where Carrao was held. He'll swing for it just the same as I will. Just as soon as Hoyne is ready, I'll tell him everything I know. They've got the goods on us anyway. The guinea, Carrao, can deny it if he wants. I can prove that he was in the job. Chief Detective Mooney announced: My men say Carrao is not confessed yet & he never will. When Carrao heard of Weed's confession, he said: Why, Wheed must crazy. That is all wrong. You Can't get me to talk anyway. Go as far as you like with your court case. You've got it on me, I guess, but I'm not going to squeal. Ref: Rockford Republic Newspaper, Illinois. . 1917 Sep 1 - Aug 31, Chicago - Chicago Bandit tells of plot to blow up chief Mooney. With 3 of the men implicated in the robbery, police known the names of the remaining 2 men. Three policemen were also wounded. One of the 3 prisoners is said to have admitted to the police that they had planned to lure Chief of Detectives Mooney to some lonely spot by a pretended robbery & then blow him to pieces with a bomb. This was to have been done in revenge for the arrest of Charles Carrao, the first suspect taken. . 1917 Oct 2 - Murderer to Plead Guilty. Edward "Ammunition" Wheed indicted on 2 charges of murder in connection with the Winslow Brothers payroll robbery has announced to Judge Sabath when he appeared to have his case set for hearing, that he would plead guilty. Wheed it was declared, says he expects clemency through his plea of guilty but assistants in the the office of State's Attorney Clydne asserted today that the death penalty will be demanded. Charles Carrao & Walter Therein, indicted with Wheed, announced they would plead not guilty. Ref: Illinois Republic News. 1917 Sep 10 -7 Bomb outrages laid, Witness knifed, the Asciuto was connected definitely by police with 7 dynamite bomb explosions which have wrecked buildings in Chicago in rent labor troubles. Charles Carro is alleged to have been concerned in at least one of these outrages. Police believe when the full truth is known these 2 men will be found to have figured in a number of other bomb explosions which have caused a property loss of thousands of dollars, injured & endanger many persons in the last few months: 4 barber shops & Carrao is asserted positively by police in the explosion at Jacob von Heuben's home on 1537 Glenlake Ave. July 12th. Von Heuben is the proprietor of the Great Northern hotel barber shop. Asciuto has been business agent of Barbers' union. Ca . rrao also has been connected with this organization. Carrao formerly owned barber shop in Halstead street, which he sold to Asciuto. The bomb explosions were incidents of the war waged by the union barbers upon ships which refused to employ non labor only. Ref: Chicago Tribune Newspaper, Illinois. . 1917 Dec 7 - Thee holdup men are out of the way for some time. Chicago, Dec 6. - Ed. Wheed, a series of vicious holdups, murder, punishment was fixed at hanging [When Wheed was being led to his cell after the jury had returned its verdict, he attacked a guard in desperate attempt to escape, but was overpowered]. Charles Carrao, was convicted of manslaughter with an indeterminate sentence in the penitentiary, Walter Therien, murder, sentence to life imprisonment. Ref: Anaconda Standard, Montana & Rockford Morning Star, Illinois. . 1924 Dec 28 - Charles Carro was sentenced 6 years in the payroll robbery. Ref: Chicago Tribune Newspaper. - - -	CARRAO, Charles L. (I1462)
3577	. Chester, eldest surviving son of Charles Gamaliel & Mary Prentiss Bradford, was born in St. Albans, Maine, May 3, 1852. Beginning with the common schools, he was otherwise self-educated. He followed various pursuits until he was 24 years of age, when he began his professional work a a solicitor of patents, devoting his spare time to the study of law, more particularly patent law. He was soon admitted to the bar, & in 1892 to the bar of the supreme court of the U.S. He has practiced his profession constantly, & is now senior member of the firm of Bradford & Hood, with offices in Indianapolis, Indiana. He is a charter member of the Columbia Club of Indianapolis, which was organized as a political club to further the interests of the late General Harrison during his presidential candidacy, but which was developed into a permanent organization, & is now probably the leading club in the state. In religion he is a member of the Second Presbyterian church. He married, at Indianapolis, Indiana, Dec. 29, 1891, Ruby S. Claypool, born near Terre Haute, Indiana, March 14, 1866. Her father, Judge Solomon CLAYPOOL, born Aug. 17, 1829, died March 19, 1898, was a member of the Indiana legislature at the age of 27 & circuit judge at 28, serving on the bench 7 years. He married Hannah M. Osborne; . Children: i. Anna C. ii. John W. iii. Hannah M. iv. Ruby S. (wife of Chester Bradford), v. Mary Alice, vi. Lucy G. vii. Elizabeth C. . Children of Chester & Ruby S. (Claypool) Bradford: 1. Hannah May, born Nov. 19, 1893. 2. Ruby Claypool, born Oct. 11, 1895. 3. Ernestine Elizabeth, born Feb. 22, 1901. - - -	BRADFORD, Chester (I1178)
3578	. Chesterfield Friends Monthly Mens Meeting, Burlington, NJ743 Jul 26. . Two Certificates brought into this Meeting by Alice Bunting, one from Newport on Road Island, Dated 26 of 7th, 1743; The other from Newbury on Long Island, dated the 25th 6mo. 1743, giving a satisfactory account of her witness into these parts. Ref. Philadelphia Yearly Meeting. Alice Lord Married1, 16 Apr 1717 to Geo. Nicholson, c1696, NJ & married2, 7 Jun 1722 to John Bunting, b1685, Chesterfield, NJ. . 1729 Jul 4 - Minutes Women's Monthly Meeting Chesterfield, NJ Mary Bunting acquaints this meeting that she is desires to have the Meeting Books & stock of money removed from her house this meeting. Desires that Pebe Farinton should have them in keeping. Elinor Horner & Allice Bunting are to see to the delivery of them. Children of John Bunting & Alice Lord are: Samuel Bunting, bc 1723, Crosswick, Burlington, NJ Mary Bunting, c 1725 Alice Bunting.2, b. 1726-Woodbury, NJ. Hannah Bunting, c 1727 Phineas Bunting 1728, Crosswick, NJ Aaron Bunting, James Bunting, & Joshua Bunting. - - -	LORD, Alice (I2687)
3579	. CIVIL WAR, Volunteer Union Soldiers, State of Missouri 2nd Lieutenant, Charles W. Teetzel, C Company 7th Missouri Inf. Card # 8430366 & 23 entries. . CWT CI & Reg. Mar & Apr 1862 present Remarks: On daily duty as Corp. of the Provost Gard. . CWT. 3rd Serg. Co. I, 7 Regt MO Inf. Jul & Feb 1863، Present sick in quarantine. . Muster-out Roll، dated St. Louis, MO.، 14 Jun 1864. Remarks, Age 27 (1836), Resigned Dec 28/63 at Viscksburg, Miss. . Charles W Teetzel, Sergt. Con I, 7 Reg. Missouri Inf. Muster Out Roll، St. Louis, 14 Jun 1864. . Chas. W Teetzel, 2 St., Co. C, 7 Reg MO Infantry Jan - Feb 1864. Remarks. Honorably discharged the service of the M.S.S.O. 33. Date Hd 2 S (?) Dept. & Army of the Tennessee, Bridgeport، Ala., Dec 28, 1863. . Chas W Teetzel، 2nd Co C & Reg. MO. Inf. Muster Roll: Nov & Dec 1863. Muster Roll Sept - Oct. 1863 Remarks: Ascent sent without leave from Oct 12 to Oct 16/63. . C W T, 2nd Lieut. Co C 7 Reg MO, Age 24 Muster Roll, Vicksburg, Miss July 1 to July 13, 1863; Joined for duty & enrolled Jul 1 1863, Bicksbury, Miss, Period 3 years. Commissioned from Sept of I Co. to 2nd Lieut. of the Co. Vice Sullivan deceased. Mustering to date from Jul 1/ 63 as per affidavit. . 1863 Jul & Aug, Present. Sergt. Co. I promoted 2nd St Co C, Jul 1 /1863. Comd. Co. from Jul 27, 1863 - Corrected by J J Meding, L. Mustered & transferred into the troop. . 1863 Dec 7، Chas. W Teetzel, 2nd Lieut. 7 MO, Vols., Tenders resignation cause, family affairs, Sec. 316 VS 1868. Certified that CW Teetzel, 2nd Company of 7th MO Volunteers was last paid by Maj. Brown, Paymaster USA to include Aug 31, 1863. . 1863 DEC 7 - 'Camp of 7th MO Vol Inft. Vicksburg, Miss. I hereby respectfully tender my resignation. ... Circumstances connected with my family render my presence at my home necessary. I am not indebted to the Government & have no Govt. property in my possession. Charles W Teetzel.' [Only some muster records have been transcribed here. - PJA] . 1943 Ed. Borrendame, sprinkled through his letter of reminiscences are one & two line references of many an old timer of the gay nineties period, such as: "C. W. Teetzel limping into his jewelry store." Research & transcriptions by PJ Ahlberg. Thank you. - - -	TEETZEL, Lt. Charles Washington .3 (I1376)
