Notes:

Birth:
Verify if also Grey Abbey.

Died:
Aged 83y Ref: tombstone.

Buried:
Also known as Thompson Methodist Pioneer Cemetery, Adjala Twp., Simcoe Co., Ontario.

Family/Spouse: Robert MCCUTCHEON, .2. Robert (son of John MCCUTCHEON, Sr. and Eleanor JOHNSTON) was born in 1794 in Grey Abbey, County Down, Ireland; died on 26 Oct 1855 in Arthur Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario; was buried in Kenilworth Methodist Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

1905 - John Alexander was just a small child of 5 or 6 when he made the arduous journey across the Atlantic Ocean from Ireland to Quebec. He & Elizabeth put down roots on their farm in Adjala & remained there until their deaths. 2 of his 9 children (Agnes & Elizabeth- the oldest & the youngest) migrated west to a homestead outside Edmonton, Alberta. The death of John McCutcheon of Alliston removed one of Adjala's oldest settlers. 
Deceased is survived by 2 daughters who reside in the west & 3 sons, Robert of Mono Centre, James of Manitoulin Island; &William of Alliston. The remains were buried in Thompson's Cemetery.
Ref: 1905 Feb 22, Shelburne Free Press. - - -

Birth:
Sloanstown, Donaghadee, Irealnd

Buried:
Also called, Thompsons Cemetery, Adjala Twp., Simcoe Co.

Family/Spouse: Elizabeth ALLEN. Elizabeth was born in 1821 in County Down, Ireland; died on 26 Jan 1884 in Adjala Twp., Simcoe Co., Ontario; was buried in Rosemont Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Henry McCutcheon, True Pioneer, Womb to Grave:

Henry Smith McCutcheon was a true pioneer from womb to grave; he had quite a life's journey in his 73 years. Following the tradition for the McCutcheon penchant for nicknames, Henry Smith was called Horace during his lifetime. After being born in Montreal, Quebec in 1824, the Robert McCutcheon & Agnes Beck family didn't stay long in Quebec. The family was then living just outside Montreal at Megantic. When he was only a month or so old, the family boarded covered wagons, probably pulled by oxen & headed into the wild untamed woods of Ontario, travelling over rough terrain, arriving at Erin Township before the snow fell. This 900 kilometer journey took several weeks. The family had to bake bread & cook their meals on open fires on the trail; with millions of insects as dinner guests.

It doesn't seem logical that the family would have headed west on bumpy, unstable trails in the spring of 1825 when Agnes was 7 months pregnant with their third son Robert. Robert's father, John & his older brother William, were already in Erin Township on their new homestead, & it is probable that the family stayed the 1824 winter with them. Then journeyed a few miles north to their new homestead in the spring of 1825.

Information from Alice Burke: Robert applied for his land in Adjala near Rosemont in 1825, Lot 30, Concession 1. This was the homestead where Henry's younger brother Robert was born.
In his father's will, the homestead in Adjala was left to his younger brother Hugh. Henry was left some money. After he married Sarah they farmed for a while on an adjacent farm. But the lure of black gold was beckoning. At the age of 23, their 3rd son, Robert, died in 1879 & was buried on Canadian soil. Soon after their son Robert died, Henry & his wife Sarah, along with their 4 younger children again boarded wagons or Red River carts pulled by oxen & left the farm in Nottawasaga, settling in Tomahawk, Wisconsin in 1885. This journey was a longer one; 1,250 kilometers.

They both died here & were buried in the Protestant Cemetery near Tomahawk. Henry was one of the founding pioneer settlers to farm in Tomahawk, Oneida County. Tomahawk was an uninhabited wilderness in 1885. The city of Tomahawk was not yet surveyed or laid out. It was surveyed in the spring of 1887 & lots were sold on the 25th June 1887. TheJohn Oelhafen Stor has a picture of the first buildings to be constructed in this small outpost town.The population of Tomahawk was 1816 in 1890. Henry & his family probably hitched their horses at the front of this store to shop & visit with their neighbours before returning home to their farm. Note the hitching posts still in place at this date.

