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3751 . Ontario Birth Registration # 501978,
Annie Irene Walker, Artemesia, Grey Co., Born June 13, 1892,
Daughter of Wm. Walker, Artemesia Twp., Age 49, Mixed Farming; &
Eliza Jane Walker, Artemesia Twp, Age 45, Ontario, at home.
10 children born alive before this child, now living 9 (or 8 blurry register).
Certified to the best of my knowledge & belief are true & correct,
Signed, Earl Gordon, Apr 16, 1956, Eugenia, Ontario. - - - 
WALKER, Anne IRENE ANNIE .5 (I161)
 
3752 . Ontario Birth Registration #005646, Dec 30, 1870. Hugh McCutcheon, male,
Father Stewart McCutcheon, Farmer,
mother Sarah M. KENNEDY.
Informant Stewart McCutcheon, Farmer, Erin, Registered Feb 21, 1871. Accoucheur Mrs. McDonald, Registrar Charles Ferguson. Division Erin, County Wellington.

. An accident of a very painful & serious character occurred to Hugh McCutcheon, son of Mr. Stewart McCutcheon, of the 3rd concession Erin, on Monday afternoon. He was severely kicked by a colt, & had his shoulder dislocated, besides being bruised about the abdomen. Dr. Stacey was called & under his skillful superintendence the young man is mending.
Ref: Acton Free press, December 3, 1885.

. X-Reference: Please see Mary Birdena A Swackhammer, b 19 Apr 1893, buried Aug 1906 Churchill Cemetery, Acton Ontario:
The Acton Free Press carries a conversation with Mr. Hugh McCutcheon regarding the murder of Birdena Swackhammer. ...the young boy was not naturally bad, just in need of good discipline.

. 1943 Sep 30 - Hugh McCutcheon, Friends in this district were indeed grieved to lean or the sudden passing of a lifelong resident of this community, Hugh McCutcheon, after returning home from the first night of Acton Fair, he was suddenly stricken with a heart attach, from which he never rallied & passed peacefully away at his home, Main St. Acton on Wednesday morning of last week.
Hug was the eldest son of late Stewart & Sarah McC, born Lot 9 Con 3, Erin.
45 years ago joined in holy wedlock to Eva Gibbons...a most helpful neighbor, a loyal friend. Funeral was held Friday afternoon, by Rev Forbes Thompson, Knox Presbyterian Church. Interment Fairview Cemetery Acton. Many relatives attended.
Ref: Acton Free Press.

Transcripts by P J Ahlberg. Thank you. - - -. 
MCCUTCHEON, Hugh .5 (I44)
 
3753 . Ontario Birth Registration #14358-71 (York Co.)
WILLSON, David Tomlinson, male, b. 7 Mar. 1871,
father - Richard Titus WILLSON, farmer; mother - Mary Jane TOMLINSON, infm. - R.T. Willson, North Gwillimbury Twp.

. 1804 Mar 15 - Letters uncalled for at York P.O. Richard Wilson.

. 1812 his father embarked for Quebec to engage in lumbering on the Trent. Their raft being wrecked near Kingston. Refitting in the Cataract Creek. War being declared [1812]. Two frigates brought there raft into Kingston. During the war he was stationed at Presque Isle Point & other places. He was placed in charge of 2 supply boats from York to Lake Simcoe & transparent provisions for the troops at the Sault St. Marie.

. 1813 Nov. he was hired by the Hon. Duncan Cameron, to manage the transporting of 2 boats up Yonge Street for trans-shipping supplies of flour & clothing to Ft. Michilmackinac, Michigan. The supplies were taken from Barrie by horses, to the head of Ft. Willow Creek, (E. Nottawasaga River. The 20 or so horses that carried the flour were taken from near Aurora to Barrie employing a Snake Island Indian guide. The frost set in & the supplies had to remain there until the next Spring.

. In the winter of 1814 he assisted Capt. Dennis, grandfather of Lieut. Col. J S Dennis, went over to Ft. Willow Creek & built lumber boats of the Lake service. In the Spring he was required at York to perform military duty. Peace was declared 1 Apr 1816.
His father-in-law, Mr. Emes, a son, a married daughter & her husband & an Indian were drowned crossing from Holland River to Roach's Point. After Peace, he returned to farming.

WAR of 1812 MUSTER
. 1814 May 15, York Muster Day: Priv. Richd. Wilson of Capt. Dennison Company who were captured at York on the 27th April, 1814. Signed, Lt Col. W. Chewett, 3 Yk. Militia, 1814.5.15.

. 1814 Mar 27 - Apr 16, Titus Willson, Days 21 pd. 1s 8p. discharged 16 Apr. Substitute for S Clark. Capt. Jeremiah Travis, 1st York Militia.
. 1814 Jan 25 - Jan 30, Titus Willson, Days 31, pd. £2 1s 4p. also, Garret Vanzantee Days 21, pd, 19s 5p, Public Service at York, 1 York Militia commanded by Capt. Reuben Richardson.

. 1814 - Mr. Willson became a member of the Order of Free & Accepted masons & continued to the day of his death & is supposed to have been the oldest member in the Dominion. Several loges from the neighbouring villages assembled in regalia to honor him. After this service his remains were taken to St. Paul's church where Rev Dean Givens performed the funeral Church of England Service. A large concourse of sorrowing fiends & relatives followed him to the burial place of his family, bar Sharon, East Gwillimbury.
Mr Wilson's family consisted of 12 children, 7 of whom survived him;
he left 61 (?) grandchildren, 78 great-grandchildren - 158 in all.
Ref: Newmarket Era Newspaper, Ontario, quarter page long.

. UCLPetition 215, W Bundle 12, C2954, p643.
To Samuel Smith, Esq., Administrator of Gov. of Province of Upper Canada, In Council,
Petition of Richard Titus Willson, East Gwillimbury Twp., Yeoman. Petitioner is a native of New York State, age 26 years [1894] resided in this Province upwards of 21 years [1799]; has a wife & 4 children. He has never received & Crown Land, & has means to improve lands, humbly pays for a land grant.
Signed, Richard Titus Willson, York, 10 June, 1820.
Envelope: Granted 12 Jun 1820, 100 Acres.
Note: The petitions of brothers John & Richard Willson are 2 weeks apart & both appear to be in handwriting of Richard Titus Willson.

. UCLPetition 11, W Bundle 4, C2963, p285
To James Earl of Elgin & Kincardine, Captain Gen. & Gov in Chief, Canada. Petition Richard Titus Wilson, East Gwillimbury Twp., York Co. Yeoman & Alfred Wilson, Innisfill Twp., Simcoe Co. Petitions lived nearly the whole of their lives upwards of 47 years in this part of the Province & having seen the rapid growth & advancement in agricultural in this section of the Province, especially West Gwillimbury, Tecumseh & adjoining Townships, & having from time to time for years past seen the difficulties & privations under which the inhabitants of this section labour for the want of sufficient water power, upon which to erect mills for the purposes of grinding grains & converting it into flour, for exportation. Have continued to enrich a standard & merchant mill for which undertaking, the Petitions team themselves full able & competent & with a view to that object have been making inquiry for the situation of the most suitable location upon which end such mill & fixed upon the front part Lot 110, on Yonge Street, Con 3, East Gwillimbury as the most eligible site for the erection of such mill. With a view of obtaining the said Lot 110, application to Mr. John Alexander, District Land Agent, Barrie. Petitions were unable to learn anything definite fro him, in regard to said Lot of land.
Wherefore your Petitioners pray your Excellency in Council, will well said Lot at such a valuation deem reasonable.
Signed, 1847 March 2, Holland Landing, R.T. Willson* & Alfred Willson
Note: Signature of Richard T Willson is precise but more brittle than the fluid signature of 1820. - PJA
Envelope: Lot 110, 1st Con Yonge Street is a Clergy Glebe, that might be sold at its estimated value. Signed, D B Papineau, 19 Mar 1847.

. 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.

. 1832, CHOLERA made its appearance in Canada. Death columns in newspapers became longer each day. The disease spread out on immigrant ships sailing from England & Ireland & also along the St. Lawrence. In a manuscript written by Titus Willson of Sharon, he relates that while working in the Coldwater district, cholera broke out among the large number of immigrants camped at Bass Lake waiting for their shanties to be built by the Government & a great many of them died. He tells that he himself contracted the disease & was carried on a litter to Orillia where he lay for 2 weeks. He was then taken in a bark canoe across Lake Simcoe to Holland Landing.
Ref: East Gwillimbury in the Nineteenth Century, Gladys M Rolling, 1978 Ref: East Gwillimbury in the Nineteenth Century, Gladys M Rolling, 1978. & New market Era Newspaper, 1951.7.5, p9.

. 1833 the Government contracted Mr. Willson to cut roads & a toll house. That year was noted for a dreadful visitation of Cholera. This scourge followed the emigrates. Mr. Willson toiled it & narrowed cost his life. For several years he was occupied in settling & improving the roads & life of settlers.
On the out breaking of the Rebellion in 1837, Mr. Willson's loyalty induce him to stand up for the philosophies of his ancestors. With his 3 sons, he joined the company raised by Col. Colter. At Toronto the Lieut. Governor commended officers with "This is Titus Willson, & a more loyal man does not live". He was elected as Reeve of East Gwillimbury on two occasions & several times as Reeve of Holland Landing.

For several years previous to his death, Mr. Willson's sight failed him. His tedious confinement was alleviated by the attentions of his late & affectionate family to whom he was warmly attached. He calmly contemplated death approach & prepared for it. Surround by members of the Temperance Society & himself always a intemperate man, he said he could not join them in their whole rule condemnation of pique, thought he was willing to abstain? how great a coarse it was then abutted.
Many years ago, when public duties obliged him to travel from Penetanguishene to where Barrie now stands, it was almost an unbroken wilderness, & he had to travel on foot throughout deep snow, in very severe weather. When several miles from a place of shelter he found his strength falling him & his feet so cold that he feared they would freeze. He had with him what travelers usually carried in these days, a small wooden keg called canine, containing spirits. Fearing if he drank the contents, it might injury him, contented the idea of pour some in this boots as an experiment, & to his delight he found it at once warmed his feet & so refreshed his whole system that he was enabled to reach a place of shelter. Perhaps the most rigid tee-totaler could not object to this mode of using.

. 1836 Mar 9, York Committee Room, Petition of E Kennedy. Witness: Titus Wilson examined. Lives in East Gwillimbury - saw the German settlers on the Sunday road in 1834, about 15 or 20 of them moving towards Nattwasauga, they were in a forlorn & destitute situation, no guide, no mode of conveyance, carrying the packs & wall children in a foot of snow. No means of making fire. Directed them to a shanty 2 miles away. Titus went to the Crows tavern to ask Mr. Kennedy to carry them provisions in the morning which they devoured in 3 minutes.
. George McCarthy, deposition: Corroborates the former evidence as to the distress of the German families. He gave them 2s 3p. - they bough a bushel of potatoes & divided them - was when Titus Wilson offered Settlers Agent Mr. Young, some pork & flour at a much less price than it would cost from Barrie & which he first agreed to take & afterwards refused - came down with Wilson when he presented the draft on Hawke for the road work done by him & which Hawke refused to pay. Wilson was put to considerable trouble & expense.

. 1835 Nov 12, Tora Township. We have carefully examined the work contracted for to be done in Thora, Eldon Twp. by Richard Titus Wilson with Wellesley Ritchie, Esq. on the part of the government Viz.
A road cut & leveled about 16 feet she's as to admit of the passage of sleighs & Waggons, from the Talbot River, Thora two, to Balsam Lake, the causewaying laid on string pieces, the high causewaying with abutments & string pieces as slo the bridges over the creeks & vines, & the House at Talbot R. & one at Balsam Lake, all of which we have found to be performed in a workmanlike manner & in strict conformity to instructions. Some additional causeway is necessary! having discovered several mud holes, that required to be finished off on the line of road. The above work has been done at the lowest possible rate & none of us would take the contract at so low a price.
Ref: Journal of the House of Assembly of Upper Canada, Second Session of the Twelfth Provincial Parliament, 1836, publisher William Lyon MacKenzie, Toronto.