3580	. Cornelia Paterson Boggs, b. Feb 13, 1893, at Perth Amboy. she graduated from Oldfields School at Glencoe, Maryland in 1911. Dec 24 1915 her engagement was announced to Gilbert McKie Milligan, son of Mr. Thomas P Milliam, of Elizabeth, NJ. And is a partner of Douglas & Miligan, importers, of Montreal Canada, and Vice President of Dominion Exporters Ltd. of Montreal. He is a member of St. James Clurch & resides at 355 Mountain St, Montreal. The marriage took place at Grace Church - - -	BOGGS, Cornelia P .ii (I2486)
3581	. Daniel married 1924 Oct 4 to Cecile Hoover 1892 Mar 28 Hartford, MI - 1966. Burial: Maple Hill Cemetery, Hartford Michigan. Their son: Keith Lightner 1925. - - -	LIGHTNER, Daniel Dudley (I1013)
3582	. Daniel Tilton, son of John & Rebecca (Terry) Tilton (J2-1), was born December 27, 1682, at Gravesend, Long Island. He was named in the WILL of his father, dated November 23, 1700 & was one of the beneficiaries of the estate.  . 1713 Stevens Coertens, of Gravesend, deeded to Daniel Tilton, "son of John Tilton, Deceased," of Middletown, yeoman, land in Monmouth, the consideration being £280 (Freehold Deeds, Book E, p. 258).   On the 6th day, 9th month, (4th day of the week), 1717 (a marginal record also gives 10th of 9th mo.), Daniel Tilton married Elizabeth Powell, at Friends' Meeting House at Shrewsbury.  In their marriage record they are both designated as of Monmouth: Witnesses: Richard Hancock, Daniell Tillton (groom) James Greuer, Elizabeth Tillton (bride) Brother-in-law, John Tillton Robart Allen, Samuel Tillton, William Brimley Peter Tillton John Woolley, jr., Mary Allen Richard Rundols (?) Margaret Allen Phillip Edwards Mary (Tilton) Grover James Cooms John Yard Hester Tilton William Gowin Ralph Allen Remembrance Lippincott, Daniel xxx Walter Harbar, Jane Borden Margarett (Lippincott) Tilton, Cottron Edwards Edith Allin &c. Patience (Allen) Tilton Meribah Slocum Elizabeth (Lippincott) Parker Johnnah (Bills) Williams Margarett Lippincott Elizabeth Hance Elizabeth Brindley. . Daniel Tilton & his wife were Quakers & were witnesses at several Quaker marriages at Shrewsbury. In 1731 Daniel Tilton was named by his brother John Tilton in his will as one of the executors. Joseph Wardell, Jr., Adam Brewer (Brower), Daniel Tilton & Judah Williams were the witnesses to the codicil, dated May 21, 1734, to the WILL of John Wooley, of Shrewsbury.   The children of Elizabeth Powell & Daniel were: 1. John Tilton. 2. Mary Tilton (J4-16); married before October 14, 1749, Job Ridgway, son of Thomas & Elizabeth (Andrews) Ridgway. 3. Margaret Tilton married William Lawrence, son of Richard Lawrence, May 5, 1748. 4. Anne Tilton. 5. Sarah Tilton. 6. Phebe Tilton. 7. Lydia Tilton. . WILL of Daniel Tilton, of Middletown, being Very Sick & weak in body made his will. It is my will & I do hereby Bequeat unto my Son John Tilton all my royall Estate." To each of his daughters, Mary Ridgeway, Margaret Lawrence, Anne Tilton, Sarah Tilton, Phebe Tilton & Lydia Tilton, he left £100 each "proclamation money." Money due him from John Ellison.  Executors, I do constitute & appoint Robert Tilton & Nathan Tilton my Exrs. Witnessed by Peter Tillton, Ezekiel Smith & Cors. McCurtain. It was proved November 13, 1749.  1749 Nov 13 - Inventory amounting to £791:19:8, includes, among other things, debt from John Neveson, Bible, 12 books, gun, silver bowl & 25 bbls. of cider, Inventory was made by Samuel Holmes, John Tilton & Jedediah Allen. Ref: History of the Tilton Family in America, by Frances Theodore Tilton, Vol. I, #7, June 12, 1929, Pages 180-182. - - -	POWELL, Daniel (I802)
3583	. Date of Birth Estimate: Est. DOB by 1810 based on: Married 1830, at Estimated age under 20; 1831 UCLPetition Estimated age 21 & 1833, first child at 24y. . UCLPetition #55, L Bundle 16, C2129 p311 Richard Lawrence, s/o an UE, cabinet maker of Trafalgar Twp., was too young to do his duty during the War. Son of Late Richard Lawrence of Western District, formerly of the Home District. Signed, York, 3 May 1831, Richard Lawrence. Oath of Allegiance, witnessed, Robert Johnston [Brother-in-Law]. Council Recommended, 5 MAY, 1831. . UCLBooks. 1831 May 5, Richard Lawrence, L55, of Trafalgar, Cabinet Maker, Son of Richard Lawrence, Western District, formerly of the Home District, deceased. Son of UE Loyalist, granted 200 A. . Ontario Land Registration Book, First Registration Book . Con 11, Lot 22, Richard Lawrence [junior], all 200 A D, 220 acres, 8 Feb 1836 (page 85). Note1: Concession 11, Lot 8 ; Con 9 Lot 7; Con 10 Lot 4 Lot 1, Con 11 are, also called "Wide Talbot Road." . Ontario Land Registration Lot 22, Con 11. Abstract Book Gosfield, Essex County: p3 . 8 Feb 1836, Instrument 220, Patent, Crown to Richard Lawrence, xx order lands, for West 22. . 1836 Mar 1, Instrument T125, Registered 4 Nov 1840, Bargain&Sale, Richard Lawrence, to Horatio Nelson*, £25, For West 22. Note2: Is this perhaps Horatio Nelson Williams, who resided Walsingham Twp., Norfolk Co., & who was married to his cousin Mary Matilda Mosher, 1st cousin twice removed (John Willson, Jr.)? Lot 23, Con 11, Faint writing, p 3 . 1836 Feb 8, Patent, Crown, to Richard Lawrence, Irregular Lands, 30 Acres. West for N23. . 1836 Mar 1, B&S, Reg. 1837.1.25, Richard Lawrence, to Horatio Nelson, month other lands, £25, W for .No. 23. Note3: Unusual Crown Patent, splitting same Lot among 4 people: R Lawrence, Peter, Handershort, Sarah Owens, Wm Times? Land Grant: Gosfield, Lot W half 22-23, Con 11, Essex Co. [now located in Elgin Co.] Residence Trafalgar [1831.] He was in York (Toronto) on May 3, 1831 to submit his 1831 May 5 Granted & settlement duties performed 1834 MAR 4 Deed. Ref: Archives of Ontario, MS693R20. . Ontario Land Registration Con 11, Lot 22 & Lot 23, Gosfield, Essex Co., Abstract Book , p3 . 1836 Feb 8, Patent, Crown, to Richard Lawrence, Lot 22. . 1836 Mar 14, Reg. 1837 Jan 25, B&S, Richard Lawrence, to Horatio Nelson, £25 for Lot 22 & £25 for Lot 23 along other lands {i.e. £25 for both 22-23 Lots]. . UCLPetition 26, Pointe & Play [Gosfield], L Bundle 21, C2131 p658. Petition of Richard Lawrence, Gosfield. The Petition of Richard Lawrence, Gosfield in the Western District is the Heir-at-Law, of Richard Lawrence as a Loyalist. 600 acres of lands it being what my later father in his lifetime was entitled to as an Lieutenant in the British Service during the American Rebellion. Signed, Toronto, The 30 October 1837, Richard Lawrence. Envelope: Referred to the Receiver General to report hereon for the information of the the Executive Council: - I find a Richard Lawrence who was granted 600 Acres of Lands as an UE Loyalist under Order In Council of the 30 July 1796 discharged for the same in the Township of York and Markham & do not find any other order or Location in his name. Signed, Jno. MaCauley, Survey Generals's Office, 23 Nov 1837. No further, got his land as appears by these 2 grants reported. Communicated 18 Apr 1838. . 1842 Wages in Upper Canada: Carpenters, 6 s 10 p Halifax Currency, Cabinetmakers: 7s 6p. Halifax Currency per diem. . 1846 Brown's Toronto Directories, Canada: Richard Lawrence, Con 1, Lot 26, Markham, ON. Cabinet Maker 1846. Note4: Richard is residing on Uncle William Ladner Willson's farm L26 C1 ESY, which was across the road from his father Richard Lawrence's former farm. Found in 2 different directories for 1846. Sisters Jane & Hadassah left with their husbands, John & Mathias Teetzel, for Michigan between January 1852 & 25 Jun, 1853. . 1860 Aug. 15 Census St. Joseph, Benton Twp. Berrien Co, Michigan, p.211, Lawrence Richard L, 51 years /1809, Canada West, Farmer, Value of Person Estate: £50. B. 1815, Elizabeth, f., 45y, Canada West B. 1841, John, m. 19y, Canada West B. 1843, Hester, f, 17y, Canada West B. 1845, Joseph, m 15y, Canada West B. 1847, Robert, m, 13y, Canada West B. 1849, Charles, m, 11y, Canada West B. 1851, Clara, f, 9y, Canada West B. 1853, Rebecca, f, 7y, Canada West B. 1855, Alimira Lawrence, f, 5 years, Canada West. . H Company 28th - Union Army Private Richard S Lawrence, age 41/ b1823, enlistment: 10 Mar 1864, at Kalamazoo, Company K, Michigan 28, Mustered out: 21 Nov 1864 at Louisville, KY. . Private Richard Lawrence, discharged for disability, 9 January, 1863. Received Civil War pension 1865. 'Richard S Lawrence, H Company G. Ref: History of Berrien County & Van Buren Co. . CIVIL WAR: Richard L Lawrence enlisted at Oronoko Twp., 5 Oct, 1864 for a term of one & half months & died in Hospital at Louisville, Kentucky, Brown US G.H. on 21 November, 1864 of Typhoid Pneumonia, inflammation of lungs, signed, B E Fryer, As, USA. Ref: Register if Deaths of Volunteers 1861-65. - - -	LAWRENCE, Richard S Jr., .8th, SUE (I91)