Later, his sons owned & operated a saloon in Long Lake, Wisconsin, located about 80 miles east of Tomahawk. In the mid 1880 & later, this area boomed with logging, many saw mills opening up, creating employment. It was to this industry that Henry & Sarah's younger sons turned to for work for a while. In a list of registered voters for the area on the 12 March 1898: two of their sons, in Ward 1, David McCutcheon was registered & in Ward 4, Alex McCutcheon was registered to vote.
Henry & Sarah raised 10 children over a period of 21 years. Other than a 5 year span between child 2nd & 3rd child, they did not appear to lose any children which commonly happened then to childhood illnesses such as scarlet fever (as did his brother James), measles, whooping cough, small pox, etc.
Of Henry's ten children, 5 eventually settled & died in the USA, one applied for & received a land grant in Alberta, dying in Lacombe, whilst 3 others applied for land grants in Saskatchewan, near Bengough. The only one of this family left in Ontario was 23 year old son Robert lying in a cold grave. This family lived near Rosemont Lot 32, Con VIII Mono Twp., (Mulmur), then moved to Nottawasaga Twp., Simcoe Co. & then to Wisconsin, U.S.A.
Ref: McCutcheon from Donaghadee - - -

Birth:
Ner Megantic.

Henry married Sarah IRWIN on 8 Mar 1845 in Adjala Twp., Simcoe Co., Ontario. Sarah was born on 8 Jul 1824 in Kingston, Frotenac Co., Ontario; died on 18 Aug 1899 in Tomahawk, Oneida Co., Wisconsin; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died:
Aged 40y. =b 1830.

Buried:
Listed on mother's tombstone.

Notes:

Hugh McCutcheon is mentioned in his father's will & was living in Arthur Twp. at that time.

1861 Census Adjula Twp., Simcoe Co., C 1 Lot 30,
Residing Adjala Twp. at that time were his older brother John McCutcheon with wife Elizabeth & family of Agnes, Mary, Robert, John A., James, Edward,William & Elizabeth,
Grandmother Agnes Beck McCutcheon & her sister Ann also known as Nancy .

1861 Agricultural Census:
Con 1, Lot 30 100 A. 40 A cultivated/ 34 A in crops /5 A in pasture, orchard & garden / 20 A wild/ value $3,000/value of implements $70/ 12A of fall wheat, 12 A - 200 bu/ 5 A spring wheat, 100 bu /2A of peas, 30 bu /9A of oats 270 b/1-1/2 A potatoes 200 bu /3A of hops// 8 A of hay/ 20 yd of wool flannel/ 3 steers/ 3 cows/ value of livestock $400 / 200 lb. butter/ 2 barrels of pork.
Ref: Alice Burke. - - -

Notes:

Lady Minto Rebekah Lodge No. 360, I.O.O.F [Independent Order of Odd Fellows], Harriston, records, 1952-2006:
. photo 23099: Lady Minto Rebekah Lodge, second prize float, Centennial parade, 1 July. Mary Tardif; Isobel McCutcheon; Laura Ziegler; Bettie Zimmerman; Isobel Dowling; Mary McNab;
. Photo 23101: Aleatha Dowler; Isobel McCutcheon; Ruby Chambers; Marguerite Wallace; Olive Walker; Isobel Dowling; Nila Harris; Mary Tardif; Ellena Arthurs; Lenore Gowing; Isobel Morton; Florence Bridge; Laura Ziegler; Bettie Zimmerman; Doris Newman; Isobel Harkness;
. Photo 23102: Jean Rennie; Marie Heipel; Isabel McCutcheon; Bernice Noble; Doris Newman; Doreen Dickert; Lenore Gowing; Mary Tardif; Norma Ott; Isabel Newman; Mary Cameron; Edith Kennedy;
. Photo 23103: Laura Ziegler; Isabel McCutcheon; Bernice Noble; Bette Zimmerman; Doris Newman; Jean Rennie; Marie Heipel; Norma Ott; Isabel Dowling; Mary Tardif; Leola Pritchard; Doreen Dickert; Agnes Job; Ruby Chambers;
. .Photo 23104: Dell Dinniwell; Lenore Gowing; Ruby Chambers; Bette Zimmerman; Isabel Dowling; Doreen Dickert; Marie Heipel; Norma Ott; Isabel McCutcheon; Doris Newman; Leola Pritchard; Mary Tardif; Bernice Noble; Florence Bridge; Grace Tipping.
Photos may be found at:
Ref: Wellington County Museum. - - -

Birth:
Res. Ontario

Notes:

Children of Thomas & Agnes Robinson are:

James Alexander Robinson, B. 1865 in Adjala Township, Simcoe West, Ontario.
Thomas B Robinson, B. 1868 in Adjala Township, Simcoe West.
John Newton Robinson, B. 1870 in Adjala Township, Simcoe West.
Robert C Robinson, B. 1871 in Adjala Township, Simcoe West.
Mary Elizabeth Robinson, B. 1st January 1875 in Adjala Township, Simcoe West. - - -

Family/Spouse: Thomas ROBINSON. Thomas was born in 1805 in Cardwell, Adjala Twp., Simcoe Co., Ontario; died in 1885 in Cardwell, Adjala Twp., Simcoe Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died:
Verify location.

