Notes:

Ontario Marriage Registration #011566-79 James McDonald, 44, farmer, widower, Caledon, West Garafraxa,
s/o John & Margaret,
married Elizabeth Felker, 29, Garafraxa, W. Garafraxa, d/o John & Henrietta,
Witn: Lucinda R. & Viola Wilkinson both of Fergus on Dec. 11, 1879 at Fergus.

. Lizzie Felker was the second wife of James McDonald. She was apparently a very strong woman. I am told that, when the old, original house burnt, she carried on end of the piano & 2 men carried the other end to take it outside.

Verify the number of children, or name duplication.

. Mrs. MacDonald mother of James, Fred, George, all of Garafraxa;
John of Port Arthur,
Laura, Mrs. John ellis of W. Luther;
Elizabeth James mother was a Felker girl, Liesie.
James was the father of Phoebe & Herbie Macdonald. There parents died in the bad Influenza Epidemic in 1918. John & James Robison took these children & raised them.
Pheobe married Bob Clyde in 1932 & they stayed on the Felker homestead until they retired to the Shands area on Orangeville Road, RR4, Fergus, N1M 2W5. Phoebe's mother was Maggie Rae of the Ennotville area, a sister of the father of Lorne, Bruce & Rawley Rae, Lower Nichol.

Herbie married Ruby Ham & lived on Lot 20, Con 2, W. Gara. Herbie has not retired to Fergus. Herb. died. Jan 6, 1984 at age 76.

. Ontario Death Registration, Mrs. Elizabeth MacDonald (McDonald) died 20 Feb 1930, Fergus,
Aged 78 y 6 months. b 3 Sep 1851 West Garafraxa Twp., Wellington Co.,
Informant: Fred McDonald, son. - - -

Died:
Aged 78y 6m, 0d. of broncho pneumonia.

Buried:
Belwood, Red granite McDonald Monument 12-2.

Elizabeth married James MCDONALD on 11 Dec 1879 in Fergus, Nichol Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario. James was born on 22 Nov 1835 in Caledon, Peel Co., Ontario; died on 24 Sep 1904 in Garafraxa West Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario; was buried in Mount Carmel Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Buried:
Monument S4-30, Bellewood.

Notes:

Birth:
Lot 13, Con 8

Family/Spouse: John HENRY. John was born est 1871 in Garafraxa West Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

. Ontario Birth Registration # 023666.
Born 17 Jan 1874, Alfred Felker
no father listed, mother Elizabeth Felker, mother, (un-named) father is a farmer,
Informant: Mrs. Felker Sr., Lot 16 Con 7, West Garafraxa.
Registered 24 Apr 1874. Illegitimate. - - -

Birth:
Alt Name: Elfred Felker. Lot 16 Con 7.

Notes:

Ann McDonald is the daughter of James McDonald.
23 Dec 1893 Wentworth Co. Ann married Wm. Henry. - - -

Birth:
Lot 13, Con 8

Family/Spouse: Wiliam HENRY. Wiliam was born est 1874 in Garafraxa West Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
Verify this William.

Died:
died young

Buried:
Monument S4-17

Notes:

. John of Cambridge-Port Arthur. From Mrs. T J Hutchinson, March 23,1981.
Note: Date of John being still alive in Port Arthur to be verified. - PJA

Family/Spouse: Ella DORSEY. Ella was born est 1880 in Garafraxa West Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

James & wife Married died in the fall of 1918 of influenza.

James MacDonald Jr. delivered groceries in a horse cart for F Haight store in Guelph Ontario. Photos pg. 47. - - -

Birth:
Name was legally changed to MacDonald.

Died:
Husband & wife died of influenza.

Buried:
Bellwood. Red granite monument, buried with parents & sister Mabel McDonald.

James married Margaret MAGGIE Wood RAE on 9 Dec 1903 in Eramosa Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario. Margaret was born on 17 Nov 1880 in Ennotville, Lower Nichol Twp, Wellington Co., Ontario; died on 20 Nov 1918 in Belwood, Garafraxa West Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario; was buried in Mount Carmel Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died:
/resided

Laura married John Henry ELLIS on 7 Mar 1906. John was born on 20 Nov 1879 in West Luther Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Mae McDonald married first Syd Hamilton,
Married second, Mr. Girling.

Amelia married Alexander SIDney HAMILTON on 11 Nov 1903 in Wellington County, Ontario. Alexander was born on 29 Mar 1883 in Garafraxa West Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario; died on 9 Sep 1915 in Radisson, Saskatchewan; was buried in Radisson Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died:
Crippled with Arthritis.

Buried:
Bellwood. Red granite monument, S12-2, buried with parents & brother Jamesl McDonald.

Notes:

Buried:
Monument S12-1

FREDerick married Eliza MABEL CHARTER on 22 Sep 1915 in Grand Valley, Dufferin Co., Ontario. Eliza was born on 6 Jul 1895 in Belwood, Garafraxa West Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario; died on 26 Apr 1979 in Elora, Eramosa Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario; was buried in Mount Carmel Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
Lot 18 Con 5.

Buried:
Fergus

George married Forella Florence ELLA SMELTZER on 6 Nov 1918 in Elora, Eramosa Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario. Forella was born on 8 Apr 1899 in Cambridge (Hespeler), Waterloo Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Frank BELLAMY. Frank was born est 1863 in Garafraxa West Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Phoebe MacDonald was raised by Great-Aunt Jane Felker Robinson. In 1832 she married Bob (Robert) Clyde & the farm on Lot 16S quarter, Con 7, W. Garafraxa, until 1947.

. Mrs. Jas. a few weeks after Pheobe married Bob Clyde Aunt Jane Robison died.

Record for further research:
'Mrs Thos. Connolly was a MacDonald girl, & her son Mac received the whole surname, MacDonald Connolly. He said originally their name was pronounced, "Conolly', with the stress on the 'awl" sound.
In a conversation with Pheobe Clyde, she said Mac was not a close cousin. Different generation.'
by Mrs. T J Hutchinson, Mar 23, 1981. - - -

Died:
Shands area on the Orangeville Road, RR. 4, Fergus N1M 2W5

Family/Spouse: Robert George CLYDE. Robert was born on 16 Aug 1910 in Toronto, York Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
on the 4th Line.

Died:
Retired to Fergus. Died aged 77 years of leukemia.

Buried:
Belwood

Family/Spouse: Ruby May HAMMILL. Ruby was born on 4 Apr 1906 in Belwood, Garafraxa West Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario; died on 6 Feb 1973 in Fergus, Nichol Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario; was buried in Mount Carmel Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]