3584	. Date of Birth Estimates: Parents married about 1786 in New Brunswick, at Miramichi. . 1797 Town of York Minutes Census: Two female children (= Elizabeth, then Margaret Lawrence. Possibly brother John Lawrence is older than them). Ref: UC Land Petition 1819, if 21y, she was born 1798. . Married 1813, if 18 years old she was born 1795. Notes1: Why did relatives Wm. Lawrence & John Willson sign a marriage bond for her, & not her father Richard? Was Richard away with the War of 1812 duties then? - PJA. . Elizabeth Lawrence & Elisha Tarbox founded Caledon East, first called Tarbox Corners in 1821. UC Land Petition 1819, if 21y, she was born 1798. . 1813 APR 26, both York Twp., Lawrence, Elizabeth married William Osborn. Witnesses: *William Lawrence & John Willson, By special license at St James Cathedral, Toronto. Notes1: Why did relatives Wm. Lawrence & John Willson sign a marriage bond for her & not her father Richard? Was Richard away with the War of 1812 duties then? - PJA. Note2: *Witnesses to her wedding are likely Uncle William, UE & either her Grandfather or Uncle John Willson. - PJA. . 1819 Sep 10 - Notice is hereby given to all those persons who have orders for Land & who expected to procure locations in the southern Township of Chinguacousy: Locations will be open for Settlement on the 9 Sep, consisting of 288 Lots of 100 acres each. Surveys of Albion, Caledon & the north part of Equesing, are daily expected & will be thrown open for all Settlers, those who have larger grants as well as others, Signed, John Small, Executive Council Office. Ref: Kingston Chronicle Newspaper, Kinston, Ontario . UCLPetition 99, T Bundle 12, C2834 p896-9. 1819 October 13 -To Lt. Gov. Pergrine Maitland, Petition of Elizabeth Tarbox of Markham Twp. Petition is a daughter of Richard Lawrence now of Southwold Twp., but formerly of York Twp., an UE Loyalist. Wants a grant of 200 Acres. Appeared at York Court House, General Quarter Session on 1819 October 13 & made oath she was formerly married to William Osborn, deceased, & is now the wife of Elisha Tarbox of Markham & she never received any land from the Crown. Signed, Elizabeth Tarbox, York, 13 October, 1819. Elizabeth Tarbox personally appeared at the General Quarter Sessions of Peace & is recognized to nee a daughter of Richard Lawrence. She was formerly wife of the late William Osborn, deceased, who did his duty in defense of the Province during the late Ware [of 1812], now wife of Elisha Tarbox to whom she married since the War. Signed, Grant Powell, Chairman & Stephen Heward, Clerk of the Peace, Court House at York, 13 Oct 1819. Envelope: Received 1819 Oct 14. Granted 200 A., 6 Oct 1819 Entered Land Book X /F? K?, page 282. . 1819 Sep 10 - Notice is hereby given to all those persons who have orders for Land & who expected to procure locations in the southern Township of Chinguacousy: Locations will be open for Settlement on the 9 Sep, consisting of 288 Lots of 100 acres each. Surveys of Albion, Caledon & the north part of Equesing, are daily expected & will be thrown open for all Settlers, those who have larger grants as well as others, Signed, John Small, Executive Council Office. Ref: Kingston Chronicle Newspaper, Kinston, Ontario . 1819 Oct 15 - Elizabeth Tarbox, Residence Markham - Caledon, Lot 4, Con 6 ECR [east Credit River], Over the years the village has had various names, the first one being Tarbox Corners, after its first settlers Elisha & Elizabeth Tarbox, who arrived in 1821. As the daughter of United Empire Loyalists, Mrs. Tarbox had been granted 200 acres of land on the Caledon-Albion town line, at the junction of County roads 7 (Airport Road) & 22 (Old Church Road) & about 25 kilometers northwest of Brampton. The address is now 4 Rocker Road. (at Airport Road) earliest settlers of Caledon came about 1821. At that time the township was covered with thick forest & swamp. . 1851 Census Caledon East, Peel Co., Ontario: Elisha & Elizabeth Tarbox & John Osborn age 7, (Grandson of Elizabeth). 1 story log cabin. . 1851 Oct 9 - Registered 1864 Apr 2, Grant, Elisha & Elizabeth Tarbox, to James Walker of Caledon, 5 shillings, Remarks: full rights, title, & privilege of using for passing through a certain road which is to be one and a half rods wide. Making of about 40 or 50 rods of a fence in the east half of Lot 4." The road, which seemingly is to be built by Walker, cuts southwest across the east half of Lot 4 to the west half, north of the south boundary of the lot. It became known as Walker's Lane, now Walker Road West: To commence at the east end of said lot adjoining the township line between Albion & Caledon to commence between the house now occupied by the said Elisha Tarbox & the house occupied by Henry Christorphenson to continue a southwesterly direction through the whole length of the said lot until it extends to the west half of the said Lot 4, without let or hindrance or molestation of the said Elisha & Elizabeth Tarbox his heirs, executors, administrators or assigns. Wit, James Walker, Senior, Caledon, farmer & John Maguire, Albion, blacksmith. . Land granted to Elizabeth Lawrence was Lot 4, Con 6 EHurontario South, Toronto Twp. - at what is now the intersection of Airport Road & Walkers Line meet in Caledon East. They were the original settlers and the town was first named Tarbox Corners after Elisha & the village was later renamed Caledon East. In his WILL, Elisha left some land to John Osborn, the grandson of his wife, Elizabeth Lawrence. Ontario Land Registry Abstract Book Caledon Twp., Peel Co., p41-2. Lot 4 West Half, Con 6, . 1821 Dec 1821, Patent, Crown, To Elizabeth Tarbon [Name transcript errors continue], 200 Acres; . 1822 July 10, Bargain&Sale, Elisha Torbay & spouse, to Wm. Higgenson, £12:10s, Westerly part; . 1829 Mar 25, B&S, Wm Higgenson & spouse, to Jos Milburn, £50, Westerly part; . 1844 Oct 21, B&S, Elisha Tarbon & Spouse, to James Warbrick, £6:15s, 4.5 acres; . 1854 Mar 31, Indenture, Elisha Tarabon & Spouse, £200, to Jos McDougall; . 1854 Jul 13, Release, Elisha Tarbon & Spouse, to James Munsie, 5 shillings; . 1854 Jul 13, Mortgage, Jos McDougall, to Elisha Tarbon, £150; . 1854 Jul 13, Release, Elisha Tarbon & Spouse, to James Munsie et all, 5 shillings, 3.5 Acres; . 1861 Mar 26, Discharge Mortgage, Elisha Tarbon, to James Munsie; . 1864 Apr 2, B&S, Elisha Tarbon etux, to James Walker, 5 shillings, other consideration Road Privilege; . 1865 Jan 4, Indenture, Elizabeth Tarbon, to Sam Allison, $1600, NEHalf excepting Walkers Road. . Elisha Tarbox, bearing a historical plaque may be found at 4 Rocker Rd, at Airport Rd. (which is the first line) Caledon East, Ontario. . 1869 Caledon East - population 100. . Elizabeth Tarbox Park, 37 Borland Cres., Caledon East Early Caledon settler Elizabeth Tarbox was issued the west half of Lot 4, Concession 6 EHS, Caledon Township in 1819, receiving the formal Crown patent for the entire Lot 4 in 1821. Elizabeth & her husband, Elisha, sold the west half of the Lot to William Higginson in that same year. The Tarbox family remained on the east half of the lot, subdividing the portion of the property within the Caledon East village boundary into building lots. Caledon East was originally known as Tarbox Corners. Ref: Heritage Caledon, 2014.6.3. For further research: . Wednesday, 11 March, 1812, by License, William Lawrence & Mary Holiday, both of the Township of York.  Witnesses, Colin Drummond & Elizabeth Lawrence Note3: Verify identify of this Wm. & Mary Holiday - PJA & information on: (More history in the printed Richard Lawrence, UE book in the North York Public Library, Toronto. PJA.) - - -	LAWRENCE, Elizabeth .13, DUE (I92)