Family/Spouse: Mr. WALKER. Mr. was born est 1844 in Adjala Twp., Simcoe Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Robert McCutcheon (senior) was the first one born at the new homestead in Rosemont, ON. on the 8th July 1825 & he died on the 18th December 1881 in Shelburne, ON.
He married Abigail Hughes (1836-1874) on the 24th February 1852 in the town of Arthur, ON. Abigail was the daughter of William Hughes & Abigail Patterson & the sister of Mary Ann Hughes. Abigail was born in Girvin, Scotland. Robert's brother James married Mary Ann Hughes.

Robert died of typhoid fever & was buried at the Shelburne Cemetery.

- children of Robert Abigail Hughes & Robert McCutcheon are:

• William John McCutcheon
• Robert Potter McCutcheon
• Abigail McCutcheon
• James Beck McCutcheon
• Mary Jane McCutcheon
• Hugh Henry McCutcheon
• Thomas Stewart McCutcheon
• Agnes McCutcheon.
Ref: FindAGrave. - - -

Died:
COD: Typhoid

Buried:
/ KenilworthMethodist Cemetery.Simcoe Co.

Family/Spouse: Mary HUGHES. Mary was born in 1836 in East Ayrshire, Scotland; died on 7 Feb 1874 in Guelph, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried in Kenilworth Methodist Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
Verify

Notes:

Died:
Died of Epilepsy.

Buried:
Also called Thompsons Methodist Cemetery.

Notes:

Buried:
Niagara Falls.

Notes:

Buried:
Alberta.

Notes:

1872 Jun 0 - Two accidents of a serious nature have lately occurred in connection with the lumbering operations at Manitoulin Island. James McCutcheon, in the employ of Robert Adam Lyon & Co., was severely crushed whilst engaged in breaking roll-aways by the logs starting unexpectedly. He is recovering quite rapidly as could be expected under the circumstances.
Another employee named Ferguson had the better part of his foot cut off by the large circular saw. He had changed works? that morning with an acquaintance, & not being familiar with the work of tail sawing, got on the wrong side of the saw. Hence, the accident, which has maimed the poor fellow, probably for life. Both cases are progressing very favourably under the skillful direction of Dr. Simpson, Manitowaning.
Ref: Canadian Champion, Milton, published 6.20.1782 P2, Column 6.

Obituary,
The Late James McCutcheon:
On Thursday, December 14 at 3 o'clock PM another of the Island pioneers in the person of James McCutcheon passed away at the age of 71 after a prolonged illness. Mr. McCutcheon was born in the township of Adjala in the County of Dufferin in the year 1851. He came to the Manitoulin about 50 years ago to engage in the timber business, with the Robert Adam Lyon & Co. at Michaels Bay. The lure of the land soon led him to engage in the farming industry on an extensive scale in the township of Sandfield.
The well-known McCutcheon farm consisted of 500 Acres with a splendid house & large modern barns situated on the trunk road between Sandfield Mills & Manitowaning is a credit to our island. He was a natural lover of horses & livestock & more than 18 years ago the writer on his first visit to this farm was by Mr. McCutcheon a splendid herd of pure bred Registered Shorthorn Cattle.
In his earlier life Mr. McCutcheon devoted considerable time to Municipal affairs & for a number of years served his municipality as reeve with marked efficiency.
In 1875 he married Annie Hutchinson. This union was blest with 12 children of which 7 sons & 2 daughters are still living: Stewart of Duluth, Michigan; Minard of Spring Bay, Norman of Winnipeg, John of Bruce mines, Vesper, Harold & Clifford at home & Mrs. O. Lifton & Mrs. E. March & both of Vancouver B.C.
He is also survived by one sister, Mrs. Thomas Allen of Edmonton, & 1 brother, William, of the Niagara district, they being the youngest 2 of a family of 7.
The funeral service which was held at the family residence was conducted by the Rev. W.W. Anglin, a former pastor & friend of many years to the deceased & his family, who delivered a message of comfort to the bereaved & of tribute to the memory of the deceased. A very large number of sympathetic friends & neighbours were in attendance. The pall bearers were Minard, Naaman; Vesper; Harold; Clifford; sons of the deceased & William Tilson.
Mr. Hugh Little was in charge as undertaker & funeral director. Internment took place at Hilly Grove Cemetery. Mrs. McCutcheon & family have the sympathy of the entire community.
Ref: The Recorder, Gore Bay, Thursday, published January 4, 1923. - - -

Buried:
Manitoulin Island.