. 1837 Toronto & Home District Directory :
Richard T Willson, Lot 13, Con 3, East Gwillimbury, York Co, Ontario.

. 1838 Jan, - Toronto Recognizance of Wm. Miller & Richard Titus Willson against Aaron Friel & Wm. Laughton, JP.
Home District, You William Miller acknowledge to each, the sum of £50 & you Richard Titus Willson acknowledge the sum of £50 to be levied of your goods & chattels, lands & tenements for the use of the Crown if default shall be made in the condition following, that is to say, if you Wm. Miller & you Richard Titus Willson appear before any of her Majesties courts of general goal delivery to give evidence when so requested to do so against Aaron Friel now forwarded as prisoner to Toronto charged with sedition & treasonable practices, then this obligation shall be void. Signed, W. Laughton, J.P.
Ref: UCSundries, Index C9824, Image 596; C /p102560-1.

. 1838 May 26 Upper Canada Sundries: C-9824, page 702, P702 index & C6898, Images 105375-82, p142:
Petition of William Reid for pardon. Petitioner is now a prisoner of Home District Goal (Toronto) changed with hit treason committed in this Province & a Bill of Insurrection (?) has been found. Your Petitioner is deeply sensible of the heinous office which he has committed against the laws of the country & desirous of remitting the only repression now in his power by avowal hoped that his case for Royal Clemency. Please take in to consideration he is an aged father, with a wife & 2 children wholly dependent upon him for support. He was deluded & mislead with false representations to take a part in the recent rebellion. That after your Petitioner was fully aware of the vile intention of McKenzie & his party, he tried to escape but was prevented. He did his utmost exertion to liberate those who were detained by Mckenzie as prisoners & actually did release the sad prisoners. He did finally escape from said McKenzie on Wednesday the day before the Battle on Yonge Street.
Signed, William Reid, Jr, 26 March 1838.
Read 21 May 1838. Entered into Bail for 3 years.
. List of Witnesses & places of abode & additions who are to be produced & examined however against Wm. Read the younger for High Treason, 20 signatures, inc. Richard Titus Wilson of Twp. of East Gwilliambury, Home District, yeoman, Robt. Baldwin, Alex. Wood, John G Spragge, David Bridgford, Jacob Snyder, Jacob Lundy.

. 1851 Agricultural Census, East Gwillimbury Twp., York Co.
R T Willson, Con 3. Lot 13-14, 100 Acres; 60 A under cultivation; 36 A under crops in 1851; 12 A Under pasture 1851;
2 A. Gardens or orchards; 40 A under wood or wild;
8 A. yielded 215 bushels Wheat; 3 A yielded 70 bsh. Barley.
3 Bulls, oxen; 3 Steers; 5 Milch Cows; 6 Calves/heifers, 6 horses of all ages, 14 sheep, 10 pigs;
300 Lbs. Butter; 0 Cheese, 0 Beef Barrels or Cwts, 16 Pork, Barrels or Cows; 0 Quantity of fish cured.
Remarks for E Gwillimbury: The soil in this land is generally clay, with a mixture of sand & limestone gravel in some parts. Generally very productive when properly managed. Midling well natured by springs. There is one heavy stream crosses the west end of the corner. I should think the land on an average is worth about £8 an acre.

Letters remaining in Richmond Hill Post Office:
. 1858 May 7, R Wilson.
. 1858 Jun 1st - Richard Wilson.
. 1858 Dec 10 - Richard Wilson, M Teefy, Postmaster.
Ref: British Tribune & York Ridings' Gazette Newspaper. Richmond Hill, ON. Published 1858 Jun 25, Friday.
. 1860 Apr 1 & 1861 May 1, R. Wilson.
. 1860 July 2 - Richard Wilson.
Ref: York Herald (Richmond Hill, ON), 13 Jul 1860, p. 3.

. Richard Titus Willson, wrote "Reminiscences of Richard Titus Willson" Published by the Newmarket Historical Society. As I recall, the handwritten copy may be found at the Richmond Hill Public Library, on Yonge Street.

Ontario Land Registry Abstract East Gwillimbury, Book 7, p153
Lot 15, Con 2, [Bayview Ave.] East Gwillimbury
. 1835 Feb 26, Bargain&Sale, Jeremiah Graham, to Richard T Willson, £150, 1 East Acre.
. 1853 May 9, B&S, Richard T Willson, to Emily Wood et all, £300, 1 Acre.

. 1858 Feb 20, Ward 1 Expenditure paid R Wilson for work on townline, Markham & York, £7.10s.
Ref: York Heard Newspaper, published 1859 May 20.

. 1859 Mar 18 - Magistrate for East Gwillimbury Twp., R. T. Willson, J. H. Willson.
Ref: York Commonwealth Newspaper.

. 1860 May 23, Wed. - Richmond Hill Fair - Entire Colts for General Purposes dropped in 1857, 3rd prize, Richard Willson.
Ref: York Herald Newspaper, Richmond Hill, published 1.6.1860.

. 1861 Agricultural Census, Markham,Twp. p 9540
Richard Willson, Front of Con 1, Part of Lot 57 & 52
Acres 54 [?}, Total held 100, Under Cultivation 40A, Uncer Crops in 1860 30;
Pasture 1860 10A, Orchards or Garden 1A; Woods or Wild 52A, Cashvalue of Farm $600, Implements & Machinery, $175;
Fall What 7 A Produced 230 Bu., Spring Wheat 6 A Produced 125Bu,
Peas 5 A Produced 150 bu; Oats 4 A Produced 160 Bu.,
Potatoes 2 A Produced 240 bu; Turnips 1.5 A Produced 170; Carrots 147 bushels, Hay 5 bundles of Tons.

Quarter Sessions of Peace.
. 1861 Mar 19, Special General Sessions, JP Weeler, Esq, Chairman. 92 present, including, Abner Arnold, R L Dennison, R T Willson, R E Playter, W Marsh, Rev W Strachan, John Wilson, 4th. Carried York & Peel Co., should separate from city of Toronto for judicial purposes. Sent to Legislature.

. 1878 Apr 26 - OBITUARY,
The Late Richard Titus Willson, Esq. (Slightly abbreviated version.)
Willson's memoranda his family was of Norman descent, come to England with William the Conquer, & settled in Northumberland. The family engaged in the linen trade till 1776, when his father Hugh William, emigrated to Poughkeepsie on the Hudson River, NY, then a British Colony.
"We came by sloop to Albany, thence by wagon to Schenectady. We there bought a boat. In this we passed up the Mohawk River as far as where Rome now stands & thence by military call & wood & we passed into Oneida Lake & down the river to Oswego - thence across the foot of Lake Ontario to Kingston" We emigrated in the wet month of April & found it extremely long & tedious.
We first settled on Wolf Island, opposite Kingston where we underwent severe trail. Then in 1810 proceed to East Gwillimbury where my family have since resided."

. Research & transcription by P J Ahlberg, 2014. Thank you. - - - 
WILLSON, Richard TITUS (I478)
 
3754 . Ontario Birth Registration #14358-71 (York Co.)
WILLSON, David Tomlinson, male, b. 7 Mar. 1871, father - Richard Titus WILLSON, farmer; mother - Mary Jane TOMLINSON, infm. - R.T. Willson, North Gwillimbury Twp.

. 1804 Mar 15 - Letters uncalled for at York P.O. Richard Wilson.

. 1812 his father embarked for Quebec to engage in lumbering on the Trent. Their raft being wrecked near Kingston. Refitting in the Cataract Creek. War being declared [1812]. Two frigates brought there raft into Kingston. During the war he was stationed at Presque Isle Point & other places. He was placed in charge of 2 supply boats from York to Lake Simcoe & transparent provisions for the troops at the Sault St. Marie.

. 1813 Nov. he was hired by the Hon. Duncan Cameron, to manage the transporting of 2 boats up Yonge Street for trans-shipping supplies of flour & clothing to Ft. Michilmackinac, Michigan. The supplies were taken from Barrie by horses, to the head of Ft. Willow Creek, (E. Nottawasaga River. The 20 or so horses that carried the flour were taken from near Aurora to Barrie employing a Snake Island Indian guide.
The frost set in & the supplies had to remain there until the next Spring.

. In the winter of 1814 he assisted Capt. Dennis, grandfather of Lieut. Col. J S Dennis, went over to Ft. Willow Creek & built lumber boats of the Lake service. In the Spring he was required at York to perform military duty. Peace was declared 1 Apr 1816.
His father-in-law, Mr. Emes, a son, a married daughter & her husband & an Indian were drowned crossing from Holland River to Roach's Point. After Peace he returned to farming.

WAR of 1812 MUSTER
. 1814 May 15, York Muster Day: Priv. Richd. Wilson of Capt Dennison Company who were captured at York on the 27th April, 1814. Signed, Lt Col. W. Chewett, 3 Yk Militia, 1814.5.15.

. 1814 Mar 27-Apr 16, Titus Willson, Days 21 pd. 1s 8p. discharged 16 Apr. Substitute for S Clark. Capt. Jeremiah Travis, 1st York Militia.
. 1814 Jan 25 - Jan 30, Titus Willson, Days 31, pd. £2 1s 4p. also, Garret Vanzantee Days 21, pd, 19s 5p, Public Service at York, 1 York Militia commanded by Capt. Reuben Richardson.
. Col. Cotter of Newmarket had orders to raise a company there for 6months, or longer if necessary. In this company with my sons, David, Hugh &
Hiram, I enlisted a full private for 6 months.
Ref: Memoirs of RT Willson.

. 1814 - Mr. Willson became a member of the Order of Free & Accepted masons & continued to the day of his death and is supposed to have been the oldest member in the Dominion. Several loges from the neighbouring villages assembled in regalia to honor him. After this service his remains were taken to St. Paul's church where Rev Dean Givens performed the funeral Church of England Service. A large concourse of sorrowing fiends and relatives followed him to the burial place of his family, by Sharon, East Gwillimbury.
Mr. Wilson's family consisted of 12 children, 7 of whom survived him;
he left 61 (?) grandchildren, 78 great-grandchildren - 158 in all.
Ref: Newmarket Era Newspaper, Ontario, quarter page long.

. UCLPetition 215, W Bundle 12, C2954, p643.
To Samuel Smith, Esq., Administrator of Gov. of Province of Upper Canada, In Council,
Petition of Richard Titus Willson, East Gwillimbury Twp., Yeoman. Petitioner is a native of New York State, age 26 years [1894] resided in this Province upwards of 21 years [1799]; has a wife & 4 children. He has never received & Crown Land, & has means to improve lands, humbly pays for a land grant.
Signed, Richard Titus Willson, York, 10 June, 1820.
Envelope: Granted 12 Jun 1820, 100 Acres. Entd. in Land Book x {Y?] Page 433. Read 15 Jun 1820.
Note: The petitions of brothers John & Richard Willson are 2 weeks apart & both appear to be in handwriting of Richard Titus Willson.

. UCLPetition 11, W Bundle 4, C2963, p285
To James Earl of Elgin & Kincardine, Captain Gen. & Gov in Chief, Canada. Petition Richard Titus Wilson, East Gwillimbury Twp., York Co. Yeoman & Alfred Wilson, Innisfail Twp., Simcoe co. Petitions lived nearly the whole of their lives upwards of 47 years in this part of the Province & having seen the rapid growth & advancement in agricultural in this section of the Province, especially West Gwillimbury, Tecumseh & adjoining Townships, & having from time to time for years past seen the difficulties & privations under which the inhabitants of this section labour for the want of sufficient water power, upon which to erect mills for the purposes of grinding grains & converting it into flour, for exportation. Have continued to enrich a standard & merchant mill for which undertaking, the Petitions team themselves full able & competent & with a view to that object have been making inquiry for the situation of the most suitable location upon which end such mill & fixed upon the front part Lot 110, on Yonge Street, Con 3, East Gwillimbury as the most eligible site for the erection of such mill. With a view of obtaining the said Lot 110, application to Mr. John Alexander, District Land Agent, Barrie. Petitions were unable to learn anything definite fro him, in regard to said Lot of land.
Wherefore your Petitioners pray your Excellency in Council, will well said Lot at such a valuation deem reasonable.
Signed, 1847 March 2, Holland Landing, R.T. Willson* & Alfred Willson
Note: Signature of Richard T Willson is precise but more brittle than the fluid signature of 1820. - PJA
Envelope: Lot 110, 1st Con Yonge Street is a Clergy Glebe, that might be sold at its estimated value. Signed, D B Papineau, 19 Mar 1847.

