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- Mary is the daughter of Mary Ellen Catchpole & Richard Patterson.
Note1: Mary Patterson's year of birth changes with every census. She gives her age as 22 on marriage, making her born 1850. The 1851-2 Census gives Mary's DOB 1848. Her tombstone in Parklawn Cemetery, 2845 Bloor St W Etobicoke, gives her DOB as December 28, 1848 & is confirmed in Richard Patterson's Bible. The children are listed on this stone.
US CIVIL WAR:
. 1856 Jun 14 - Houston, Missouri, Father Richard Patterson resided here. Although Mary Patterson was clearly born in Ontario, her family referred to her as an American. This would indicate she had lived in Missouri with her father & siblings.
Granddaughter Marie Felker recalled that Mary Patterson said the reason the family moved up north to Canada was because of the coming civil war which was from 1861-65. In some towns in the southern States, you would be run out if your favoured President Lincoln. Mary was 7 years old in 1856 in Missouri. Mary would only have been 13y at the beginning of the Civil War in 1861 & Catchpole grandparents are already dead. Notwithstanding Mary Patterson was married Jan 1, 1872 to John Felker in Belwood, Ontario.
The farm on Garafraxa was pretty far from anywhere, except for the Methodist log cabin which was a short walk away. Douglas, as Belwood was formerly known, was known for its cattle which they would ship by train to Toronto. - PJA
. 1857 Feb 9, Lot 18, Con 7, bought by Andrew Patterson, 18 rods x 8 rods. VERIFY IDENTITY, if any to Mary Patterson Felker.
Ref. Archives of Ontario Reel 3147, Deeds West Garafraxa.
. Ontario Marriage Registration # 154, Wellington Co. , Ontario
1872 Jan 3,
John FELKER, 26, widower, yeoman, Garafraxa, same,
s/o John & Henrietta,
married Mary PATTERSON, 22, Ontario, Garafraxa,
d/o John & Mary Ellen Patterson,
witn: Frederick & Jane FELKER of Garafraxa, 3 Jan 1872 at John FELKER's home, Garafraxa.
by Rev R L Tindale.
Note2: Richard Patterson in 1856 names Mary Patterson as his daughter. This marriage registration appears to have been filled out by the Felkers, rather than Mary Patterson herself. Her brother is John James Patterson. As well in his WILL of 1853, their grandfather mentions his grandchildren Sarah, Elizabeth, Mary, Phoebe, James and Caroline Patterson, children of Mary Ann, only daughter of Henry Catchpole. - PJA.
. Richard Patterson assigned land to be sold: Signed, Mary Patterson. Signed in duplicate, Richard Patterson, & Witnessed by: 20 May, 1870, John M. Blankership, Druggist of the Town of Houston, Co of Texas, Missouri, USA.
Note3: This is the Wellington Court copy. It is worded as if Mary Patterson were also present in Texas Co., but more likely Mary signed & notarized in Guelph, Ontario.
. West Garafraxa Instruments 497, Folio 116 & Instrument 500, Folio 126, #114
Mary Patterson, Spinster, let a mortgage, registered 20 June, 1870, "as No. 89" to Jessie Bowley & wife. This money is now entitled to be paid to the then Mary Patterson.
Discharged mortgage 18th May, 1872, at 1:20 o'clock.
Witnesses: Morris Wilcocks Saunders, (Barrister.)
Henry Wm. Patterson of the Town of Guelph, Barrister, (Relationship or coincidence?) Signed at Guelph, Ontario.
More W. Garafraxa Land transfers:
Lot 24 North half. Con 6 W & Lot 27 N half of W half lot 26 on the 7th Concession.
. 1876 November, 15th, 50 Acres & premises, $800. Signed at Fergus, Ontario.
Society & Savings Bank mortgage paid by Registry No.
Ref: Instrument 1581, Folio 546, Archives of Ontario, GS 315.6
. Witness: Ontario Marriage Certificate 11524-76, Thomas BOLAN, 23, farmer, Canada, West Garafraxa, s/o Thomas Boland & Mary KENNEDY, married Matilda Ferrier,, 18, Canada, West Garafraxa, d/o Alexander Ferrier, & Sarah Markel,
WITNESSES: William McLellan of Erin & Mary FELKER of Garafraxa, 19 Jan 1876, at Presbyterian Manse, West Garafraxa.
Note4: Their Ferrier neighbours were Scots Presbyterian. - PJA.
. Garafraxa is a Canadian native word for Land of the Puma. The mountain lion is also native to the Great Lakes basin. - PJA.
. LETTER FROM PHOEBE MYERS TO SISTER CAROLINE SITTON:
About the wintertime of 1889, Mary Felker visited her sister Phoebe Myers in Lynch, Missouri:
... Sister Mary came out to see us last winter. She is a nice neat plain industrious woman and good company. I miss her so much when she left. Oh how I wish you would come to see us this winter.