James married Anna HUTCHINSON on 30 Jun 1875 in Little Current, Manitoulin Island, Ontario. Anna was born on 28 Sep 1857 in Ontario, Canada; died in 1951 in Sandfield Twp., Manitoulin Island, Ontario; was buried in Hilly Grove Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died:
Absent from the 1861 Census with parents.

Notes:

Spouse is Alexander Murphy

Notes:

The children of Pricilla Sarah Smith & John T McCutcheon are:

1. William McCUTCHEON (6) B. 1873, Nottawasaga Township, Simcoe County. He married Rose Elisabeth HOLDEN circa 1903.
2. Robert James McCUTCHEON (6) B. 1874,Nottawasaga Township, Simcoe County.
3. Thomas Henry McCUTCHEON (6) B. 1876, Nottawasaga Township, Simcoe County. He married & had one known child, Emma.
4. John Alexander McCUTCHEON (6) B. 1878 Nottawasaga Township, Simcoe County & died 5th August, Edmonton, AB. BU: Mount Pleasant Cemetery. He married Sue Agnes HALL (1886-1948) in 1904. Their only child, Stella May (1908).
5. David Edgar McCUTCHEON (6) B. 9th June 1883 - 31st May 1886 of Scarletina, Holland Township, Grey County, ON.
6. Norman Lorne McCUTCHEON (6) B. 12th July 1884, Holland Township, Grey County, ON. - 15th April 1961, Maple Ridge, BC. He was married twice. He enlisted in the US Military in WW I.
• Sarah Pricilla McCUTCHEON (6) B. 12th September 1885, Holland Township, Grey County, ON. - died in Vancouver, BC. She was married1 Charles Couse CURTIS ((1882-?) on the 26th January 1904. Their 3 children were: Muriel P (1908-?); Gordon Edward (1910-1970); Ruby M (1914-?). She divorced Curtis circa 1925 & married Alton JOHNSTONE. Their one child: Kenneth.
7. Floyd Oscar McCUTCHEON (6) B. 14th April 1889, Holland Township, Grey County, ON. He enlisted in the Canadian Army on the 15th October 1915.
8. Gladys Araline McCUTCHEON (6) B. 2nd September 1891, Holland Township, Grey County, ON - died circa 1973 in Spokane, WA. Gladys married twice but remained childless.
9. Walter Frederick McCUTCHEON (6) B. 4th January 1895 in Lacombe, AB - 3rd October 1971 Abbotsford, BC. He married Dyvekke Margrieta CHRISTIANSON circa 1920. Their children: Leona, Norman, Robert, Ruby, Donald (1933-2010), Muriel Pricilla (1935-1989).

NOTE: This family had 8 sons, 5 of whom served in the armed forces in World War I; 2 in the US military and 3 in the Canadian military.
Ref: FindAGrave. - - -

Buried:
Sec ! Lot 39, Plat !

Notes:

Isabella McCutcheon married R N Kinnear 1852-1926.

Notes:

Thomas MCutcheon married Margaret Jane Petland.
Their child: Mary Ann McCutcheon Reinke. 1890-1979.

Notes:

Wm. H McCutcheon married Sarah Jane Robinson 1863-1920.
Their child: Helen Josephine McCutcheon, 1890-190.

Buried:
Munising.

Notes:

Sarah McCutcheon married Chas. James McCormick, 1863-1906.
Their child: Wm. Chas. MCormick, 1893-1967.

Notes:

Buried:
Weyburn.

Notes:

Obituary

1936 Feb 17. Funeral for Well Known Tomahawk Man Tomorrow.
David McCutcheon Dies Saturday After Illness of Three Weeks' Duration:

Funeral services will be conducted by Rev. J Anderson at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday for the late David McCutcheon, a well known resident of the city who passed away at the Sacred Heart hospital at 9:45 a.m. on Saturday after a 3 weeks' illness.
Mr. McCutcheon, who was born March 31, 1864 in Rose Mount, county of Sincoe, Ont., Canada has been a resident of this city for f45 years & a resident in Michigan before coming here after leaving Canada in 1880.
He was in business in this city for 35 years & lost his building in the big fire of March 1929, when Mitchell Hotel was destroyed. The past 10 years he had rural mail routes; the Harrison route for 6 years & the Spirit Falls route for 4 years. He was married in this city on January 18, 1892 to Miss Margaret Flaherty, who passed away May 25, 1928. Of a larger number of children born to this union,
the surviving are: one son, Thomas McCutcheon of Wausau, 4daughters: (Ervie) Mrs. Edward Grant of Eau Claire, (Maude) Mrs. E Jonas of Wausau & the Misses Lilah and Gladys of this city. Other survivors are 7 grand children: one sister, Mrs. Sarah McCormick of this city; & 2 brothers, Alex McCutcheon of Long Lake, WIs., & James McCutcheon of Canada.
Interment will be in Greenwood Cemetery.
Ref: Daily Herald. - - -