. 1832, CHOLERA made its appearance in Canada. Death columns in newspapers became longer each day. The disease spread out on immigrant ships sailing from England & Ireland and also along the St. Lawrence. In a manuscript written by Titus Willson of Sharon, he relates that while working in the Coldwater district, cholera broke out among the large number of immigrants camped at Bass Lake waiting for their shanties to be built by the Government and a great many of them dies. He tells that he himself contracted the disease & was carried on a litter to Orillia where he lay for 2 weeks. He was then taken in a bark canoe across Lake Simcoe to Holland Landing.
Ref: East Gwillimbury in the Nineteenth Century, Gladys M Rolling, 1978 & New market Era Newspaper, 1951.7.5, p9.

. 1833 the Government contracted Mr. Willson to cut roads & a toll house. That year was noted for a dreadful visitation of Cholera. This scourge followed the emigrates. Mr. Willson tool it & narrowed cost his life. For several years he was occupied in settling & improving the roads & life of settlers. On the out breaking of the Rebellion in 1837, Mr. Willson's loyalty induce him to stand up for the philosophies of his ancestors. With his three sons, he joined the company raised by Col. Colter. At Toronto the Lieut-Governor commended officers with "This is Titus Willson, & a more loyal man does not live". He was elected as Reeve of East Gwillimbury on 2 occasions & several times as Reeve of Holland Landing.

For several years previous to his death, Mr. Willson's sight failed him. His tedious confinement was alleviated by the attentions of his late & affectionate family to whom he was warmly attached. He calmly contemplated death approach & prepared for it. Surround by members of the Temperance Society & himself always a intemperate man, he said he could not join them in their whole rule condemnation of pique, thought he was willing to abstain how great a coarse it was then abutted.
Many years ago, when public duties obliged him to travel from Penetanguishene to where Barrie now stands, it was almost an unbroken wilderness, & he had to travel on foot throughout deep snow, in very severe weather. When several miles from a place of shelter he found his strength falling him & his feet so cold that he feared they would freeze. He had with him what travelers usually carried in these days, a small wooden keg called canine, containing spirits. Fearing if he drank the contents, it might injury him, contented the idea of pour some in this boots as an experiment, & to his delight he found it at once warmed his feet & so refreshed his whole system that he was enabled to reach a place of shelter. Perhaps the most rigid tee-totaler could not object to this ode of using.

. 1838 Jan - Toronto Recognizance of Wm Miller & Richard Titus Willson against Aaron Friel & Wm. Laughton, JP.
Home District, You William Miller acknowledge to each, the sum of £50 &you Richard Titus Willson acknowledge the sum of £50 to be levied of your goods & chattels, lands & tenements for the use of the Crown if default shall be made in the condition following, that is to say, if you Wm. Miller & you Richard Titus Willson appear before any of her Majesties courts of general goal delivery to give evidence when so requested to do so against Aaron Friel now forwarded as prisoner to Toronto charged with sedition & treasonable practices, then this obligation shall be void. Signed, W. Laughton, J.P.
Ref: UCSundries, Index C9824, Image 596; C /p102560-1.

. List of Witnesses & places of abode & additions who are to be produced & examined however against Wm. Read the younger for High Treason, 20 signatures, inc. Richard Titus Wilson of Twp. of East Gwilliambury, Home District, yeoman, Robt. Baldwin, Alex. Wood, John G Spragge, David Bridgford, Jacob Snyder, Jacob Lundy.

. 1838 May 26 Upper Canada Sundries: C-9824, page 702, P702 index & C6898, Images 105375-82, p142:
Petition of William Reid for pardon. Petitioner is now a prisoner of Home District Goal (Toronto) changed with hit treason committed in this Province & a Bill of Insurrection (?) has been found. Your Petitioner is deeply sensible of the heinous office which he has committed against the laws of the country & desirous of ming the only repression now in his power by avowal hoped that his case for Royal Clemency. Please take in to consideration he is an aged father, with a wife & 2 children wholly dependent upon him for support. He was deluded & mislead with false representations to take a part in the recent rebellion. That after your Petitioner was fully aware of the vile intention of McKenzie & his party, he tried to escape but was prevented. He did his utmost exertion to liberate those who were detained by Mckenzie as prisoners & actually did release the sad prisoners. He did finally escape from said McKenzie on Wednesday the day before the Battle on Yonge Street.
Signed, William Reid, Jr, 26 March 1838.
Read 21 May1838. Entered into Bail for 3 years.

. 1851 Agricultural Census, East Gwillimbury Twp., York Co.
R T Willson, Con 3. Lot 13-14, 100 Acres; 60 A under cultivation; 36 A under crops in 1851; 12 A Under pasture 1851;
2 A Gardens or orchards; 4 Acres under wood or wild;
8 A yielded 215 bushels Wheat; 3 A yielded 70 bsh. Barley.
3 Bulls, oxen; 3 Steers; 5 Milch Cows; 6 Calves/heifers, 6 horses of all ages, 14 sheep, 10 pigs;
300 Lbs. Butter; 0 Cheese, 0 Beef Barrels or Cwts, 16 Pork, Barrels or Cows; 0 Quantity of fish cured.
Remarks for E Gwillimbury: The soil in this land is generally clay, with a mixture of sand & limestone gravel in some parts. Generally very productive when properly managed. Midling well natured by springs. There is one heavy stream crosses the west end of the corner. I should think the land on an average is worth about £8 an acre.

. 1858 Feb 20, Ward 1 Expenditure paid R Wilson for work on townline, Markham & York, £7.10s.
Ref: York Heard Newspaper, published 1859 May 20.

Letters remaining in Richmond Hill Post Office:
. 1858 Jun 1st - Richard Wilson.
. 1858 Dec 10 - Richard Wilson, M Teefy, Postmaster.
Ref: British Tribune & York Ridings' Gazette Newspaper. Richmond Hill, ON. Published 1858 Jun 25, Friday.
. 1860 July 2 - Richard Wilson.
Ref: York Herald (Richmond Hill, ON), 13 Jul 1860, p. 3.

. Richard Titus Willson, wrote "Reminiscences of Richard Titus Willson" Published by the Newmarket Historical Society. As I recall, the handwritten copy may be found at the Richmond Hill Public Library, on Yonge Street.

. 1859 Mar 18 - Magistrate for East Gwillimbury Twp., R. T. Willson, J. H. Willson.
Ref: York Commonwealth Newspaper.

. 1860 May 23, Wed. - Richmond Hill Fair - Entire Colts for General Purposes dropped in 1857, 3rd prize, Richard Willson.
Ref: York Herald Newspaper, Richmond Hill, published 1.6.1860.

. 1861 Agricultural Census, Markham Twp., p 9540
Richard Willson, Front of Con 1, Part of Lot 57 & 52
Acres 54 [?}, Total held 100, Under Cultivation 40A, Uncer Crops in 1860 30;
Pasture 1860 10A, Orchards or Garden 1A; Woods or Wild 52A, Cashvalue of Farm $600, Implements & Machinery, $175;
Fall What 7 A Produced 230 Bu., Spring Wheat 6 A Produced 125Bu,
Peas 5 A Produced 150 bu; Oats 4 A Produced 160 Bu.,
Potatoes 2 A Produced 240 bu; Turnips 1.5 A Produced 170; Carrots 147 bushels, Hay 5 bundles of Tons.

Quarter Sessions of Peace.
. 1861 Mar 19, Special General Sessions, JP Weeler, Esq, Chairman. 92 present, including, Abner Arnold, R L Dennison, R T Willson, R E Playter, W Marsh, Rev W Strachan, John Wilson, 4th. Carried York & Peel Co., should separate from city of Toronto for judicial purposes. Sent to Legislature.

. 1878 Apr 26 - OBITUARY -
The Late Richard Titus Willson, Esq. (Slightly abbreviated version.)
Willson's memoranda his family was of Norman descent, came to England with William the Conquer, and settled in Northumberland. The family engaged in the linen trade till 1776, when his father Hugh William, emigrated to Poughkeepsie on the Hudson River, NY, then a British Colony.
"We came by sloop to Albany, thence by wagon to Schenectady. We there bought a boat. In this we passed up the Mohawk River as far as where Rome now stands and thence by military call? and wood and we passed into Oneida Lake & down the river to Oswego - thence across the foot of Lake Ontario to Kingston." "We emigrated in the wet month of April & found it extremely long & tedious.
We first settled on Wolf Island, opposite Kingston where we underwent severe trails. Then in 1810 we proceed to East Gwillimbury where my family have since resided."

Transcribed by P J Ahlberg, 2014. Thank you. - - - 
WILLSON, Richard TITUS (I127)
 
3755 . Ontario Birth Registration #9549-94
William Johnston Gibson, 19, farmer, Canada, near Cataract,
s/o William & Catherine,
married Mary Rosina Walker, 23, Canada, Artemesia,
d/o William Henry & Eliza Jane,
Witn: Robert Patterson of Cataract & Henrietta Lleader of Garafraxa,
14 Feb 1894 at Cataract, Caledon.

Both Mary & Billie died within 18 months of each other, my grandfather in 1917 & my grandmother on June 17, 1918. She was some years older than him. 

. 1918 Jul 3 - Ballinafad, Mrs W Gibson, of Markdale & Miss Enid Gibson, Cataract, returned to Cataract on Friday, after spending a week with their aunt, Mrs. I Roszel.
. Mrs S Roszel returned home last Thursday, after spending a while at Markham.
. Blue Mount & Peacock Schools held their annual picnic to Stanley Park, Erin, last Friday.
. Mr. I Roszel & daughter Mabel, visited at Mrs S Roszel's over the holiday.
. Mr Mrs Ira Roszel accompanied by Mr J C Thompson & Mr Mrs G Thompson motored to Guelph Sunday & spent the day with friends there.
Ref: Georgetown Herald, Ontario. - - - 
WALKER, Mary Rosina .5 (I103)
 
3756 . Ontario Birth Registration 037945-52.
Born Oct 2, 1883
Della May
Daughter of Frederick Felker, carpenter, & Lavina Derkie,
Informant: Fred Felker, Garafraxa
Registered Jun 30, 1884. Dr. Evans.
Note: Oswald & Della Felker were registered on the same date. - PJA.

Fergus Freeholder Newspaper:
. 1902 May 1, Mr O N Felker of the Fergus Canadian, visited with Hereward friends on Sunday.
. 1903 Feb 27, Mr. O N Felker of this paper, off work this week; having run tongue of skate straps buckle into his thumb of right hand.

1921 Feb 24, Fergus. the Guelph Mercury newspaper have sold their Job Printing Department to O N Felker& Roy Robinson; both of whom have been employed by the Mercury in that dept. for some time. They will carry on business in the same building until Aug 14 net. This dept. has been part of the Mercury business since its inception in 1854. Hereafter the entire attention JI McInosh & salt will be devoted to the Daily & Weekly Mercury.
. 1921 Dec 29, Fergus, Mr Mrs O Felker of Guelph, were welcome visitors in town. Mr Mrs L Dick, of Guelph, were visitors at the home of her mother, Mrs Felker, to town.

Recorded for further research:
. Photo of Ozzie & Artie Felker, 29th Field Battery, Guelph, Ontario, panoramic portrait, 1939 Oct 31.
Visible behind soldiers is Guelph City Hall (with tower), & the Armory. 4 men in front centre have bugles. 2 men at front centre pet a leashed bull dog. Identified:
. Artie Felker, his nephew, son of Ozzie Felker & Isabel ("Belle").
MacQuarrie of Guelph; 1st row, 8th from right.