3585	. Date of Birth Estimates: Parents married about 1786 in New Brunswick, at Miramichi. 1797 Town of York Minutes Census: Two female children (= Elizabeth, then Margaret Lawrence. Possibly brother John Lawrence is older than them). Ref: UC Land Petition 1819, if 21y, she was born 1798. Married 1813, if 18 years old she was born 1795. Notes1: Why did relatives Wm. Lawrence & John Willson sign a marriage bond for her, & not her father Richard? Was Richard away with the War of 1812 duties then? - PJA. . Elizabeth Lawrence & Elisha Tarbox founded Caledon East, first called Tarbox Corners in 1821. UC Land Petition 1819, if 21y, she was born 1798. . 1813 Apr. 3rd. This day were married by special license, William Osban & Elizabeth Lawrence, both of the Township of York. John Strachan, Minister. This marriage was solemnized between us, William Osburn & Elizabeth Lawrence, in the presence of us, William Lawrence & John Willson. Ref: Upper Canada Marriage Bond, Archives of Ontario, North York Public Library. Notes1: Why did relatives Wm. Lawrence & John Willson sign a marriage bond for her, & not her father Richard? Was Richard away with the War of 1812 duties then? - PJA. . Lawrence, Elizabeth married William Osborn, on 1813 APR 26, both York Twp., Witnesses: *William Lawrence & John Willson, By special license at St James Cathedral, Toronto. Note2: *Witnesses to her wedding are likely Uncle William, UE & either her Grandfather or Uncle John Willson. - PJA. . 1819 Oct 13 -Elizabeth Lawrence Osborn Tarbox appeared at York Court House, General Quarter Session on 1819 October 13 & is recognized by Magistrate Pergrine Maitland to be a daughter of Richard Lawrence who & maintained his locality during the late war. Her husband 1.William Osborn, deceased, who did his duty in defense of the Province. Since the war. [1812-14] She has married Elisha Tarbox, Markham. She prays for 200 Acres of land. Elizabeth Tarbox, York. . Elizabeth Tarbox, Residence Markham - Caledon, Lot 4, Con 6 ECR [east Credit River] on 1819 Oct 15 Over the years the village has had various names, the first one being Tarbox Corners, after its first settlers Elisha & Elizabeth Tarbox, who arrived in 1821. As the daughter of United Empire Loyalists, Mrs. Tarbox had been granted 200 acres of land on the Caledon-Albion town line, at the junction of County roads 7 (Airport Road) & 22 (Old Church Road), & about 25 kilometers northwest of Brampton. The address is now 4 Rocker Road. (at Airport Road) earliest settlers of Caledon came about 1821. At that time the township was covered with thick forest & swamp. Ref: Settling the Hills, Caledon East, Caledon East Historical Society. . 1851 Census Caledon East, Peel Co., Ontario: Elisha & Elizabeth Tarbox & John Osborn age 7, (Grandson of Elizabeth), 1 story log cabin. . Land granted to Elizabeth Lawrence was Lot 4, Con 6 & Lot 14, Con 4 Toronto Twp. - at what is now the intersection of Airport Road & Walkers Line meet in Caledon East. They were the original settlers & the town was first named Tarbox Corners after Elisha & the village was later renamed Caledon East. In his will Elisha left some land to John Osborn, the grandson of his wife, Elizabeth Lawrence. . The Tarbox, bearing a historical plaque may be found at 4 Rocker Rd, at Airport Rd. (which is the first line) Caledon East, Ontario. 1869 Caledon East - population 100. . Elizabeth Tarbox Park, 37 Borland Cres., Caledon East Early Caledon settler Elizabeth Tarbox was issued the west half of Lot 4, Concession 6 EHS, Caledon Township in 1819, receiving the formal Crown patent for the entire Lot 4 in 1821. Elizabeth & her husband, Elisha, sold the west half of the Lot to William Higginson in that same year. The Tarbox family remained on the east half of the lot, subdividing the portion of the property within the Caledon East village boundary into building lots. Caledon East was originally known as Tarbox Corners. Ref: Heritage Caledon, 2014.6.3. For further research: . Wednesday, 11 March, 1812, by License, William Lawrence & Mary Holiday, both of the Township of York.  Witnesses, Colin Drummond & Elizabeth Lawrence Note3: Verify identify of this Wm. & Mary Holiday - PJA & information on: (More history in the printed Richard Lawrence, UE book in the North York Public Library, Toronto. PJA.) - - -	LAWRENCE, Elizabeth .13, DUE (I204)
3586	. Details of Battle of Sharpsbury, Washington Co., Maryland ( In the North, more often called the Battle of Antietam) & South Mountain where John R Lawrence was wounded: . The original officers of the 2nd Louisiana earned a reputation for drunkenness. The regiment was reorganized in May 1862 with J. T. Norwood as colonel and Williams as lieutenant colonel. he regiment was reorganized in May 1862 with Colonel J. T. Norwood & Lieutenant Colonel Williams who as wounded in the chest at Antietam in the fighting along the Hagerstown Road. . 1862 Sept 17. The day was foggy, overcast, drizzly as Sunday's battle that gave way to sunshine that glinted off the bayonets & rifle barrels., 5 miles from Boonesborough on the Shepardstown Road to the high bluffs on this side of the Antietam River, a short distance beyond Sharpsburg the battle begun the evening before was resumed commanded by General Jackson. The fight at the center was terribly severe but the troops of General D.H. Hill resolutely & to the end maintained their ground. But it was of the utmost moment to the enemy to turn our right flank in order to cut off our communication with the Virginia…The battle continued uninterruptedly for 13 hours. Never have our troops, exhausted as they were, exhibited their courage & endurance to such advantage; never has the enemy contested a field so obstinately. Our loss in killed was not too great though we are called upon to lament the fall of several gallant and distinguished officers. The day succeeding the battle our troops were under arms. The dead were buried, the wounded removed to Shepardstown & with the night fall came the general order under which the trains and troops were sent across the river by the next morning's dawn without loss or casualty but the enemy did not attempt to cross the river. On the next morning, however, they advance of the enemy was heralded by heavy cannonading and subsequently one or two brigades attempted to cross the river. A part were suffered to ascend the bank upon this side to receive a very warm reception from the troops of Jackson. Their column, thrown into confusion, attempted to re-cross the river when the grape of our masked batteries told a fearful tale of death and destruction.The troops were the flower of Burnside's division &the ford of the Potomac was filled with them. Few could have escaped. Ref: 1862 Oct 15, North Carolina Standard Newspaper, Raleigh. {slightly abbreviated). -.- . Battle of Antietam, Midday at Sunken Road, later remembered as Bloody Lane: Under fire from sharpshooters and artillery, the first of French's brigades crested a little rise; less than 100 yards below them in a sunken farm road were 3 Confederate brigades of Maj. Gen. Daniel Harvey Hill's division. A sheet of flame erupted from the sunken road & the crest of the ridge was covered with a blue blanket of dead or wounded Union soldiers. The brigade fell back; another took its place, with the same result. The Irishmen engaged regiment had been sent to reinforce Hill. The men fought at a distance of 30–50 paces from each other, finally Hill's troops were were out numbered. At the crucial moment, Maj. Gen. A. P. Hill, wearing his red battle shirt, arrived from Harpers Ferry with the Light Division. Hill had driven his men - many of them wearing Union uniforms taken at Harpers Ferry - northward mercilessly, sometimes beating them with the flat of his sword to keep them moving at the double-quick. The Light Division fell upon Burnside's Union flank, disordering his men and convincing the cautious Union officer that he'd done enough for one day. The Battle of Antietam was, for all intents and purposes, over. . The Battle of South Mountain, 38,00 Union Troops attached 12,000 Confederated. The following highly interesting letter written by a soldier in the 2nd NCR to his wife & mother is dated Charlestown, Va., 21st Sept. [1862]: We left our camp