Buried:
Plot 13, Lot 4,

Notes:

Buried:
Rheinländer, Oneider Co., Wi, Plot 25, lot 16, Grave J

Notes:

1917 Jun 5, Tues. BROTHER TO CLAIM BODY OF DEAD MAN. Chief Davis Locates Relatives of Allen McCutcheon Shot Monday Morning.
Chief of Police Davis has succeeded in locating the relatives of Allen McCutcheon, who was host early Monday morning by Charles Nolan, 16 years old, while entering the home of the latter through widow. A telegram was sent to the chief of police at Superior, Wis. & in this way the chief here got into communication with a brother of the victim, S. McCutcheon, who is said by Charles J Vance, a roommate of the dead man to be an alderman in the city where he lives. Dances, late yesterday afternoon went to the police station after reading an account of the tragedy in the Times Tribune & then proceeded to the undertaking rooms of Geo. N Ewell, where he identified the dead man as his died & companion. Both came here only a few days ago & obtained employment at E B Foss & Co.'s lumber yard.
vance said the last time he saw McCutcheon was early in the evening on Sunday night. At that time he was in a normal condition & he could not account for what subsequently took place. He further stated the McCutcheon's aged parents reside at Canfield, Manitoulin Island, Canada & that he family is highly respected.
This morning the chief of police received a telegram from S. McCutcheon, the victim's brother, requesting that the body be embalmed & that the would arrive in the city Wednesday night to take charge of it. Whether the burial will take place here, or the body taken to Canada is not known.

1917 Jun 7, Thus. R. McCutcheon, of Superior, Wis. arrived in Bay City last night to kale charge of his bother, Allen McCutcheon, who was shot by Chas. Nolan, early Monday Morning. The identification of the remains was complete. Mr. McCutcheon stated to the authorities that his relative was not a criminal, never having been in any kind of trouble before. He left with the remains at 10:55 today for Sandfield, Manitoulin Island, Canada, were the parents reside.
X-Reference: Bay City Newspaper, Michigan. Extracted from the extensive report of the robbery by & murder of his brother Allen McCutcheon.

Transcripts by P J Ahlberg. Thank you. - - -

Family/Spouse: Freda SCHUNSTEDT. Freda was born in 1884 in Minnesota; died in in Superior, Douglas Co., Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died:
Died of inflammation.

Notes:

1925 Oct 27 Married Kennedy-Johnson
At the parsonage, Acton, by Rev R E Zimmerman, BA, on Tuesday, October 27, 1925, Eva May, younger daughter of Mrs. Hannah Johnson, to
John Edwin, only son of Mr & Mrs E Frank Kennedy.
Ref: Acton Free Press.

1926 Acton Fall Fair
Ladies Fancy Work, Library Tale Runner & also, Library Table runner, other style. -Miss Edna McCutcheon. - - -

Eva married Oscar Milford LIFTON on 29 Sep 1909 in Toronto, York Co., Ontario. Oscar was born est 1881 in Toronto, York Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

OBITUARY: Thursday, May 26, 1956 - Mrs. Cela Marchant:

The death of Mrs. Cela McCutcheon Marchant on Friday, April 27, at the Red Cross hospital, Mindemoya, leaves a vacancy in the early pioneers born on Manitoulin. Mrs. Marchant was born on the McCutcheon homestead in the township of Sandfield, July 13, 1883. She attended Sandfield public school & the Methodist Church at Tehkummah. Her generous & kindly disposition will ever be remembered by those who knew her.