. Framed print showing interior of Fergus News Record office, located above Clarke Fruit Market, Fergus, Ontario: employees visible include Jimmy Craig, Percy Armstrong, Ossie Felker, Arthur Nesbitt & Richard Mills at press; printing presses & newspaper bundles also visible; frame is brown wood with jesso top trimming & decorative border. 1898-1902.
Location: Wellington County Museum & Archives. - - - 
FELKER, Oswald Newton .2 (I235)
 
3757 . Ontario Birth Registration 037946-53
Born Feby 18, 1900, Della Maud
Daughter of Freeman W Felker, carpenter, & Lizzie M Mooney.
Informant: Fred Felker, Garafraxa
Registered Jun 30, 1884. Dr. Evans.
Note: Oswald & Della Felker were registered on the same date.

Black - Felker. A very pretty January wedding took place at 2o'clock on Wednesday afternoon, Jan 21, 1920, at the home of Mr Mrs Freeman Felker, Guelph, when their eldest daughter Della M,was united in holy matrimony to Arnold Black, son of Mr Mrs D Black of Orton. The ceremony was performed under anarch of evergreen, with pink white flowers & large wedding bell. Mendelsson's wedding march was played by Miss H Dutton as the bride entered the room, accompanied by her father, who gave her away. She look exceedingly pretty in her dress of ivory satin & georgette crepe, with sliver lace & pearls & carried a bouquet of carnations & maiden hair ferns. Miss gladysB Felker, of Fergus, sang All Joy Be Thine. The ring bearer was little Arthur Shaw, of Fergus, cousin of the bride, while another cousin, Isabel Mooney, acted as flower girl & looked very sweet in her dress of shell pink crepe de chine, carrying a bouquet of carnations. The groom's gift to the bride was a plush coat with coon turns, to the pianist a gold brooch set with an amethyst, to the ring bearer, a pearly handled penknife, to the soloist a large bouquet of deep red carnations & ferns.
Following the ceremony, dinner was served in the dining room at 4 o'clock, the table decorations being carried out in pink. The newly married couple left at 6:50 for the points north, the bride wearing her traveling gown of grey will poplin & rose satin, with black plush coat & coon turns with silver broads hat to match. On their return they will reside on King st., Guelph. The bride was the recipient of many handsome & costly presents, including several cheques.

. 1920 Jan 21 at Guelph
married Arnold Black to Della Maud Felker.
Ref: Guelph Mercury, published 1920 Jan 22.

. 1924 Oct 23, Fergus. Arnold Black & family, of Guelph, spent the weekend with friends in the village. Mr Freeman Felker, also of Guelph, visited friends in the village on Sunday.
. 1927 Jun 2, Orton, Mr Mrs Freeman Felker & Mr Mrs Arnold Black spent Sunday with friends in the Village. - - - 
FELKER, Della May MAUD .2 (I234)
 
3758 . Ontario Birth Registration 038445
John Russell Millard, born 9 Nov 1892, York, Ontario, Canada
Son of John Millard & Annie Walker, 56 Pacific Ave., Toronto Junction.

. 1929 Jan 11, Detroit Border Crossing, John Russell Millard, wife Ann, son John T.
Age 37, 1 Mon, Insurance Manger, Born Toronto, Race Flemish,
Destination Grand Rapids, MI.
Nov. 1 1929-Dec 28, 1929, has commuted with non-imm. card. with family is going to establish home at 946 Orchard Blvd., Grand Rapids,
Father John Walker, 46 Laws St., W. Toronto, Canada. - - - 
MILLARD, John RUSSELL .2 (I316)
 
3759 . Ontario Birth Registration 29369, Bruce County
1877 Feb 11, George Alexander Walker
s/o George Walker, farmer, Anabel Twp. & Elizabeth Perie,
Accucheur: Agnes McDougall.

. Ontario Marriage Registration 05573/09 (Bruce Co)
George WALKER, 32, farmer, of Amabel,
s/o George WALKER a farmer & Elizabeth McKEDDIE,
married Ina GOWAN, 24, farmer's daughter,
of Amabel,
d/o John M. GOWAN a farmer & Sarah McDOUGALD,
witn: David W. WALKER & Eva GOWAN both of Allenford, 1 January 1909, Amabel Twp . - - - 
WALKER, George Alexander .7 (I19)
 
3760 . Ontario Birth Registration 790449
1889 Oct 22, Mabel Walker
d/o Elizabeth Perrie, & George Walker, Farmer, Anabel. - - - 
WALKER, Mabel Jane (I313)
 
3761 . Ontario Birth Registration, 2nd registration, p26, (film P230.)
Jennie Ethel Briggs, born 13 Sep 1880 Arran Twp., Bruce, Ontario.
d/o Loftus G Briggs, Blacksmith, of Arran. & Margaret Ann Walker. Registered 4 Mar 1880.

. 1881 Tara, Bruce North Co., Jennie Briggs/ age 12/1879, Methodist.

. 1895 Jennie was a witness at her sister Annie Alfreda Briggs' wedding

. Ontario Death Registration:
Jean Ethel Briggs Hawkeseworth
b. Sep 9th, Aged 53y 11m 16d.
Res. 250 Heath St West, Toronto. Husband J W Hawkesworth.
d/o Loftus George Briggs & Miss Margaret Ann Walker, b. Ontario.
Died May 25 1934, of Angina Pectoris, attack began a day or so ago.
Burial Mt. Pleasant, 30 St. Clair Ave. W on Jan 27, 1934. - - - 
BRIGGS, JENNIE Jean Ethel (I66)
 
3762 . Ontario Birth Registration, Guelph, Wellington Co., Ontario
Chas. Stanley Walker born 24 Apr 1871, Guelph
Son of Margaret Mallan & Edward Walker, Moulder.

. 1892 Ontario Gazetter & Directory:
Walker, Charles S., Carriage top mfr., Dublin (street), Guelph - - - 
WALKER, Charles Stanley .2 (I261)
 
3763 . Ontario Birth Registration, Guelph, Wellington County, Ontario
Clifford James Walker, born 29 Mar 1900,
son of Charles Robert Walker & Margaret Philp.
Note: Spelling is not Philip.

. Early Members of the Methodist Church: WALKER Clifford 1901 Norfolk St., Guelph, member.

. US Draft Card # 732, dated 34 - 3 - 22,
Clifford James Walker, 721 Colburn, Toledo, Ohio, Age 18 b. Mar 31, 1900, Canada. Occupation: Order clerk: Martin Candy Co., Toledo, father Chas H Walker,
Height 6, Hair Brown, Eyes Brown.

. Ohio Deaths, Toledo, 23 Jun 1974, Riverside Hospital,Toledo, Age 74, Married. - - - 
WALKER, Clifford James (I175)
 
3764 . Ontario Birth Registration, Wellington Co. # 42154:
Walker, Ruby, F. b. Mar 11th, 1899, daughter of Chas. H Walker, manufacturer,
& Ella Hamilton,
Informant Chas H. Walker, Village of Erin, Registered April 11, 1899.
Accoucheur Henry Gear, M.D. [Erin Village, Ontario] .

. Births, Ruby Walker, born March 11th 1899.
. Registration Cards, Ruby Walker 70 642 3.
Ref: Bible of Jane Matilda McCutcheon Hamilton.

. 1911 Apr 8 Census, Erin, Ontario: Ruby Walker.
* Ruby Walker recalled the she & her sister Mary Walker, would some times peak into the blacksmith shop from the double doorway. Her father would bring down the hammer down with a loud clack on the anvil to scare the children away from this scary & dangerous place. Her father Charles Walker, made plows, wagon, carriages & cutters - (cutters, not sleighs, corrected Ruby.)

Ruby was a Registered Nurse. First non-catholic graduate from St. Joseph Nursing school. Ruby was always respectful of religion.

> Aunt Ruby also recalled that as a child she was sickly & her mother Ella kept her in bed for 3 years. Eldest sister, Jenn looked after Rub' & in fact, she considered Jenn to be like her mother. The convalesce must have taken, because Rub' was a robust & active lady who lived to the ripe age of 88.
Much later in life when, Mary, Winn & Mary were retired, they lived most happily in the small small apartment building, each in their own apartment. They would gather in Ruby's living room to play endless games of cards & scrabble. Ruby enjoyed watching wrestling & the rough tumble of women's Roller Derby. If you came to Rub's place, you better be prepared for a game of cards or Scrabble, a fresh perked cup of coffee with a thick slice of a date square. However she did conceded that sister Mary made the better runny butter tarts. Ruby made her's thicker with currents. Ruby always insisted that old people should eat healthy!
Ref: As recounted to great-niece Pat Felker, 1975.

Erin Advocate
. 1909 Jun 30 Wednesday, - Page 1, High School Report: Promoted from Senior 3 to 4, Alice Walker, (& more names) Junior 3 to Senior 3: RUBY WALKER, Bertha Hamilton, (6 other names) M M Reid, Teacher,
. 1909 Sept 22, Wed. Erin. Annual Celebration of Lock Lomond Camp No 103, at Stanley Park on Friday last. The rain of the previous day having laid the dust & cooled the air. With bright weather & lots of music, everyone's in the best of spirts. The famous 48th Highlander's Band, Toronto & skirl of Bagpipes… A procession was formed including school children of the village & tips Erin & Caledon marched to the Park, where a good crowd had assembled. Races, Dancing, Broad jump, pole vaulting. Highland Dancers, non-professional, Ruby Walker, T Burton.
. 1909 Jun 9, DivisionII, Report for May: 2nd Class Alice Walker, Charlie Overland. Second Class Honors, Ruby Walker. Teacher M M Reid.
Room 1, Senior Part II, First Class Honors, Mary Walker. Birkham School, October, II Class: E Walker, absent.
. 1909 December 10, Wednesday, 10 December, 1909, Pg. 1, School Report, Monthly:
Division II: Alice Walker, Honors
Honors: Ruby Walker, Charlie Overland, Will Bush -pass (& 4 more names) Teacher: M M Reid. Junior 2, Honors, Mary Walker, Junior Division, Part I, Class B, Winnie Walker, 88 marks, Part II, Class A: Kathleen Walker, 82 marks, Teacher: Madge T Fowlick.

. 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.
. May 31, 1911 - 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.
. 1912, Jan. 24 Shredded Wheat Banquet, by the Women's Institute at Town Hall. Well attended: Menu: Creamed Chick on shredded WheatXXmore. Shredded Wheat ice cream. Institute choir sang solos: Miss W. Pearson & Ruby Walker.

. 1930 Sep 11, Thrus., Miss Ruby Walker. R. N. (Reg. Nurse), has received the appointment of school nurse by the Mount Dennis School Board & has charge of the health regulations of 4 schools.
Note: Many years later Ruby has returned & share an apartment building with sisters Winn & Mary. Ruby was regularly greeted by xx, a butcher who had his shop on Dundas street, Islington, Ontario (Toronto). He recognized Ruby as his school nurse.
. 1934 Aug 23, Miss Ruby Walker& Mrs N Felker of Toronto, are holidaying with Mrs Ella Walker.
. 1935 Jul 11, Erin. Miss Ruby Walker, RN, of Toronto, is holidaying with her mother, Mrs Ella 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.

.1943 Toronto Directory
Walker, Ruby & Kathleen, Public Health Nurse(s), York Twp. Health Department, Res. 16 Rivercrest rd. (H Crest) Tel LY 2607.

. 1946 Oct 19, Detroit Border Crossing,
Ruby McDougall, Born Erin, Ont, 3.11.99, Age 47, Race Engl. Nationality, Nearest Relative: Sister, Irene Walker, 16 Rivercrest Rd., Toronto, Ont. Visits not extending one month, Husb., William Morgan McDougall, Milner Hotel, Boise Idaho., Perm. Resident, Money $100. Ever arrested: No.
Height 5 ft. 5 in. Complexion Medium, Hair brown, Eyes Brown. Arrival on C.R.R. #15

> USA Declaration of Intention to (become an American citizen)
Ruby McDougall, residence Milner Hotel, Boise, born Mar 11, 1899, age 47 y. [Information as below Naturalization].
Signed photo of Ruby McDougall attached.
Note1: As scrolling through these records, I came across this small photo of Ruby. It really jolted me upright in my chair. This is a very gorgeous photo of Ruby at age 47: Short dark hair pilled on top, thin eye brows of the the 40's style, medium lipstick, those lovely large ear lobes, I now recall. She is wearing a nice light (blue?) dress with white feather swirls. Aunt Ruby like to wear large black, clip-on earrings. She would take off earrings off, put on the table before her & while still holding her coffee cup, she would light up a cigarette with her silver lighter. Foremost I must mention are Ruby's dark eyes smiling gently at you. - Sincerely, g. niece, Pat Ahlberg 2013.