near Frederick City on Wednesday morning, 10th inst., and marched through the city in the direction of Hagerstown. As we passed through the city a respectable show of favor was shown to us by the lady secessionists of the burg but it was not very large and had the appearance of cordiality mixed with a lively fear of the consequences. We marched all day over a beautiful mountain turnpike that at times gave us beautiful views of the country & camped at night at South Mountain Gap of the Blue Ridge, having passed through during the day several little villages that lay nestled down among the valleys. The largest was Middleton, a village of perhaps 1,000 inhabitants, who showed by their signs that they were for the most part hostile to our cause. Little did I think as I stood that night on picket duty on the mountain that in a few short days a battle would be fought on the very spot I then stood. I had a beautiful view of sun rise from the top of the mountain the next morning but was too sleepy to appreciate it. Soon we were again inline and trudged over the mountain gap & then down into the Allegheny Valley. The tops of the mountains could be seen away to the west. Here we rested on Friday & Saturday the first two days rest we had since leaving Richmond. I had a good opportunity while there to ascertain the sentiments of the people, two thirds of whom I found hostile to us. Indeed but few families did I find but had brothers or sons in the Yankee army. Here our army split divisions. D.H. Hill's division, remained. A report the enemy was advancing in force with a column of 20,000 men. South Mountain is on the south side of the road and is entirely wooded. The north side of the road, is more or less open and for the most part, farmed. Away in the distance we could see the long lines of the enemy approaching. Artillery was put in position and by sunrise the reverberation of its thunder went rolling up over the cliffs. The enemy also opened and a sharp artillery duel was kept up for over an hour. Very soon the rattle of musketry was heard from the woods on the right. In half an hour we heard firing which continued and a canopy of smoke hung over us in the vicinity of that place from which the sound of the musketry came. Still we were not attacked & I believe Hill began to think that the enemy threw their whole force on the right flank. He became restless & unease. We passed through lots of wounded limping down the mountain, trickling blood at every step, then again in stretchers containing some more desperately wounded. Our artillery was retreating when, a galloping courier arrived & directed General Hill to change his front to his left. Quickly we faced to the left, marched through a growing field of corn. In a few moments I could see the advancing line of Yankees. of 3 heavy columns were approaching us as far as we can see. To oppose was Hill's weak little division, scarce one quarter as large & my very heart sank within me as I heard General Anderson say to one of his aids to hurry to the rear & tell General Hill for God's sake send reinforcements as it was hopeless to contend against the approaching columns. About 8:00 the battle had also begun on the right of our first position and Jackson was hotly engaged. Sharpshooters were sent about 50 yards to the front of us and our line ordered to lay down in the land and hold our fire until the enemy was close to us. Our little corps seemed doomed to destruction but not an eye flinched nor a nerve quivered & I then felt sure we would do honor to our noble old state though we would not life to see it again. Our skirmishers began to fire on the advancing line & we returned to ours. Slowly they approached up the hill & slowly our skirmishers retired before them, firing as they came. Our men reloaded & waited for them to approach again, while the first column of the enemy met the second, rallied and moved forward again. They then approached the top of the hill cautiously & laying down we poured into them a shower of leaden hail for 4 long, mortal hours. The whole air resounded with the din of arms. Our men were protected by about 6 or 8 inches of the rear of the road but that is great protection but not complete. Many were shot as they took aim at the enemy & the groans of the wounded could be heard amidst the guns. At last the order was given to fall back & the very few that remained uninjured fell back sullenly. The enemy, however, had been so badly punished that they were not able to follow us immediately. We rallied behind a stone fence & awaited their approach. Reinforcements arrived and the enemy approached but fell back in disorders. The day was ours but little won. Six to 8,000 of our brave boys lay around dead or wounded in the days fray. The Yankees left fully 4 only 100 out of the fight, just one third it carried in while other regiments suffered worse. The next morning the Yankees sent in a flag asking permission to bury their dead and all day that was devoted to that purpose & we took care of the wounded who are now in hospitals at Sharpsburg, Maryland, Harper's Ferry and Charlestown, Winchester and throughout the country on the Virginia side of the Potomac. I do not know what will happen next. Now as I have given you an account of the battle I will give an account of myself. I was slightly wounded in the head & on the right foot about 1:00 by a bursting shell. I was able to get off the field myself and did so without being hit again; & many others tried it but I may the only one that I know of who attempted to leave the field wounded & was not shot again. I went to the rear & had my wounds dressed, hired a horse & knowing the vicinity of the battle field would be crowded with wounded came to this place. There are about 400 wounded in the hospitals here & they are treated as well as if they were at home. I would come home & see you but my wounds are not respectable enough to ask for a furlough. For 3 or 4 days before the battles, we suffered much. We had to lay out in the line of battle without blankets & take the sun, rain & dew & I never got a mouthful to eat but green corn from Saturday night until Wednesday night. . Somewhere here John Rezeau Lawrence laid wounded & no doubt rueing the day he left the farm in the Gore of Toronto. - PJA. Transcription by P J Ahlberg 2015. - - -	LAWRENCE, John Rezeau .xv (I162)
3587	. Detroit Border Crossing, Arrival Detroit, Michigan, 2 Apr 1948, Age 80, Mulford Sisley, B. Scarborough, address: 28 Primrose, Mimico, Ont. [i.e. Mimico, Etobioke, Toronto). Destination 31505 Hennipin, Garden city, Mich, to James B Watson, son-in-law, Occ. retired. . Detroit Border Crossing, Arrival Detroit, Michigan, Nov 29, 1948 JMS, Accompanied by Dau. Margaret Machin Watson Next of Kin: Bro: Dr Opie Sisley, 53 Benlamond Rd, Toronto Visiting: Son-in-law (as below) Money showen: Daughter $18.00 . Detroit Border Crossing, Arrival Detroit, Michigan, 30 May 1949 Mulford Joshua Sisley, born 4 Mar 1868, 81 years. Permanent resident of US: 31505 Hennipen St., Garden City, Mich. born Mar 4, 1868, Scaborough Twp, York Co., Ont., Widower, Retired Dental surgeon, Height 5 ft, 11.half inch., weight 130 lbs., complexion fair, hair grey, Eyes blue-grey. Arrived Nov 29, 1948, on the CPR train. - - -	SISLEY, Milford Joshua (I121)
3588	. Died carcinoma of uterus. Duration for 1 year 6 months. died at 2 AM. Divorced from Mr. Fillmore, housekeeper. Mother Mary Bullock of Canada & Father Chas. Teetzel of Capac, Michigan. [i.e. her brother]. Divorced from Mr. Fillmore. - - -	TEETZEL, Ella M .1 (I889)
3589	. Died on the 11th instant, at 10 a.m. Florence A, infant daughter of Adelbert B & Marietta Simons, age 3m 27d. Ref: Daily National Republican Newspaper, Washington, DC.	SIMONS, Florence A (I2504)
3590	. Died On the 26th inst., Marrietta, infant daughter of Adelbert B. & Marrietta Simons, aged 11 months 7 days. Ref: Daily National Republican Newspaper, Washington, DC.	SIMONS, Marietta (I2502)