As a young girl Mrs. Marchant went to Toronto where she spent a number of years. Later she went to Vancouver & was employed by the Hudson's Bay Company. She was one of the leading sales ladies in that store.
In September 1921 she married Ernest William Marchant. Mrs. Marchant lived on the west coast until 1945 when she returned to Manitoulin & for the past 10 years resided at Mindemoya. Mrs. Marchant was a member of the United Church & belonged to the Order of the Eastern Star.
The funeral was held from the McCutcheon home on Sunday, April 29. The service was conducted by Rev. Higginbotham of Mindemoya, assisted by Rev. Mary Dougherty of Tehkummah. Rev. Dougherty sang the beautiful hymn "There Is No Night There" accompanied by Mrs. George Ward at the piano. The many floral tributes showed the esteem in which Mrs. Marchant was held.
She is survived by her husband, Ernest Marchant, 3 brothers, Stewart of Superior, USA, Vesper Manitowaning & Clifford of Sandfield. Pall bearers were Burkett Robinson, William Hare, Roy Arnold, Bert Watson, David Ward, & W. Tilson.
Ref: Find a Grave. 2012. - - -

Buried:
Manitoulin.

Cecilia married Ernest William MARCHANT on 8 Sep 1921 in Vancouver, British Columbia. Ernest was born est 1883 in Vancouver, British Columbia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

1917 Jun 4, Monday. [Allen McCutcheon carried in his report the following:]
There was also a receipt for $5 made out to Minard McCutcheon by Drs. Smith & Hoode of Duluth, June 17, 1916.
Ref: Bay City Times Newspaper. Extracted from extensive report on brother Allen McCutcheon.

1916 Mar 22 OBITUARY
He died suddenly at Bruce Mines, Algoma on the 27th February 1939 and was buried at the Hilly Grove Cemetery. He married Elizabeth Jane McDONALD on the 22nd March 1916. - - -

Buried:
Manitoulin.

Minard married Elizabeth Jane MCDONALD on 22 Mar 1916. Elizabeth was born est 1885 in Ontario, Canada; died in in Sandfield Twp., Manitoulin Island, Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Obituary Uncited:
The McCutcheon family of Sandfield was notified last week of the passing of a brother, Naaman McCutcheon, in Los Angles California. He was well known on Manitoulin Island, having spent his boyhood there. He left the Island when he finished school. - - -

Naaman married Euphemia Elizabeth BROWN on 24 Sep 1913 in Toronto, York Co., Ontario. Euphemia was born est 1888 in Ontario, Canada; died in in Los Angles, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Sarah Katherine Jessie TEES on 29 Jul 1931. Sarah was born in 1886 in Bruce Mines, Ontario; died on 16 Dec 1950 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died:


Buried:
Manitoulin

Vespar married Annie Lillian Beatrice CAMPBELL on 29 Jul 1931. Annie was born on 31 Oct 1902 in Manitoulin Island, Ontario; died on 14 Feb 1990 in Little Current, Manitoulin Island, Ontario; was buried in Hilly Grove Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

1917 Jun 4, Mon. - Eastern High School Junior Shoots Man Entering His Home.
Charles Nolan, 16 Years of Age, Comes Down Stairs to Get Drink of Water, Detects Burglar, Who Grabs Him.
VICTIM DIES IN A LOCAL HOSPITAL. Believe to be Allen McCutcheon, who came her last Wednesday; May live at Winnipeg, Manitoba.
A man believe to be Allen McCutcheon off Winnipeg, Manitoba was show in the head & died at the Bay City hospital shortly after being removed to there, at about 1o'clock this Monday morning.
The shooting took place in the dining room of the residence of Mrs. Lillie Nolan, 1133 Wilson St. at 12:45 o'clock this Monday morning. Mrs. Nolan is a widow & keeps house for her brother, Charles J Winterhalter & her son Charles, a junior in Eastern high school, treasurer of the junior class.
Young Charles did the shooting with a 32 cabler revolver. The man was in the dining room of the Nolan home, having lifted a rear window & fell in his tracks over a low radiator under the window, he head falling on the floor where there remains a large clog of blood.
Officers Quick To the Scene. Chief Davis, Detectives Murphy & Gleason & other officers were quick to answer the call to the Nolan home & they spend the greater portion of the morning investigating ehe case. They required young Nolan to accompany them to the station after the shooting, but later released him when learning the full particulars of the case.