Boise City Directory
. 1950 - Mrs. Ruby McDougall, nurse Elks Home, h 1709 N 8th.
Wm M McDougall (Ruby) Mgr. Nebraska Bar, h 1709 N 8th.
1955, Mrs Ruby McDougall, supt. Elk's Convalescent, Home, h1709 N 85h,
Wm M McDougall & Ruby, tavern opr., h1709 N8th.

. Idaho Naturalization Records,
Ruby McDougall, 1709 N. 8th St. Boise, Housewife & Nurse, Age 52, born Mar 11, 1899, Erin, Ontario, Complexion Medium, brown eyes & hair, height 5 feet 4.5 inches, weigh 176 Lbs., walks with limp*.
married William Morgan McDougal on Aug 3, 1946, at Boise, Idaho, He was born at Goderich, On, Jan 20, 1894, No children. Last residence, Toronto, ON.
Affidavit of witnesses, Clarence J Rigney, Detective, 1902 N 7th St. Boise; & Phylis Catalano, housewife, 3401 Crescent Rim Dr. Boise. - both have known Ruby since Nov 1, 1946. Sworn Ruby McDougall, 12 Feb, 1952.

. US Social Security Death Index:
Ruby McDougall, B. 11 Mar 1899, Death Sep 1987 - Reported from U.S. Consulate, Canada, Civil: Idaho before 1951, SSN: 518 32 1215.

. When young in Erin village, Ruby & sister Mary Walker answered Dr. Gear's telephone switchboard. They would plug in various telephone lines to connect patients calling him.

. 1967 & 69 Toronto City Directory
Finn, Mary L, House 205 - 22 Burnhamthorpe Rd., Islington, ON.
[Ruby McDougall & Winn Jamieson lived in the same appt. building, on the third floor. - a most happy arrangement for the three sisters. - PJA]

. After retirement back in Toronto, Ruby liked to go to occasionally to Woodbine race track to bet on the the trotters. She liked to crochet with a cup of fresh perked coffee always on the go.
* Wish I could find what I did with Aunt Ruby's butter tart recipe. She made delicious thick butter tarts with lots of filling. Ruby often would serve you a piece of thick oatmeal date square which her fresh perked coffee. This was also a favorite of recipe also:

. Ruby's Rhubarb Custard Pie
3 Cups fine cut rhubarb, cover with boiling water & let stand 5 minutes, then drain.
2 Tbls. butter
1 & half Cups sugar
2 Tbls. flour
3 eggs, pinch of salt
5 Tablespoon water
Mix well, put rhubarb in egg mixture, then into crust.
Bake 400 until crust brown. Reduce to 320 & bake 3/4 hour. - - - 
WALKER, Ruby (I14)
 
3765 . Ontario Birth Registration, Wellington Co., Registration #005697, Jun 16, 1871,
Ernest McCutcheon, male,
father John McCutcheon, farmer,
mother Susannah FISHER. Informant John McCutcheon, farmer, Erin.
Registered Jul 14, 1871. Accoucheur Mrs. Webb. Registrar Charles Ferguson. Division Erin, County Wellington.

. Mr. Ernest McCutcheon, a native of Ospringe, was struck by a train, near Woodstock, & instantly killed, on Wednesday of last week. He had been gathering ferns along the right of way, & did not see the oncoming train. He leaves a wife, but no children.
Ref: Acton Free Press, 22 Jun 1911, page 3, column 1.

. McCUTCHEON, MR ERNEST, a native of Ospringe, was struck by a train, near Woodstock, & killed instantly, on Wednesday of last week. He had been gathering ferns along the right of way & did not see the oncoming train. He leaves a wife but no children.
Ref: Acton Free Press.

Obituary: Very sudden & very sad indeed was the death of Ernest McCutcheon, late of 115 Oxford Street of Woodstock, Ont., who was struck by a G. T.P. freight train about 5 p.m. on Saturday, June 10th & instantly killed.
Mr. McCutcheon was an employee of the Canada Furniture Manufacturers Ltd., working in the shipping room & had the usual half-holiday on Saturday. Taking advantage of the fine weather, he went to the woods just west of the city to gather ferns & having got a good supply, he was returning home when the accident occurred. It is supposed that he was crossing the tracks, almost where they cross, train coming from the west & he stepped out of its tracks, not seeing the train from the east which struck him. He was rather deaf & probably did not hear both trains. According to those at work near that point, the engine was whistling a warning before it got to him, but he walked on without noticing it. He was terribly mangled, having both arms & legs cut off, & his skull fractured. The inquest over the body was opened on Saturday evening at 8 p.m. when the jury empanelled viewed the remains & adjourned until Wednesday evening when evidence will be taken.
The death of Ernest McCutcheon has caused widespread sorrow in the city. He, with his newly married wife came here almost a year ago, & took up their residence on Oxford Street, where they bought their home. A man of sterling character & fine qualities Mr. McCutcheon soon became a prominent member of Chalmers Church at which he was a most regular attender & few members were as highly esteemed as he. The sympathy of the community goes out to Mrs. McCutcheon, who was terribly shocked when the news of the fatality was broken to her.

Deceased was this morning taken to his former home, Ospringe, where interment will be made. He is survived by his widow, his mother, Mrs. John McCutcheon of Ospringe; 6 brothers, Albert of Ospringe; John & Hiram of Manitoba; Mathias of Grimsby; William of Toronto & Austin of Everton, Ontario; also by 3 sisters, Margaret of Ospringe, Mrs. W. Currie of Michigan & Mrs. Lamont of Buller Street this city.
Ref: Gazette, Boro, Manitoba. - - - 
MCCUTCHEON, Ernest .1 (I119)
 
3766 . Ontario Death Certificate 005367 4396. 27 Jun 1929
Helen Rachael Willson, Taylor, Widowed
100 Spadina Rd.
Aged 92 years/1837; Born Ontario
Daughter of Stillwell Willson & Helen Vanderburg, both born Ontario
Informer: A Taylor 125 Morrison Ave, Son.
Burial St. James Cemetery, on June 29, 1929
Cause of death: Cerebral hemorrhage, contributory: Arterio Sclerosis.

Obituary:
Taylor. At her late residence, 100 Spadina Rd., Toronto, on Thursday Jun 27th, 1929, Helen Rachel Taylor, beloved wife of the late John Taylor. Private Funeral on Sat. 29th inst. at 2:30 pm. Internment in St. James's Cemetery.

Note to Researchers: The 2 Helen Willson's are sometimes confounded:
Hellen Rachel Willson is her first cousin & her parents are Helen Vanderburg & Stillwell Willson, THE YOUNGER (i.e. son of John Wilson, Jr. The 2nd). Additionally her mother, Helen Vanderburg, is sister to Elizabeth Vanderburg.

The children of Helen Rachel Willson & John Taylor are
Maurice John Taylor, Helen Florence Taylor, Zella Ethel Taylor, Arthur Percy Taylor, Leila Ace Taylor, Clifford Campbell Taylor & Oscar Fredrick Taylor.

Research & transcriptions by PJ Ahlberg. Thank you. - - - 
WILLSON, Helen Rachel .iii (I504)
 
3767 . Ontario Death Certificate 18259:
John Catchpole, died 15 Jul 1887, COD: General debility. Aged 70 /
b 1817, Died: Guelph, Wellington, Ontario, Born England.

. 1857 Ontario Directory
John Catchpole, Guelph, Wellington Co., Tinsmith.

. 1871 Gazette & Directory County of Wellington, Catchpole, John, tinsmith, bfs. Albion Hotel.

. 1873 Guelph City Directory
Catchpole, John, Tinsmsmith, bds. Albion Hotel, 133 & 139 Macdonnell & 61 Norfolk.

. 1875-77 Catchpole, John, tinsmith, bds 61 Wyndham.
. 1875 - 77 Guelph City Directory, Catchpole, John, Tinsmith, bds. 61 Wyndham.

. 1882 - Guelph City Directory, Catchpole, John, Bds. Gleb opp. Verney. - - - 
CATCHPOLE, John .1 (I161)
 
3768 . Ontario Death Registration
Melvin Rutledge Smith died 9 Jul 1915, three months, at Parry Sound, Ontario.
Parents. M Levins, and Lionel Smith. - - - 
SMITH, Melvin Rutledge (I1202)
 
3769 . Ontario Death Registration # 12390, May 21, 1927.
Margaret Elizabeth Lawrence, Single Aged 77 y, 7 mo., 13 d, Born Clareville, Ontario on Oct. 8.
Resided Rodney, Elgin for 40 years [1887].
Daughter of Peter Lawrence, b. Claireville & Mary Willson, Willowdale, Ont.
Della Morris, Rodney, Relation of Deceased, Neighbour [Cousin Della.]
Buried 23 May 1927.

Dr. D M Dorland, Rodney: Deceased was always weak mentally as she grew older this increased of late years she was subject to fainting spells. Finally passing away of these. No physician in attendance at time of death. - - - 
LAWRENCE, Margaret Elizabeth .x (I431)
 
3770 . Ontario Death Registration:
Green Bay United Church Cemetery, Sheguiandah, Manitoulin Island, Ontario, #53.
Hannah Maria wife of Wm. Witney
died 22 Dec 1919, aged 79y &
Wm. Whitney, 1835-1923. - - - 
ROSZEL, Hannah Maria (I423)
 
3771 . Ontario Marriage Cert. #001004-77 (Algoma Dist):
Noah Cotton Skippen, , 25, farmer, Garafraxa twp., Bidwell twp.,
s/o John & Elizabeth,
married Rebecca BAYS, 18, Tuckersmith twp., Bidwell twp.,
d/o Samuel & Mary, witn: Henry Skippen, & Angus S. McKAY, both of Bidwell, 20 Dec 1876 at Bidwell - - - 
SKIPPEN, Noah Cotton Sr. (I145)
 
3772 . Ontario marriage certificate #009476-93 (Peel Co)
John R. DUCK, 24, laborer, Canada, Vaughan twp.,
s/o Jeremiah DUCK & Elizabeth LAWRENCE,
married Minnie BLAKE, 19, Canada, Woodbridge,
d/o John BLAKE & Mary THOMPSON,
Witn: Thomas McBRIDE & J. (illegible) McVITTIE, both of Humber, 13 Sept 1893 at Grahamsville .

. 2nd wife: Lilly Maud L Darby, b 1883, Grey County, Ontario.

. 1869 County of Ontario Directory: Township of East Whitby.
Duck, John, Laborer, h v 20h. - - - 
DUCK, John Rezeau (I1008)
 
3773 . Ontario Marriage Registration
Caroline Alice Phipps, age 19 / 1852 Whitby
d/o Catharine & Frederick Phipps, married on Feb 3, 1870 at Pickering, ON
To Geo. Swallow, age 23/1847 Pickering, Farmer
s/o Ann Banbridge & Mathew Swallow
Wit: Lydia Swallow of Pickering & Geo. Phipps, Whitby. - - - 
PHIPPS, Caroline Alice CARRIE (I78)
 
3774 . Ontario Marriage Registration
George Phipps, Age 28/ 1842 Whitby, Farmer
s/o Katharine & Frederick Phipps, married on Apr 4 1870 at Duffins Creek
Sarah Anne Jennings, age 24/1846 Pickering,
d/o Elizabeth & Thomas Jennings
Wit: Stillwell Phipps & Albert Phipps, Whitby, ON.

. 1870 Apr 4th, Monday Married Phipps -Jennings, at the residence of the bride's father, by the Rev. A Kennedy, Mr. Geo Phipps of Whitby,
to Miss Annie Jennings, eldest daughter of Thomas Jennings, Esq. of Duffins Creek.
Ref: Whitby Chronicle, published 7 Apr, 1870, p3.