Note5: Please see Phoebe Patterson Myers for a copy of the full letter.
Note6: Daughter Lela Felker was just a few months old, so it is likely she was with her mother also. - PJA.
. 1901 Census Erin Village, WELLINGTON South 126
Interestingly this census also gives different birth dates for entire family.
Felker, John, M, Head, M, Sep 15, 1842, Aged 58, labourer, Methodist.
Felker, Mary, F , Wife, Married, Oct , Aged 49
Felker, Carrie, F, Daughter, Single, Jan 12,1876, Aged 24
Felker, Frederick, Male, son, single, Aug 14, 1877, Aged 23
Felker, Margaret, F, Daughter, Single, Dec 4, 1881, Aged 19
Felker, Neil, M, Son, Single, Sep 11, 1883, Aged 17
Felker, John, M, Boarder, Married, b. Oct 15, 1876, Aged 24, painter.
. Ontario Land Registry Abstract, Wellington Co. Book West Garafraxa, Book 70, p.71
Lot 7 NE Half, Con 6, West Garafraxa:
. 1837 Mar 18, Patent, Crown, to Daniel Black
. 1837 July 6, Bargain&Sale, David Black & Wife, to Richard Patterson, NEHalf 100, £184.3.10
. 1856 Mar 14, Mortgage, Grantor, Richard Patterson, father & guardian of Sarah, Elizabeth, Mary, Phebe, John & Caroline Patterson, by Mary late his wife, only daughter of Henry Catchpole.
Grantee: George Sunley & Robert Sunley, Executors of the late Henry Catchpole.
. 1870 May 20, Trust Deed, Richard Patterson, to Mary Patterson, spinster, NE Half 100A.
. 1870 Jun 20, Mortgage, Jesse Bowley & Wife, to Mary Patterson #EH, 100A, $2600.
. 1872 May 3, Discharge Mortgage, Rob Sunless, sole survives Exec of Hen. Catchpole, to Richard Patterson, 1870 Sep 18, $200, Mortgage.
. 1870 June 3, Robt Sunley, Sole surveying Executor of Henry Catchpole, to Richard Patterson, 1870 Sep 18, $200 for Mortgage 9375.
. 1872 May 18, Discharge Mortgage, Registered 15 June 1872, Mary Patterson Felker & John Felker, her husband, to Jesse Bouley, NE 100, Mortgage #9, $1700.
Ref: Archives of Ontario Vol OI-I, 1821-1948, Reel 1480, p 103.
. Book I, Instrument 64, dated 1843 Aug 4, Registered 1846 Jun 26
Lewis Felker & wife as to Dower, Grantee John Watt, 50 acres W quarter, dated 1856 Dec 31 at 11 o'clock.
. Grantor Mary Felker & Lewis Felker, sold to James Ferrier £150, 50 A NW Half of SW half Lot 7, Con 7. [i.e. Richard Patterson is located on adjoint Felker property. - PJA. ]
Ontario Land Registry Office Abstract Book 256, Plan 174
Village of Erin, Wellington County, p7
. Lot 2, Con 10 Part Lot 14, Murray & Beattie's St.
Lewis Moffats Murray & Beatties Survey
. 1892 Nov 12, Bargain&Sale, Agnes Spears widow, John & Robt Wilson, Exors., David Spiers, Decd., to Mary Felker, part 40 per., Also right of way & others.
. 1907 Feb 15, Mary & John Felker, to Wm. H Musgrave, $300, called Lot 13.
. Ontario Death Registration # 54 016547
Mary Patterson Felker, died 1 Mar 1935, Aged 86 years 2 months,
Born 28 Dec 1848, Ontario, Housewife, widow.
Place of death Meaford, Ontario, 9 months, 3 days (=31 May 1934.)
Informant: Miss Carrie Felker, Meaford, Ont., Eldest Daughter.*
Died of Cerebral hemorrhage stroke. Duration 3 months.
Burial at Park Lawn, Toronto.
Note7: Meaford, is on Georgian Bay, which is part of Lake Ontario. Sisters Carrie Felker & Mrs. Margaret Felker Knight lived together. - PJA
Obituary:
. 1935 Mar 13, Erin: A former resident of this village passed away at the home of her daughter, at Meaford, on March 4th, in the person of Mary Felker, wife of the late John Felker in her 86th year. The family left Erin about 30 years ago & will be remember by many of our readers.
Ref: Georgetown Herald.
Research & transcriptions by ggrandaugher, PJ Ahlberg. Thank you. - - - [1]
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1848 - 1935 (86 years)