Gertrude Viola AGNEW
1891 - 1951 (59 years)-
Name Gertrude Viola AGNEW Born 30 Jun 1891 Nassagaweya Twp., Halton Co., Ontario 
- / Resided at marriage. 12 Apr 1911.
Gender Female Died 1951 Esquesing Twp., Halton Co., Ontario - / resided
Buried Churchill Cemetery - Acton, Ontario
Person ID I1042 Richard Patterson NJ & ON Last Modified 22 Aug 2018
Family Stanley Johnston SWACKHAMER
b. 18 Aug 1888, Erin Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario
d. 13 Nov 1970, Acton, Esquesing Twp., Halton Co., Ontario (Age 82 years) Married 12 Apr 1911 Knatchbull, Nassagawega Twp., Halton Co., Ontario Children 1. David Austin SWACKHAMER
b. 29 Jun 1912, Acton, Esquesing Twp., Halton Co., Ontario
d. 11 Apr 2000, Kitchener, Waterloo Co., Ontario (Age 87 years)2. Lawrence Franklin SWACKHAMER
b. 6 Jun 1918, Acton, Esquesing Twp., Halton Co., Ontario
d. 1935, Esquesing Twp., Halton Co., Ontario (Age 16 years)3. William Johnston SWACKHAMER
b. 12 Jul 1920, Acton, Esquesing Twp., Halton Co., Ontario
d. 22 Apr 1921, Esquesing Twp., Halton Co., Ontario (Age 0 years)Last Modified 21 Jul 2014 Family ID F732 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - Gertrude Viola is the daughter of Sarah Louise Langrill & David Agnew, Farmer.
. 1932 Sep 22, Bannockburn Women's Institute held their monthly meeting Sept 14.The program consisted of community singing & a spelling match, won by Mrs S J Swackhamer. lunch & conversation then was indulged in.
War Effort:
. 1941 Dec 25 - The Community Auction Sale held in Acton Town Hall for 2 night brought in $450 for the Red Cross & the Wr Services League. Auction of clothes hamper, Christmas cakes made by Acton Home Bakery, Lucky winners in the draw. [hundreds of donors, if not the whole of Acton, including:}
Frank Swackhamer, C W Swackhamer & Stanley Swackhamer.
Note: That was a generous war effort. $450 would buy a new house! -PJA
. Victory C;lut Quilt Auctioned for $50 to Toronto Buyer:
Woodside Victory Club held their social evening at the home of Mrs Frank Swackhamer on Friday evening The winners for the euchre were Mrs Balla Bilton, Frank Freeman; for crokinold Mrs Stewart Russell & Stanley Swackhamer. The ladies served a dainty lunch& a pleasant evening was enjoyed. The little flu also had a booth at C W Swackhamer's sale which realized a nice sum for the Red Cross. Five of their number made a quilt & auctioned it off to Jack Fraser, of Toronto.
Ref: Acton Free Press.
. 1951 Dec 6 - Mrs. Stanley Swackhamer died suddenly at her home, 4th line.
Ref: Acton Free Press. - - -
- Gertrude Viola is the daughter of Sarah Louise Langrill & David Agnew, Farmer.