Note: Duffins Creek is now in Whitby. The Duffins 'Creek' begins at Lake Ontario & continues quite long enough to be thought of as a small river. - PJA 2015.

. 1897 May 14 - South Darlington news: Miss Phipps, Toronto, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Jennings
New Haven, Ontario. Visitors: Miss Phipp, Toronto, at Mr.M. Jennings.
Ref: Whitby Chronicle, 14 May 1897, p. 4 & page 8.

Note: Recorded further research, as it is not readily apparent their exact identity. - PJA - - - 
JENNINGS, Sara ANNIE (I908)
 
3775 . Ontario Marriage Registration
Minnie Walker, age 26 /1875, Erin Tp Co Wellington,
Marriage Date: 28 May 1901, York Co.
d/o Agnes Stuart & George Walker
Spouse: Norman McLellan, Age 29 / 1872, Caledon Tp Co Peel
s/o Elenor McKee & John N McLellan. - - - 
WALKER, Minnie E .1 (I382)
 
3776 . Ontario Marriage Registration # #016013-97 (York Co)
Arthur Edwin WILLSON, 24, Whitchurch Twp., same,  farmer,
s/o Joshua WILLSON & Mary WILLSON,
married Mary Louisa EVES, 24, North Gwillimbury, East Gwillimbury,
is d/o Benjamin EVES & Sarah SMITH,
Witn: Walter H. EVES of East Gwillimbury, Bertha E. EVANS of Whitchurch,
married 10 November 1897, East Gwillimbury Twp.

. 1897 Nov 19, One of those happy evens which helped to cheer the gloomy days last week was celebrated at the residence of Mr. Benjamin Eves, Queen street, East Gwillimbury on Wednesday, Nov. 10th, when Miss Mary L Eves was united in marriage to Mr A E Wilson, of Whitchurch, by the Rev C E Scott, BA, of Schomberg.
The bride was attired in cream cashmere, trimmed with cream silk lace, & wore white chrysanthemums. A few intimate friends were present. The parents were handsome. After a sumptuous repast the happy couple left the home amid showers of rice. Mr & Mrs Wilson began their matrimonial voyage with sun shining brightly upon them & they have the best wishes of their relatives & friends for a long a joyous voyage.
Ref: Newmarket Era Newspaper.

. 1899 Dec 29- Mr & Mrs A. willson spent Xmas with her sister in Bradford.
Ref: Newmarket Era Newspaper. - - - 
EVES, Mary Louis (I180)
 
3777 . Ontario Marriage Registration # 012466-73 Wellington Co.
George GRIEVE, 22y [1851], farmer of Erin, b. Canada, Presbyterian,
s/o John GRIEVE & Ann GRIEVE,
married Sarah Jane WALKER, Age 17 [1856], Canada, Erin,
d/o John & Elizabeth WALKER.
Witn: John JOHNSTONE of Guelph & Lizzie BOOMER of Toronto, Jan. 1, 1873 at Erin Village, Church of England, married by License, A. Henderson, Erin.

. 1881 Census, Erin Village, Wellington
Walker Charles, b 1857, blacksmith
Walker, Elizabeth, b 1829 Ireland, widow
Walker, James, b 1863, Blacksmith
Grave, Sara, b 1856 /25 years, born Ontario, West. Methodist, Scottish, Widow
Grave, Maggie, b 1876, born Ontario, West Meth., Scottish.
Note: Widow Sara Jane Walker Grieve is living with her mother & brothers.

. Ontario Marriage Registration #14096-825, Toronto, York County
Matthew Hall, age 33 /1855, Resides City of Toronto, Canada, Widower, Church of England,
s/o Susan & William Hall,
married Sarah Jane Greaves, 31 [1857], Resides City of Toronto, widow,
d/o John S. & Elizabeth WALKER.
Witn: Charles S Walker, Erin Village, Co., Wellington, [i.e. Sarah's brother.] & Mary LaMount, Owen Sound,
July 19th, 1888, Toronto by F. Trimsful (?), C of C., by License.

. Ontario Death Registration #27894- 7, Simcoe County
Sarah Jane Hall, died 25 February, 1907, age 50 / 1857,
Resided Hawkestone, Ontario, Housewife,
Married to Mathew Hall,
Born Erin, Ontario.
Died of a Cerebral apoplexy & heart disease. Dr. Smith & Lewis. Ch. of England.
Informant J C Smith (Dr). 26 Feb 1907.

. Historic Origins of Hawkestone
The mouth of Hawkestone Creek is consequently the site of the port or landing place of Cahiagué, & the remains of a Huron village have been found on the spot. On the west halves of lots 24 & 23, concession XII. [Oro].This was a famous Indian landing-place at the outlet of Hawke­stone Creek. ... William Hodges, the occupant, who has lived there since his birth in 1834, ploughed up some stone fire-beds, pottery fragments, iron tomahawks, etc. These were on the west side of the outlet of the creek. … Similar remains have been found on the Capt. Davis farm, on the east side of the creek's outlet; & also at places nearer the creek itself. Cahiagué itself lay a little inland & a shade west of the arc of the circle from the Narrows. Oro, which I visited in May, 1899, & where I counted on finding some traces of the old Huron village, is 'covered with forest growth. From August 17 Samuel Champlain recommend in his diary he sojourned here at Hawkestone 10 days. It is about 5 miles from Orillia on Lake Couchiching. On Lot 7, Con 13, Oro once stood was a large fortified village. Champlain also recorded the considerable remains of a village have been found here about connected with the native fishery on Bass Lake.
Ref: Fifth Report of the Bureau of Archives for the province of Ontario, 1907. - - - 
WALKER, Sarah Jane .1 (I57)
 
3778 . Ontario Marriage Registration # 012689-96 -
William Edward LOWES, 40, laborer, England, Galt,
s/o Henry & Margaret
married Hetty NEAR, 25, Ancaster, Galt,
d/o William & Mary,
Witnesses: Mrs James SMITH & Edith RIDLEY both of Galt, 15 August 1896 in Galt.

. 1911 Census, West Waterloo, Berlin (Kitchener) Orphanage
Alice Lowes May 1897
Burton Lowes, Aug 1900

. 1911 Census Wentworth Co.,
Henrietta Near-Lowes is now in the Hamilton Asylum. - - - 
NEAR, Henrietta Elizabeth HETTY (I375)
 
3779 . Ontario Marriage Registration # 019197-08 (Waterloo Co) Francis Winfred LOVEGROVE, 19, shoemaker, no birth place given, Galt, s/o Monty LOVEGROVE & Elsie LAIDLAW
married Mabel Grace MacDONALD, 23, no birth place given, Galt, d/o William Smith MacDONALD & Melissa Angeline FELKER,
witn: Monty LOVEGROVE of Galt & Melissa Angeline MacDONALD, 11 December 1908 in Galt. - - - 
MCDONALD, Mabel Grace GRACIE .2 (I467)
 
3780 . Ontario Marriage Registration # 024324-10 (Wellington Co)
Duncan Thomas McDougall, 29, carpenter, Everton,
s/o Edward McDougall & Margaret PARKER
married Mabel Jane McCutcheon, 25, Erin Twp.
d/o Hugh R. McCutcheon & Margaret. Ann McCallum.
Witn: Ernest A. McDougall & Nettie ABBOTT both of Everton, Mar 25, 1910 at Ospringe.

. 1910 Mar 23. Invitation. Mr. Mrs. H.R. McCutcheon, to the wedding of their daughter Mabel Jane to Duncan T. McDougall.
Ref: Wellington County Museum.

. 1910 Group portrait of Dr. McCullough's Bible Class, Everton Church, Eramosa Township; names on blue paper pasted to photo's mat, includes TD, Mabel & Annie McCutcheon.

Photo may be found at:
Ref: Wellington County Museum.

Transcriptions by PJ Ahlberg. Thank you. 
MCCUTCHEON, Mabel Jane (I34)
 
3781 . Ontario Marriage Registration # 23144-27
Harold Russell HALL, 27,(b. 1900) farmer, Pilkington Twp., same,
s/o Joseph Henry HALL, b. Pilkington Twp. & Isabel Amelia Strangway,
married Elizabeth Isabelle House, 22, (b.1905) Pilkington Twp., same,
d/o Ephraim I. HOUSE, b. Pilkington Twp. & Nancy FELKER,
Witn: Bertha Hodgkinson &Earl F. HOUSE, both of Ariss,
16 Nov 1927 at Pilkington Twp. - - - 
HOWSE, Elizabeth Isabelle BESSIE (I386)
 
3782 . Ontario Marriage Registration # 3496-25 Harold Frederick SPANTON, Asst. Advertising Manager, Toronto, 1 Brock Crescent Toronto,
s/o James William SPANTON, b. England & Sarah FELKER,
married Gladys Helen GREEN, 20, switchboard operator, England, 714 Brock Ave. Toronto,
d/o Charles Edwin GREEN (b. England) & Emily RAWLINGS,
Witn: Walter L. MARSH of 172 Stanley Ave. & Olive GREEN of 714 Brock Ave. both of Toronto on June 6, 1925. - - - 
SPANTON, Harold Frederick James (I167)
 
3783 . Ontario Marriage Registration # 3874, Acton, Halton Co., Ontario
Charles H Walker, Age 24/ b.1857, Resided Twp. of Erin, Born Erin, Manufacture,
Son of Elizabeth Walker & John S Walker, married
Ella Hamilton, Age 18 / 1863 in Twp. of Esquesing, Born Esquesing,
Daughter of Jame Hamilton an Richard Hamilton.
Wit: John Corraick, Erin & S M Law, Acton. arried at Acton, 15 Jun 1881.

. The Altar - Walker - Hamilton - In Acton, on the 15th inst., at the residence of the bride's father, by Elder A. Anderson of Hamilton, Mr. C. H. Walker of Erin Village to Miss Ella, the only daughter of Mr. Richard Hamilton of this village.
Ref1: ACTON FREE PRESS, Thursday, June 16, 1881 & in the Erin Advocate "
Ref2: ERIN ADVOCATE, Published every Wednesday.

NOTE1: A similar copy was written in Ella Hamilton's Bible & given to her eldest granddaughter, Jennie Walker's bible.

. 1881 Jun 23 - Mr. C. H. Walker & his newly made bride (Miss Ella Hamilton, of this village) returned from their wedding trip on Friday evening, after visiting friends in Toronto & Collingwood. They left for their new home in Erin Village on Saturday.
Ref: Acton Free Press, page 3, column 2.

. 1883 Wellington Country Directory:
The Erin Disciples church is a brick building, seating 300. It was erected in 1873, at the cost of $4,200. Services at 11 a.m.; Sunday school at 10 a.m. There are 75 members. The pastorate is vacant.

. Mr. C. H. Walker & his newly made bride, (Miss Ella Hamilton, of this village) returned from their wedding trip on Friday evening, after visiting friends in Toronto & Collingwood. They left for their new home in Erin Village on Saturday.

. 1897 Jan 14 - Erin, A grand musical entertainment was given by the ladies of the Disciple Church, in the Temperance Hill last evening. The programme consisted of vocal & instrumental music, solos & recitations.

. 1902 May 22. Obituary: Mrs. James Brown, Ruth Ann Hall, eldest daughter of Asa Hall, Esq. Born 1841 in Acton. Her husband lived 14 years. on Lot 1, Con 4, Erin, where he operated a saw mill. Friends form a distance were in attendance: Mr. Richard Hamilton (her father) & Mrs. C W. Walker, Erin. Ref: Acton Free Press.

. 1911 Census Erin, Ontario, Ella Walker, b 1863.
Ella sold up the foundry & house & moved with her girls to Toronto.

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.
[Chas. Walker died in June 1908. Ella sold up the foundry & moved with her girls to Toronto in 1922 to nurse her dying daughter Kate Walker.]

. 1911 Jan. 11 - Mr. Frank Walker, Union Bank, Smith's Falls, at home. Mr. & Mrs. J. Felker, of Toronto, spent New Years with his mother, Mrs. C H Walker. May 24, 1911 - 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,
Mr. John Walker, who has been visiting his mother here, for sometime returned to Winnipeg on Tuesday last.