The Boys Story. Detected Man When Going For a Drink & was Grappled.
Young Nolan, to the officers who investigated the shooting, too the following story:
I had gone to bed & had been asleep only a short while when I woke up & when down to the kitchen to goat drink of water. While I was there I heard a noise out of doors.], when some boxes where struck together. I peered out the kitchen window & saw a man standing outside. I thought a first that he was going to steal my uncle's automobile, so I ran upstairs, pulled on my trousers & got the revolver. I crept quietly back to the kitchen, I again looked out, but could not see the man, so I stepped into the dining room & went to a rear window where I pulled the shade back to see if I could see anything of him from there. To my great surprise I found the man half way through the window & he jumped up & grabbed me.Then I shot & he fell. He did not say anything during our tussle & groaned a little when he fell. I then called my uncle who was asleep & he notified Ballard's store & the Bay City hospital ambulance was sent for.
Had His Shoes Off. McCutcheon, as the police believe the man to be, had no shoes on when he picked up in the Nolan home. He was also bareheaded & in his shirt sleeve. His had, a black felt hat 67.2 size & a brown coat were found on the back porch, but a search of the yard & the surrounding territory failed to find any trace of the shoes. However, about 10 o'clock, McCutcheon's shoes were found by Erwin Streeter in a pile of lumber in the alley back of the Nolan home, 3 doors to the north.They were not hidden but are where they could be easily picked up as McCutcheon let the house & went North.

Coroner Notified. After McCutcheon died at the Bay City hospital, Corner Kelly was notified. He directed that the body betaken to Erwell's morgue where it not is. McCutcheon is a may 23 to 35 years of age, 5 feet 9 or 10 inches in height & weights about 175 pounds. His hands were calloused, showing that he had been engaged in heavy work & his arms were muscular. There was a few days growth of whiskers & no mustache. His nose is long & angular. He wore a dark pair of trousers with a grayish strikethrough them, a blue short & white woolen undershirt.
The bullet entered the left side of the head about 2 inches about the ear & seems to have taken a slightly downward course.

Nolan a Slight Boy. Thought young Nolan had the grit to attack the intruder whom he believed to be a burglar, who he believed to be a burglar, he is a mere stripling, tall & straight, but weighting only 107 pounds. He would have been no match to McCutcheon. Nolan was born in the house where he lives. His father has been dead for 7 or 8 years. He is a junior in Eastern High school & treasurer of the class. He kept the class money in his home & his mother & uncle both had sums of money in the house. Nolan has a rallied complexion with slight color in the cheeks, dark eyes & heavy black eyelashes & eyebrows. He seemed quite unconcerned doubt the shooting, believing that if he had not shot that the would have been worsted by the burglar.

Came Here Last Wednesday, In the pocket of the coat was found a canceled traveling slip issued by the Michigan Railway company which shows that the bearer came from Saginaw to Bay City on May 30, last Wednesday. There was also a notebook with printed leaves showing how to mix various kinds of drinks. On the blank pages the owner had kept his working time at different places. It showed that he worked in Hamtramck, at Eloise on the Cedar dock from the 16 May to 4 July, & then went switching in Eloise until October 13. This is presumed to have been last year. Another notation says he then came over to Brandon on November 7. Brandon is in Oakland county. In the notebook the owner has jotted down the name of Roy Erwin, Co. F, 33rd Michigan, Fort Wayne, Detroit, Mich. There is also given the address of the Star Employment office, Cadillac, 1065, 7 & 9 W. Montcalm St. He also worked at 195 Territorial St. Benton Harbor.

A Letter From Mother. A later which seems to have come from his mother was found. The postscript says: Oh, I forgot to tell you I got a Xmas present from Minnie & Lizzie, a very nice silk necks cart, a Xmas card from Oscar & Eva. Vas. & Harold gave me a $1.25 box of writing paper & envelopes. Calla did not as much as send a Xmas card. It is surprising how ungrateful some can be. No more at this time. From your mother.

Coroner Kelly Makes Identification. From a paper that Coroner Kelly found on the body the dead man he decided that his name was Allen McCutcheon. Bearing this out was a line label inside a coat picket in which was printed the worlds Tip Top Tailors [i.e. made in Toronto, Ont.] & than on a blank space was written Mr. A McCutcheon, September 6.
Support this identification were other papers. There was a receipt for $5 given to A J McCutcheon, Sept 28, 1916. A pawn ticket no. 201 to A. McCutcheon for one 18 size silver watch, issued by Frank's loan office, River Rouge, Feb. 1, 1917, was also found. Also the stub of a pawn ticket No. 625. There was also a receipt for $5 made out to Minard McCutcheon by Drs. Smith & Hoode of Duluth, June 17, 1916. There was a Pullman ticket for an upper berth on a tourist sleeper, Winnipeg to Sudbury, Nov. 16. 1916. Another paper which gave the name & address of Celia McCutcheon, 228 Garry St., Winnipeg was found. She is supposed to be a sister or wife of the dead man. She is referred to in the letter from Mother. The following address also found, 1902 Missouri, Billings Park, Charles Rockwell. McCutcheon had $1.01 in his possession.

