John FELKER, .18
1845 - 1921 (76 years)-
Name John FELKER Suffix .18 Born 9 Mar 1845 Belwood, Garafraxa West Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario 
- On the Old Orangeville Road. Nearest village, Belwood was previously called Douglas, ON.
Gender Male Died 26 Nov 1921 Toronto, York Co., Ontario - Death Cert: Appendicitis with bronco pneumonia. Aged 77 y 9 m.
Buried Parklawn / Humbervale Cemetery - Res. 305 Pacific Ave., Toronto, ON.
Person ID I2 Richard Patterson ON & MO Last Modified 18 Feb 2019
Family 1 Mary PATTERSON, .1
b. 28 Dec 1848, Belwood, Garafraxa West Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario
d. 1 Mar 1935, Meaford, St. Vincent Twp., Grey Co., Ontario (Age 86 years) Married 3 Jan 1872 Belwood, Garafraxa West Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario - John Felker, 26, Widower, yeoman, Garafraxa, s/o John & Henrietta, Married MARY PATTERSON, 22, Ontario, Gafrafraxa, d/o JOHN & MARY ELLEN, Witn: Frederick & Jane Felker of Garafraxa,([Brother & his wife] on 3 Jan, 1872 Married at John’s farm. Garafraxa W, Vol. 27
Children 1. Frederick FELKER
b. 25 Jan 1871, Belwood, Garafraxa West Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario
d. 5 Aug 1953, Toronto, York Co., Ontario (Age 82 years)2. Caroline CARRIE FELKER
b. 25 Oct 1872, Belwood, Garafraxa West Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario
d. 30 Jan 1958, Meaford, St. Vincent Twp., Grey Co., Ontario (Age 85 years)3. Sarah Sadie SADE FELKER
b. 2 Dec 1872, Belwood, Garafraxa West Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario
d. 1 Aug 1938, Toronto, York Co., Ontario (Age 65 years)4. John Wesley JACK FELKER, .19
b. 2 Dec 1879, Belwood, Garafraxa West Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario
d. 15 Aug 1929, Toronto, York Co., Ontario (Age 49 years)5. Margaret Florence MAGGIE FELKER
b. 24 Aug 1881, Belwood, Garafraxa West Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario
d. 27 Jul 1973, Meaford, St. Vincent Twp., Grey Co., Ontario (Age 91 years)6. Cornelius NEIL FELKER
b. 16 Oct 1883, Belwood, Garafraxa West Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario
d. 27 Apr 1978, Toronto, York Co., Ontario (Age 94 years)7. HERBert FELKER
b. 16 Oct 1883, Belwood, Garafraxa West Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario
d. 12 May 1966, Toronto, York Co., Ontario (Age 82 years)8. George Oston Orwell FELKER
b. 9 Jun 1888, Hillsburg, Erin Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario
d. 11 Dec 1908, Fergus, Eramosa Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario (Age 20 years)9. Lela Blair FELKER
b. 29 Sep 1889, Erin Village, Wellington Co., Ontario
d. 16 Sep 1958, Toronto, York Co., Ontario (Age 68 years)Last Modified 4 Mar 2014 Family ID F1 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 Mary TURNBULL
b. 1849, Belwood, Garafraxa West Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario
d. 18 Dec 1870, Belwood, Garafraxa West Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario (Age 21 years) Married 12 Nov 1870 Belwood, Garafraxa West Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario Children 1. Mary Florence FELKER
b. 12 Dec 1870, Belwood, Garafraxa West Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario
d. 15 Aug 1942 (Age 71 years)Last Modified 15 Mar 2010 Family ID F42 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - . 1834 Garafraxa Twp, Wellington:
Lewis Felker: One adult male; four boys, three Females over 16; four girls under 16.
Property of parents, Mary & John Felker:
. Garafraxa Wild Lands Assessment
Mary Felker - Lot 16 SW, 100 Acres, 6th Con. , Settled 1833, Assessed 1 Jul 1849.
Mary Felker - Lot 17 SW, 163, 6th Con., Settled 1833, Assessed 1 Jul 1849.
. 1869 April 18, Lot 27, Con, 50 acres, more or less & premises: sold in public auction for arrears of tax owing from 31 Dec., 1867.
Sold for $46.50. Sold by Jhn Morris of the Municipality, sold to James Trimbell.
. 1857 - LAND TRANSFER, Deed: Lot 27 17, NE Lot , 4th January 1857, $1900, Signed at Fergus, Ontario. John Felker (b 1845)
Ref: Archives of Ontario, Reel GS 41635, Folio 639.
. Ontario Land Registry
. 1869, John Felker, the younger.
. 1867 Apr 18, Lot 27, Con, 50 acres, more or less & premises: sold in public auction for arrears of tax owing from 31 Dec, 1867. Sold for $46.50. Sold by John Morris of the Municipality, sold to James Trimbell.
Ref: Archives of Ontario, Reel 3153, Folio 635, Ins. 337
. 1871 Jun 2 , SCARLET FEVER PANIC, son of Mr. Ed. McConnel, Lot 21, Con 6, Garafraxa, swallowed creek water: fever 3 days, attendance at school decreased. (Boys OK.)
. 1871 June 30 - PIG BYLAW prohibiting pigs running lose in Fergus which much amuses the country folk.
Dr. Andrew Lightbody, A SOCIAL was held Friday evening at the M.E. Church, 6th Line, Garafraxa. Music played, two speeches, $11.50 was collected for the school Sabbath library.
Note1: This is the school house - log church adjacent to the Felker's property on the 6th Con. Garafraxa West.
Ref: FERGUS FREEHOLDER Newspaper.
. 1879 Nov. The Credit Valley Train came through Belwood. ... At that time there were 4 trains a day through Hillsburg station (after Erin) from Elora to the Cataract Junction, about 8 am., back to Elora at noon, down again abut 4 pm and returning about 8 pm. You had to change trains at the Cataract, if going to Toronto or Orangeville.
. 1897 Provincial Board of Health of Ontario being for the Village of Erin, water source wells and springs.
Erin, No M.H.O. (Medical Health Officer); Jno. Felker, S.I., General inspection on 15th May; also on complaint. None.
Note2: Could be either John.III or his son John.IV (aged 20). Unknown nature of complaint. - PJA
. 1912 & 1921 Toronto City Directory
318 Pacific Ave. North from Bloor W to Vine at crossing Dundas west at 2975, ward 7. EAST SIDE, John Felker
Parents resided at 305 Pacific Ave.
1922 The Toronto City Directory 1922
John Felker, gro. retail, 324 Weston, s., h. same (address). John Felker likely worked in Walker Found & Carriage Mfg.
Marie Felker remembers her grandfather as an old man sitting in a rocking chair, looking out the kitchen window. Marie would visit her grandparents for Sunday dinner every week. - - - [1, 2]
- . 1834 Garafraxa Twp, Wellington:
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