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 Dec. 27 - 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 an family, &
Misses Irene & Ruby Walker of Toronto, Mr. Hughes of Regina Sask. [ should be son Babe Walker of Regina, Sask?], spent Christmas with their mother, Mrs. Ella Walker.

. 1935 Wellington Co., voters list: Mrs. Chas. widow, Erin.
Notes2: For more Advocate social news, please look under the various individuals - PJA

. ELLA HAMILTON'S FAMILY BIBLE: 12 X 9 X 4.5 inches thick. This Bible does not bear a publication date as such, but does have a publisher's note that it was entered into US Librarian of congress in 1876. The first entry for Richard & Jane's marriage was, thus entered at least two to three decades later. The Bible was then given to her eldest daughter, Jennie Walker, who in turned left it her eldest & only daughter, Marie Felker. The Bible then came to Marie's niece, myself, Patricia Felker Ahlberg.

Here I would like to make interesting notation: Between the pages of Luke XXI -XXII, there are several dark blue ink spots. Additionally, caught up in the binding was a broken & spent wooden match head. Grandmother Ella was well noted for smoking a pipe! - So which came first the flying match head or spilt ink?

First Family Record is a richly coloured Certificate of Holy Matrimony,
Richard Hamilton of Acton
& Jane M. McCutcheon of Erin Township
on Thursday, Jany 24th, 1861 at Hugh McCutcheons
by Revd. Joseph Unsworth, Congressional Minister, Georgetown.

Note3: For more Advocate social news, please look under the various individuals Transcripts by P J Ahlberg. Thank you. - - - 
HAMILTON, Mary ELLA (I85)
 
3784 . Ontario Marriage Registration #011872-77 (Wellington Co.)
Gilbert CURRIE, 26, farmer, Scotland, Erin,
s/o Neil CURRIE & Christina McNIVEN,
married Elenor Jane McCutcheon, 21, Ontario, Erin,
d/o John McCutcheon & Susannah FISHER,
Wtn: Archibald CURRIE & Frances A CURRIE, both of Guelph, on May 17, 1877, at Guelph. - - - 
MCCUTCHEON, Eleanor Jane .3 (I113)
 
3785 . Ontario Marriage Registration #l150, Grey County, Ontario
Ester Catchpole, Age 21 /1879, Residence, Owen Sound, Ontario, daughter of Henry Catchpole & Emily Wheeler
married on 2 Jan 1900, Nelson Vernon, Martin, 22 of Meaford, Ontario, Farmer, son of Maria Kerr & Isaac Martin.

. 1911 Census Blake Crooks, Thunder Bay & Rainey River, Ontario
Nelson Martin, Feb 1880, Farm Labour
Esther Martin, wife, b Jul 1880
Dusley Martin, son, b. Nov 1902
Olson Martin, son b, Dec 1904
Franklin Martin, son, born Oct 1906. - - - 
CATCHPOLE, Esther (I104)
 
3786 . Ontario Marriage Registration 019179/1918 (Wellington Co)
George Laverne McCutcheon, 24, moulder, Woodstock, Guelph,
s/o Mathias McCutcheon & Mary HAWKINS,
married Nellie Ellen CAIRNS, 25, Belfast Ireland, Guelph,
d/o Bruce CAIRNS & Eleanor MARTIN,
Witn: James & Mrs J CHECKLEY both of Guelph, 29 May 1918 at Guelph.

. Soldiers of the First World Ward:
McCutcheon, GEORGE LAVERNE
Regimental number 4000134
312 Paisley St., Guelph, Ontario
Born 30 Sep 1894, Woodstock, Oxford Co., Ontario
Presbyterian, Trade Moulder
Mrs. Ellen McCutchen, wife, 312 Paisley St., Guelph, Ontario.
Height 5 f. 6 inches, Complexion Fair, Eyes Hazel, Hair, Blonde,
Dated at London, Ontario, 30 May 1818. - - - 
MCCUTCHEON, George Laverne .1 (I133)
 
3787 . Ontario Marriage Registration 11257
Johnathan Dunham, Age 34y /1843, Teacher, Born Ontario, Methodist
s/o Elijah & Maria Dunham, on
27 Dec 1877, Cumberland, S. Domfries Twp., Brant Co.,
Married Edith Waker, Age 22 /1855, Blenheim, South Dumfries, Presbyterian
d/o Robert & Esther Walker,
Wit: Robert & John Walker of South Dumpfries. - - - 
DUNHAM, Jonathan Briggs BILLY (I1627)
 
3788 . Ontario Marriage Registration 13929-82
Frederick Theodore WHITTEMORE, 27, accountant, Toronto, Winnipeg, s/o Ezekiel Francis & Margaret,
married Sophia Jane MacDONALD, 30, Jamaica West, Toronto, d/o George Frederick McDONALD & Penrose Ann,
Witn: W H. & Luther WHITTEMORE of Toronto, 28 June 1882

. Death Cert.: Sophia Jane Whittemore, English, Daughter of Geo. Fred. MacDonald & Penrose Ann Savage.
Died 8 May, 1927, Aged 75y 4m 4d. Born 4 Jan 1852 in Kingston, Jamaica. Widow. - - - 
MCDONALD, Sophie Jane (I265)
 
3789 . Ontario Marriage Registration Reg #011534-76,
West Garafraxa Twp., Wellington Co.:
Alexander C. Brawley, 27, of Garafraxa, born Canada, bachelor, Farmer, no religion given, parents: James Brawley & Mary Collins.
To: Sarah Colbeck, 18, of Luther, place born not given, spinster, no religion given,
parents: Joseph Colbeck & Mary FELKER, on 4 Apr 1876 in Douglas by W Millican. (Registered West Garafraxa). - - - 
COLBECK, Sarah (I388)
 
3790 . Ontario Marriage Registration, Wellington Co.
Miriam Ferrier, born Ontario 1850, Age: 27
d/o James Ferrier & Maria Felker, married
George Depew, born 1849, age 28, Born Ontario,
s/o James Depew & Isabella Short
Marriage Date: 3 Oct 1877

. 1881 Census: Arthur, Wellington North, Ontario
George Depew, age 35 labourer, Methodist
Marion Depew, age 30
Susan Wm Depew, age 3
James Wm Depew, age 2.

1891: couldn't find them

. 1901 Census Luther East, Wellington North, Ontario
David Ferrier, b. 2 Jul 1869, Ontario, married, Presby., farmer
Alzina Ferrier, b. 24 Jan 1881, Ontario
Thomas Depew, b. 19 Nov 1882, Ontario, servant, farm labourer
Mariam Depew, b. 28 Jan 1849, Ontario, widow, sister. - - - 
FERRIER, Mariam (I309)
 
3791 . Ontario Marriage Registration, Wellington Co. # 12949-83
William Smith McDONALD, 23, wagon maker, Esquesing, West Garafraxa,
s/o John McDonald & Harriet O'Reily,
married Melissa Angeline Felker, 21, West Garafraxa, same,
d/o Abraham Felker & Annie Ferrier,
Witn: Spence McDONALD & Martha Ferrier, both of W. Garafraxa, 26 Sept 1883 at West Garafraxa.

. Witness at her sister's wedding:
Ontario Marriage Registration 11721-79
Thomas HAMILL, 23, farmer, Garafraxa, same,
s/o Henry & Elizabeth, married Libbie Felker, 21, Garafraxa, same,
d/o Abraham & Annie,
Witn: William Hugh Hamill & Melissa A. Felker both of Garafraxa, 1 Oct 1879 at West Garafraxa. - - - 
FELKER, Melissa Angeline (I134)
 
3792 . Ontario Marriage Registration, Wellington Co.# 5836-04
George Leroy Felker, 34, farmer, West Garafraxa, same,
s/o Abram Felker & Annie Ferrier,
married Isabella Taylor, 25, East Garafraxa, same,
d/o Joseph Taylor & Margaret YOUNG,
Witn: Carmen Hamell of Galt & Ethel Taylor of East Garafraxa, 29 June 1904 at East Garafraxa.

. 1953 Hallman Electric Organ Dedication at St. John's Anglican Church
- was purchased for $2,800. It had 2 keyboards & the foot keyboard, & was a real asset to the church services.
Guests at the home of Mrs. John Gerrie & Mr & Mrs. C T Gerrie were Mr. & Mrs. Bert Felker
& Mrs. George Felker of London, [Isabella Taylor.]
Mr. & Mrs. Wm. McDonald & Mr & Mrs. Hartley Harrison of Toronto,
& Mr. & Mrs. Hugh Vallery of Cooksville (now part of Mississauga).
(This organ was replaced in late fall of 1990. An Evening of Music was enjoyed a full house on Nov 25, 1990.)

- Verify relationship. Mother of Isabella?
1871 Wellington County Directory, West Garafraxa
Taylor, Margaret Con 3, Lot 11 Householder. - - - 
TAYLOR, Isabella Agnes (I257)
 
3793 . Ontario Marriage Registration: # 9/361 (York Co) :
John Doan GRAHAM, 23, merchant, East Gwillimbury, Sharon,
s/o William GRAHAM & Elizabeth DOAN, married
Elizabeth WILLSON, 23, Sharon, same,
d/o John David WILLSON & Maria THORPE
Witn: Israel & Hannah W. LUNDY of East Gwillimbury,
20 Sept 1869 at East Gwillimbury (Children of Peace).

. IN MEMORY OF ELIZABETH
Dearly Beloved Wife of J.D. GRAHAM
BORN NOV. 22, 1846
DIED OCT. 2, 1915.

Warm summer sun shine kindly here
Warm southern wind blow softly here
Green sod above lie light lie light
Goodnight dear heart goodnight
Goodnight. - - - 
WILLSON, Elizabeth .3 (I23)
 
3794 . Ontario Methodist Baptismal Records:
Vol 3, P81, York Co., Vaughan Twp.,
Alex George Frederick Lawrence,
son of James Marsh Lawrence & Sophonia,
Residence Richmond Hill, Vaughan Twp.,
born 1858 Sept 7, born at Holland Landing,
Baptized 1861 Dec 25, by Rev. T A Ferguson.

. 1881 Nov 24 - Admitted. The name of Mr A G F Lawrence of this village, is among those who are announced as admitted to the law Society as Studen-at-Law.
Ref: York Heard newspaper, Richmond Hill.

. 1899 Toronto Directory
A G Frederick Lawrence, Barrister, solicitor, rooms 77-78, 60 Victoria H 243 Wellesley St., Toronto,

. 1905 Toronto Directory
Lindsey, Lawrence & Wadsworth,
Barristers, Solicitors, Notaries, Etc,
A G F Lawrence, Home Life Building, corn. Adelaide & Victoria Streets.
Phone Main 2984.

. 01906 Toronto Directory
A G Frederick Lawrence, (Lindsay, Lawrence & Wadsworth, h. 253 Wellesley, Toronto. - - - 
LAWRENCE, Alexander Geo. FREDERICK .ii (I571)
 
3795 . Ontario Reg. 016217-09 (Oxford Co)
John Alexander ROSS, 24, cabinet maker, from Woodstock,
s/o John M. ROSS, mechanic & Eliza Ann APPELBY, married
Ella May TEETZEL, 26 from Woodstock,
d/o Minor TEETZEL, mechanic & Alice May BARTHOLOMEW,
Witn: Harold TEETZEL & Irene SCHWALM of Woodstock, 19 Mar 1909 at Woodstock. - - - 
TEETZEL, Ella May .3 (I1391)
 
3796 . Ontario Registration #034772, May 4, 1891.
Annie May McCutcheon, female, Father Hugh R. McCutcheon, farmer,
Mother Margt McCALLUM, Informant James Kirkwood, Erin.
Registered Oct 12, 1892, Accoucheur Dr. Lowry, Registrar Thomas Young.

. 1920 Sep 23 - Mr & Mrs H R McCutcheon, Acton, Ontario, announce the engagement of their second daughter, Annie Mae, to Mr. Adam J Spence, soon the late Jonn Spence & Mrs. Spence, of 72 Promenade, Portobello, Scotland, the marriage to lace in October.