Mother is Very Excitable. The shooting seems total heavily upon the widowed mother. She recently underwent an operation is very nervous. She deplores the shooting & wishes that the man had been allowed to rob the house. Friends endeavored to calm her by saying that her son was perfectly justified in shooting the man; that if the burglar & been permitted to enter the home & ransack the house he might have killed some of the inmates, if discovered. - . -
Ref: Bay Times Newspaper, Bay City, Michigan.

1917 Jun 5, Tues. BROTHER TO CLAIM BODY OF DEAD MAN. Chief Davis Locates Relatives of Allen McCutcheon Shot Monday Morning.
Chief of Police Davis has succeeded in locating the relatives of Allen McCutcheon, who was host early Monday morning by Charles Nolan, 16 years old, while entering the home of the latter through widow. A telegram was sent to the chief of police at Superior, Wis. & in this way the chief here got into communication with a brother of the victim, S. McCutcheon, who is said by Charles J Vance, a roommate of the dead man to be an alderman in the city where he lives. Dances, late yesterday afternoon went to the police station after reading an account of the tragedy in the Times Tribune & then proceeded to the undertaking rooms of Geo. N Ewell, where he identified the dead man as his died & companion. Both came here only a few days ago & obtained employment at E B Foss & Co.'s lumber yard.
Vance said the last time he saw McCutcheon was early in the evening on Sunday night. At that time he was in a normal condition & he could not account for what subsequently took place. He further stated the McCutcheon's aged parents reside at Canfield, Manitoulin Island, Canada & that he family is highly respected.
This morning the chief of police received a telegram from S. McCutcheon, the victim's brother, requesting that the body be embalmed & that the would arrive in the city Wednesday night to take charge of it. Whether the burial will take place here, or the body taken to Canada is not known.

1917 Jun 7, Thus. R. McCutcheon, of Superior, Wis. arrived in Bay City last night to take charge of his brother, Allen McCutcheon, who was shot by Chas. Nolan, early Monday morning. The identification of the remains was complete. Mr. McCutcheon stated to the authorities that his relative was not a criminal, never having been in any kind of trouble before. He left with the remains at 10:55 today for Sandfield, Manitoulin Island, Canada, were the parents reside.

1917 June 8, Friday, Slaying of Allen McCutcheon was justifiable, coroner's Jury decides that has. Nolan acted in self-defense. …James Vance, companion of the dead man, who said he had known McCutcheon practically all his life, tested that he & McCutcheon came to Bay City together. They obtained a room & were dissatisfied with it & hunted up other quarters. On the night of the trouble the 2 parted about 8:30. Vance saying he went to the Salvation Army. McCutcheon was to meet him there. The latter did not show up. The witness could not account for what took place, declaring the his chum belonged to a good family & always behaved himself, never having gotten into serious trouble before. Other unimportant witnesses were called & then jury returned the follow verdict:
That Allen McCutcheon came to his death by a gun shot while entering the home of Chas. Winterhalter in the night time through a window, the shot being fired by Chas. Nolan in an act of self-defense, ming it in our opinion a justifiable act,
Ref: Bay City Times, Michigan. - . -

1917 - Manitoulin Man Shot in Michigan:
Victim of Shooting at Bay City is said to be Allen McCutcheon.
(Special Dispatch to the Globe).
Bay City, Michigan. June 4. Police tonight, it is said, definitely identified the man fatally shot today in the home of Charles J. Winterhalter, on the west side of the city. They claim he is Allen McCutcheon, 35 years old, & a resident of Manitoulin Island, Ontario.
The shooting occurred when McCutcheon tried, it is said, to force an entrance into the Winterhalter home through a window. Charles Nolan, a 16 year old nephew of the Winterhalters, heard the noise, & taking McCutcheon for a burglar, fired the shot which caused his death.
Charles Vance, a close friend of McCutcheon, says they came to Bay City from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, a few weeks ago, & he is confident McCutcheon was killed by mistake.
The police theory is that the man attempted to make his way into the house, believing it to be his boarding place.
Ref: Globe Newspaper, Toronto, Ontario.
Transcripts by P J Ahlberg. Thank you. - - -
 

Buried:
Buried with parents on Manitoulin Island, Ontario.

Notes:

1916 Sent mother Xmas card from Oscar and Eva.

Family/Spouse: Zella Ida VANHORN. Zella was born est 1899 in Manitoulin Island, Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Lewis married Violet Elizabeth VANHORN on 18 Aug 1926. Violet was born est 1903 in Sandfield Twp., Manitoulin Island, Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]