3591	. Donna is the daughter of Eva Marshall &William Rinehart of Millburg, MI. . 1922 Mar 16 - Word has been recited from Hartford that Mr Mrs Freeman Hewitt are the parents of an 8 .5 son. Mrs. Hewitt was formerly Icylena Osborne of this city. . 1930 Mar 15 - Eight small boys, chums of Leo Hewitt, were guests at a birthday party given in his honor by his mother Mrs F Hewitt & Mrs William Osborn, Friday at the Hewitt home on Edwards Avenue. The principal attraction at the jolly gathering was a large St. Patrick's cake, in the green & white colors, gaily decorated with shamrocks & tiny green tapers. This, with other refreshments, was served. . 1947 Nov 20 - Births, Mr Mrs Leo Hewitt, Route 2, Benton Harbor, 7 pounds 5.5 once son, 3:39 pm. Wednesday. Ref: News Palladium newspaper, Benton Harbor. - - -	RINEHART, Donna Claire (I1777)
3592	. Doris Clair married 1940 Oct 16 (- glamorous portrait photo) of Miss Doris Claire, daughter of Mr & Mrs Herbert Felker is engaged to Mr. Donald DuBois Robertson, Mexico City, Mexico, only son of Donald M Robertson of Mexico City. Marriage to take place in November. Ref: Globe & Mail Newspaper, Toronto. - - -	FELKER, Doris Claire (I179)
3593	. During the winter 1889 her mother, Mary Patterson Felker, visited her sister Phoebe Myers in Lynch, Missouri. Owing to Lela being but an infant at the time, surely Lela must have been taken with her. - - -	FELKER, Lela Blair (I284)
3594	. Early Members of Mount Carmel Methodist Church, Lot 15, Con 7, Garafraxa Twp.: Frederick Felker was born in 1844 in Ontario, 1871 member, Carmel Methodist Church, West Garafraxa, married Jane. . 1870 Mar 18, Tax Refunded. Frederick Fulker, $1.20. . Building & Repairing Bridges on Irvine River, Building Abutment, Fred Fulker $8.00 Ref: Auditor's Report for West Garafraxa. . 1871 Gazetteer County Wellington, West Garafraxa Township Fred Felker, Con. 6, Lot 16, freeholder Post Office Douglas. . 1883 Wellington County Directory: Fred Felker, Con 6, Lot 16 Garafraxa, Carpenter & farmer, 50 Acres. . 1903 Toronto Directory, Felker, Frederick, driver, h 23 Carlton Street. Decline of the Farm: . About 1872 agricultural prices began to decline, & that trend continued until the late 1890s. For farmers with mortgages the situation was an impossible one, as they tried to service their debts with declining incomes. Even those who were debt free had a tough time. Their only course to stay afloat was to become more & more efficient & productive. Many could not find ways to cope. During the 1880s some farmers simply gave up, & walked away from their farms. At one point in the 1880s, one farm in 3 in Erin & West Garafraxa was abandoned. Ref: Wellington Advertise newspaper, pub. 2011.3.4 / Wellington Museum & Archives. Research & transcriptions by PJ Ahlberg. Thank you. - - -	FELKER, Frederick W .2 (I10)
3595	. Early Members of Mount Carmel Methodist Church, Lot 15, Con 7, Garafraxa Twp.: TURNBULL James was born in 1821 in England. 1871 living West Garafraxa, Lot 27, Con 6. . Ontario Land Registry Abstract, Wellington Co. Book West Garafraxa, Book 70, p.236 Lot 26 NE Half, Con 6, West Garafraxa: . 1864 Dec 10, Patent, Crown, to James Metcalf, Half, 100 A . 1871 Nov 21, Bargain & Sale, James Ferrier Sr, to James Turnbull, SQuarter of SW 50 Acres, $500; . 1871 Nov 21 Mort. James Turnbull & wife, D Ferrier, 50 A, $300. . 1871 Jun 2 - James Turnbull appointed additional path masters of 5th Con. between gravel road & the side road between lots 15 & 16. Ref: Fergus Freeholder Newspaper. . 1883 Wellington County Directory TurnbullJames, Garafraxa, Con 8, Lot 24, Farmer, 200 Acres. Turnbull James Jr & Joseph, Garafraxa, Con 8, Lot 27, farmers, lease 100 Acres. - - -	TURNBULL, James .1 (I119)
3596	. Early Members of Mount Carmel Methodist Church, Lot 15, Con 7, Garafraxa Twp.: TURNBULL James was born in 1821 in England. 1871 living West Garafraxa, lot 27, con 6. Ref: Wellington County Methodists 1825-1925, Canadian Methodist Church. - - -	TURNBULL, James (I59)
3597	. Edward Griffin married before 1656, Miss Mary X, at Flushing, NY. May was born in London England & died after 1700 at Flushing, NY. . The Griffin Family the first traceable ancestor was Richard Griffith who lived at Walton, Pembrokeshire, Wales in the fifteenth century. He was a soldier for Henry VUU Tudor.. Richard Griffith fought at the battle of Bosworth Field here Richard III was killed. Constable Edward Griffin killed a man in a tavern but was pardoned by the King on July 1, 1625, for justifiable manslaughter while in the line of duty. In1633 he was a trusted servant & financial agent for Lady Wakefield. . 1635 October 24, two ships sailed from London, England: the Constance & the Abraham. These 2 ships were bound for Virginia & carried 132 young men & tour women. All were in the service of Captain William Clay borne & his partners, William Clobery & David Moorehead, who were merchants in London. This company of merchants had secured from King Charles. The territory assigned to these men is now included in Virginia & Maryland. Lord Baltimore laid claim to a part oft he same land. These Edward Griffin was a passenger on the ship Abraham. Edward's brother, John Griffin, was a passenger on the Constance. Two other Griffins are said to have been in the party. Their relationship is not known. Settlements were made on what was called Kent Island, which is on the easterly shore of Chesapeake Bay & on Palmer's Island (now Watson's Island) at the mouth of the Susquehanna River. Here they carried on trade with the Indians & prepared staves from the timber for shipment to England. They were located here nearly 3 years & it was probably here that Edward acquired the knowledge of the Indian language, which enabled him to act as interpreter in later years. All goods were transported & sold in barrels. . 1638 June 30 the armed emissaries of Lord Baltimore attacked this post, killed 3 defenders & captured Edward Griffin & 3 others whom they took to Maryland, where they were detained for some time. King Charles I sent a letter to Lord Baltimore dated July 14, 1638, in which he reminded Lord Baltimore that in former letters he had signified his good will toward his partners & that they should be encouraged in their good work. An extract reads, "We do now understand that through your agents there had notice of said Pleasure signified by our said Letters, yet contrary hereto they have slain three of our subjects there & by force possessed themselves by might of that Island & seized, & carried away both the persons & Estate of said Planters." . 1640 Aug 24 Edward Griffin escaped to New Amsterdam, where he was brought before the Dutch authorities. On the application of Leonard Calvert, Governor of Maryland, to have him returned there. In any event, Edward proved that he had been a prisoner under Calvert, & was released by the Dutch & remained at New Amsterdam. . 1653 Feb 28 Edward Griffin acquired from Gerritt Bycken, at Middlevvandt, now known as Flatbush, Long Island. . 1656 he resided & had land at Gravesend, Long Island, in the colony of Lady Deborah Moody. During ensuing years, there are many records of his purchases & sales of land. He finally located at Flushing, where he was one of the earliest settlers, & joined the Society of Friends in 1657. . 1661 Sept 23 he acted as interpreter between John Richbell & the Indians for the purchase of land at Marnaroneck. Westchester County, . 1678 Dec 14 he sailed for England on the ship Blossom, but returned subsequently. . 1680 April 9, 1680, he was an "overseer" at Flushing. In the estimates (tax lists) of Flushing in 1683: 20 Acres of uplands, 10 A. meadow, 1 horse, 2 oxen , 5 cows, 3 swine & 18 sheep. . 1698 August. Edward Griff, Sr. wife & daughter Deborah were enumerated at Flushing. The book Early Long Island, Maratha Bockbe Fling quotes extensively from original & contemporary accounts. Ref: Robert F Griffin, after April 1966. - - -	GRIFFIN, Edward (I226)
3598	. Effingham Townley inherited a large amount of real estate in Elizabethtown, NJ. Most of it had belonged to Gov. Carteret, the 2nd husband of Elizabeth Smith-Lawrence. Ref: Woodruff Chronicles Vol 2, by C N Woodruff, Glendale, Cal., 1971. - - -	TOWNLEY, Effingham (I409)