1932 May 12 - Ospringe - Mr & Mrs E Spence, Toronto, visited last week with the later's parents, Mr & Mrs H R McCutcheon.
. John Aikens, Nellie & Gordon motor on Saturday to Toronto & spent the day with relatives.
Ref: Acton Free Press.
-Transcripts by PJ Ahlberg. Thank you. - - - 
MCCUTCHEON, Annie May .5 (I36)
 
3797 . Ontario Statement of Birth # 501496,
Erin, Wellington Co., Walker, Mary Lillian, DOB Aug 9, 1901,
Daughter of Charles Henry Walker, Erin, Erin Twp., Wellington Co., Canadian, Racial Origin, English, Age 44, Born Erin, Trade: Manufacturer, Type of industry: Farm Implements, &
Mary Ellen Hamilton, Address: Erin, Cdn. Racial Origin: Irish, Age 38, Born Acton, On, Housewife, Children Born to this mother BEFORE this birth, born Alice 7, now living 4. Medical practitioner: Henry Gear.
Certified true & correct, May 24, 1956, 727 Windermere Ave., Toronto, Signed, Mary Finn.

. Births, Mary Walker, born August 9th 1901.
. Registration Cards, Mary Walker, No. 81 256 45.
. Marriages, Mary Walker & P W Finn, on May 21st, 1923.
Ref: Bible of Jane Matilda McCutcheon Hamilton.

. 1911 Apr 8 Census, Erin, Ontario, Mary Walker.
Erin Advocate
August 4, 1909 - Walkers of Toronto, returned home on Saturday after Mr. John, spending a week with Erin friends. [Walker girls, Rub, Alice, Mary, Irene?]

. 1909 December 10, Wed. Pg. 1, School Report, Monthly:
Division II: Alice Walker, Honors
Honors: Ruby Walker, Charlie Overland, Will Bush -pass (& 4 more names) Teacher: M M Reid. Junior 2, Honors, Mary Walker, Junior Division, Part I, Class B Winnie Walker, 88 marks, Part II, Class A: Kathleen Walker 82 marks Teacher: Madge T Fowlick.

X-Reference & Note of Coincidence:
3rd Cousin once removed, Edna Maude JOHNSTON Overholt, 1903 Acton - lived on the same street, at 502 Windermere St., & at the same time 1951, as Mary WALKER Finn, who lived on Windermere, the second house from Annette Ave. It is unknown if they were aware of this relationship. - PJ Ahlberg, 2011.

. Mary was a tall dark haired lady with a distinctive happy laugh.

* Saturday mornings were a good time to drop in for a visit while Mary's delicious butter tarts were still warm. Mary & sister Ruby were always in a contest who made the best butter tarts. Mary's tarts were more runny than Ruby with currents & walnuts. Ruby cooked her tarts thicker, but did allow that Mary did a better pastry crust! Aunt Mary also made delicious Hermits cookies, scoffed up while still hot. To conjure up Mary's memory, here is her recipe:

Mary's Hermits:
1 Cup butter (half a pound)
1 Cup brown sugar, creamed & add 1 egg
1 tablespoon cream
Sift together 3 cups flour
3/4 Teaspoon soda
1 Teaspoon baking soda
Add grated rind & just of 1 orange
1 Cup dates
1 Cup walnuts
Add canned citron, which was nice! Fairly stiff batter.
Oven 350 degrees. Cook about 15-17 minutes. - - - 
WALKER, Mary Lillian (I974)
 
3798 . Ontario Statement of Birth # 501496,
Erin, Wellington Co., Walker, Mary Lillian, DOB Aug 9, 1901,
Daughter of Charles Henry Walker, Erin, Erin Twp., Wellington Co., Canadian, Racial Origin, English, Age 44, Born Erin, Trade: Manufacturer, Type of industry: Manufacture Farm Implements, &
Mary Ellen Hamilton, Address: Erin, Cdn. Racial Origin: Irish, Age 38, Born Acton, On, Housewife, Children Born to this mother BEFORE this birth, born Alice 7, now living 4. Medical practitioner: Henry Gear.
Certified true & correct, May 24, 1956, 727 Windermere Ave., Toronto, Signed, Mary Finn.

. Births, Mary Walker, born August 9th 1901.
. Registration Cards, Mary Walker, No. 81 256 45.
. Marriages, Mary Walker & P W Finn, on May 21st, 1923.
Ref: Bible of Jane Matilda McCutcheon Hamilton.

. 1911 Apr 8 Census, Erin, Ontario, Mary Walker.
Erin Advocate
August 4, 1909 - Walkers of Toronto, returned home on Saturday after Mr. John, spending a week with Erin friends. [Walker girls, Rub, Alice, Mary, Irene?]
. 1909 Jun 9, DivisionII, Report for May: 2nd Class Alice Walker, Charlie Overland. Second Class Honors, Ruby Walker. Teacher M M Reid.
Room 1, Senior Part II, First Class Honors, Mary Walker.
. 1909 December 10, Wed. Pg. 1, School Report, Monthly:
Division II: Alice Walker, Honors
Honors: Ruby Walker, Charlie Overland, Will Bush - pass (& 4 more names) Teacher: M M Reid. Junior 2, Honors, Mary Walker, Junior Division, Part I, Class B Winnie Walker, 88 marks, Part II, Class A: Kathleen Walker 82 marks Teacher: Madge T Fowlick.
. 1931 Jun 18, Mrs Ella Walker, Mr Mrs P Finn motored & are visiting with Mr Mrs John Walker, at Regina, Sask.
. 1931 Jun 25, Erin, Mrs Ella Walker & Mr Mrs Finn of Toronto, returned home on Sunday after spending 3 weeks at Winnipeg & Calgary.
. 1935 Feb 28, Thrus., Mr Mrs P Finn, Misses Irene & Ruby Walker, of Toronto, spent Sunday with Mrs Ella Walker.

Toronto City Directory
. 1950, Finn, Percy W,butcher, 2583 Dundas W, house same.
. 1961 - 63 Finn Mary, widow Percy, h 727 Windermere Ave.
. 1965-66, Finn, Mary, Wid, Percy, h 727 Windermere Ave.,
. 1967 & 69 Finn, Mary L, House 205 - 22 Burnhamthorpe Rd., Islington, ON.
Finn, John R, Embalmer, Turner & Porter, House 306, 55 Oakmount Rd.

X-Reference & Note of Coincidence:
3rd Cousin once removed, Edna Maude JOHNSTON Overholt, 1903 Acton - lived on the same street, at 502 Windermere St., & at the same time 1951, as Mary WALKER Finn, who lived on Windermere, the second house from Annette Ave. It is unknown if they were aware of this relationship. - PJ Ahlberg, 2011.

. Mary was a tall dark haired lady with a distinctive happy laugh.

* Saturday mornings were a good time to drop in for a visit while Mary's delicious butter tarts were still warm. Mary & sister Ruby were always in a contest who made the best butter tarts. Mary's tarts were more runny than Ruby with currents & walnuts. Ruby cooked her tarts thicker, but did allow that Mary did a better pastry crust! Aunt Mary also made delicious Hermits cookies, scoffed up while still hot. To conjure up Mary's memory, here is her recipe:

Mary Walker Finn's Hermits:
1 Cup butter (half a pound)
1 Cup brown sugar, creamed & add 1 egg
1 tablespoon cream
Sift together 3 cups flour
3/4 Teaspoon soda
1 Teaspoon baking soda
Add grated rind & just of 1 orange
1 Cup dates
1 Cup walnuts
Add canned citron, which was nice! Fairly stiff batter.
Oven 350 degrees. Cook about 15-17 minutes. - - - 
WALKER, Mary Lillian .8 (I15)
 
3799 . Original settler of Monmouth, East New Jersey:
JAMES GROVER, Patentee, had lot No. 16 in the 1667 apportionment of Middletown lots. He came from Gravesend. One of the most active & useful of the first settlers, he had charge of the early land surveys. He was a Baptist.

The Christian name of his wife was Rebecca. His death took place in 1685 or 1686. His children were:
Joseph, (1), who married Hannah, daughter of William Lawrence (she marrying as second husband, 1694, Nathaniel Leonard), by whom a son, Thomas, & 2 daughters;
James, (2), the given-name of whose wife was Alice, & who was the father of Rebecca, who married Mordecai Gibbons;
Safety, (3),
Abigail, (4), who married Benjamin Borden; &
Hannah, (5), who married, first, Richard Gardiner, & secondly, William Winter.

The home farm of James Grove the first was at Tinton Falls. This he sold to Lewis Morris in 1673. The family has been largely represented in Upper Freehold, as well as along the shore.

. 1715, May 11. James Patterson recorded the "Ear-mark that was formerly his Grandfather James Grover ."
Historical & Genealogical Miscellany, Vol. 3

. 1669 NJ Early Census Index: James Grover, Mouth.

. 1685 Dec. 1 - In the Name of God Amen, I James Grover, Senr., of Middletown, in the County of Monmouth, in New East Jersey, being Sensible of my mortality & at present of perfect & sound mind & memory, thanks be to Almighty God, Doe make, Constitute, Ordain & desire this my last Will & Testament in Manner & form following, revoking any Annulling, by these presents, all & every Testament & Testaments, Will & Wills heretofore by me made & declared, either by word or writing, & this to be taken only for my last Will & Testament, & none other. I Bequeath my Soul to Almighty God that gave it, & my body to the Earth, to be buried in decent manner & in such place as my Executor hereafter named shall appoint. As for such Temporal Estate as it hath pleased God to bestow upon me, I doe give, order & dispose of the Same in manner & form following; that is to say:

First I Will that all those debts & duties as I owe in right or conscience to any man whatsoever, shall be well & truly contented & paid, in convenient lime after my Decease, by my Executor hereafter named.
. Item I Give & bequeath & my will is that my mansion house, my Mill with all that belongs thereto, & all my land lying on the NE side of the Mill Creek, together with all my meadow l& adjoining, shall be divided into 3 equal parts,
one third I give to my son, James Grover,
one third to my Son-in-law, Benjamin Borden, for the Sake of his Wife, my daughter Abigail, & the other third part I give to my Son-in-Law Richard Gardiner, for the Sake of my daughter, Hannah his wife;
. Item all the rest of my estate, moveable & immoveable, both household stuff, tools, implements, cattle, horses, swine, & everything else that is mine, my will is that after the decease of me & my Wife, it shall be equally divided between my 5 Children, James, Joseph, Safety, Abigall & Hannah.
. Item My WILL is that after my decease, all my Estate, both real & person all, shall be & remain in the possession of my deare wife, Rebecca, for her Support & Maintenance, so long as she shall live or remain a widow, & afterwards to be disposed of as above specified.
Lastly I doe ordain & Appoint my son James Grover, & my Son-in-Law, Richard Gardiner, to be my Executors & none other, after my decease, to see this my Will & Testament performed.
In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & fixed my Seal, this 1 December, 1685.
James Grover, Sen. sealed.
Signed & Sealed & declared to be the last Will & Testament of James Grover, in presence of us Richard Hartshorne & Tho. Webley.
Proved Jan. 28, 1685 Monmouth Wills Proved by testimony of Richard Hartshorne & Tho. Webley, before John Throckmorton.

Research & transcriptions by PJ Ahlberg. Thank you. - - - 
GROVER, James , The Patentee (I1505)
 
3800 . Palermo United Cemetery - White sandstone monuments, some liken, 2 aluminum bands support the stone which reads:

. Hadashah daughter of Mathias & Jane Teetzel,
die April 18 1835, Aged 10 months 6 days.

. At the time of burial the church was called Trafalgar Chapel Methodist Episcopal Church, & now is the Palermo United Church of Canada.

. Hester Teetzel is marked on the Teetzel gravestone as dying on April 4, 1835, which is of course before her parents emigrated to Benton Habor in 1851. She was buried with her twin, Hadasah Teetzel in Palmero United Cemetery (Milton), Ontario. Hadasah is buried with other Teetzeel relatives at Palermo United Church. - - - 
TEETZEL, Hadasah (I294)
 

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