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- . Jack is the son of Mary Patterson & John Felker.6th of Belwood, West Garafraxa Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario.
Erin Advocate
. 1912 The Toronto City Directory
Felker, John W 318 Pacific Ave., Painter. (Parents resided at 305 Pacific Ave.)
. 1918 The Toronto City Directory, 1918
Felker, John 324 Weston Road.
. 1921 The Toronto City Directory, 1921
Felker, John 326 Weston Road.
. 1922 The Toronto City Directory, 1922
Felker, John W 318 Pacific Ave., Painter.
. 1922 The Toronto City Directory
John Felker, 324 Weston Road s, gro. retail, h. same address.
[at the time, it was the last house in Toronto, at the corner said Chas. Felker.]
. Farmer /Belwood. Painter, Erin & Toronto, ON. Also Grocery Store Weston Rd., Toronto.
. Jack Felker worked as a Stripe painter of cutters & wagons in his father-in-law's, Charles Walker Manufacture, Erin. He then moved to Weston (Toronto) to work as a stripe painter in CCM /Cdn. - Cycle & Motor Co., Weston, Ontario.
. Canadian Soldiers of the First World War
John Wesley Felker, Corporal, 234th Overseas "Peel" Battalion, Regimental number 1024162, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 3027 - 50;
324 Weston Rd. South, Toronto; Born Garafraxa Tp., Ont., born December 2nd, 1880, Automobile Painter
Next-of-Kin: Jennie Felker, Address as above, wife; Apparent Age 35 y 6 months; Height 5ft 8in., Complexion Fair, Eyes Brown Grey, Hair Grey Black (artificial). Methodist.
Distinctive Marks: One large vaccination mark on left arm. Large mole on back centre.
. John Wesley Felker injured his back when jumping in a fox hole during WWI: 324 Weston Rd. South, Toronto, Automotive Painter; 5 ft. 8 in complexion Fair, Grey Black hair. Large mole on centre of back.
. Obituary1:
1929 August 14, FELKER, at his late residence, 324 Weston Road, JOHN WESLEY, dearly beloved husband of Jennie Walker, in his 50th year.
Funeral service at the above address on Friday at 1 p.m. Also at Erin United Church, Erin, Ontario, at 2:30 pm. Internment Erin Cemetery.
Ref: Toronto Globe Newspaper, August 15, 1929 Pg. 14
. Erin Advocate Newspaper, 22 August, 1929 Page 1
The Late John Felker, The funeral took place to Erin Cemetery, last Saturday, of the late John Felker, of Toronto, a former Erin boy & son of the late John Felker & Mrs. Felker, who passed away on August 16, in this 50th year.
Deceased has suffered from early spring, of cancer & the end came as a great relief to end his weary hours of pain.
The funeral service was held in the Local United Church where a large crowd of relatives & friends assembled to pay their last respects. Rev. PJC Jolliffe, BA, conducted the service.
He is survived by his wife, nee Jennie Walker, one daughter, Marie, two sons, John & Charles, also three brothers Fred, Neil & Herbert, Toronto & two sisters Carrie of Toronto & Margaret of Midland & his aged mother. [Mary Patterson Felker.]
Obituary3:
. 1929 August 29, Erin, The Late John Felker, The funeral took place to Erin Cemetery, last Saturday, of the late John Felker, of Toronto, a former Erin boy & son of the late John Felker & Mrs. Felker, who passed away on August 16, in this 50th year.
Ref: Acton Free Press, p. 4
Note: Present at the funeral in Erin was his wife Jennie Walker's sister, Mrs. Lal Walker Justice from Winnipeg, Manitoba. - - - [1, 2]
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1880 - 1929 (48 years)