3599	. Elisha Lawrence son to John & Mary Lawrence was born on Friday morning about 7 o'clock the 21 Day of Feb. 1800. - On 5 July 1825, at York, mother Mary Rezeau Lawrence swore she saw her husband, John Lawrence when he wrote down their children's names & birth dates. Note: The names of those children were equally carefully chosen. The following choice assuredly contributed to their name choice: . Elisha Lawrence, is a Lawrence heritage name. He was named 1. for his father's brother Elisha Lawrence & 2. for his great uncle, Lieut. Colonel Elisha Lawrence who raised the three battalions of the New Jersey Volunteers where his father John Lawrence first served as an Ensign. - P J Ahlberg, 2010. . Elisha Lawrence came to Toronto Gore Twp. from New Brunswick in 1821. . 1815-24 Lawrence, Elisha, UCLP. Summary, Road Building in Gore. Your Petitioner will cut a Road half a chain wide between 9th & 10th Concession, Gore [Peel County]; from Lot 1 to Lot 17. Level all stumps 10 feet in width in the road to admit sleighs to travel without difficulty or interruption. To be completed by June 1st [1822]; in favour of Lot 2, Con 9, Gore. 400 Acres in total. Elisha Lawrence, Alexander McVean Petitioners further pray, new agreement with Alex. McVean Senior to join to cut the road a Chain in width & cutting small Stumps the width of 18 feet. In favour of 600 Acres of their choice in Gore [of Toronto Twp.] . 1818, Survey Diaries indicated that the original timber stands within Toronto Gore township included oak, ash, maple, beech, elm, basswood, hemlock & pine. The survey crew working in the township in the summer of 1819 suffered under extreme conditions. One of the complaints noted by the surveyor was that of "musquetoes miserable thick." . 1821 November 12, York. Quite a formable task, originally Elisha Lawrence petitioned to cut the road by himself & then revised his request to include John McVean & for Alex McVean: From enormous trees Elisha & the McVeans cleared the wilds of the Gore Road from Clairville to Wildfield, now called Rexdale Blvd., Islington (Toronto) Ontario. The Humber River's west branch meander & the Gore Road (*Old Malton Road * now Dixon Road) was to cut the north-south concessions road. In November 1833 the McVean Side road was built to give access to the Village of Weston's mills, also on the Humber River. Elisha Lawrence made extensive hand written contracts for road building in favour of land grants. (including the following sample:) . Statutes of the Province of Upper Canada: The First Year of William IV 1831, 11th UC Parliament: Statute XVII. That the sum granted to the Home district, be appropriated & expended as follows, that is to say... & Elisha Lawrence, of the Gore of Toronto, be commissioners for expending the same. . UCLPetition 9, T Bundle 16, C1836, p182 To Lt. Gov. John Colborne, In Council, Petition of Inhabitants of Gore of Toronto & part of Chinguacousy Twp. The principle Mille site of the Gore of Toronto is on the Clergy Reserve about 12 miles of Gore. The inhabitants are delirious that a mill on said Lot should be built a grist mill capable making goods Merchaneable flour. Signed, February 1830, John Mordill Sr., & 104 persons including Elisha Lawrence Envelope: Lot 5, 8, Gore of Toronto, Containing 200 Acres is a Clergy Reserve. In Council, 6 Feb 1830. Recommended Commissioner John Beitinz (?) of Crown lands to ascertained whether there is a good Mill Site upon as stated. . 1831 Home District, That the same of £1900, granted to the Home District, be appropriated & expended as follows: - For the erection of a Bridge across the Humber R., on the road leading from York to Caledon, commonly called Campbell's Road, the sum of £100, & that David Jardine, Nathan Martin of Etobicoke, & Elisha Lawrence of the Gore of Toronto, be Commissioners for expending the same. Ref: Statues of Her Majesty's Province of Upper Canada, 11th Provincial Parliament. . 1837 City of Toronto & Home District Commercial Directory: Elisha Lawrence, Con 9, Lot 2, Gore of Toronto, Peel Co., Ontario. . 1838 April 17, Upper Canada Sundries, Index C9824, Image 757 & Page106499-502 Special Session, Case of Treason. Petition for pardon & other papers in the case of J. C. Divins. 200+ signatures, including Elisha Lawrence, Wm & John, Wm. Munshaw, William Lyon McKenzie, Isaac, James, B. Devins, Polly Divins, Peter, Richard Vanderburg, Jonathan, John Langstaff, T. & Ed. Shepard. [Clearly J C Divins was well liked.]. . 1841 - Weston Plank Road: About the year 1841, the old corduroy road was changed into a modern Plank Road. The road was 18 miles long & ran through Weston to Thistletown, to Claireville, & finally to Coleraine. The building of the road took 2,250,000 feet of pine planking, which was purchased from the mills around West at $4.00 per thousand feet. [Cost = $9,000 for sold ancient pine for 18 miles of road! PJA] The building of the Toronto Gore or Malton Road did much to help the mills at Weston, in the early days. At certain seasons of the year, the Toronto Gore road was a notorious mud road & farmers from the district, hauling their gain to the mill at Weston, with teams of oxen, were obliged to take 2 days to compete the trip. Ref: History of Weston, by F D Cruckshank, MD, 1937. Transcription by P J Ahlberg 2015. -.- . 1846 Smith's Canadian Gazetter, Province of Canada West: Toronto Gore Twp, Home District, a small wedge shaped twp., Humber river runs through it, good land, one grist mill, Population 1842, 1,145. . 1847 Feb 19 - His Excellency the Gov. General makes the following nominations: Ninth Battalion, York: To be Captains: Charles E Lawrence; Lieutenants: Miles Langstaff, John Arnold, Peter Vanderburg Gentlemen; To be Quarter-Master: Elisha Lawrence, Gentlemen. Quarterly Sessions of Peace, York County . 1850 Jul 2, Tues., S B Harrison, Esq, chairman, Grand Jury, Elisha Lawrence, Peter Lawrence. Queen VS Nathan & Wm. Dennis, Nuisance. . 1857 - Collapse of the wheat market (English Tariffs) lead to decline of farm land values. . 1859 Dec 30 - . 1861 Census, Peel Co. Elisha Lawrence, Age 61, b 1800, NB, Episcopalian, Log house. . Elisha stood 5 feet 9 inch tall. Elisha & wife Sarah cleared the thick woods & planted wheat on the cleared patches. Elisha carried a sack of grain on his back, north to Bolton & then from the Gore through the path in the woods to Richmond Hill, 15 miles distant. His love of horses led him to introduce the first horses to the area In 1842 he build the first field & creek stone bank barn in the area with the help of neighbors & a barn-raising barn was built close to a hill allowing easy access to the top floor of a barn. Most barns of the time were only single story. When he married in 1823 there were still plenty of packs of wolves to follow Elisha on his journey to the grist mill. 'Once he had a narrow escape from a pack of these fierce creatures, he was carrying meat in a sack on his back, & got to his cabin in time to start a fire, this being the most effective protection.' They made wool & flax clothing from their own land. Brother Peter R. Lawrence attended Elisha's barn raising in 1842 & prevailed on them to dump the whiskey because it causes accidents at barn raising. This was the first barn bank in the Gore for many years. At the same time mother sow & piglets invited themselves to the barn raising banquet, but their squeals alerted the building bee of the impending disaster. In the Census of Gore Twp. in 1852 Peter's son, Peter Lawrence, Jr. lived on the adjacent frontside of the farm lot of Uncle Elisha Lawrence, (i.e. at Lot 9, Con 2, Elisha R Lawrence was on the adjacent adjoining backside of Lot 8, Con One.) Reports of cases decided in the Court of Common Pleas of Upper Canada, Volume 3. By Edward C Jones., Upper Canada. Court of Common Pleas, 1883. Summary: The by-law recites, that the inhabitants of Union School Section No. 5, in the Gore of Toronto, at a meeting held at the school-house on Saturday, the 18th January, 1851, determined to build a new school-house for that section, & to raise the funds to pay for the construction by assessment upon the rateable property in the Gore.: that Wm. Doubloon, Elisha Lawrence, & Wm. Heugell, trustees for the year 1851, did petition the Municipality of the Gore of Toronto to raise, by assessment 1001: & that the said council, on the 25th February, 1851, pass a by-law authorizing the raising of the said sum. ...It is therefore enacted by the Municipality of the Gore of Toronto, that the special rate of six-sevenths of a penny in the pound should be raised for the year 1852, property in the union school section No. 5 of the Gore of Toronto ...That it should be lawful for the said secretary-treasurer to retain for his own use 5%, on the gross sum collected under this by-law, for his trouble in assessing & collecting the same, & as such treasurer hold the balance thereof subject to the order of the trustees of school section No. 5 aforesaid, to be applied by them in liquidating the expense of building a new school house in the said section, & to no other purpose whatsoever. Elisha Lawrence, Sarah wife of the above, & Mary their dau., wife of John Bailey: Gorgeous very tall red granite round pillar, is a slight till (2013).Gore Hill Top Cemetery is on Concession 9, lot 3 & 4 one mile north of Claireville on the Gore Road. It is on top of a high bank sloping up from the road & is immediately south of the present day Highway #7. . 1863 Son John R Lawrence returns from American Civil War with an amputated leg at Spotsylvania. . 1683 Elisha Lawrence transfers to sons John R. Lawrence & Isaac H Lawrence Con 2 Lot 9 North, 35 Acres EACH as a gift. . 1869 Jun 18th inst. Died at his residence, Gore of Toronto, Elisha Lawrence, Esq., aged 69 years; one of the first settlers in the township. Ref: York Herald newspaper. . Recorded for further research: The Canadian Freeman Newspaper, Toronto: 24 July, 1834, Elisha Lawrence. . Ontario Land Registry Abstract, Toronto Gore Book, P 8-10. Lot 2, Con 9, North Dundas Street, Twp of Toronto Gore, . 1868 Aug 28, WILL, Elisha Lawrence, R Lawrence et all N Half E 130 A & S of East 130 Acres. . 1875 Jan 1, Mortgage, J R Lawrence et ux, et all, to C H Green $600 South part, discharged. . 1877 Dec 20, Mort, Isaac H Lawrence, et, to Thomas Kersey, $800, S, 70 Acres., disc. 1929 Jun 18. . 1887 Mar 15, Bargain&Sale, Margaret A Burton, et all, to John R Lawrence $480. S . 1893 Jan 6, B&S, Margaret A Burton, et all, to John R Lawrence $4800. SHalf. . 1904 Jan 2, B&S, Townley R Lawrence, to, JRL, $584, SHalf . 1905 Aug 31, B&S, Charles J Lawrence to, . 1920 May 29, Isaac J Lawrence, to Ann Lawrence, Part & O.L. . 1926 Apr 1, Grant, Elisha W Lawrence, et all, Executors of Joh R Lawrence Estate. to Jos. Creech., $5, 000. Part acres. . 1926 Apr 1, Grant, EWL et all Exts. of JRL Estate, to Albert Hewson. $4,000, Part. . 1932 Jun 22, Grant, EWL et all Exts. of JRL Estate, to Isaac J Lawrence, $1. SHalf except W Acres. . 1941 Jun 14, Mort. Isaac J Lawrence et al, to H R Lawrence Trust, $3,200. SHalf. . 1943 Sep 30, Discharge Mort., Harold R Lawrence, to Isaac J Lawrence. . 1943 Aug 17, Grant, Isaac J Lawrence, Widower, to Eugene & Loretta LeMay as joint Tenants. $1. . 1869 Jun 18, Died, At his residence, Gore of Toronto, on the 18th inst., Elisha Lawrence, Esq., aged 69 years; one of the first settlers in the township. Research & transcriptions by PJ Ahlberg. Thank you. - - -	LAWRENCE, Lieut. Elisha Jr., .7, SUE (I109)
3600	. Elisha, son of William, commenced business as a merchant in the latter part of the 1700, at Cheesequakes, on the south side of the Raritan, but his store having been pillaged by the crew of a French privateer, he removed to Upper Freehold then a wilderness. . 1688 May 12. Patent to Elisha LAWRENCE of Middletown, for two hammocks of land at Shoal Harbour, Monmouth Co., 20 acres, S. Upland, W. William Camptone, N. the sage meadow, S. E. grantee. . Elisha Lawrence was one of the earliest & most prominent settlers of Monmouth county. He married Lucy Stout & died at Chestnut Grove, Upper Freehold, May 27, 1724. Reprinted 1916. . 1764 Elisha Lawrence, Jur, West Jersey. Letter waiting in the Trenton post office. . Richard Salter sold an additional 185 acres near Crosswicks to Elisha Lawrence for £50 on 19 Nov, 1717. Including housing buildings, edifices, structures, barnes, stables, orchards. Ye Olde Yellow Meeting House Land Elisha Lawrence, Fourth Assembly 1708-9; Fifth Assembly 1709, Co. of Monmouth. William & Elisha Lawrence, Seventh NJ Assembly 1716, County of Monmouth. 1721 - Elisha Lawrence was Representative to the Assembly. * Summary: a long & fairly exciting tale of Middletown Proprietors' grievances, rebellion, swords fights, petition of complaint signed, Wm. Lawrence, & numerous others, delivered to the Governor; with a speedy retreat to a waiting ship, firing canons off as a farewell gesture. "The following is a true copy of the record of this court, which made so much talk & excitement in New Jersey, & among the Proprietors in England, & which brought public matters to a conclusion so far as any further attempts to coerce & drive the people of Middletown township. March 25, 1701, Monmouth." . They are here represented in a court record, as being guilty of rank rebellion for the mere purpose of enabling- a strange pirate named Moses Butterworth - to escape ... a certain pirate belonging to Kidd's crew - A drummer was sent into to the court as a diversion, the guards were overcome & the pirate drag out of the court to freedom. ... Governor Hamilton sends the petition to the William of Orange. Essentially, the Proprietors' lands were sold out under them by the Governor . Ref: Early Dutch Settlers of Monmounth Co., NJ, By Geo. C Beekman, Freehold NJ. . 1696 Jan 1 0 - At the publique Middletown meeting agreed the poor rate to £30. Persons chosed to make the sd. rate, Ben. Borden, Obediah Bowne, Elisha Lawrence & Will Lawrence Jr. Signed, Will Lawrence, Towne Clark. . 1723 Jun 17 - Lawrence his brand mark for his horses is L on the near buttock. Entered by me, Elisha Lawrence, Towne Clerk. Note: Elisha recorded many ear marks that day. -PJA . 1722 April 14. WILL of Lawrence, Elisha, of Freehold Township, Monmouth Co., yeoman; Wife Lucy. Children: Elisha, John, Joseph, all three under age, Elizabeth, wife of John Saltar,* Sarah, wife of John Imlay, Hannah, wife of Richard Saltar, Rebeckah. Farm at the mouth of Buckhold Brook in Doctors Creek along James Coxes & Robert Burtnetts line. Personal Estate (bonds due by Capt. Richard Saltar & by John Saltar). Executors the wife & son Elisha. Witnesses Robert Imlay, Thomas Saltar, Alse Imlay. . Codicil of March 15, 1723-4, makes another disposition of the land & calls daughter Hannah, wife of Richard Saltar.* Witnesses Daniel Hendrick, Petter Imlay junior, Zebulon Cleayton, junior. Proved May 27, 1724. Ref: NJ Calendar of Wills, Lib. A, p. 293. . 1724 May 2. Inventory of the personal Estate ( £775.8.4, incl. plate £30, a Bible, other books & 40 gamoas £7, 3 negroes £150, 2 white servants £21.3.4); made by Richard Saltar & Zebulon Cleayton. Endorsed: to be left at Jam Vanlletes in Allenstown. . 1713 March 31st, The peace of Utrecht: Having put an end to hostilities between Great Britain & France, & terminated a merciless war upon the American continent. Some leaven of the political spirit, which had been engendered during the administration of Gov. Cornbury, still worked, at times, among the people, & in the Assembly. Graham Mott, & Elisha Lawrence, merchants from Bergen, who had been of Cornbury's party, having entered on the minutes of council, reasons for voting against aiding the expedition to Canada, were severally expelled the House of which they had become members, ...was actually a ploy to delay passing certain measures & was meant to irritate the Governor. Ref: History of NY. . 1897 J. Lawrence Boggs of Perth Amboy recorded the Yellow Meeting House Monument: "Here lieth the body of Elisha Lawrence who died April the 25th 1724, aged 58 years 2 months & 8 days." Stone reads: By indulgence of the General's family, his companions in arms, erected this tribute of affection the 1st day of January, 1800 (Large horizontal stone.) Ref: Historical Miscellany, Vol. 2, John Stillwell. . The 4th child of Wm. Lawrence, Elisha, born in 1666, began business as a merchant near the end of the century at Cheesquakes, (now Mongan's Railroad Station) on the south side of Rarity. The 3 Elisha's all were owners of the family homestead, Chestnut Grove. When the first Elisha Lawrence died, in 1724, the meeting house was the only public burial ground within 25 miles, a great distance in those days. Ref: Three Men Named Elisha. Buried at Chestnut Grove, Upper Freehold, Monmouth Co., New Jersey. Research & transcriptions by PJ Ahlberg. Thank you. - - -	LAWRENCE, Elisha Sr. 1st. (I13)